After years of meth addiction, gang life, and prison violence, Ernie Leon found sobriety and purpose. He shares his journey through darkness, spiritual warfare, and recovery.

Ernie Leon grew up surrounded by addiction, gang violence, and incarceration in South Phoenix. Raised by parents struggling with heroin addiction, exposed early to drugs, gangs, and loss, his life moved quickly into crime, meth addiction, and the prison system. What followed was years of violence, survival, and deep spiritual conflict.

Meth didn’t just take Ernie deeper into addiction — it shattered his sense of reality. Prolonged use brought shadow figures, paranoia, spiritual terror, and experiences he describes as demonic attacks. While homeless and using meth, Ernie experienced overwhelming fear, a sense of being watched, and what he believes was spiritual warfare amplified by addiction and trauma.

After being shot, losing his brother to gang violence, and spending years in Arizona’s most dangerous prisons, Ernie reached a breaking point. Alone in a prison cell, stripped of identity and power, he turned inward. What followed was a slow and painful transformation — sobriety, faith, accountability, and rebuilding a life rooted in service.

Now sober and working in re-entry and recovery, Ernie speaks openly about meth addiction, prison life, spiritual warfare, and what it means to step out of darkness and into responsibility. This conversation explores addiction, gang culture, incarceration, faith, and the long road back to purpose.

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Ernie's links
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ErnieLeon-vh9eu
TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@ernie.leon07?lang=en-GB

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