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The Book of Russel
OneTwo Church at South Padre Island
He thought he was walking up to a man’s door to settle a score, but a two-year-old girl with her arms raised changed the entire outcome. Russell shares a raw, unpolished testimony that moves from warrants, pride, and bar nights into a life built on humility, community, and faith. We talk honestly about how anger and ego can feel like strength, how addiction disguises itself as boredom relief, and why “running” can keep happening even when nobody is chasing you.
The story gets even more intense when Russell describes crossing into Mexico, hitting a pharmacy like it was normal, and then realizing too late that what he took was fentanyl. Riding motorcycles home, he nods off at 70 miles an hour and drifts across lanes, while his son watches in terror. The next morning, his son explains what he saw and how he stayed awake with a hand on Russell’s chest just to make sure he kept breathing. That fear becomes a turning point that sobriety statistics cannot capture.
From there, we dig into what actually helped: stepping away from the bar scene, learning to pray beyond quick apologies, reading Scripture with people who can explain it in plain language, and trading self-reliance for grace. If you care about addiction recovery, fentanyl awareness, Christian faith, and the power of supportive community, this conversation offers a lived example of what change can look like day by day. Subscribe for more real stories, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review. What moment in Russell’s story felt most personal to you?
