“I’ve only been a part of this community for a few months.  And at first I was highly skeptical it was going to help me, but it is. I feel more centered, more grounded. More connected, more integrated. God is slowly and surely working on me and reminding me of who I am, using this Christ-centered, intentional community.”

"Before Awaken, I was engaged in periods of watching pornography, lustful thoughts, and habitual masturbation. I tried so hard to stop on my own but always ended up failing miserably.…I hated myself for it. Awaken has given me a safe community to bring these dark sins to light, brothers to lean on in temptation, and tools to recognize the addictive cycle and how to be free of sin's grip. I can happily say now that I have been free of those addictive behaviors for months."

“We just celebrated our 29^th wedding anniversary this weekend. I cannot believe what I almost lost.…Awaken was a time and a place where I truly started to see the Gospel was written for me, a sex addict, it was my story. It was a solid foundation for my recovery program. Three and a half years later I still reference the materials and recall the key quotes. I am grateful for the program and the men who built the materials.”

“Using what I learned in Awaken, living in community and accountability, and relying on the power of God who lives within me, I found sustained healing from not only my sexual addiction, but also from all other ungodly patterns that eroded my identity in Christ. The Scottish writer Bruce Marshall said, ‘The young man who rings the bell at the brothel is unconsciously looking for God.’ I was that man. Today, I live in freedom I once thought never possible thanks to this amazing ministry!"