The Change Agent

How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World

By: Damon West

Narrated by: Chris Abernathy

Sentenced to 65 years in a Texas prison, Damon West once had it all. He came from a great family, in a home full of God, love, support, and opportunities to reach any goal. A natural born leader, an athlete with good looks and charm, he appeared to be the all-American kid pursuing his dreams.  

Underneath this facade, however, was an addict in the early stages of disease. After suffering childhood sexual abuse by a babysitter at the age of nine, Damon began putting chemicals into his body to alter the way he felt.  

Once he was introduced to methamphetamines, however, he became instantly hooked - and the lives of so many innocent people would forever be changed by the choices he made in order to feed his insatiable meth habit.  

After a fateful discussion during his incarceration with a seasoned convict, Damon had a spiritual awakening. He learned that, like a coffee bean changing with the application of heat and pressure, he was capable of changing the environment around him. Armed with a program of recovery, a renewed faith, and a miraculous second chance at life, Damon emerged from over seven years of prison a changed man. His story of redemption continues to inspire audiences today.

©2019 Damon West (P)2019 Tantor

Incredible Story!!!

This books is a MUST read. The stories make you never want to put the book down. Absolutely incredible what Damon West has been through and the lives he's changing daily including his own. you will thank yourself for reading/listening to the book!!

Must Read!!!

This is one of the BEST books I’ve ever read...And I work in a library!!! So inspirational!!!

Wow!! Hard to pause this one once you start listening!

Damon shares his story with such authenticity & transparency!! I’ve never been tempted to use drugs, but this story still challenged me to use my time even more for serving others! Anyone middle school age and older could benefit from reading/listening to this book, and every school should have Damon come speak to their kids!!

A story of hope that I’m glad to have found.

A wonderfully written and narrated story of inspiration. I highly recommend to all adults who are looking for an uplifting story.

A must read!! Amazingly awesome book of inspiration and hope for so many others!

I couldn’t put this book down. Damon West is an amazingly talented and gifted man!
What a brilliant author — when he tells his story, the reader is right there beside him all the way.

What an enlightening story. What an amazing man!
He has such a way of telling his story that your eyes and heart are opened up to his world — a world and a life worth living and sharing with everyone. If this could happen to him—it could happen to anyone.

It was such a touching book throughout. It was so informative in all levels. Praise God for Damon West. His life, his story must be told. What a blessing he is and testament to what God can do, the doors he can open when we turn our lives over to him striving to be the best we can be.

When we use our dark times—challenging moments and see them as opportunities to grow and deepen our relationship, trust and belief in God, that is when God does his greatest work in us.

This is a book I will now recommend to everyone.

Thank you Damon West! You are a Godsend for so many people. Your start & way of telling it—and keeping it real touched me to my core.