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Kellisha T.
Kellisha's Story “If you would’ve told me what my life would be five years ago when I was in that jail cell, there’s no way I would have believed you.” Today, Kellisha is married and has a beautiful little girl nearly one year old. “Today I’m [...]
Sarah P.
From Deception to Freedom, Sarah's Story She was only a teen when her mother died and, in her pain, Sarah became angry with God. The day of her mother’s funeral was the first time she ever smoked marijuana. It would not be the last. The next few years became [...]
Brianna’s Story
BRIANNA’S VICTORY BEGAN WITH A DESPERATE PLEA TO GOD Brianna started drinking and smoking when she was 12. When she was 15, she was shooting up heroin. “I was hanging out with all the wrong people because they were just as broken as I was,” she remembers. [...]
The New Life Journal – December Appeal
THE NEW LIFE WITH RON BROWN DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL New Life is the promise of the New Testament and the story of tens of thousands of men and women since the founding of Southern California Teen Challenge in 1963. In his weekly video podcast series of [...]
Aloquese
Aloquese's Story Loneliness. When Aloquese thinks of her childhood, that’s one of the first things she remembers. She was five years old when her mom “just wasn’t there anymore.” The rules of the house became very strict. Aloquese was not free to make her own decisions. There was [...]
Nicky Cruz
Nicky Cruz: “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation" The year was 1958. Nicky Cruz was a warlord with the Mau Maus, one of the most violent and ruthless gangs in Brooklyn. David Wilkerson was a small-town country preacher in Pennsylvania—but he had a [...]
Enrique’s Story
Enrique's Story Enrique grew up in an abusive home and started using drugs when he was only seven years old. His mother tried to keep the family together, but also suffered from abuse at the hands of Enrique’s dad, who one day took the children and disappeared. [...]
Michelle Considine: A Place of Second Chances
Michelle's Story: A Place of Second Chances As one of our supporters, I know you understand how destructive drug addiction is. For some, the lure of a drug’s empty promise can be very hard to resist. This was the case for Michelle. Michelle first came to us in [...]
Michael Mericle’s Story
From Chaos to Redeemed: Michael Mericle's Story “God stepped into my life in the midst of the wreckage and the chaos that I had created and sought me out. ” - Michael As a 13-year-old growing up on Coronado Island, Michael followed his older brothers [...]