What Do You Think of Me? Testimony of a 16 Year Old

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This is my daughter’s testimony, which she first read publicly in May 2010 at Teen Challenge New Hope House’s fund raiser banquet, and again at her own graduation from the program in June. She lives out what she testifies here, and has her goofy, crazy sense of humor and her own style too.

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Teens Smoking Incense to Get High

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Every morning at 6:00, my husband turns on the news. I usually drowse for another half an hour, listening to the TV as it interests me. When this story came on, I came fully awake as I was really, truly surprised. I’d not heard about this. It is disturbing.

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Teens and Alternative Drugs

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When you think about drug use, you probably think about marijuana, cocaine, meth, or pills right?  These are all illegal drugs, and teens often have easy access to them.  What if I told you that you have things in your own home that a teenager could use to get high?  Even if you

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Teen Drug Use

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This is the first in a series of drug awareness posts for parents.  Working in youth ministry, I see a lot of kids come through, from many different backgrounds.  Some of these kids show up high, although I’m sure that the number of kids we can tell are using is different from

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