Testimonial

My journey of addiction didn’t begin in the way many people perceive someone with an addiction starts. I grew up in a loving family with support, with my grandfather filling the father role in my life. So for all intents and purposes, it was a normal childhood.

Trystram’s new identity in Christ I came to Teen Challenge SA because I thought that there was something wrong with me. I didn’t know what it was, but I knew that I wanted to learn how to be more assertive, and I thought that would fix everything. I told people that I didn’t want to…

The power of friendship Addiction can isolate and alienate people from society, which only exacerbates feelings of loneliness. One benefit of our rehab program is that it facilitates reconnection out of this isolation through joining a supportive community of likeminded men who are also going through addiction. Both suffering from alcohol addictions, Shane (pictured left)…

A dramatic encounter My adult life was a tragic list of bad choices that ultimately led me to the end of myself. I was a chronic alcoholic and drug addict, which also led to a porn addiction. I went to prison and was involved in a world of violence – until Jesus Christ plucked me…

The turning point After finishing the Living Free program, Darren is now giving back as an intern. Here is his story … I often hear stories of how people’s horrible childhoods and home lives were what got them into drugs. I can’t say the same for me. I came from a loving, caring and stable…

The prayer of an addict Steve’s story is characterised by crime, heavy drinking, drug use and disease, which imposed a spiritual blackout over his life. But since coming to Teen Challenge SA, he is learning a new way to live. My dad walked out when I was three years old. This left my mum to…

Stepping into a new life Simon will complete the 12-month Living Free program in April 2018. Read his reflections on his life and his time at Teen Challenge SA. I’m here at Teen Challenge SA to give myself and my children a new life and a new beginning. If I continued on the way I…

Building solid foundations Read about how God has rebuilt Adam’s life through the Living Free program. I had a childhood of domestic violence and I was beaten by my stepmother. Both my parents played loosely with the law, so drugs and criminal activity became normalised. Lots of my family members grew marijuana, and at 15…

Please note that we no longer have a women’s program. Hope after failure Mady finished the Living Free program in 2014. Read about what’s she’s been up to. I came into the program at the age of 17 due to rebellion and drug abuse. My parents told me it was my last option because they…

Prisoner of hope Once bound by the emotional chains of addiction, Daniel is now a prisoner of hope found in Jesus through Teen Challenge SA. You could say my struggles started from day one, with my poor mum having a caesarean and still needed forceps to pull me out. I came out with two black…