Marked for Life Alabama Astronaut

Cody Coots, a fourth-generation "Signs Follower," had a childhood that was anything but normal. At age 6, he practiced handling serpents with his sister Trina – used leather belts as props. Besides that, Cody tried his best to live a normal childhood. He rode his bike, practiced drums on pots and pans, and even watched WWE Wrestling with his father Jamie, one of the most famous serpent-handling preachers of all time. But after a terrible act of evil left Cody devastated at 8 years old, he turned his fiery wrath upon his parents, his church, his God, and even himself.

After a fatal rattlesnake bite at his apartment in Middlesboro, Kentucky, Cody and his family move to a new place on South 45th Street.
It's a house that changes Cody forever, and not for the better. In this account, he will refer to the house as The House of Horror.
This special introductory episode features chapters 1 & 2.

A trial is scheduled for Cody’s abuser, but believers across the faith show concern about him testifying. Something unbelievable happened one day at church when Cody was 8. If it's discovered at trial, Cody knows he will be whisked away from his parents along with his sister, Trina.

The Bible passage "The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man" from Deuteronomy means another life change for Cody: the child of the serpent-handling faith who continues suffering from a horrid abuse case. 
With a real-life monster behind bars, Cody now tunes into his father's shepherding style, the beloved preacher from Middlesboro who leads the family church. Cody decides to pursue a friendship with his father.

Cody Coots' childhood is in shambles, so he pursues a relationship with his father: the world-famous serpent handling preacher Jamie Coots. 
Jamie starred in what Cody calls, "a national TV program that I won't mention out of legal concerns." 
Together, they watch WWE every weekend. It's what they have in common. They pull for the great underdog, Chris Benoit, who's a man disrespected by the system. 
Cody sees himself in the wrester, with a real-life horror story of his own.
Cody then receives a call from his sister, Trina, whose car is stuck in a ditch. For some reason, it's outside the House of Horror. 

Cody is haunted by his secret sins, so he runs to the altar to pray. 
His father sees this and kneels by his side, taking his son's hand. Together they call upon The Lord for salvation.
Cody knows he must change his ways. He must stop cussing. He must stop listening to country music. And, he must give up rock n' roll forever.
He will even shave his "bad attitude" mohawk. 
Most importantly, he must stop sleeping around. 
"Pap" begs Cody to go to college, but Cody will follow in his father's footsteps, leading him ever toward the Kentucky coal mines.