Today James Caldemeyer serves as a fishing guide on a Texas lake and competes in bass fishing tournaments around the country. Affable and eager to serve his fishing clients, James engages in all sorts of easy conversation on the water. yet his demeanor belies a deeper secret - that at the age of 21 he was responsible for an alcohol - related car accident that killed a person and resulted in losing his job, wife, and family.
With the guilt, anguish, and hurt overwhelming, James struggled to live. yet in his darkest hours he found god waiting for him, both with the iron-fist of consequences, along with the mercy and grace that saved him from rotting in prison.
How hard do you ahve to fall and hit rock bottom before make the decision to stop doing whatever it is that's satisfying you on the outside, but killing you on the inside? Christian Hosoi, and All-American professional skateboarder, lived by the creed, "Skate and Destroy". While he found his calling in skating at an early age, he also found himself in the midst of destruction. "I was trying to destroy myself because I was searching for love in money, fame and girls. None of it satisfied me."
Hosoi had fame. He had money, He had it all but it was all taken. It took him losing it all to realize that freedom wasn't in material possessions. It had nothing to do with cares of this world. He realized who and where freedom really was: In Christ.
Jamie Kidd tells his amazing life story at the Craven Arms youth event. No young person should miss Jamie's story. He was an unhappy violent drug taking criminal. Serving in the British Army in Iraq his life was transformed by an extraordinary spiritual experience. His faith was confirmed in another incident when his parachute failed to open. His astonishing story has a message for us all.
