03/20/2026
FREEDOM FRIDAY
Alex Doughty
Men of Excellence Graduate
06/12/2025
Just like anyone else living in sin; my life was full of pain, sorrow, loneliness, shame, guilt, all the above. I lived a long dangerous street life full of drugs, gangs and guns. I remember sitting in a jail cell after watching a sermon, and I began praying to God. I told him that whatever happens, I was ready to make a change in my life. I was done with living for the world and tired of trying to please man. God knew what I needed and I was trusting in Him. On my court day, they offered me 8 years paper and a chance to go home. Adult & Teen Challenge offered me a place to go; I chose Adult & Teen Challenge because I told God that if he provided a way for me to change, I would take it. When I got to Adult & Teen Challenge, it was a different. It was because my flesh wanted to fight it. I wanted to run. I remember asking a staff member if I was going to make it. He said yes, you are. I pushed on and slowly started getting better. You might not see the change but you can feel God working on you daily. You feel it more and more; you know God is with you. You start hearing that small still voice saying you are better than your past. I want to thank Adult & Teen Challenge for letting me come and be a part of this. Without them accepting me, I‘m not sure where I would be; probably dead honestly. Without them showing me how to grow with Christ and how to have a relationship with Him, I wouldn’t have looked for God like I am.
There is always hope. That hope is found in Jesus Christ.
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