Adult and Teen Challenge, Inc., Tennessee Valley

11/04/2025

11/04/2025

10/31/2025

10/31/2025

FREEDOM FRIDAY
Jacob Keen
Men of Excellence Graduate
10/23/2025

Before I got saved, I was lost deep in the streets. I was in and out of jail and was a hardcore drug user. I hated myself for the thing I have done and for tearing my family apart. My choices of drugs and money over my family caused me to destroy my family and lose my kids. I was even looking at doing a few years in prison.
I was in and out of church throughout my life, even in jail church. In 2024, I hit rock bottom and knew that I needed to change upon going to jail in May of 2024. During that time, I gave my heart to God and accepted that Jesus died for me on that cross and rose again on the 3rd day. That’s when doors began opening for me. The more I dug into the word and shared my faith, the more the light shed on me.
During my 6 months in jail, I started and finished a Teen Challenge Course and almost finished my second one. I was trying to better myself with every resource that I was given. I had gone to court, and was accepted by another rehab but when it came time for them to stand up for me in court, they were nowhere to be found so then I signed up for Adult & Teen Challenge. They were there for me on my behalf the very next court date and even in a different county than what I had originally told them that I needed them to stand up for me at. That’s when my life began to change; I went from seeing brothers praying for one another, to raising my hands in praise.
Through the structure that Adult & Teen Challenge shows us, the Godly direction, and how they encourage us to dig into the word of God, daily devotionals, and the classes, I am a life that is being changed. I have learned a whole new way of life. I now know how to be a better father, man, and a better leader. I would like to say thank you to Adult & Teen Challenge and a special thanks to Gary Wynes for being a light in the dark and allowing God to use them to reach people like me.

Because of your support, we can continue to help lives just like Jacob.
Adult And Teen Challenge, Tennessee Valley is a Christian Discipleship Program
For people with life controlling problems

10/29/2025