This is the story of Allen Langham, a former professional rugby league player with a promising future, who threw it all away on the path of drinks, drugs and organized crime. Struggling with the legacy of a broken family, a troubled past, Allen soon fell into the arms of addiction, playing out his frustrations and anger in an arena of violence. In and out of prison, something had to change, and in 2013 Allen has a dramatic encounter with Jesus Christ and became Born Again. This is the true story of the journey from darkness into light, a testament to the power of God to change us and send us out as his servants and bring the Good News and the story of hope to those who need it the most.

"One thing seems abundantly clear: the gospel truly is the only answer to the challenges that life brings. As career criminal Allen Langham found, anything and everything in life can drag you down, but only one thing could release him and lift him back up." - Peter Wreford, editor-in-chief at New Life Publishing

"This is a story of transformation. Allen was addicted to violence and drugs, and spent years in prison. By God's grace he has found a path to freedom, peace, purpose and hope. His well-told story grabs the attention from the first page. If you want evidence of the power of Christ to change, heal and redirect a man's life, you will find it here." - Tony Collins, editor and author

"There are three things that I love and share in common with Allen Langham: Jesus Christ, fishing and Rugby League. I always smile at the humorous irony that there were many fishermen among Jesus' disciples. Interestingly, he also chose 12 disciples, which, including himself, makes the perfect rugby league team. Rugby League has been the vehicle through which I have lived my life. It's where I have realized much of my success, experienced many of my failures, and met most of my friends. Most importantly, it's where I came to Christ. I'm fortunate to have had many opportunities to share my faith in Jesus and profess that all things in his absence are - in the Ecclesiastical sense - utterly meaningless. The first time I met Allen I was giving my testimony at St Peter's Church in Doncaster back in 2015. We chatted afterwards, having realized we had the great game of rugby league in common. We stayed in touch, and while following his work I heard about this intriguing biography, which tells the story of a man whose life reached a level of living hell that would have made Dante's imaginative blood curdle. In what seems like an impossible struggle, we are reminded in Allen's story that nothing is impossible with God. Allen's journey challenged me, encouraged me and gave me a renewed zeal to live for Christ in my own walk with God. We often live in a structured, legalistic world, but Allen's story - as in scripture - reminds us that God uses those who are born-again in Christ in the most unfathomable and wonderful ways. John 3:8 says: 'The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.' And so it is with Allen Langham, it seems. God bless you." Jamie Jones-Buchanan, professional rugby player for the Leeds Rhinos

This is the story of Allen Langham, a former professional rugby league player with a promising future, who threw it all away on the path of drinks, drugs, and organized crime. Struggling with the legacy of a broken family and a troubled past, Allen soon fell into the arms of addiction, playing out his frustrations and anger within an arena of violence. In and out of prison, something had to change, and in 2013 Allen had a dramatic encounter with Jesus Christ and became a born-again Christian. This is the true story of a journey from darkness into light. It is testament to the power of God to change us and send us out as his servants as we take the good news and story of hope to those who need it the most.

The true story of a former rugby player's journey from crime to Salvation.

__Contents__  
Foreword 07  
Chapter 1 – Pink Wedding 09  
Chapter 2 – The Allen Stick 13  
Chapter 3 – Mighty Blow 20  
Chapter 4 – Punch-drunk 25  
Chapter 5 – Having a Ball 30  
Chapter 6 – A Ticking Time Bomb 37  
Chapter 7 – Heroin Hell 47  
Chapter 8 – Kidnapped, and Nearly Killed! 62  
Chapter 9 – Homeless in London 67  
Chapter 10 – Prison Pain 80  
Chapter 11 – Mixing with the "Mafia" 91  
Chapter 12 – On the Run 105  
Chapter 13 – Watching My Baby's Birth 112  
Chapter 14 – Blood-curdling Horror 122  
Chapter 15 – Divine Appointment 135  
Chapter 16 – Free at Last! 146  
Chapter 17 – A New Way of Living 154  
Chapter 18 – A New World 167  
Chapter 19 – The Widow's Mite 174  
Chapter 20 – In the Pink 179  
Chapter 21 – Pride Comes Before a Fall 190  
Chapter 22 – Reliving My Youth 196  
Chapter 23 – Uneternal Life 204  
Chapter 24 – Deliver Us from Evil 210  
Chapter 25 – Amazing Grace 220  
Chapter 26 – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 228  
Chapter 27 – A Family Affair 234  
Chapter 28 – It is Finished…? 241  
Epilogue 253  
Foreword  
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Allen Langham

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Foreword

Chapter 1: Pink Wedding

Chapter 2: The Allen Stick

Chapter 3: Mighty Blow

Chapter 4: Punch-drunk

Chapter 5: Having a Ball

Chapter 6: A Ticking Time Bomb

Chapter 7: Heroin Hell

Chapter 8: Kidnapped, and Nearly Killed!

Chapter 9: Homeless in London

Chapter 10: Prison Pain

Chapter 11: Mixing with the “Mafia”

Chapter 12: On the run

Chapter 13: Watching My Baby's Birth

Chapter 14: Blood-curdlingHorror

Chapter 15: Divine Appointment

Chapter 16: Free at Last!

Chapter 17: A New Way of Living

Chapter 18: A New World

Chapter 19: The Widow's Mite

Chapter 20: In the Pink

Chapter 21: Pride Comes Before a Fall

Chapter 22: Reliving My Youth

Chapter 23: Uneternal Life

Chapter 24: Deliver Us from Evil

Chapter 25: Amazing Grace

Chapter 26: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Chapter 27: A Family Affair

Chapter 28: It is Finished…?

Epilogue

\["For fans of gritty true-life stories","Allen Langham's story is a tale of violence, prison and faith","You'll see a story of God's amazing redemption"\]

From a promising professional sports career to prison, this is a story of redemption and hope

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