Hello, my name is Tandra. Before I came to Teen Challenge my life was a complete disaster. I started using meth when I was 17 years old, right after my son Keiler was born. Once I started I just couldn’t stop. I loved this drug and what it did for me. It gave me confidence that I never had before. It made me lose weight fast when I have struggled with weight my entire life. It gave me energy to keep up with my son and then some. I was invincible. I could do anything and everything! But…it also destroyed mine and my family’s life.

“Going to Teen Challenge Montana Women’s Outreach was the best thing I could have done for myself.  I came to better understand that God’s grace is always there to cover me.”

My family prayed for me for 15 years to go to Teen Challenge. I remember Teen Challenge coming to our church many times! In 2007 I finally entered the program and I graduated in 2008! When I arrived at TC, I felt like I had come home. I had a peace that surpassed all understanding. Jesus Christ restored my life from the pit of hell. I had suffered from meth addiction for 15 years. I had a broken life and family.

Hello my name is Savannah, I am 22 years old and the oldest of three. From the beginning I was raised in a broken home; my father was sent to prison when I was only four years old. Before I was five years old I had been sexually abused and my whole perception of life was altered. Growing up I was teased and put down—I felt as though I was never good enough. By the age of 17 I found myself entering into heavy drug abuse.

My journey to Teen Challenge was a very trying and intense time in my life. Growing up I had always excelled in athletics, whether it was baseball, football, or even basketball. At the age of 10 I got really involved in baseball and found my identity in that. Succeeding in sports seemed to please everyone around me, so if they were happy I was happy.

My life was a real big mess. I had lost my family, my car, my house, everything, including myself. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. In jail I hit my knees, opened my bible and cried out to God. Since I’ve trusted Jesus I am rebuilding my life with my mom and my kids. I have put God first in my life and I am 70 days clean. Thank you Jesus! —T.

The Tri-Cities Women's Jail Outreach ministers to women incarcerated in the Tri-Cities area.

”There have been a couple of moments since I graduated that I have longed to come back to Teen Challenge.  I cherished my time there; it was a sanctuary for me.”

Jody entered Teen Challenge Montana Women’s Outreach in January of 2010 and successfully completed the program in January of 2011.  After completion Jody returned to her home state of South Dakota.

My name is Becky and I was born in Hermiston Oregon as a result of an affair. I’ve never felt like I was wanted. I felt like as I entered the world I destroyed my dad’s family. So my whole life I’ve strived for meaning, belonging and love. All I’ve wanted is to be accepted.

My name is Brandi.  I was addicted to methamphetamines and heroin for a very long time. I was prescribed Ritalin and Xanax back in college that I took for twelve years. My son was removed from my care three months after he was born because of my drug addiction. The life I was living was nothing short of a nightmare. I was so depressed for so many years because of choices I made along the way. Finding the will to get out of bed, at times, seemed almost impossible. The thought of it would literally torment me.

“I saw the words ‘positive thinking’ on some Teen Challenge materials and knew that I had to get there.  My cell mate arranged with her lawyer to help me.  I wasn't prepared for the power behind those positive words; at Teen Challenge I met the Living Word.”