1KHO 928: I’m Going Home | Ryan Watson, Turks and Chaos

Four forgotten hunting rounds turned a five-day vacation into a 70-day fight to get home. Ryan Watson traveled to Turks and Caicos with his wife and friends expecting a few restful days away.They had those but as they were headed home Ryan and his wife found themselves facing a possible 12-year prison sentence after ammunition Ryan didn’t know was buried in the lining of his luggage was discovered at the airport. Ryan joins Ginny Yurich to tell the unbelievable story behind Turks and Chaos. This episode includes everything from the jail cell to the fear of missing his children’s entire childhood to he strangers who risked their own possessions to help him, and to the faith that carried his family through 70 days of uncertainty. It’s a story about how quickly an ordinary life can change and how a nightmare can strip away everything that doesn’t really matter and teach you about what does.

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