When Hannah was eight years old, she started acting out in school. She began to have outbursts in class and would disobey her teachers. She received an in-school suspension for her behavior, and after her third grade year, her parents decided to pull her out of public school. Though in a different environment, Hannah’s behavior persisted. Hannah’s brother was born around this time, and adjustments were made as a little one entered the family. Hannah adored her brother an

September 8th marked 55 years of ministry at Christian Encounter. Staff, students, and interns gathered together to look back at what the Lord has done and hear stories of God’s guidance and faithfulness in the early years. But we don’t have to look to the distant past to see clear examples of the Lord’s care for this ministry. Last December we made a fundraising push for $45K for the down payment on a house to use as a Guys’ Transition House. We far surpassed our goal a

Grace Bunn (left) rejoined the staff as Girls’ House Leader last month as Danika Young (right) transitioned out in preparation for her wedding in late September to staff member Paxton Fitzpatrick. Grace can see the Lord’s hand guiding her in her twenties—first coming as an intern, transitioning into the role of Girls’ House Leader, then going home to Alabama before returning to CER at the start of the year. Grace served another stint of internship before assuming the role of

Starting the school year in a newly renovated spacious classroom has been such a gift to our students and school staff. We look forward to using this space for years to come!