My name is Steve Schwab. I was born into a Catholic Family on October 26, 1956 in Devils Lake, ND. I Served as an Alter Boy & came to know Jesus Christ as my Savior & LORD at a very young age. I graduated high school in May of 1974 having never done drugs of any kind & joined the Navy in June at the age of 17. I turned 18 overseas while serving on a Destroyer off the coast of Vietnam. When we were attacked & spent about 40 hours at General Quarters (battle stations) I decided it was time to try marijuana. A couple of guys were always trying to get me to smoke some with them but I always turned them down. After experiencing combat I changed my mind. It was a decision that changed me into a drug abusing womanizer. I never abused women but I sure used them & wish I could apologize to all of them.

Then I got out of the Navy in 1977 & continued partying as I enrolled in college at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.  I still knew Jesus as my Savior but I served only myself as I partied my life away. Between the Fraternity parties & all the women I was able to get my pilot's license in college & rejoined the Navy to serve as aircrew on an Aircraft Carrier in October of 1980, during my third year so I never graduated. I continued to party & live for myself as I travelled the Western Pacific. I got out of the Navy in October of 1982 but stayed in San Diego, CA to party until May of 1984 when I moved to Minneapolis. There I met Charlotte on March 28th, 1992 & stopped doing drugs for a while. We never married but we are still together by the Grace of GOD. Then I fell into crack cocaine & by 1995 I was hopelessly addicted. I would beg, borrow & steal to support my addiction & I hurt a LOT of people in the process, especially Charlotte. I began driving semi in 2004 so I could support my habit AND have a place to do my drugs as I drove over the road. I spent the next 4 years driving down the highway in an 80,000# rig smoking crack. I had dealers all over the country to supply me with drugs & all it took was a phone call when I was in their towns.

I started attending Church in the Twin Cities at Emmanuel Christian Center in December of 2007 while I was between driving jobs but I was still a drug addict - crack cocaine. I attended "Men's Ministry" on Sundays before Services & enjoyed the Fellowship & Bible Studies. Then in February of 2008 the men Prayed over me asking GOD to help me get a job.  The next day I was hired by Knight Transportation out of Phoenix, AZ & was able to pass a pre-employment drug screen. All that is required for that is to stop smoking crack cocaine for 3 full days & my urine was clean enough. I was hired with 4 moving violations within a 3 year period which was a mistake on the recruiter's part. Right after the 3 day orientation process I was told that I only had 2 violations but if I got a 3rd one in 3 years it would result in my being suspended from Knight. I  pointed out the fact that my driving record contained FOUR moving violations in 3 years which had been overlooked by the recruiter. I believe GOD blinded him to the two violations that were to come off in November & December of 2008 as being 3 years old, but being only February there were still 10 months to go before I was eligible to be hired by Knight. Being Friday when I pointed out their mistake I was sent home. They were going to check with the Phoenix corporate office & call me the following Monday. I ended up calling them at 10am that Monday & was happy to hear that since I had already gone through the expensive orientation process AND that I had been honest with them I would be hired on a probationary basis - no moving violations for the rest of 2008 at which point I would be down to 2 moving violations in 3 years and in compliance with their hiring guidelines.

Even though I was Thankful to GOD for Providing me with a good job I continued to do my drugs. But I also continued to attend truckstop Chapel Services as I drove truck all over the country until May 4th, 2008. On that Sunday I attended Services at a Petro truckstop in West Memphis, AR - across the Mississippi River from Memphis, TN. The Saturday night before Services I bought my drugs at that truckstop & got high most the night. I went to the 8am Sunday Service in a little 5th-wheel camper trailer converted into a mobile Chapel pulled behind a 3/4 ton pickup that was parked in the lot in front of the Petro & stayed for the 11am Service. After the 2nd Service I was GLUED to my chair. A Chaplain named Gaylon Taylor, a FedEx driver during the week, sat down next to me & said, "What's on your mind?". All I said was, "sin". He told me how Jesus died to take our sins AWAY & all we have to do is GIVE them to HIM & they will be gone. Chaplain Gaylon Taylor gave me his Testimony & even remembered the mile marker where he gave his life to Jesus Christ on the side of the highway. He Prayed over me & FOR me & told me that if I TRULY Accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior & LORD with my whole heart & Repented of my sins I would be Forgiven & Saved for all Eternity.

