I was barely nineteen when I first walked into Lake Hills Church. At the time, I belonged to another church—a place I now recognize as healthy, steady, and grounded in a way I didn’t fully appreciate then. It had leadership without intimidation, structure without control, and a sense of safety I didn’t yet understand the value of. Looking back now, I regret leaving that church, because I did not realize at the time what I was stepping into. My parents had started attending La