Wayne, a cocaine addict, was a former Sabbath School teacher and elder at his church. After five years of marriage, his wife, Renee’, found a pornography DVD that he had left in their computer. He forgot to put it in the cover that he returned to the video store. After discovering that he was using
I give God all the honor and glory for what He has done in my life through Mr. and Mrs. Harris, staff and my brothers at DAP. I am experiencing my third year of sobriety. This program has taught me to love myself and to learn the value I have in God’s eyes. I have
I came to Drug Alternative Program for drug rehabilitation. When I arrived here, I was drawn by its strong family relationships. I have attended church since childhood, but did not know Christ Himself. When I came to DAP I met genuine, imperfect people who love God and love each other with all their hearts –
Coming to the Drug Alternative Program has been the best decision I have ever made. While I was addicted to alcohol, marijuana, and pills, I hit the dead end a few times and went right back to the same pattern of stealing from family and making desperate choices to support my habit. I could always
May 1998 was the first time I had entered the doors of Drug Alternative Program. My heart was full of hate, anger, and a complete inability to love myself, much less anyone else. I did not enter the program the day I came, and I left saying some very hateful words to all that were
“When I pause, and think about my life now, I must remember where I came from and how I got here. I can truly say that without the guidance of the Holy Spirit and DAP, I wouldn’t be here today. The memories of my arrival at DAP are still very fresh in my mind, even
Before leaving the prison on May 3, 1998, Rick asked the Lord to find him a Seventh-day Adventist inpatient recovery program with the same guidelines as he had in prison. His prayer was answered on the day of his release. He was brought to DAP by a prison administrator with only the clothes on his
As I arrived at DAP, my heart was full of shame, disgust and bitterness. After being here for 17 months, I can honestly and truly say that DAP is the best thing I have done to turn my whole life around. Through God’s grace, love and mercy, He placed me here in a place where
After 30+ years of drug use, I know if I continued on the road that I was on, it would lead to jail or death. I had lost everything that should have meant something to me – wife, family, children, jobs. I could have stayed in my hometown and went to any treatment program. However,
I used to follow a path of destruction by using drugs. These substances altered my mind so that I would not have to feel the pain of not having a job or a relationship with my family. I had nothing to look forward to. My choices were death or prison. Today I have a relationship