I came to Adult & Teen Challenge because I had a problem with drugs and alcohol and other life-controlling issues. My parents gave me up for adoption when I was 2 1/2 years old, and I have always felt lost and abandoned. I had been to Adult & Teen Challenge before, but I could never finish the program. God called me back here because He has big plans for my life. I have already grown so much and I can't wait to see what God has in store for me.

I have suffered with multiple codependency issues and struggled to find my self-worth as a Christian. I tried to get my life back on track many times, but failed every time. After coming to Adult & Teen Challenge, With the help of godly council, I am finally getting myself together and learning how to live my life differently.

I have struggled in my life to be honest with others. In the past, I turned to self-harm, but now I’m learning to heal. I know now that I need to be honest, even if it hurts. What used to be normal is now foreign. I hope to learn to turn to God in life’s difficult situations and trust Him through the storms.

I have been running from tragedy and abuse. I came to Adult and Teen Challenge because God provided a way of escape for me and this is the place He prepared for me so that I can receive deep inner healing in my spirit, soul, mind, and heart. I pray that God will equip me to go into missions and ministry.

I have always felt like I was living wrong, and I was far away from God. I had no idea how to get back into a relationship with Him. Adult & Teen Challenge presented me with a way out of depression and grief and back to God. I am hoping to gain purpose in my life and desire to follow God wherever He leads me.

I came to Adult and Teen Challenge because I had a problem with alcohol. I didn't know anything about Jesus or the Holy Spirit, but since coming here, I have received the Lord Jesus into my heart and am learning more about Him. I am hungry to learn the scriptures and enjoy memorizing them. I now know that with God's help I can live a sober life.

I was adopted when I was 2 ½ by an amazing Christian family, but was diagnosed with an anger disorder when I was 4, and I allowed anger to control me. I grew up lying about who I was and where I was going. I am learning that everyone has a testimony that is worthy to share. My addiction is lying, but it doesn’t have to control me. My past doesn’t define me and my future isn’t in my hands. God is in control, not the enemy!

I came to Adult & Teen Challenge to find clarity, overcome abuse, and find a new way of living my life. I survived an abusive relationship and was almost killed. I realize now that the only one that saved me was God. Everything has been stripped away from me, and this is the time to begin rebuilding my life with God at the center of it.

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