God's Restoration Process — Dick Forbes and Joey Knapp
Andy Knight
Dick Forbes, MA (and president of Forbes Counseling Services) and his son-in-law Joey Knapp are going to break down what that "Restoration Process" looks like for both of their lives.
Both Dick and Joey have a unique story of what God's "Restoration Process" looks like. God used Joey’s addiction for both to meet, but little did Joey know that was just a steppingstone in God's "Restoration Process" for the both of them. God has restored more in their lives than they ever imagined possible, but it's been a "Process" they had to walk through daily with Him.
The timing for everyone is different. It's a messy, beautiful, difficult, but rewarding process. They want to show parents that this "Restoration Process" doesn't stop with just their child's
struggles, but they get to experience a "Restoration Process" in their own lives by walking through it with God. But it takes work on all sides.
Dick S. Forbes, M.A.
Dick Forbes
Dick Forbes is President of Forbes Counseling Services, and has over 30 years experience counseling individuals, couples and families on a variety of issues including conflict, stress, trauma, depression, addiction, and marriage and family issues. Mr. Forbes also assists organizations with training initiatives related to organizational change, coaching, team development, diversity, goal setting and multiple management issues designed to enhance organizational effectiveness.
Joey Knapp
Joey & Stephanie Knapp
Joey Knapp is a 35-year-old Life/Health Insurance agent who currently lives in Woodstock, Ga with his wife Stephanie Knapp. Both of whom are East Cobb transplants who just bought their first home in Woodstock about 2 years ago. They both went to Wheeler High School. Both Mr. and Mrs. Knapp are active members at their church The Factory near Downtown Woodstock.
Mr. Knapp has been an active member in Georgia’s Addiction Recovery scene for over 8 years. Since 2014 Mr. Knapp has facilitated an Accountability/Discipleship group every Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. This Accountability/Discipleship group is for people not only struggling with addiction, but people struggling with anything. Mr. Knapp is also a recently Ordained Minister who has officiated 3 weddings this last year.
Up until 2013 Mr. Knapp was not the man you see described above. He was COMPLETELY broken in addiction. He pushed every single person he loved away and lost everything he valued. He was a shell of the person he was meant to be. In November of 2013 Joey Knapp checked into Genesis Ministries Rehab to take a real look at himself for the first time in his life. Genesis Ministries is actually where Joey Knapp and Dick Forbes met. Since then, God has restored things in both of their lives that they NEVER dreamed of and has answered prayers that they couldn’t have ever thought possible. One being that Dick Forbes ended up becoming Joey’s stepdad!