Summary

I grew up in a pastor’s home yet drifted into pills that soon owned me. Opioids stole my characterβ€”lies, forged scripts, jail. My family’s prayers never quit, but rehabs failed until New Year’s Eve in Gooding, Idaho. God said, β€œGo and die, or stay and live for Me.” I surrendered, He broke the chains, restored my marriage, and called me to preach. Now I share hope with every addict who thinks they’re beyond grace.

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Time Chapters

01:05 Childhood in ministry family
05:20 High-school drift & parties
09:45 Marriage & first opioids
13:30 Addiction spirals
17:55 Arrest at K-Mart
21:40 Family’s pain & prayers
25:15 Rehab cycles & relapses
29:50 Car-crash wake-up
33:15 Gooding ID rehab begins
37:40 New-Year’s surrender
40:55 Daily recovery habits
44:10 Marriage restored
47:35 Called to preach
50:20 Helping other addicts
53:05 Church-growth mission
56:30 Closing encouragement

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Raised in a Christian family, Pastor Richie Halversen descended into drug addiction before God rescued him and called him to a life of ministry.