After high school graduation, Carl enlisted in the U.S. Navy, was assigned to Guam and there in a dorm found himself being offered heroin  for the first time. After multiple refusals to get high, he gave in once, which launched a 15-year downward spiral in his life. Carl became entrenched in the drug world as a heroin and cocaine user, smuggling drugs and living only for his next fix.

Personal experiences are brought to life from inside his maximum-security prison. "Drugs took me where I did not want to go, made me stay there longer than I wanted to stay, demanding more of me than I wanted to give." He communicates what it felt like to be homeless, hopeless, and a convict lost on the very streets he grew up on. He did not care whether he lived or died... but a much higher power did.

When all hope was lost and it looked as if he would die a dope fiend, an old friend wrote him in a letter while in prison about a Christian program called Teen Challenge. Here he would be loved, taught the Bible, and how to live a life free from drugs and the horrible life he knew. This poignant, true-life story will grip your heart as you journey with a man on  The Ultimate Pursuit.

Do you want to give the gift of hope that will change lives? 
You can sponsor copies of The Ultimate Pursuit.

There are several Chaplains within the prison system who are excited about this book and would like to have it to distribute among the prisoners.

You or your group can be the ONE to make this happen!

If you have a heart for the addicted or the incarcerated,
 you can sponsor books. 
Please contact me through the contact form, great discounts available for 10 or more books. (paypal available)

Quotes from a couple of letters that have been received:
"I got your book from a cell neighbor, the cover was torn off, pages all highlighted, but all there. God really has my attention now."
"Your book is being read in here like crazy, the guys love it. When I read it, it made me want to change my life."
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I love Carl's story. Here is a personal example of a universal truth. We are never written off by God, we are never too far away for Him to rescue, and Jesus is relentless in His pursuit of us. The great news here is this can be your story.

Rev. Sue Hegle, Ph.D.
Director of Chi Alpha, San Diego State University

Carl Smith shares his remarkable and deeply personal story in this important book which is captivating, realistic and moving. This is an autobiography which absorbs and entertains, while it is profoundly inspirational. It will strike a deep chord with those in dire straits, and who are thinking of giving up. Carl Smith's story provides stirring, powerful messages about Heart and Faith.

        Saul Levine, M.D.
        Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center.
Professor and Director, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry UCSD