Summary

SummaryI’m Curtis Barnes, and by age 12 I was hooked on drugs after losing my mom to leukemia and seeing my dad in handcuffs at her funeral. 😔 At 13, my pastor-uncle led me to Christ, but I drifted back into a life of addiction—selling and using heroin, meth, and cocaine daily, landing in jail repeatedly. 🚔 In a cold cell in May 1998, reading about the Big Bang stirred a deep spiritual awakening. I prayed the sinner’s prayer again and felt relief flood my heart. 🙏 Months later, my grandmother’s support led me to Teen Challenge in Colfax, Iowa. Against all odds, I finished the program in February 2000. I walked out with two bags, went to Omaha, found a job, married Teresa, raised five kids and now co-direct the Omaha Reentry House and Beatrice Women’s Center. Life transformed by His grace—there is always hope! ✨

Meet Curtis Barnes! Another great member of the #ATC Team with a powerful testimony!

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Time Chapters
 
02:43 First encounter with Jesus
03:01 Falling back into addiction
08:56 Awakening in jail cell
12:04 Sinner’s prayer in prison
15:16 Teen Challenge program finish
15:41 New life & ministry in Omaha
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𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲, a division of Adult & Teen Challenge of the Midlands, is one of the most successful recovery programs in the world. The biggest difference between us and more traditional recovery programs is our focus on Christ. We whole-heartedly depend on Christ-centered teaching and Biblical principles to be a guiding light that reveals darkness and results in genuine healing from difficult life issues and painful addictions. ⠀ Unlike short-term rehab centers that focus on treating your addiction, we require a year-long commitment that helps you get to the root of your pain and confront destructive choices and self-sabotaging behavior. Through a Bible-based curriculum, you’ll learn how to apply God’s Word to your life. The longer duration gives you a safe place to establish a new “normal”— assured of the love of God and under the guidance of Biblical principles.
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