Dr. Abraham Varghese was a medical doctor and was a drug abuser for 8 years. A radical encounter with the Love of God totally transformed his life. When God changed his life he was baptized in Ludhiana in 1988. He studied 4 years in A.G. Bible College in New Delhi. Dr Varghese founded Lucknow Teen Challenge on 8th July 1996.

Seeing mental illness, drugs, and addiction stealing the lives of men and devastating families, Teen Challenge began to provide residential care.

163 former drug addicts repented, saved from lives of drug abuse, graduated and living normal lives with their families.

1) 37 graduates went on to study in Seminar

2) 16 of them became pastors in India and 3 in Nepal

3) 7 of the graduates are working in Lucknow TC

4) 6 of the graduates are studying in Theological Seminaries today

5) 16 of them got job in private organizations

6) 3  of them got job abroad ,Dubai, Seoul,Canada

7) 3  graduates started  their own business

8) 2  joined university for higher studies.

9) One graduate is pioneering a new Teen Challenge in Nepal. 

MIRACLES YOU CAN SEE

Sunny LAKARA  -  -2013  BATCH

Was born in a Lutheran Christian home-----when he was studying for his mechanical engineering in first year he started using heroin (smack)  and in his second year he mixed marijuana with heroin so it effected a chemical imbalance in his brain and developed schizophrenic symptoms.

He was dismissed from the engineering college and heard about us through a pastor and came to Teen Challenge. Miraculously the Lord healed him without medicine, repented, saved, and now studying in Lucknow Theological college first year B.Th.

2. SIMEON MARANDI----2013 BATCH

Born and brought up in a nominal Christian family. His father divorced his mother when he was 8 years old. He started using marijuana when he was in 1o th class and switched over to narcotic tablets. He was dismissed from school and the hostel in Bangalore. He was admitted in a mental hospital --thee I met him and brought him to Teen Challenge, stayed one year, repented, saved, baptized, now studying second year student in A.G. bible college in Bangalore.

3. ANUP THAPA-----2013  BATCH

He was born and brought up in  a  village in Nepal .His grandmother used to make alcohol in the home and was using it . when he was 9 years old she gave him alcohol to drink the first time. He started with alcohol then switched on to marijuana then to heroin and later in to injections. He was admitted in 4 other government rehabilitation centres. One pastor brought him to teen challenge---stayed one year, repented  ,saved from drug abused life style----now studying WORD OF LIFE SEMINARY IN LUCKNOW

4. ANKUR  KUMAR---2012 BATCH

He is born and brought in Delhi  and studied up to 9 th class --started on alcohol---started stealing----was in jail---case against him in court. His mother brought him to teen challenge--stayed one year, repented, saved from drugs-----now studying in second year in LUCKNOW THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE.

5. EDWIN  YESUDHIN

Was an alcoholic, admitted in two other medical colleges , 8 years before the wife divorced him and took the daughter with her. He was a musician and a guitarist--going for concert occasionally ,living alone in his home. His sister in Qatar saw our website and contacted us and send him  to Lucknow Teen Challenge. two years, repented, saved, baptized  and now studying in youth with a mission  course in Lucknow.