5/5/23 – 5 Day Retreat (first time retreat for group of 50 leaders)
“I was full of anger and hurt by my earthly father, but in sharing and praying, I felt God’s love and even a desire to talk with my earthly father.” – Happy
“I have had a rough childhood. My earthly father left us. In my time with God, I released that anger and I hope one day to see my earthly father again.” – Leslie
“I used to ask God why I was the only person going through hard things, but as we all shared I realized I was not alone and found comfort from others.” – Ona
“I have been angry and bitter and unable to forgive, but I feel God is opening me up to forgive those that have hurt me.” – Francine
” I came expectant as I heard these retreats were very good to feed our soul. God did not disappoint. My quiet time with Him was never like this and I look forward to more.” – Becky
“I have often felt alone but learned to be with God when alone. I was bitter but my heart received God’s grace here.” – Tshepiso
“Learning to talk and listen to God changed my life. I see God’s grace and kindness. I have been anointed.” – Tshepo
“I was able to take my prayer time from 2 minutes to 2 hours. I learned about forgiveness and will keep practicing it. I feel strengthened for what is ahead.” – Thabamg
“Two hours of prayer felt like two minutes.” – Thato
“I learned to hear from God and sit alone with Him. I know God will show me what He wants for me.” – Zoey
“I met with Jesus here.” – Rethabile
“I received peace, love, and joy in this place. I learned to meditate on God’s Word and that will help me build a strong foundation.” – Seer
“I learned that God is my friend and I felt His presence.” – Mas
“I have learned to experience one on one conversation with God and how to meditate on His Word.” – Judith
“The Holy Spirit helped me love God more this week. I feel like a better person now because God loves me.” – Lesego
“I learned to forgive and will keep practicing that.” – Nuvyo
“I felt accepted ,not judged, and I learned to forgive.” Kaygee
” I felt loved and now feel free.” – Sarah
“I heard God loves me and I actually believed it.” – Smangele
“I am no longer afraid to speak. I learned to forgive. I am forever changed.” – Moyo
Additional Testimonies
“I got my answer! For the first time, I learned to listen to the Lord and actually received my answer to my prayers!
“I’ve learned to experience a one-on-one conversation with God.”
“Instead of only praying and listening to God for two minutes, I learned to enjoy spending two hours with God…so that’s wonderful!”
“Forgiveness is very important, and that is one thing I’ve learned while I was here—that we must forgive, forgive and forgive.”
“For the first time, I was able to talk to someone, to open up to someone, and I had someone who would listen to me.”
“I learned to forgive. My way of thinking was changed; I think it will be forever changed.”
“I want to thank the Lord for the Quiet Time. It has really made some noise in my life.”
