Mary Ammon
Before God led me to Albemarle Teen Challenge, my life was so far out of control that I saw no real hope for anything to heal the wounds that were so deep in my heart. I couldn't even get up in the morning without having something to take, snort or smoke, if I slept at all. It was awful. I always thought that I could medicate the hurt so that I wouldn't have to feel anything. I was on about seven different prescription medications for all the many diagnosis the doctors gave me as well as using massive amounts of cocaine. I turned on everyone that really loved me and wanted to help me because I was so blinded by my addiction. I was stealing from my family to feed my addiction. I ended up in jail. It is really only by Gods grace and mercy that I am alive today.
The love of Jesus is so very strong and He drew me to him at a very fast pace. I have felt a love like I never knew before. He delivered me from the bondages of addiction and made me a new person in Him. While in Teen Challenge I had time to spend with God away from the pressures of the world. I truly feel that I can do all things through Him who gives me the strength. I have encountered the love of God and I will never be the same. The Lord restored in me what the enemy had been taking all those years. I am free from the depression I suffered from the death of my husband to suicide. I am completely drug and alcohol free and I owe it all to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I now have a close personal relationship with Jesus. He is my best friend.
Since graduation I have been reunited with my family and my son. Our relationship is growing stronger day by day and they see the changes in me to be very evident. I have seen God work on them as well while I was away. It is amazing how people can see the Jesus in you and they want that too. God has turned my life completely around and I now have purpose, hope and a future. I can now be the mother, daughter, sister, and aunt that He wants me to be.
I am truly thankful for the love and support given to me by the Pastors and staff at Albemarle Teen Challenge. They poured so much into my life and for that I am grateful.
Romans 8:28- "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." NKJV
The love of Jesus is so very strong and He drew me to him at a very fast pace. I have felt a love like I never knew before. He delivered me from the bondages of addiction and made me a new person in Him. While in Teen Challenge I had time to spend with God away from the pressures of the world. I truly feel that I can do all things through Him who gives me the strength. I have encountered the love of God and I will never be the same. The Lord restored in me what the enemy had been taking all those years. I am free from the depression I suffered from the death of my husband to suicide. I am completely drug and alcohol free and I owe it all to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I now have a close personal relationship with Jesus. He is my best friend.
Since graduation I have been reunited with my family and my son. Our relationship is growing stronger day by day and they see the changes in me to be very evident. I have seen God work on them as well while I was away. It is amazing how people can see the Jesus in you and they want that too. God has turned my life completely around and I now have purpose, hope and a future. I can now be the mother, daughter, sister, and aunt that He wants me to be.
I am truly thankful for the love and support given to me by the Pastors and staff at Albemarle Teen Challenge. They poured so much into my life and for that I am grateful.
Romans 8:28- "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." NKJV
Erika Davis
During the 12 months I have been in Albemarle Teen Challenge, I have felt more love, more happiness, and more peace than any drug could ever give me. I once believed an addict was who I was and who I'll always be, but since God opened the doors for me to come to Albemarle Teen Challenge I have found my true identity in Christ. After the death of my mom, I began coping with drugs and alcohol at the age of 12 years old. My addiction had only spiraled down hill from there and I began to lose all hope. I lost relationships, my self worth, and my happiness, but through it all God always had his hand on my life. It was when I first got arrested for stealing that God spoke to me. I remember calling out to God in that jail cell and hearing his still small voice. God had to fully break me so that He could put me back together again through the power of His love. God has fully restored my relationship with my family and has given me back my hope for the future He has planned for me. He has completely transformed me into a new person and has freed me from the bondages that kept me captive for so long.
Since I have graduated God led me to complete a 6 month internship with Albemarle Teen Challenge and I have been given an amazing opportunity to help other broken women find their healing through Christ. I am truly thankful for Albemarle Teen Challenge for giving me a second chance at life.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord "plans to prosper you not to harm you; plans to give you hope and a future."
Since I have graduated God led me to complete a 6 month internship with Albemarle Teen Challenge and I have been given an amazing opportunity to help other broken women find their healing through Christ. I am truly thankful for Albemarle Teen Challenge for giving me a second chance at life.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord "plans to prosper you not to harm you; plans to give you hope and a future."