- A whitish amber powderthat they had drawn

in a line out on the hood of my car.

They handed me a straw and said,

"Here, Barlow, suck this up your nose,"

and I said, "Are you're nuts?

"There is no way I'm gonna do that!"

- [Narrator] Kim Barlow had made his share

of poor choices in life.

Now, at 36 years old,

he was one step awayfrom making another one.

- Then all the peer pressure started,

and the name-calling,and "you're just a girl."

- [Narrator] While thisdecision could ruin his life,

there was one he madeover 20 years earlier

that could save it.

He was 12, sitting in a smallchurch in Amarillo, Texas

at the invitation of hisolder brother, Larry.

- Larry, he was just my mentor.

And I know his love forJesus shined through him.

Gave my life to the Lord on that Sunday.

- [Narrator] Kim stayedconnected to his faith

and church throughout high school,

in large part because of his brother.

But when Kim married hishigh school sweetheart at 19

and was out on his own, things changed.

- Going to church was more of a duty

once a month, or once every six weeks,

than it was to go praise and worship God.

It wasn't that I wasturning my back on God,

it just wasn't important.

- [Narrator] Kim sayswhat was important was

what Kim wanted in life.

He would go through threedivorces in 10 years

and even gave up his rightsto his only daughter Dawn.

Then in 1990 now on his fourth marriage,

he would make anotherlife altering decision.

He was at a party with his wife's family

when his brothers-in-lawbegan pressuring him

to snort a line of meth.

- "You're not a man, look atus, we do this all the time."

And I thought, "Why not?"

- [Narrator] That wouldn'tbe Kim's last taste of meth.

- I started wanting tofeel that euphoria again.

The next Saturday we had thesame party, same alcohol,

and around midnight out camethe meth and I did it again.

- [Narrator] Before long, heand his wife were smoking meth

regularly and Kim becamea functioning addict.

Now working in salesat a flooring company,

he became good at lying to his customers

when the signs of addiction began to show.

- "You were talking and all of a sudden,

your head just dropped.

Are you okay?"

And I'd, "Oh, of course, I am.

I've just been having somesleep problems here lately."

- [Narrator] Driven bythe high of addiction,

he broke numerous salesrecords, and earned a promotion

that landed him inAlbuquerque, New Mexico.

- I was invincible.

I just thought nothingcould be better than this.

- [Narrator] But alladdictions have their cost,

and Kim's body was now paying the price.

- I would be eatingand feel something hard

and pull it out and atooth had fallen out.

And seeing my heart justbam bam bam bam bam.

I would literally sit here thinking,

"Kim, you're going to die."

But it wasn't enough to makeme quit, I just wanted more.

- [Narrator] Kim eventually left his job

and moved back to Amarillo.

Now divorced again andworking a lower paying job,

he began selling meth tofinance his addiction.

- If Larry asked me togo to church I'd be like,

"Okay, yeah, I will someday."

But I knew I was lying right out

of my teeth to my own brother.

I was more about Kim, about me,

and where my next fix wasare going to come from.

My life was just spiraling downward.

- [Narrator] More yearswere lost to his addiction.

Strung out, hopeless, alone.

Then, at 3:00 a.m. onemorning in May 2008,

Kim saw an email from his brother Larry

with a link to a video titled"Cardboard Testimonies."

- A wonderful girl came upon stage holding a piece

of cardboard to her chest and it said,

"Was addicted to meth."

And then she turned it over and it said,

"Now addicted to Him."

And at that very moment,I knew I was convicted.

I just started crying uncontrollably.

I just heard the Lord speak to my heart,

"Kim, this is over and I'mgoing to take you out of this."

- [Narrator] After 18 years of addiction,

Kim knew God had set him free.

- But I couldn't waittill the next morning,

not only to throw the drugs away,

but to call my brother Larry and say,

"Larry, I want to know where

to meet you for church next Sunday."

He was just elated and I was elated too.

- [Narrator] Kim was also reminded of what

he had learned as achild over 40 years ago.

- I just absolutely rededicated my life

to the Lord at that time.

My Lord, look what He did,sent His only begotten Son

to die a brutal death on the cross

all while He was lookingin our eyes wanting us

to have a relationship with Him one day.

- [Narrator] Kim held onto Christian community

and has remained drug-free ever since.

He now partners withaddiction recovery ministries

and even has a relationshipwith his daughter Dawn.

- I'm just a new creature in Him.

It doesn't matter whatyou did one minute ago,

five minutes ago, or 18 years ago,

Jesus is always there, and He is wanting

to take you back and havea relationship with Him.