Operation Rebirth Christian Academy

Hi there, how are you this fine day? Well, I wanted to get in touch with you and give a testimony of how your School impacted my life. Well, my name is Michael C., I was there at Operation Rebirth for a year and a half in the 90's. Jim Brian was the guy we'd come back from home visits and talk to about how it went. Roger Phipps was the teacher and Larry and Rose were the dorm parents back then. I admit that back then it was a hard thing to accept that I was sent there. Now looking back that was probably some of the best times of my life. We got to do so many things that in this day and society most kids wouldn't even get to dream of doing. Things that build character and build you up to be a better man when you're older. The experiences I had as a young man have stuck with me all through my life. I remember all the boys there we were like brothers a big family. We got to do so many exciting things. We learned how to build things in shop class and how to butcher our meats. Raise Chickens, cows, pigs, and even sheep. I remember learning structure and discipline. We hated it then but carrying buckets of manure to the end of the pasture from the compost pile was actually a good time to reflect on how doing whatever you did to get there was wrong and also a great time to talk to God. The Bible studies we had with Larry were so much of important, they taught how we need God to be a part of our lives! That without him we cannot overcome anything. It planted in my heart and seed that though it took a while to grow, kept me close to God. It taught me character, and how to be more like Christ but more so on how to live life successfully in the world and succeed. I want the kids and parents out there to know that this school is an awesome place though it may seem like a punishment to the boys it's not. When you get older you will realize how many tools you were given by being there and how much it means later in life. I thank Jim Brian for taking the time he did to raise men from hardened boys. I am a man of God because of this place and God's hand upon me. I am now a youth Bible study teacher and am a part of the kingdom of God and his ministry. I have a wonderful wife and great kids though there grown now. On top of all that, I am a grandfather of a beautiful little girl. This place gave me access to things that in my life have made me a stronger Christian and a Greater man. Thank you for that.Sincerely, Michael C