Testimonials

My Experience with ABM Ministries
A little over a year and a half ago I became acquainted with Pastor Larry and Mr. Reed at ABM Ministries.
I had a son that was 16 at the time that had been a high achiever in all aspects of school and sports up until middle school. At that time severe problems began to arise

  I have learned several things over the past week by experience. Firstly, I have learned to fully appreciate things that are given to me.

ABM Lighthouse Christian Academy has given me a lot of opportunities. Coming from the worst part of east Dayton, Ohio was hard. For years, school has been hard for me. I was in fifth grade when my mom died, and I started to care less about school. I made some really bad choices.

  I love God and how He can change lives, and only Him. It is truly in vain if we don't allow him in to do it. Well we allowed Him in to do it with our son. March 2008, we knew that Joshua needed more. "Spiritual Discipleship", he had quite a history...but we know God has a future and a hope for him. Even our middle son came to us and said "Joshua needs to be disciple, it was confirmation. We were fed up, scared and really just want Joshua to succeed and reach his full potential and it just wasn't happening. So...for the 2-3rd time my husband and I went searching on the internet for help with troubled teens. Steve, my husband called ABM and talked to Larry and he did a brief screening and he took Joshua in, just as he was, like the "acceptance of Christ".

  For me it all started on August 2, 2004. That was my first day at ABM as a student. Like all students before me I did not want to be there. I wanted to be back home with my friends and what was important to me at the time. Little did I know that the time I spent at ABM would be for the best.

   In the past few days, while I was preparing for today, I got too relive many passion-filled memories from my days in high school. My ups and my downs, and it will all be summed up in just one speech.  It truly is a great privilege to be speaking in front of you today.  I never did think I would be giving this speech, so let's get this show on the road.

Hello, my name is Conor Trammell. I am seventeen years old, a sophomore in college and I'm a student at ABM Ministries. With the help of ABM Ministries this was possible, but it wasn't always like this.

  Growing up I never knew my real father. I had always thought that somebody else was my father until I was corrected. It hurt me more than I would ever admit because I always thought that I had to be tough. On the contrary, I had a loving mother who did everything that she could to help me have the best life that I could ever have. Still, until recently, I never realized it nor appreciated it.