Izzy Battres

And there you have people coming out of the joint, off the streets. I'm going to Skid Row and getting guys, hey, you want to change your life? I got a home for you. God did this in my life. He changed my life. I used to be where you're at. Come here and I'll help you. And I brought them into my house. And that's what we did. And so my wife and I still do that.

And there you have people coming out of the joint, off the streets. I'm going to Skid Row and getting guys, hey, you want to change your life? I got a home for you. God did this in my life. He changed my life. I used to be where you're at. Come here and I'll help you. And I brought them into my house. And that's what we did. And so my wife and I still do that.

And there you have people coming out of the joint, off the streets. I'm going to Skid Row and getting guys, hey, you want to change your life? I got a home for you. God did this in my life. He changed my life. I used to be where you're at. Come here and I'll help you. And I brought them into my house. And that's what we did. And so my wife and I still do that.

One of our properties had a women's recovery home. So we're still very well involved with, I work with cats coming out of our recovery home, training them to run business and still mentoring them in how to run their business. Kids, you're going straight to heaven.

One of our properties had a women's recovery home. So we're still very well involved with, I work with cats coming out of our recovery home, training them to run business and still mentoring them in how to run their business. Kids, you're going straight to heaven.

One of our properties had a women's recovery home. So we're still very well involved with, I work with cats coming out of our recovery home, training them to run business and still mentoring them in how to run their business. Kids, you're going straight to heaven.

Yeah. So 1998, April 27, I was already on my last run. I felt like the sentence of death on my neck, like I'm not going to make it another week. They're just going to find me dead at some point. And I just, I was raised Catholic. And so I had heard of a purgatory. Yeah. And I was like, I just need to get into, I know I'm not going to get into heaven. I don't want to go to hell.

Yeah. So 1998, April 27, I was already on my last run. I felt like the sentence of death on my neck, like I'm not going to make it another week. They're just going to find me dead at some point. And I just, I was raised Catholic. And so I had heard of a purgatory. Yeah. And I was like, I just need to get into, I know I'm not going to get into heaven. I don't want to go to hell.

Yeah. So 1998, April 27, I was already on my last run. I felt like the sentence of death on my neck, like I'm not going to make it another week. They're just going to find me dead at some point. And I just, I was raised Catholic. And so I had heard of a purgatory. Yeah. And I was like, I just need to get into, I know I'm not going to get into heaven. I don't want to go to hell.

I just need to get into purgatory. And I called the most religious individual that I knew growing up. And that was my aunt. You know, she didn't shave her legs. She didn't, you know, she was hardcore. I figured, okay, she's the nearest person that I know that's to God. And I didn't know she was Christian and she was a janitor at a church. I called her up.

I just need to get into purgatory. And I called the most religious individual that I knew growing up. And that was my aunt. You know, she didn't shave her legs. She didn't, you know, she was hardcore. I figured, okay, she's the nearest person that I know that's to God. And I didn't know she was Christian and she was a janitor at a church. I called her up.

I just need to get into purgatory. And I called the most religious individual that I knew growing up. And that was my aunt. You know, she didn't shave her legs. She didn't, you know, she was hardcore. I figured, okay, she's the nearest person that I know that's to God. And I didn't know she was Christian and she was a janitor at a church. I called her up.

I said, I just need to make peace with God. That's what I told her. I said, I don't think I'm going to be able to live another week out here. I just need to make peace with God. Can you help me? And she said, meet me at this place in an hour. I walked over there. It was a converted church. It was a movie theater converted to a church. No church servers, no nothing.

I said, I just need to make peace with God. That's what I told her. I said, I don't think I'm going to be able to live another week out here. I just need to make peace with God. Can you help me? And she said, meet me at this place in an hour. I walked over there. It was a converted church. It was a movie theater converted to a church. No church servers, no nothing.

I said, I just need to make peace with God. That's what I told her. I said, I don't think I'm going to be able to live another week out here. I just need to make peace with God. Can you help me? And she said, meet me at this place in an hour. I walked over there. It was a converted church. It was a movie theater converted to a church. No church servers, no nothing.

And I thought I was just going to go confess. Like, hey, you know, and then, you know, have another few days getting high and then die. That was it. And then hopefully I make it into purgatory. And when I got there... Um, I just, she just, I just felt something there. And she, you know, what I know now is the altar. I just started walking toward, they had a big cross.

And I thought I was just going to go confess. Like, hey, you know, and then, you know, have another few days getting high and then die. That was it. And then hopefully I make it into purgatory. And when I got there... Um, I just, she just, I just felt something there. And she, you know, what I know now is the altar. I just started walking toward, they had a big cross.

And I thought I was just going to go confess. Like, hey, you know, and then, you know, have another few days getting high and then die. That was it. And then hopefully I make it into purgatory. And when I got there... Um, I just, she just, I just felt something there. And she, you know, what I know now is the altar. I just started walking toward, they had a big cross.

I just started walking towards the cross. It was dark, no church service. It was just her and I. And the minute I got to the front of the altar, I just broke. Like, I just like... You know, I never felt bad about doing people wrong and I didn't feel guilt about stuff. But that moment, I just felt all the heaviness of all the madness and dirt that I did.

I just started walking towards the cross. It was dark, no church service. It was just her and I. And the minute I got to the front of the altar, I just broke. Like, I just like... You know, I never felt bad about doing people wrong and I didn't feel guilt about stuff. But that moment, I just felt all the heaviness of all the madness and dirt that I did.