Help and Hope for Families of Addicts
Jerry Nance of Global Teen Challenge discusses how God offers hope to individuals and families suffering from addiction.
Mother and Child Saved
One woman shares her journey of redemption and healing here, thanks to a Teen Challenge center in Russia that partners with World Challenge.
My name is Natalya. I was born in Novokuznetsk in 1981. At that time, my mother and father were working at the steel plant. My parents are wonderful people; they have tried to give their best to us.
Setting Us Free from Our Sins
World Challenge’s partners in Eastern Europe are working to help the victims of addiction find new life and hope for a future with Christ.
The Union of Pentecostal Churches of Lithuania is partnered with World Challenge to help addicts find a real relationship with Christ and find transformation in their rehabilitation process.
How a Baptist Boy Scout Ended up at Teen Challenge
Pastor Seth Drewry joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss God’s calling and the modern church.
The Unfailing Love of God
One young man shares how his good, Christian upbringing couldn’t save him from addiction and wild living; only Christ in the center of his life could transform him.
World Challenge’s partners in Eswatini run a recovery center, helping men and women find healing from addictions and discover new life in Christ. One young man in their program shared his story of redemption with us.
Rebuilding Broken Families
God is healing a nation shattered by war and oppression by transforming and restoring one family at a time.
When Diana found out that officials were coming to take her son away from her and her husband to put him in a foster care home, she was forced to confront a hard truth about her life: She and her husband had become alcoholics. They needed help.
Escaping the Cloud of Smoke
Kicking a drug addiction is one of the hardest struggles a person can face, but no obstacle is too great for the redeeming power of Christ.
Thabani was already regularly drinking alcohol when he was introduced to something ‘even better’: marijuana. Like many people his age, he began routinely smoking. “Alcohol and marijuana were the order of the day in my life,” he explained. “Marijuana would make me feel at ease. I enjoyed every day with a joint in my hand.”
When Men Forgot God
Russia is facing a crisis of addiction among its youth, but believers are working to help reverse this trend from the ground up.
Sergei started using hard drugs as a young teen, and his addiction swiftly ramped up to the point where he had to quit school. By the time he turned 22, he knew his addiction was already out of hand. He was certain that if he didn’t find help, he wouldn’t wake up one of these mornings.
Learning How to Love and Be Loved
God is slowly redeeming and healing one young man’s life after it spun out of control and left him aching for true connection.
Our partners in Eswatini run a Teen Challenge center that helps many of the country’s impoverished and troubled youth and young adults find the transforming power of Christ while providing them a safe haven where they can heal from addictions and abuse.
If You Are Alive There Is Hope
Jerry Nance, Director of Global Teen Challenge, joins Gary Wilkerson to encourage families of addicts not to lose hope.