As the son of a successful corporate lawyer, growing up was pleasant for me. Many comforts and opportunities were mine from childhood. In my early teen years my parents sent me to one of the most elite private boarding schools in Canada. Due to my great interest in art, I was then sent to a high school specializing in art and academic studies.

After achieving honors in my studies, I attended the Ontario College of Art, the most prestigious art college in Canada. My artwork and academic achievements won me an entrance scholarship and free tuition. When I entered college, I was placed in the third year of the four-year art course. I was the second student in the history of the college to receive this placement. At the end of my fourth year, I was given another scholarship and a large sum of money to travel anywhere in the world.

Soon after returning from extensive travels in Europe, I was given a job with the government-sponsored Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). For four years I was a graphic designer for CBC. I also did freelance illustration work for a top agency in New York and major newspapers, magazines and book publishers, as well as TV work and animation. It was during that time that I became aware of a change taking place in my life.

I had climbed the ladder of success in my field, but from that height I saw life from a different perspective. I began to understand that "one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses."

I had climbed the ladder of success in my field, but from that height I saw life from a different perspective. I began to understand that "one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses" (Luke 12:15). My money, sports cars, and trips to Europe were not enough. Something important was missing; my heart was not satisfied. I began to see that the things I owned, owned me. I decided that I wanted to find the true meaning of life, and I was determined to pay any price to get it. I knew that what really counts is to have love, joy and true happiness in one's heart, but I had no idea where to find those things.

One cold winter night on the downtown streets of Toronto, Canada, I met a total stranger who, in less than an hour, explained passages to me from the Bible that changed my life in the most profound way. That night I asked Jesus into my heart and found the greatest of all riches, the most valuable things in the world-Jesus and the Word of God. My treasure, the Word of God in my heart, is greater than any material wealth, and it can never be taken away from me.