Good Shepherd Recovery House – Jasper

I stayed at Good Shepherd from Dec 2024–Feb 2025, and it’s the most unprofessional, unsafe recovery program I’ve ever seen. Leadership is controlling, religiously coercive, and outright dishonest. They mocked residents’… faiths, forced church attendance in their double-wide trailer, and restricted us to $20 cash per week. For months there was no house manager—illegal under THOR rules—and they locked residents out entirely. They’ve hired staff who falsified drug tests, taken no responsibility for their actions, and allowed obviously relapsed addicts to hang around the property. Therapy was a joke—confidential details were openly shared, residents were harassed, and personal information was weaponized for punishment. Daily life meant hours of pointless monitored classes, unpaid labor, and mandatory “anonymous” meetings where privacy didn’t exist. This place is crooked, controlling, and dangerous. Avoid it at all costs.

I graduated from this program about 6 months ago. It is the best program in the state. And very very affordable. The facility is a huge house in the Jasper mountains with beautiful scenery all around. It is a very clean… house. Beautiful house. I miss my workouts in the backyard :) Ronnie and Penny Haynes (they run the place) do a great job of making it a safe place where you can develop a clear and sustainable path to recovery and healing. I met so many good men who changed their lives at Good Shepherd, me included. Ronnie and Penny treat you like their own family. They will love you even if you don't want to be loved. Penny is a fantastic counselor who does not force you to heal, but I promise you, she will earn your trust. And then you will want to heal. You will want to open up to Penny so you can get your life back on track. And Ronnie is like a good father who will fight for you even when you don't have the heart to fight for yourself. Recovery is hard, and it is hard on the people around you too, but Ronnie and Penny will not abandon you. They will be with you every step of the way. I could go on and on - and probably should - but the point is that the Good Shepherd is a place where you can focus on your own healing in a safe and wonderful place surrounded by good people who truly want you to live your best sober life. If you are reading this, I'm sure you or a family member is having a tough time. I don't know you but I know God loves you and I love you too, and whatever hardships you are going through in life, I know that you can find help here. I certainly did.

This is a wonderful place for men in need of a safe place to recover from many forms of addiction. The home is huge and welcoming and provides men a place to learn many great things . The counseling is fantastic too. It… is a Christ centered ministry, and Pastor Ronnie and Penny are sound Biblical teachers of The Word. They are honest and sincere. And the Lord is blessing this ministry.

This is a Christian based sobriety program.

A wonderful ministry.