WELL, BLUE AND GOLD ARE THE
SIGNATURE COLORS.
THEY REPRESENT MINNESOTA
ADULT AND TEEN CHALLENGE.
IT'S AIMED TO RESTORE LIFE TO
THOSE ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR
ALCOHOL.
AS SUSAN-ELIZABETH LITTLEFIELD
SHOWS US, IT'S A PLACE THAT
HARBORED A VERY UNLIKELY STORY
FOR SHAWN AND TAMMY.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING FIRST.
Reporter: THE CHEMISTRY IS
CLEAR BUT FOR A LONG TIME THEY
WERE A VOLATILE COMBINATION.
THINGS WERE SAID THAT WERE
VERY HURTFUL.
WE WOULD DO THINGS THAT WERE
DANGEROUS AND SAD.
Reporter: WHEN THEY MET, THE
TWO HAD SHORE DID PASTS.
POT, ALCOHOL, YOU NAME IT.
I WOULD DO NYING.
I HAD BEEN IN THE, 10
TREATMENT -- 9, 10 TREATMENTS.
I STRUGGLED WITH ALCOHOL.
Reporter: THE LANDLORD AND
POLICE OFFICERS WERE REGULAR
VISITS.
TAMMY WOULD STAY UP FOR SIX
DAYS STRAIGHT FUELED BY METH.
SHAWN WOULD RELY ON SHOT AFTER
SHOT OF VODKA.
FOR YEARS THEY MANAGERRED TO
HIDE IT FROM THEIR EMPLOYERS
AND KIDS UNTIL IT BECAME TOO
OBVIOUS.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER 13
YEARS.
THEN OUR DAUGHTER CAME TO US
AND SAID CAN YOU PLEASE STOP.
I NEED HELP WITH MY KIDS.
Reporter: THEY ENTERED
MINNESOTA ADULT AND TEEN
CHALLENGE.
I WAS LITERALLY AT THE POINT
THAT I SAID I DON'T CARE.
I DON'T CARE IF WE'RE TOGETHER.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OF US.
I DON'T CARE IF I DIE.
THERE WAS NO HOPE.
WHEN I SAY HOPELESSNESS, IT
WAS THE EPITOME OF
HOPELESSNESS.
OVER THE CRIER THAT CHANGED.
JUST THE LOVE AND
COMPASSION.
Reporter: THE COUPLE TOOK
TIME APART TO HEAL THEMSELVES,
GROWING IN THEIR CHRISTIAN
FAITH AND LEARNING HOW TO MAKE
SOBER LIFE STICK.
THAT'S WHAT'S SO UNIQUE.
WE DON'T JUST SAY, OKAY.
YOU SPENT A YEAR HERE.
YOU'RE FREE TO G WE HAVE SOME
EXPECTATIONS AND FOR THEM IN
ORDER TO GRADUATE, A SUPPORT
GROUP, A MENTOR, A JOB, A SAFE
PLACE TO LIVE.
Reporter: THEY FOUND ALL OF
THOSE THINGS.
THEY'RE BOTH NOW STAFF MEMBERS,
COACHING MEN AND WOMEN IN THE
PROGRAM THAT THEY ADORE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I'LL EVER
STOP WORKING THERE.
I LOVE THIS MINISTRY WITH ALL
MY HEART.
I'M ON THE FRONT LINES EVERY
DAY WITH THESE WOMEN.
I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER
WAY.
Reporter: SHE DIDN'T JUST
GET A JOB UPON GRAWSMGHTS SHE
ALSO GOT A RING.
THEY TIED THE KNOT.
THIS HELPED ME IT.
SAVED MY LIFE.
IT SAVED HIS LIFE.
WE CHANGED OUR LIFE AND NOW
WE'VE CHANGED OUR CHILDREN'S
LIFE AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN'S
LIFE.
Reporter: NOW 85% OF THE
GRADUATES OF THE 13 MONTH
PROGRAM KEEP JOBS ONCE THEY'RE
OUT.
THAT'S AN UNUSUALLY HIGH
SUCCESS RATE AND THESE TWO
RIGHT HERE MIGHT LOOK FAMILIAR,
THESE TWO LOVE BIRDS RIGHT
HERE.
THE HAPPY COUPLE WOULD LOVE IT
TAKE YOUR CALL F YOU WOULD LIKE
TO HELP, CALL 800-542-9226.
YOU CAN CALL RIGHT NOW.
I THINK TAMMY'S GOT A CALL,
PERFECT.
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