Student #1 Continued

She started to become incoherent. We called 911 and she was rushed to the hospital. That night I attempted suicide and felt the worst I had ever felt before. My sister took care of my brother and me while she was in the hospital. My sister’s lifestyle only got me into a lot more trouble. Her and her husband drank and smoked all the time. My brother and I just continued down the wrong road with them. There was a night I got very drunk. It was just my brother, my sister’s husband, and I. My brother had gone off to bed and left just the two of us alone. He started to kiss me and forced me to the ground. I couldn’t fight back because I was too weak from the alcohol. That night I became a completely different girl. I felt disgusted with everything about myself. My aunt noticed how bad I started to behave. She started looking for a place to send me, so I could get some help. I had already been sent to mental hospitals, but that never helped. It had to be something different.

She found a place called [ Lighthouse Christian Academy]. It was a girl’s Christian boarding school in Jay, Florida. I left on October 22, 2004. When I got there the people were very welcoming to me. At first I felt uncomfortable, but in a few months it became a home to me. They based everything on God’s Word. We had church Sunday and Wednesday nights, and went to Bible class every day.

I didn’t get saved until June 12, 2005. I had said I was many times before, but I wasn’t. When I did receive