It had been several years since Texas City, Texas, police officer Salvador Chapa had arrested Edward ‘Doc’ Amey on drug charges that ultimately put him in prison. So when Amey approached Chapa after his release he wasn’t sure what the ex convict had in mind. It wasn’t what he had expected.

Amey says he grew up selling drugs and has a rap sheet that is several pages long and includes six felony charges. He wasn’t always on the good side of the law. He spent most of his years running away from the cops to keep from being in more trouble, but his life has turned around.

He says during his time in prison his outlook on life changed. Behind bars he reconnected with his faith and grew his relationship with God. He turned to prayer and by the time he had been released from prison he was an entirely different man. He no longer wanted the lifestyle that had put him in prison.

Amey says that Chapa had a face that no one could forget, so the day he saw him patrolling, he knew he wanted to talk to him face to face. Amey was with his friend Kevin, who was confused by his friend’s actions. Kevin says he watched the exchange take place and even took pictures and a video of what he was witnessing.

The ex con approached the policeman and thanked him for everything he had done that had led to his change in lifestyle, and went even further by praying for Chapa. The two joined hands and Amey prayed for the cop and the work he does in his community.

Amey says that you hear in the news about cops killing young black men and young black men killing cops, but it doesn’t have to be that way. He says God has placed it in his heart to pray for the police and that is what he is doing.

The pictures of the surprising exchange have made it to social media where nearly 10,000 people have shared the heart-warming photo. These two are proof that not every exchange between law enforcement and an ex-convict have to be negative. God can change a man’s heart, and Amey is living proof.