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Over the years, I’ve taken on many roles including teacher, counselor, intake coordinator, court liaison, assistant director, and program director. I’ve helped build GED programs, trained staff, and led audit preparations. I also have experience in outreach, recovery ministry, hospital work, and pastoring.

As a former student at the Florida ATC, I experienced God’s transformative power firsthand. I helped in the office and with the GED program, and it deepened my calling.

I love meeting people, learning new skills, and finding strength through challenges. My hope for every student is that they grow in God, prepare for real life, and know they are loved. My vision is to expand outreach, especially in prisons, and to equip others to carry the torch. I believe in overcoming hardships—and I don’t give up.

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Loren spent several years serving in pastoral ministry before returning to Sonrise Adult & Teen Challenge as Program Manager. Recently, his journey came full circle when he was entrusted with the opportunity to lead the very program that once helped transform his life.

Loren is passionate about seeing God take the “worst of the worst” and transform them into world changers through discipleship.

“I am called to make disciples out of those the world has given up on. My main focus at Sonrise is creating a quality classroom and spiritual environment where students’ lives can be transformed. My hope is that every man who enters our program will be confronted with the good news of Jesus Christ and surrender to His loving hands.”

Loren has been married for 27 years and is the proud father of six beautiful children.

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Over a span of ten years, Kathy has fostered 39 children. She is the adoptive mother of eight and the proud grandmother of 11. Her favorite part of working with Adult & Teen Challenge is witnessing women develop a personal relationship with Jesus and experience freedom from addiction and other life-controlling issues. “I love seeing them become successful women and healthy mothers. It’s amazing to watch them reunite with their children and raise them to know Christ. One of the unique aspects of our center is that we accept pregnant women. They can bring their babies home from the hospital and live with them on-site. We also collaborate with families and DHS to support moms working toward reunification. While we don’t initially bring children in with their mothers, we believe it’s important for the women to first focus on their own healing.” In addition to her passion for ministering to women, moms, and children, God has also given Kathy a heart for restoration students—those who have completed a program but continue to struggle. Her hope for every woman entering Freedom House is that she would develop a deep, intimate relationship with the Lord, receive the deliverance she needs, and never return to the lifestyle that once held her captive.

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Raised in central Texas, Peter’s early creative pursuits were shaped by a search for meaning that eventually led him to a personal encounter with God while journaling during mission trips to Africa and India. That moment transformed his life and purpose, shifting his work from self-expression to a mission-driven passion to tell redemptive stories that reflect grace and truth. Now, alongside his wife—whom he married in 2021—Peter continues to use his gifts to inspire, uplift, and communicate the heart of the Gospel through media.

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