When the Lord led me to Teen Challenge back in 2003, it was revealed to me that although I had a relationship with Him.... it was not one pure and sincere ... unadulterated intimacy. It was superficial ...yet so full of religion and so full of legalism that it became almost impossible for me to see God's love for me as an individial who was loved of God ... even through my mess I am utterly convinced tha God used my addiction to alcohol of two years fo the sole purpose of leading me to the ministry of Teen Challenge in order that I may discover and further experience what intimacy with Him is. As I endured almost two years of living at Teen Challenge ... the scales, little by little began to fall off of my spiritual eyes where I was beginning to actually taste and see just how good truly is and the life eternal that righfully mine from the beginning of time of my conception.

My faith in God, His Son Jesus Christ and His precious Holy Spirit was becoming even more of a reality as I learned to surrender my life and will to the power of God trought the Word of God in order that I may experience the authenticity of spiritual healing and utter restoration that God desired to do through and for me as a result of having damaged emotions due to past experiences that would enable me to live a life of utter self destruction for most of my teenage and young adult years.

But the most rewarding golden nuggets of revelation that I would retrieve at Teen Challenge was understanding that God truly loved me and for the first time in my life as I was saved for five years prior to coming to Teen Challenge, I began to grasp and believe in the potencial that would lie inside of me as a woman of God who was loved of God! I saw God as a reality... not a God who seemingly was out of reach or dead!! I had not "discovered" my gifts and talents at Teen Challenge... They were revealed as I leaned to consistently seek the face of God in all sincerity...with great diligence and persistence!! Now, that's the personal relationship of pure and sincere unadultery intimacy God was requiring of me as an individual...."CONSISTENTLY SEEKING TO DWELL IN HIS PRESENCE"! I am gratefull that Teen Challenge is in existence and all that it stands of simply becouse the Spirit of God is awesomely revered there.... for His presence and power is welcomed in the ministry of Teen Challenge withtout reservation which I learned is what actually releases Him to move and perform the miraculous in the lives of His people.

All we have to do is just dip in and receive His love as we make the conscious decision to turn from our ways and surrender our lives to Him wholeheartedly!! 2 Cronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn form their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.