Our son attended DGY for two semesters–and we are so grateful for the experience he had there. He left for DGY in the fall with no idea of what direction to take for the next chapter of life after high school; he came home in the spring with a plan.
Our son grew in so many ways in his year at DGY. He grew in knowing himself more, discovering his God-given strengths and weaknesses, while at the same time learning that others are gifted in different ways. He gained confidence in himself along with an understanding and appreciation of others’ differences.
Another area he grew in was in living in community and learning life skills through taking turns cooking, normal cleaning/upkeep of the living space, and learning to live with others/solving conflict. All valuable skills!
The most important area (in my opinion) that he grew was in his relationship with the Lord. He really enjoyed the classes taught by a variety of teachers, deep-diving into the Bible. He discovered God as his Friend that he could go to 24/7. Even though this is something he grew up “knowing”, he really “got it” at DGY.
Honestly, what initially drew our son to DGY was the adventure and travel/missions trips. And DGY delivered on this as well; they plan fun things to do and team-building activities. Not only did our son grow in the ways mentioned above, he did so in a fun and memorable way.
We are so thankful for the experience our son had and for the wonderful folks who run the program, teach, and lead by example. We highly recommend DGY!
Carrie Gorman - Parent of Kyle Gorman: An April 2022 graduate of our 8 month program option.