I left that Chapel trailer & as I walked back to the truck I was driving at the time I REBUKED satan & my drug addiction in Jesus' Name. I asked Jesus to take away my addiction & HE DID. I asked that HE take not only the addiction but the desire for any drugs whatsoever. The next day I was delivering a load in Champagne, IL on May 5th, 2008 & I went into a WalMart store. There I bought the Cross that I wear around my neck on the OUTSIDE of my clothes and I have NEVER done drugs since. I wear it on the outside to remind myself who I am but more importantly WHOSE I am. Jesus Saved me from my drug addiction AND for all Eternity & I belong to HIM. I feel that if I ever went back to drugs I would be putting Jesus back on the Cross to die for my sins all over again & HIS Love for me keeps me clean. I was being called by my drug dealers & it took me a whole month to work up the courage to tell each one of them in turn that, "I found Jesus, I'm Praying for you & I think you should find a new line of work." Before that I was afraid to burn my bridges just in case I wanted to do business with them again. Then it took another month before I finally threw away all my drug paraphenalia. It took that long for me to realize I WAS Saved from my drug addiction.

On June 29th, 2008 I was Baptized at Emmanuel Christian Center in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul & on July 1st I went back on the road for a full 4 months - just me & Jesus. Then I went home & back to Emmanuel on October 30th, 2008 Knowing that I was a Christian & truly Saved. All doubts & hesitations were completely removed. I know that Baptism doesn't Save anyone but that it is an outward commitment & a sign of Obedience to Our LORD. I was Baptized as a baby but knew the importance according to GOD's Word that I do it KNOWING the significance.

In February of 2009 I attended Services at the Petro truckstop Chapel in Carlisle, PA. On that Sunday morning I met my Brother Johnny Juliano & we spent that day together & a good portion of the next getting to know each other. We exchanged phone #'s & went our separate ways. Our Bond as Christian Brothers grew quickly as we studied The Bible & Prayed together over the phone. Being a Christian I finally came to realize that I could no longer live with Charlotte because we weren't married, so I moved out in May, 2009. Amazingly she still loves me but not surprisingly she won't marry me. I put her through hell on earth for many years.

On July 4th, 2010 my Brother Johnny Juliano (who I call my Brother Barnabus) followed GOD's Will & made me an Owner/Operator. He sold me his truck that he bought brand new in January of 2005 & took such good care of. He Prayed about what to do with this truck for months as he was in the process of buying another one & according to Brother Johnny, my name kept coming to him as he Prayed. He sold it to me for ZERO down & ZERO interest (except for HUGS) & is mentoring me every step of the way.

I Thank GOD for Jesus Christ who Saved me from my drug addiction AND for all Eternity, for Emmanuel Christian Center for paving the way to Know CHRIST, for Chaplain Gaylon Taylor for showing me the way to become a Christian, for Brother Johnny (Barnabus) Juliano for being Faithful to GOD & allowing GOD to Use him to Provide me with this 2004 Kenworth T-2000 that is in such great condition. I will continue to Use this truck as a Tool to Serve GOD & to Love the GOD more than any Gift HE Bestows upon me. I Thank GOD for ALL my Brothers & Sisters in CHRIST that HE puts in my path to Strengthen, Encourage, Teach & Counsel me as I Walk with Jesus. The list just keeps on growing as GOD continues to Bless me everyday. There are still hardships but I am NEVER alone when I have Jesus in my life as well as all those GOD introduces me to.

