A love story inspired by God.

My name is Kyle Kamarunas and I’m 22 years old from West Chester, PA. I’m the oldest of 2 younger brothers and a younger sister; I grew up in church with both my parents. I remember growing up my dad was an alcoholic and it took a lot out on our family. One day when things were at the worst my Mom and Dad seperated. This was really hard on me; my grades slipped and I felt like my family was torn apart. I started hanging with older guys, partying all the time and not coming home. Eventually I went off the deep end and got into hard drugs, started robbing places, stealing anything I could to get my fix for the day. I was hooked on heroine at 18 years old and had nowhere to live, no one wanted me around. Down the road my dad ended up getting saved and changing his life around. He told me about Freedom Village but at first I thought it would be just like any other rehab, but when I went I saw hope and change through the people there. Within 2 weeks of coming I fell on my knees and asked Jesus into my heart, I knew the weight was off my shoulders from all the sin I had been dragging around. I moved up in the program, graduated high school and got on staff. I’ve had the opportunity to work with the other guys in the dorm and travel in one of our singing groups. Since then God has done so much more than I could have ever imagined. I met Jenn here at Freedom Village and a short time later Jenn and I were married Oct 25, 2008. We have been blessed more than we could ever deserve. We just moved into our first house and now we’re serving God together in the Ministry, all because of Christ.

My name is Jenn and I am 23 years old from Ontario Canada. I grew up as an only child and in school I didn’t really have many friends, I didn’t know how to fit in with my peers. As I got older, wanting to have friends I started drinking, smoking and fooling around with boys. By the time high school came I started piercing myself all over and dressing in a provocative way, the drinking turned to drugs and the relationship I had with my parents was falling apart. In my heart I was hardened to God’s love; I didn’t think I deserved Him. Piercings turned to cutting, and cutting became an addiction I couldn’t control. I was in an abusive relationship and all I felt was hate and emptiness, there was no purpose to my life and I thought I would never become anything. Thankfully my mom and grandma’s prayers were stronger than any way I had felt and I finally came to a breaking point in my life. One of my friends reached out to help me when I was 18 years old by telling me about Freedom Village. After entering into the program only 4 days later, on Jan 22, 2004 I accepted Christ into my life as my personal Savior. I was shown a different kind of love I had never felt before, the love of Christ. Everything on the outside had changed when I walked in the doors of Freedom Village, now my heart was changing too. God didn’t stop there, He knew my heart’s desire and I was able to start working in the intake dept. answering the phone of the very same line that I called that day. Now I have been working at Freedom Village 5 years, and I have had the opportunity to graduate high school, get on staff and travel all over with one of our singing groups. God has answered my prayers of having a husband who loves me and a family one day. Kyle and I were able to stay pure during our dating relationship, and for both of us this was the first time we had done things the right way. Without Christ in our hearts this would have never been possible, and we wouldn’t have the hope that we have today.