see him this way. With his op-tions running out, Jason en-tered Teen Challenge on May 3and decided to give his life overto God. It was a struggle atfirst, as it is never easy to kickyears of addiction and a life-style of continuous wrongchoices; however, over timeJason began to change. It be-came evident to everyone thatJesus Christ had become areality to him, and that theSpirit of God was making himinto a new creation.

Since Jason embraced thediscipleship program, he hasseen God restore his relation-ships with those he loves, asthe Lord has restored trustwor-thiness into his life. His son, hismom and step-dad are all backin his life and he is so thankful.

When 31 year-old Jason Vogtarrived at Teen Challenge inearly May this year, his life wasa train-wreck. Jason was raisedin a Christian home, but hadtrouble staying on the path hisparents tried to guide him on.When Jason’s father died about four years ago, his reliance ondrugs grew stronger, as he triedto soothe the pain of his loss.Soon he was strung out on pain

pills and dope, stealing fromfriends and family, and break-ing trust with everyone. Jasonwas discharged from the armyfor drug use in September of2010, and eventually lost hishouse, his car, and all his pos-sessions due to his habits.Though he attended a 30-dayrehab program in 2010, assoon as he was out he wasback to his old ways, as is thecase with most short-term pro-grams. His drug addiction andcriminal behavior also led tothe loss of every relationshipthat meant anything to him, aswell as serious legal charges,including: three arrests, jailtime, probation, and restitutionrequired for crimes committed.His parents gave up on himand his own son didn’t want to

A Family Re-United by Son’s Renewal in Teen Challenge

Thanks for being a part of the2011 Annual Teen ChallengeGolf Tournament. Because ofyour generous sponsorships,the tournament was the mostsuccessful ever. The weatherwas perfect, the food wasgreat, and we could not haveasked for a better crowd.Please come again May 21st,2012, and bring your golf bud-dies. We will have a fine dinner

and a live and silent auction,with bidding on art objects andsports collectibles. If you haveitems of value you would like tocontribute to this fundraiser,please contact us by phone oremail so that arrangementscan be made.

Thanks to our volunteers andcorporate sponsors, this eventcontinues to be a great time forall, and the profits go to sup-port a ministry that is consis-tently saving lives and rescuingaddicts from the streets ofBaltimore.

Please put this event on yourcalendar for Monday, May 21,2012.

The Crab Feast a SuccessOur AnnualCrab Feast,was held Fri-day, Septem-ber 16th atEastern As-sembly of God

in Dundalk, Maryland. Nearly300 people enjoyed a dinner ofsteamed crabs and all the trim-mings, including an ice creamsundae bar. Many of you en-joyed the convenience of ouronline payment capability at

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This is a quick way to get moreinformation, and reserve seats.

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Giving to Teen Challenge

Teen Challenge of Baltimore is aregistered 501(c)3 non-profitcorporation; therefore, your giftsare tax-deductible. Because ofyour generous support, we offerlow-cost services to those inneed at a fraction of the cost ofmost substance abuse andprevention programs.

Teen Challenge Needs YourEmail Address: Because of theincreasing cost of printing andpostage, wherever possible wewould like to communicatewith you via email, our web-site, Facebook, YouTube, etc.Sending your email address tous will help us communicatefaster and with less cost.

Teen Challenge of Baltimore, MarylandDecember 2011 Volume 1: Issue 6

Inside this issue:

Family Reunion 1

Golf Tournament Results 1

Crab Feast Results 1

Nicky Cruz at Banquet 2

Expansion Opportunity 2

Christmas Offering 2

Jason Vogt

Save the Date—Teen Challenge Golf TournamentMonday, May 21, 2012

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TC Expansion Opportunity

At the dinner, Director BillParks presented a challeng-ing new opportunity forgrowth: the former SalvationArmy Boy’s and Girl’s Club building on Clinton Street inEast Baltimore. It is perfectlysituated to enhance our cur-rent outreach to pre-teensand teens, as well as to pro-vide housing for up to 30more in our recovery pro-gram, where we are currentlylimited to 11 beds. This22,000 sf building has 10large rooms, a gym, showerroom, kitchen, offices, and afull basement. The askingprice is $525,000. We havemade an offer and await theresponse. There would alsobe renovation and repair

Nicky Cruz at Fall BanquetTC Balti-morehosted itsAnnual FallBenefitBanquet,

at Martin’s West, Friday, Nov. 18th. The guest-of-honorwas well-known author andspeaker, Nicky Cruz, DavidWilkerson’s first convert from the teen gangs of New York.About 200 supporters en-joyed the great meal, music,presentations from TC, andNicky’s testimony. Thanks to Joan Adams for organizingand promoting the gala, TomGuise of WRBS 95.1 Shineradio for his marketing sup-port, as well as all of ourbusiness sponsors.

costs. Please pray aboutmaking a faith pledge tosupport our goal of raising$100,000 by March 1 for thedown payment. If God is inthis, He will give the grace toraise the amount needed todo this work. We have re-ceived pledges of over$18,500 so far, please digdeep to see what God is say-ing to you.

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