 It is NO coincidence that Pastor Jim Cary of Oklahoma City wrote to me & asked me to write out my Testimony as I sit here at the Petro truckstop looking at the very Chapel where I first met my Brother Johnny (Barnabus) Juliano. Pastor Jim emailed me yesterday but didn't know I was on my way to Carlisle, PA to deliver a load I picked up in Cincinnatti. GOD has such PERFECT Timing. I gave my Testimony in Pastor Jim's Service at The First Church of the T/A in Oklahoma City on August 22nd, 2010. A few Sundays prior to that I attended Services at this truckstop Chapel here in Carlisle, PA which was being presided over by my Brother in CHRIST Mark Wilkinson. I got in late last night & we met for breakfast this morning (September 1st, 2010) right here at the Petro truckstop where the Chapel trailer is parked permanently. What a Blessing to come back here over & over again & now have Brother Mark in my life as well. There are so many Blessings in my life I have trouble counting them all. It sure is fun to try though.

I have 3 biological brothers & 2 sisters in my Family & my older brother lives in the Twin Cities so we spent a couple of days together last week. His name is Mike & we've gotten a lot closer since I Accepted Jesus Christ & became a Christian. Another Blessing in my life. I'm closer to all my Family now that I'm not lying, cheating, begging, borrowing & stealing. Knowing Jesus & FOLLOWING Jesus are two different things. I knew Jesus as a drug addict but I wasn't a Follower until I Accepted HIM as my Savior & made HIM LORD of my life. We all serve something or someone. Money, people, drugs, women, fame, etc . . . But only when we Serve Jesus do we KNOW Peace. We all have a void in our lives & Jesus Fills it COMPLETELY.

Chaplain Gaylon Taylor has been trying to get my Testimony on CD for a long time now but I never seem to get around to it. Now yesterday Pastor Jim Cary in Oklahoma City sends me an email asking me to write it down & send it to him. I rarely feel this MOVED to act as I do today looking out my windshield at the truckstop Chapel here in Carlisle. I am typing this all on my Blackberry phone & my thumbs don't even hurt. This is GOD moving Through me telling me NOT to put this off any longer. I share my Terstimony with all those who will listen. I have no trouble finding an audience because everyone seems to love a "rags to riches" story. Left to my own devices I really screwed my life up. Turning my life over to Jesus has been such an amazing transformation that many who knew me before wonder who I am now. In less than 2 & a half years Jesus has Changed me from a drug addict to an Owner/Operator making a very good living. HE Provides me with the resources to help others as I travel around the country in this very nice truck Serving HIM. I don't always do a good job & many times I fail miserably but HE still Loves me & takes very good care of me even when times get rough. And they DO get rough but HE is always right beside me through EVERYTHING.

If you don't KNOW Jesus & don't have a Personal Relationship with HIM, you can. If you aren't 100% SURE you are going to Heaven when you die, you can KNOW. Just find a Christian Church with a Pastor who Teaches from The Bible & ask him to Lead you to Jesus Christ. It is the most important decision you will ever make. It effects WHERE you will spend Eternity. Your soul will live on forever SOMEWHERE. Where you spend Eternity is up to you. GOD Loves us so much he Gave us Jesus to die for our sins in our place so we could spend Eternity with HIM in Heaven. Jesus is the ULTIMATE Sacrafice - The Lamb of GOD. But GOD won't force Heaven on us. HE gave us free will so we could make our own decisions about everything, including Eternity. If we choose NOT to make a choice about Jesus we are STILL making a choice. Jesus said in John 14:6, "I am the Way, the Truth & the Life, No one comes unto The Father but by ME." There is no other way into Heaven. Without Jesus to die in our place for our sins we cannot enter into GOD's Kingdom. And GOD leaves that choice up to each one of us to make on our own. No one else can make that decision for you. GOD won't send you to hell but he will allow you to spend Eternity there if you don't Accept HIS Free Gift of HIS Son Jesus Christ. Where will you spend Eternity. I Pray it is with me & Jesus!!!

May GOD Bless you & I love you!!!