(sound of crunching footsteps)
Richard (V.O.): When we're delivering the currency
one guy was already inside
the other side of the south door.
It didn't feel right.
Something just felt really bad.
I remember just seeing him
point the gun and the way he looked.
There was such evil in his eyes.
He wanted to kill me.
BANG (gunshot)
(ambulance wailing)
I was born and raised in Los Angeles county.
I was a former Catholic, born and raised into that religion.
Obviously from my family.
I was a former musician. I played bass in a band.
I was working for an armored car security company.
Narrator: One morning, as Richard and his partner began their usual route as armored guards
they knew it wouldn't be an ordinary day.
Richard: Before I knew it...
(gunshots firing)
...my partner falls backwards...
...I fell down against the door...
My life could've ended right there and I wouldn't have been...
...I wasn't gonna be saved on Judgment Day.
Narrator: That night shook Richard.
And as he continued to work for the same company,
a co-worker named Tony began a conversation that would change his life.
We started talking about the Bible. It was during a New Years day.
It was a holiday. We were upstairs in the locker room.
He was reading the Bible and we started conversing.
He actually requested me to be his driver.
Throughout our 12-hour, sometimes 16-hour shifts we were working,
we'd talk about the Bible and our Almighty God.
Narrator: Tony invited Richard to attend Bible classes in the Church Of Christ
and Richard began to reflect on his situation.
The way I was living my life
I was not serving God. I was living a life disobedient to God.
God wants everyone to come to the knowledge of the truth.
And it took me a long time to do that.
Narrator: As Richard continued to attend Bible classes in the Church Of Christ
He was learning God's words straight from the Bible.
Tony encouraged him to compare this to what the Catholic church teaches.
Richard: So, I made an appointment to go see a priest.
(Richard narrating asking the priest) "Is Jesus Christ God?"
He couldn't answer anything.
He didn't know.
The second one (question) was
about saints and Virgin Mary.
The Catholic Virgin Mary. He had no answer.
I was angry with the Catholic Church. I felt deceived.
They do not focus on the truth.
That was really an eye-opener for me.
Go on and serve God. Pray for a deeper faith and understanding
because it wasn't until I started praying for that
that I saw God working in my life.
Narrator: Richard could feel God pulling him closer and closer to the truth.
I was going through Bible studies
learning more of the truth.
And from there, my mind was just so
overwhelmed that it was such a blessing to know the truth, finally.
Narrator: Today, Richard is even more thankful he is still alive
to serve God in the true Church of Christ
Richard: My life has changed drastically.
I'm just doing my best to serve our Almighty God.