Kim Allen.JPGKim Allen - Counselor
Kim has worked at the Lakeland Teen Challenge since August 2003. She counsels and shares the love of God to the young ladies in our program. She graduated from Southeastern University in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. When younger, Kim went through a few turbulent teenage years after her parents divorced. She was angry, rebellious and miserable. With much hesitation, she started going to church with her mom and soon realized that she needed a savior. After surrendering her heart to God and accepting Jesus Christ as her personal savior, she quickly starting moving forward and found healing in her own personal life. She personally understands the turmoil that each girl is going through. In the past, Kim and her husband have worked as youth leaders and now Kim’s husband is one of the staff pastors at their church. Kim resides in Bartow, Florida and is married to an amazing man and has two handsome little boys.





 




Jennifer Baisden.jpgJennifer Baisden
Jennifer grew up in the small town of Richlands, VA. She became a Christian at a young age, and during her teenage years she completely dedicated her life to serving Christ. During high school, she became interested in the idea of becoming a missionary to other countries, and while in college God put it in her heart to someday work with Global Teen Challenge. She graduated from Southeastern University in 2006 with a Bachelors Degree in Church Ministry - Missions. According to Ms. Baisden, "I decided to start learning about Teen Challenge while in college by volunteering at the Lakeland Girls Home. I loved it so much that after graduation I stayed in Florida to work at the center as Direct Care Staff. It is definitely God's will that I am here. I couldn't resist Him, because leading people to Christ is what I live for. So until God calls me elsewhere, or around the world, I'm here and loving it!"








Tammy Cowey.jpgTammy Cowey 
I have served in my home church in different ministries since I was 12 years old. I knew God was calling me into full-time ministry and that there was more for my life. At the age or 24, I left home to attend Brownsville Revival School of Ministry where I obtained an AA in Practical Ministry and an Ordination with FIRE (Fellowship for International Revival and Evangelism). In 2002, I left Pensacola to work for Teen Challenge here in Lakeland. I worked at this campus for 3 years, starting as a Direct Care staff and then moving up to Program Manager. During that time, I saw many young, hurting girls come in looking for someone to accept them. This is where they found the love of Jesus that transformed their lives. Each girl comes in the center broken, and each leaves whole. In 2005 I moved back to Miami to spend time with my family and pursue ministry in my home church, but I was called back to Winter Haven and the Teen Challenge family in May of 2008. At this moment, I am in such awe of the Lord and His love for me. Now I can't wait to see what else the Lord has in store for me, the girls, and the staff here on our Lakeland campus!


Dale Key is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Family Life Educator. I obtained my Bachelor's of Liberal Studies from Barry University. I later attended Nova University where I obtained a Master of Science in Psychology. After completing my Master, I spent several years working with adolescents and their families dealing with substance abuse and behavior problems, in a residential setting. My philosophy is to provide an innovative alternative to provide an innovative alternative to traditional counseling, in a supportive learning and counseling environment, while fostering independence.


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