When God is in it, everything falls into place.

“I was raised in the church. I went to Sunday school, I went to youth group in middle school, I was part of the church. Last year, at a retreat, one of the girls in my youth group told me something. She told me that I would never be good enough. She said that I was annoying, and ugly, and that everyone hated me. That was when I gave up. I stopped going to church, I stopped talking to my friends, I stopped trying to have any connection with God because I felt like I would never be good enough for Him to care. I felt like I was one grain of sand in the Atlantic Ocean, and that one would ever give me a chance. On August 15, 2010, my friend Alex invited me to come to his church. I don't know what happened, but I think it was God who told me that I had to go. It was the first time I would be going to church in over 8 months. I can honestly say that Alex led me back to God. It was like getting hit with a 2x4 in the face. God told me right then that I needed to start going to church again. So I started going with Alex, and I became involved with Res. Life and for once, I finally felt like I was part of a family again. But I still wasn't getting the full effect of God in my life. I was invited to come to Uprising, expecting just a fun weekend to hang out and praise God. But it was so much more than that. On Saturday night of Uprising, you talked about dreams, and you talked about how people will always try and sabotage them. I know what that's like. I had always wanted to have more pride in myself, but every time I tried, someone would tear me down completely. That Saturday night, you talked about dreams. That night, I surrendered. I stopped trying to run my own life, and decided let God run it for me. I walked away from Uprising with a new sense of pride, with the feeling that no one can tear me down because I have God on my side. I just wanted to thank you for that. :)”


Caitlin – Grand Haven MI


What I love about God is, he give us a way when there seems to be no way!


Love all of you,


Randy

Update November 9, 2010

“I wanted to share my testimony. It is nice for people to pray for my life and to show people that no one’s life is perfect, but God can change us no matter the circumstances.

My step father and mother argued a lot. I grew up in a mentally and physically abusive household. I was always beaten by my stepfather when my mother was at work

I dated to feel loved by someone. I ended up becoming addicted to sex and tried to please my boyfriends, Four months after my sixteenth birthday on October 27, 2008 I got saved. From there on November 15, 2009 I spoke in tongues for the first time, and on November 16, 2009 I was baptized in water. When I finally knew who God was my whole life changed. It had its up and downs, but God changed me forever. The man who molested me I was able to forgive because of the help of God. God has given me hope, love, strength, faith, and truth. This past weekend in has been amazing. This retreat has been an eye opening for me. I had just recently kind of felt a little lost from God. And since Randy let God use him to speak truth in our lives I got the opportunity to wake up. To again see God in the perspective that he wants me to see him in. God is all things and everything! I am only 18 years old, but the important thing is that God saved me. I like the traveling to help others. I have the passion to do more. I am so tired of sitting. Thank you for breathing into my life and telling me I am someone special! “

Anna –South Jersey

Update November 1, 2010

They say the Dreams are: A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.

Don’t take dreams from God lightly. In Genesis 37 Joseph has a dream. There’s one problem; Joseph shares his dream with the wrong people. People will sometimes sabotage, steal, and even try to make your dream theirs. Even family! Listen friends, when God gives you a dream he will always fulfill that dream. He put action to it. Even if it takes 13 years for that dream to come true; he will remind you of the time he gave it to you.

This is my point: keep dreaming, and don’t let anyone steal or sabotage your dreams. Trust me, they are from God…

 Hey RandyDon,


“It was awesome to get a chance to meet you this weekend! I just wanted to thank you for all that you are doing for teenagers across this country! It was a real inspiration to me and my students. While I really enjoyed the services, I have to tell you that I really got the most out of the 1 hour leaders meeting. I really hope that you will be able to come back and do some leader training with us, I will be asking Joel to make it happen. Also, I wanted to share with you that the final service, where you talked about dreams really brought me right back to where I needed to be. When I started ministry God gave me a dream of being a youth pastor, and actual dream of where I would pastor and everything, and it has come to pass. For some reason I forgot that it happened that way, but when you spoke about dreams I remembered mine and became aware that there was more that I was missing. It doesn't sound like anything incredible to you, I have been struggling with ministry this past year, and God Spoke to me that night and challenged me to remember the dream that he put in my heart, and that he wasn't anywhere close to being finished with that dream. Wow, what a God moment, and it would have never happened if you weren't obedient to God and spoke what you did. Thank you!! I really hope that I get to work with you in some way in the future! I am praying for you, God Bless!!”


A youth pastor with a new passion…

Something to think about,

Be blessed,


RandyDon