No story isbeyond hope.
I'm David Rosenblum, a U.S. Missionary serving with Teen Challenge at Heartland Boys Academy in Georgia and Kentucky, showing up week after week for teenage boys whose stories are being rewritten by Jesus.
The Stories
Five young men, five new stories.
Teen Challenge
About Teen Challenge
Teen Challenge began in 1958, when a young pastor named David Wilkerson left his country pulpit for the streets of New York City to reach teenagers in gangs that most people had written off. That outreach grew into Adult & Teen Challenge, a network of Christ-centered programs across the United States and around the world, serving adults and young people facing addiction and other life-controlling challenges.
Heartland Boys Academy
Heartland Boys Academy is part of that family—a structured, faith-based residential program for boys ages 12–17 who are struggling with behavior, emotional challenges, family conflict, or destructive patterns. Students live on campus with staff, attend a fully accredited academy, and follow a daily rhythm where academics, counseling, mentoring, spiritual guidance, and everyday responsibilities work together. The program is designed to address root causes, not just symptoms, and families are walked with from the first call through the return home.
- 12–15 month program
- Real change takes time, so the program runs a minimum of twelve months, with some students staying up to fifteen.
- Accredited academics
- Students attend a fully licensed academy with coursework individualized to their level, so they keep making progress—dual enrollment may be available for advanced students.
- Daily mentorship
- One-on-one support and daily accountability with experienced mentors through the PSNL (Personal Studies for New Life in Christ) framework.
- Christian counseling
- One-on-one counseling, group mentoring, outdoor activities, team challenges, and community meals—a clinically informed approach rooted in faith.
- Family reintegration
- Staff work with each family on a long-term care plan before a student leaves, with continued support available through Hope Counseling.
Three pathways
Each young man arrives with his own story. Some are working through family conflict, anger, or destructive patterns; others simply need structure and a fresh start. They are teenagers—funny, guarded, talented, and worth knowing—and Heartland gives them room to grow.
An Invitation
Help change the story.
As a U.S. Missionary, my ministry is funded entirely by people and churches who give through Assemblies of God U.S. Missions. Monthly partnership is what keeps me on campus — the chapel nights, the guitar lessons, the hard conversations, and the mentoring that continues long after graduation.
Contact
I’d love to hear from you.
Whether you’re interested in learning more about the ministry, exploring partnership, inviting me to your church, or simply have a question or prayer request, I’d love to connect.
Send me a message, and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
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