Celestial Graduation Unable to endure the stress of her abusive stepfather in Texas, Celeste Lollar left home at the age 17 as a junior in high school. Coming to Jackson, Wyo., Lollar found two jobs, two roommates and was able to support herself while finishing up her final year of high school. Active in the school choir and editor of the school paper, along with a 30-hour workweek and full schedule of classes, Lollar beat the odds and graduated high school with honors. As a student Lollar garnered the utmost respect from many of her teachers and students for her achievements in the face of adversity.

Young Gun Fifteen-year-old Sadie Cole has been hunting birds and rabbits with her father for the past four years, but this year, stepped up into the big-game league. While the rest of her classmates were cheering at the opening kick-off of their high school homecoming football game, Sadie lined up with 48 other youth to obtain their permit for the first-ever Youth Elk Hunt on the National Elk Refuge. While the youth hunt was introduced as a strategy to help cull the over population of elk summering on the refuge, to Sadie and her father Brad, it provided a moment in life that she will always remember.

Seeing the Light, Brought a New Life "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16 Starting a new life for himself, 25 year-old Larry Oberhausen moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky to escape his past and the police. While working as a tire man at Main Street Tire, Larry quickly found religion and his personal savior, Jesus Christ. Since his arrival in Bowling Green five years ago, Larry says he has become a new person by taking on responsibility that he could never have done years earlier. Larry is now a father of two (Larry Jr. and Patricia), and a full-time exhaust repairman with a full-time commitment to his God.

Constant Canine Companion Born with a birth defect in her brain that causes physical and cognitive delays, twelve-year-old Abby French requires constant supervision from family, teachers and caretakers. That was until Royce, a purebred golden retriever joined the family. Trained through the Canine Companions programs, Royce provides Abby with an independence that wasn't possible before. Besides providing independence, Abby also has a friend that is always by her side, along with all of the new responsibilities in caring for a dog. Since Royce has arrived, Abby''s mother Becky French has seen a dramatic improvement in her daughters verbal and social skills, which provides hope for what is to come.