Rev. Bradley W. Wanhala
Meet the Staff of Savannah MBTC
Our staff have all been through the residential program themselves. They receive no salary but serve as missionaries, giving their lives back to the Lord by reaching out to others. We typically have around ten full counselors on staff, along with the directors and a handful of junior counselors, which provides many opportunities for one-on-one counseling and mentoring. They live and work at the center among the residents, helping each person build a relationship with the Lord while adding structure and support to daily life.
The Assistant Executive Director at each center works directly with the Executive Director to train the staff, oversee the general condition of the buildings, raise the necessary funding, and teach and counsel. Reverend Bradley W. Wanhala is the Assistant Executive Director of Savannah Mission Bible Training Center. Brad came to Savannah from the Michigan center in 2004, following God’s call to help others.
Rev. Victor Adair
Reverend Victor Adair is the Executive Director of Mission Teens, Inc., and oversees the Savannah center. He travels the country year-round, providing oversight and leadership to the many centers. Since the passing of founder Jim Bracken, the men and women who worked alongside him and caught his vision for helping others have faithfully carried it forward. Jim told us the ministry would continue as long as we continued to love one another.
Mission Teens has seen many changes and improvements over the past fifty years, yet the curriculum and format remain the same in every center. Jim and Isabelle “Boydie” Bracken were led to seek a lasting solution for the men and women they were ministering to out of their home. They found a former hotel in the rural town of Norma, New Jersey, and it became the first Mission Teens center. Fifteen years later they were given an 88-acre ranch in Alabama, and the ministry expanded from there. We recently opened our twentieth location as the need for this work continues to grow.
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A Life-Changing Ministry
The purpose of Mission Teens, Inc. is to witness unto Jesus Christ in the world, in the power of the Holy Spirit, with a particular emphasis on young people but not to the exclusion of anyone. We know that Jesus Christ is the answer to everyone’s needs. We will provide any and all facilities necessary to evangelize, educate, and disciple any person spiritually, physically, vocationally, and psychologically as the Holy Spirit of God leads and directs. We reserve the right to engage in any business we feel led to enter into to further the purpose of this mission. This organization is to be nonprofit, supported by God through people as He works individually in their hearts, primarily purposed in proclaiming Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory and honor.
Drafted in 1969, this mission statement has provided the framework to lead men and women nationwide into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and freedom from addiction.