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Resident 1
"I started smoking at age 12, which led to experimenting with drugs and alcohol. This caused me to lie to my parents, sneak out of the house, and hang out with individuals much older than myself. These behaviors led to my being raped and in trouble at school. Since coming to House of Hope, I have learned that I am loved and that I need to seek God and His approval, not the approval of my peers and family. I have a new peace about who I am as a child of God. I know now that there is 'No high like the Most High'.".
Resident 2
"When I came to House of Hope a year ago, I felt unloved and unwanted. My parents had divorced several years earlier and I had spent most of my time trying to please each of them and feeling like no matter what I did, it wasn't enough. I began looking for love in all the wrong places and made bad choices in the process. I eventually just gave up trying and withdrew from everything and everyone. Since coming to House of Hope, I have learned that I am loved unconditionally; how to forgive others and to love others as Christ loves me. Now I have joy that fills my heart; it's the kind of joy that is with me on the mountain tops and in the valleys of life."
Resident 3
"I came to House of Hope a year ago after many hospital stays and from a long-term treatment facility. I began cutting myself at age 7 and this progressed through all my school years. I dealt with depression, anorexia, sexual abuse, and multiple suicide attempts. Change was not instant and relief not quick. I struggled to fight against old habits and snuff out ugly memories. Only as I gave them, one by one, to the Lord did I begin to realize that the truth of God's word really does set a person free. I've discovered personal significance, everlasting belonging and definite hope in the future."
From a parent
"As the troubled mother of a troubled teen, I made a commitment to follow the House of Hope guidelines. As my daughter began her healing process, I, too, traveled a painful healing road. I attended the parenting classes, individual counseling, marriage counseling, and visited according to the House of Hope rules. As a result the Lord blessed me beyond measure! Every single week I learned something valuable and went home with an array of new information that was applicable to my life situations. Amazingly I went from living with constant attacks of confusion, shame, and doubt from the devil to living free in Christ.
Today my daughter is a graduate of the House of Hope program (me too!). She is attending school and living at home. We are both living for the Lord each and every day. My life has gone from constant despair to living with passion. Yes, I still encounter struggles, yet “All things are possible through Christ who strengthens me!”
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