Teen Challenge

I went to a banquet for Teen Challenge last night. 2009 is the 50th anniversary of the formation of Teen Challenge. It was 50 years ago when David Wilkerson felt moved to go to New York City to intervene in the lives of young people who were living a life of drugs, crime and violence. Now there are TC centers around the world who are staffed with ordinary people powered by an incredible call on their lives to change lives. A testimony from one of the graduates of TC said that Teen Challenge doesn't only change lives, it changes family trees. It breaks cycles of addiction, abuse and neglect. It restores children and spouses.

The national Teen Challenge office produced a DVD celebrating the 50 years of miracles. I saw it for the 4th time last night and it still brought tears to my eyes when I listened to the testimonies. I have a copy of it if you would like to see it.

Oklahoma has 4 TC centers: Sonrise Ranch for men, Freedom House for women, Brush Creek Ranch for adolescent boys, and New Life House for adolescent girls. All of them are doing a great work and are worthy of your support. If you would like to help, there are a lot of possibilities. Let me know. Lakeside's Womens Ministry has taken on a project at Freedom House. They are renovating one of the residence rooms. It is really great to see the excitement building in the women who are involved in this project. All of the centers can use help in many practical ways. Let me know if you want to do something.