Founders
Rick Wagner has personally experienced the chains of alcoholism and the effects of drugs on children and families and now has big heart after God. Sharon’s background includes a 15-year addiction to cocaine which she overcame in 1987 with the love of God and the discipline of Teen Challenge. While at the Walter Hoving Home in New York, Sharon received a vision to provide a home for women – a place of safety and healing. For many years, Rick has had a vision to birth a City of Refuge in Lakeland Georgia to see men and their families healed and set free from addiction. In 2005, out of a passion to bring healing and freedom to women struggling with alcohol, drugs and abuse, Rick and Sharon founded South Georgia House of Hope. Today that same passion resides as Evans Memorial Camp is established. Together they have five children and fourteen grandchildren. Through the power of prayer and Gods love they have witnessed the transformation of their family's lives, and are honored to pave the way for other generations to experience restoration. They began a journey of faith that will last a lifetime.
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Directors
Rick and Stephany Wagner both come from a past of addiction and have experienced God’s redemption. Rick graduated the program at Dunklin, went through their Servant Leadership Training and served on staff for three years. He is an Ordained Minister and has served in the Men's Program at Dunklin, the Kids Church, and the Men's Program at Martin County Jail. He has an AS Degree in Theology from Freedom Seminary. Since moving to Georgia Rick was involved with the Youth at Southland Church, and Kairos Prison Ministry. Presently Rick is the Director of Evans Memorial Camp. Stephany graduated from the Refuge Ranch and The Women’s Refuge of Vero Beach. She continued with a two year Discipleship Program and has worked with the Outreach Program called “Shine Girls” at Care Net Pregnancy Center. She has her AS degree in Human Services and serves as a Mentor at South Georgia House of Hope and is the Administrative Director at Evans Memorial Camp. Rick and Stephany have four children, Gloryana Jubilee Rose Wagner, Richard William Titus Wagner, Ziel Gideon Sloan Wagner, and enjoy visits with Rick's older twin boys Jacob and Tyler. Together they live out of a passionate and sustaining desire to give back what they have been given.
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Staff
Craig Tanner is our Community Outreach Manager, he's been with us for 3 years. he was married to his beloved Stephanie Tanner in October. she is the Manager of Restored Treasures and teaches classes at House Of Hope. Craig works with the community to secure jobs and spread the love of Jesus! Testimony: Our relationship is completely made in Heaven and that’s the best way to describe it. We both come from a past of addiction and living a life of sin. We both learned how to have a relationship with God first in our programs. After we graduated Servant Leadership Training from House of Hope and Evans Memorial Camp, we were able to pursue a courtship with each other. We wanted to stay completely pure since we were now a new creation in Gods eyes so the first day that we kissed was on our wedding day. We are now able to pour into others and show them Gods goodness and faithfulness through our testimony!!
Staff Training
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Crystal and David have been married for 19 years. David is an Inner Healing teacher and crystal works in our office. together they are over family development and teach the men Anger Management and couples family recovery class. Testimony: 17 years of addiction took a tole on our marriage and family we were desperate for change we knew Jesus as our savior but at Evans we learned to make him Lord God has called us to Evans to serve the men and women who he sends. we get to fallowing him on this exciting journey grateful for his faithfulness. he truly is restoring the years the locust have eaten. Joel 2:25-32
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Servant Leadership Training
The Servant Leadership Training program provides the experiences needed to be an effective leader by
following Jesus Christ. It is a 1 year commitment. Both word and example are principles of servanthood. This is the heart and core of living out His life by His spirit within us. To bring forth and raise up men who have been called by God.
Purpose:
The main purpose of Servant Leadership Training program is to help those who have a call on their lives to
test, train, and develop the skills, gifts, talents and most of all character. In time, the process with reveal a
need either for ongoing training here on staff or a vision for ministry elsewhere in the Body of Christ.
Commitment, Class Room Participation, Hands-On Ministry Assignments, and Family Recovery (if married)
following Jesus Christ. It is a 1 year commitment. Both word and example are principles of servanthood. This is the heart and core of living out His life by His spirit within us. To bring forth and raise up men who have been called by God.
Purpose:
The main purpose of Servant Leadership Training program is to help those who have a call on their lives to
test, train, and develop the skills, gifts, talents and most of all character. In time, the process with reveal a
need either for ongoing training here on staff or a vision for ministry elsewhere in the Body of Christ.
Commitment, Class Room Participation, Hands-On Ministry Assignments, and Family Recovery (if married)
