I am a former student. How has New Horizons helped me in my life? I believe this experience was a springboard into my adult life. My life at the time I entered New Horizons was very unsatisfying. I was very empty and alone on the inside. I often compare my life to a campfire that was burnt out, nothing but 1 or 2 hot coals were in the pit. God used New Horizons to come along and kick my coals around and the fire was restored. The fire burnt brighter, higher, and hotter than ever before.

In the summer of 1998, my parents sent me off to “the program” in Canada. I have found that what I thought would be the worst experience of life, was the best thing that has ever happened to me. My relationship with my parents now is unbelievable. We are able to get along, not just because we have to, but because we want to. My relationship with God improves more and more. Of course I mess up, like everyone, but I am now able to realize mistakes and work on them.This may sound weird, but a part of me misses Canada so much. My time there was well spent. I would like to say thank you for the time and energy that the staff has put in me. They truly are blessings from God!

Melissa Reents

I am a former student of Escuela Caribe and New Horizons Academy and am very grateful for the time I spent there and for the relationships that I made. Living in the Dominican Republic and attending Escuela Caribe was a great life changing experience for me. Of course I hated it in the beginning, but grew to love the people around me. While at Escuela Caribe I learned about self-control, the value of hard work & discipline, how to build strong relationships, the importance of relationships, how to trust others, treating others with respect, character building, and the value of integrity; my list could go on. I was able to regain control of my conscience that I had lost prior to Escuela Caribe. I am very thankful for the loving and caring people that surrounded me daily.

Dear NHA Staff and Students, Wazzup?! It’s cold in Georgia! I thought that it was warm year-round. Basic Training is fun. We started our third week of training yesterday. We have learned a lot of cool stuff so far, such as plotting grid coordinates, radio operation, several creeds to live by, among other things… I’ll be sure to send pictures of me in my uniform and of my graduation. I ask for your prayers, especially because I graduate in April and that is when the next switch is for troops deployed in Iraq. There’s a high chance that I will be in Iraq within a month of graduation from training. Thank you all and God bless.

Sincerely,
PVT Lawrence Lobdell III