When Craig Owen first agreed to visit a church, this long-haired gang member purposefully tried to look like he didn't fit in.

But he was greeted at the door by a man with a tough outside, but a tender heart.

He greeted me, you know, that kind of double hand over his handshake, saying how great it was to see me in church,

and I'm glad that, you know, I took the wrist to come on in.

This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Lee DeMoss for Tuesday, October 1st.

Today we'll continue hearing the conversation Nancy recorded with Terry Owen and her late

husband, Craig.

I know our listeners were riveted by this story yesterday.

Here's some highlights from the previous program.

So you left Canada by yourself?

Yes, I got a ride out of the city in a trunk of a car.

I took a bus from outside Niagara Falls and grossed over.

So I went to California.

Through some common friends, we determined I needed to get an American identity.

So you're not just talking about getting American papers. You're talking about getting a whole new identity. A whole new identity. Yeah, this is a thorough identity. So we started

going from California through Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Texas, and got in some trouble. We stole

some credit cards. Short story. I got caught with mine. We stole some credit cards.

A short story, I got caught with mine.

I ended up doing three months in the county jail.

I knew not one person in the state.

I had no connection.

I had no address.

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