Help from addiction

freedfromdestruction · 12-24-2007, 11:05 AM

In today's world many families have been touched by addiction of some sort with a family member. And in such cases have seen that member try and come out of the addiction only to return even deeper. I recently was made aware of a Christian based organization that deals with these people. Here is the web site to the one that covers the Texas area. This is a national based organization so those outside this area can search for them on the net. . http://www.teenchallengesouthtx.com/index.htm I would strongly suggest that you read the rules they require and see just how dedicated they re in what they are doing. Here is a list of rules; http://www.teenchallengesouthtx.com/...0-%20Rules.pdf We had a group of women from this organization come and share with the church what they have experienced and it was a blessing to see the change in their lives. They also have facilities for men and women of all ages, not just teens. They deal with all sorts of addictions and needs, not simply drugs.

Boanerges · 12-24-2007, 12:40 PM

Teenchallenge has helped to chnage many a life !

Fluffy · 12-25-2007, 02:30 PM

TeenChallenge is a wonderful place that many many people have been helped. I pray that it continues to be a light house of hope to many more.
However, I had a family member (related by marriage) that was an alcoholic. He went to many different programs (court ordered) and learned how to say the right words and do the right things to get out, and right back into it he would go. He never went to TeenChallenge. I had hoped he would, but he never would admit that he had a serious problem. He blamed the divorce, the estrangement of his children, the loss of his home, his job, to everything but himself. He had been a Vietnam Veteran, a deacon in his church, and an upstanding citizen in his city.
We took him into our home when he had no place else to go and tried to help him. We talked, and I prayed. He died in bed 6 months later.
I like to think that he reached out to God before he died. He had been awake, and trying to get out of bed, just never made it. We'll never know this side of heaven.
Please encourage the family members out there that are dealing with this kind of situation. Not all addictions end this way. He was probably too far gone by the time he came to us.

12-24-2007, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
freedfromdestruction Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 145 Rep Power: 2	Help from addiction In today's world many families have been touched by addiction of some sort with a family member. And in such cases have seen that member try and come out of the addiction only to return even deeper. I recently was made aware of a Christian based organization that deals with these people. Here is the web site to the one that covers the Texas area. This is a national based organization so those outside this area can search for them on the net. . http://www.teenchallengesouthtx.com/index.htm I would strongly suggest that you read the rules they require and see just how dedicated they re in what they are doing. Here is a list of rules; http://www.teenchallengesouthtx.com/...0-%20Rules.pdf We had a group of women from this organization come and share with the church what they have experienced and it was a blessing to see the change in their lives. They also have facilities for men and women of all ages, not just teens. They deal with all sorts of addictions and needs, not simply drugs. __________________ MY WEB SITE

12-25-2007, 02:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fluffy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,831 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 2	TeenChallenge is a wonderful place that many many people have been helped. I pray that it continues to be a light house of hope to many more. However, I had a family member (related by marriage) that was an alcoholic. He went to many different programs (court ordered) and learned how to say the right words and do the right things to get out, and right back into it he would go. He never went to TeenChallenge. I had hoped he would, but he never would admit that he had a serious problem. He blamed the divorce, the estrangement of his children, the loss of his home, his job, to everything but himself. He had been a Vietnam Veteran, a deacon in his church, and an upstanding citizen in his city. We took him into our home when he had no place else to go and tried to help him. We talked, and I prayed. He died in bed 6 months later. I like to think that he reached out to God before he died. He had been awake, and trying to get out of bed, just never made it. We'll never know this side of heaven. Please encourage the family members out there that are dealing with this kind of situation. Not all addictions end this way. He was probably too far gone by the time he came to us. __________________ Be transparent before God, He sees right thru you, anyway! http://www.likepreciousfaith.org/testimony_val.htm Please pray for your local emergency responders, daily.

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12-24-2007, 12:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Boanerges Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: St Rose LA Posts: 16,726 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 18	Teenchallenge has helped to chnage many a life !