Parent Testimony

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According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a testimony is:

2 a: firsthand authentication of a fact : EVIDENCE b: an outward sign c: a solemn declaration usually made orally by a witness under oath in response to interrogation by a lawyer or authorized public official
3 a: an open acknowledgment b: a public profession of religious experience

The following are testimonies of past and present Lighthouse Christian Academy parents. The names of the students have been redacted to insure their privacy. All testimonies are on file at Lighthouse Christian Academy.

I thank God for organizations like yours who help the needy youth try to find their way back to God. We were able to place our daughter in the program and after 13 months we made a financial decision even though we were counseled that our daughter was not ready to return home. This proved to be the wrong choice. Although my daughter had made a drastic change she was still not ready to come home. Within a few short months she began a downward spiral that eventually landed her in jail for drugs. Today she is doing better. She is married with several children and makes a strong effort in her relationship with God. Even though she is an adult she continues to reap the consequences of decisions made in her teen years that could have been avoided had we taken the advice of the staff and left her in the program. But God is faithful and has kept her and is now bringing her back to Him. Praise the Lord. Please feel free to share this letter with any parent who may be in the same position we were in or one who thinks their daughter is "ready" when your staff knows otherwise. It will save them a lot of money and heartache in the future and possibly the life of their daughter. God Bless You.