Testimonies from Young Life Leaders after our Spiritual Formation Retreat in May 2023

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.”

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Sunday, May 7, 2023 Retreat Impact Summary

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! God answered so many of your prayers for us! We heard and saw miracle after miracle in hearts as the Holy Spirit transformed these young leaders.