into the dawn: a memoir of eric badke

The inspiring story of Eric Badke, run over by a car at the age of two, living in violent domestic abuse in his teen years, spending his young adult years in prison, and then dealing drugs for a living all brought him into the depths of spiritual despair.Hitting rock bottom, his only direction to look for help was up. Turning to God, he surrendered himself to the only one who could lift him out of the pit of darkness and addiction: Jesus Christ.With a new heart and a renewed mind, Eric’s desire to help others escape the same lifestyle he had been in compelled him to reach out to his own people, the First Nations Cree on the plains of Saskatchewan.From there Eric’s journey steers him to the Triki tribe in the peninsula of Baja California in Mexico. There he encounters trials, tribulations and lessons from his past that God uses to mold into a man with purpose and peace.In this book, you will discover how one man’s daring trust in God and the love and support of his fellow believers became his epic journey out of the darkness of night-and Into the Dawn of a new day!