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In 72 hours our son, will graduate!!! This will not be your average celebration. This is huge. He has successfully come through 2 and 1\/2 years of invaluable counseling from an incredible program with some of the most caring, loving, giving mentors we’ve ever come across.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These folks saved our child’s life by offering tools to live by<\/em> – as he choses. The counselors at Insight<\/strong> have been consistent and focused on a daily basis. They truly understand the kids they work with because, they too went through recovery as teens. As nuts as I thought some of the program’s antics were, each event has had a purpose. Crazy hours, wacky group hang-outs, and addict-to-addict mentoring. All part of their format.<\/p>\n

Counselor’s also share and empathetically listen on a daily basis… constantly encouraging, yet never enabling. All this showed us, over time, a better way to do life. Believe it or not, I thank God daily for this uncomfortable journey He’s taken us on. It’s opened my eyes to so, so much and it’s made an incredible person of our son! I like to think it has changed me too. I am especially grateful for all those God put in our path to love.<\/p>\n

Thank you, \u00a0Jeanine, <\/em>for the direction on who to call\u00a0in our moment of crisis. To Marcos Sanchez<\/em>– who met us and directed us to Insight. For Insight’s amazing director, Matt Myers,<\/em>\u00a0patiently explaining the program and calming our fears. The incredibly talented counselor, Talbot<\/em>! To wise Mike<\/em>– challenging our kid to be the leader he is. And all the countless families in the program housing and feeding our son and allowing us to reciprocate. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Lastly, to the sponsors<\/em> and safety net<\/em> crew that stayed close and listened, offering, “You can do this, I did.”<\/em> Thank you!<\/strong> You have all been part of growing a lost soul into the man he was created to be! This is\u00a0my celebration. This is what I longed for- He is the God who brings the dead back to life.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0He calls you worthy to save.<\/p>\n

ForGlorySake!\u00a0<\/strong>–Anna<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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