Rantings of a Jesus-loving, raving lunatic
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Sold out event…hundreds trusted in Christ…6,500 trained to know, live, share and own their faith…23 tons of canned food collected in two hours…enough said.
Were you there? Did you take the Double Dare? If so tell me your 48 hour or cell phone challenge story!
Lincoln was AMAZING! This has been my second time at Dare2Share and it always is amazing to see all of the people who trust in and follow Christ!!!
Hey! I went to the Dare2Share in Lincoln this weekend it was AMAZING! I can’t wait 2 go again!!!!! Keep doing what u are doing!
God Bless,Alliaha Jordan Chesteen.
Greg,
I tell you what. Dare2Share was definitely one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life to this date. This was my first year going in the seventeen years of my existence and I was awestruck by the sheer size and unity that occurred. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your dedication to changing the lives of youth towards Christ.
Everything about the conference was coordinate in a professional manner. My personal favorite portion of the conference was all of the Audio/Visual content. I am head of A/V stuff at my church and I definitely have a TON of work ahead of me to bring my presentations anywhere close to the talent that was displayed this weekend.
But aside from that, it did show the character of those involved when Zane accidentally said “Lion” for “Lamb” at the end. It really showed that even the most dedicated Christian aren’t perfect and that we’re all in the same boat. Whether it be you all coordinating the conference itself or us spiritually hungry teenagers, we’re all in a struggle to be the most that God wants us to be.
I look forward to volunteering in Saint Louis and Lincoln next year [Not too far from my hometown of Topeka, Kansas]. And certainly if there is any possibility of being on the A/V team then my e-mail is on this comment. :]
God Bless you in all of your ventures and may future Dare2Share conferences and ministries be a success!
Sincerely,
Johnny Nelson [I Corinthians 9:14]
I’m glad you enjoyed Lincoln yet again, we’re a great group of kids! But yeah I went to Dare 2 Share for the first time last year and it was there that I accepted Christ as my personal Lord and Savior. So I just had to come back and it was definitely as powerful as it was last time if not more so. I’ve fallen into the role of spreading my faith to others around me and it gets easier as time goes by. I’;ve affected many lives positively in the last year and that’s just a great feeling. So Greg keep up the good work and I’ll see you next year! God Bless!
Greg,
Thank you so much for Dare2Share. This was my first year going and I thought it was so amazing. I was born and raised as a Christian girl and I went to church, I’ve been confirmed and all that jazz. But two days ago, on the first night when you asked for the people who had just accepted Christ as their saviour to raise their hands, I did. I was literally in tears as I did this. I was never told out right and straight forward all of the stuff you said about him. Well, I take that back. I was told. It just never really hit me until I went to Dare2Share.
I enjoyed hearing all of the speakers talk and explain. I also agree with Johnny Nelson’s comment about Zane’s little mess-up with the “lion” and the “lamb”.
I have a story about the Double Dare Challenge. When you were explaining about it, I was trying to think of someone I could talk to Jesus about. It took me about thirty mintues to even think of one person. But right as I was trying to figure out how to talk to that said person, a sudden urge hit me to go talk to my ex-boyfriend about God and Jesus. Let me explain something before I go any further. My ex and I aren’t friends. His parents don’t even allow him to talk to me at all.
He was supposed to go to the conference but decided not to because “No one he knew was going.” He has been unable to go to church, youth group, Sunday school, or anything because his allergies are really bad. And when your life is down, your faith can be shaken. But, I was just hit that I needed to talk to him about it. And soon. At first I put my hands up and took a step back, thinking “No way dude. Not gonna happen.” But the urge stayed for the entire day. And at the last concert, Sanctus Real’s last song “We Need Each Other” really hit home. My ex doesn’t have very many friends right now, I’m sorry to say and one of the song’s lines was about that. So I thought “OKAY! Fine. I’ll do it for you God. I really don’t want to but I will.”
So this morning, I sent him an email about many of the things d2s was about. And I’m just waiting for a response. Well, I don’t really need one. I just want to know he read it and took it to heart. I told him I’ll be praying for him and that I hope he feels God loves him and his life is not just pain for him, but for Jesus too. And I feel so good right now about doing this for God when I didn’t want to. Just thought I’d let you know.
God Bless,
Noelle
P.S. I can not wait for Invincible to get here. Hopefully I’ll still be as hyped up about God and Jesus when next d2s hits! Thank you so much again. I hope all of your ministries go well.
Sorry, this part of my comment got deleted before I could post it. I am working on reading your book “Venti Jesus Please” and I love it right now. It answers some of the questions I had about God and it’s really written well. I also loved all of the bands that played. I was in awe about how many tons of food we were able to collect and one person accepted Jesus as their lord and saviour after I read the script to her and explained it best I could.
I want to try to spread my faith not just right after Dare2Share or next week, but all year and my entire life.
God Bless,
Noelle
(Again.)
Hey Greg,
Linkoln was AMAZING! I loved it so much! I think it was way more emotional than last year. I even got my T-shirt signed by Zane, and a C.D. Signed by The Washington Projects, and I got a high five from Sanctus Real AKA my faveoret band ever!!! (Front row rocx my sox off!!) I’m so thankful that there wasn’t a blizard like last year, because we left early and we didn’t get to see superchic[k], but when my friends came back they told me i didn’t miss anything because there bus drove into a dich. I tried inviting my friend Martha to D2S this year but it was late notice and her mom didn’t let her go. My mom says that you would be a perfect pastor at our church. Do you know what bands and guest speakers are comming to next year yet?
Lincoln was sooooo awesome that right when I got home I emailed all my friends who didn’t and invited them to next years conference!!! Can’t wait till next year!!!!!
Hi you told us to tell you our story of how we brought people to god in the 48 hour challenge, well right after we were done i called my friend and i asked her if she believed in god, she said yes. Then i said r u sure you are going to heaven and she said how do we really know. So i went through the gospel and she became a believer
Sincerely,
Chase
hey!
i was in the front row after dinner and it was the best place to be…i got to get a high five from zane. He smiled and waved at me and he is really funny. I was with sadie too! I really liked lincoln brewster’s band…sadie is obsessed with sanctus real because she got to hold the lead singer’s hand…i got to hold Zane’s hand too! Do you think I could get your email?
hey..it’s me again.
My friend cuts herself and so when you asked us to do the double dare I chose to call her…she doesn’t believe in god. When she answered she was all happy and i told her the gospel journey and by the time i was done i had her crying and she put her trust in god on friday! I am 13 years old and in 8th grade.
I was there
=]
It was amazing! I’m proud to say I took the double dare challenge.
and I’m still working on it. I planted a itty bitty spiritual seed in them, so hopefully with God and myself helping, they will turn into a spiritual flower.
23 tons of food.
Thats the Lincoln way!
haha
God bless!
I thank God for dare 2 share! I have a foreign exchange student from South Korea living with me and I have been praying for along time that she would meet Christ. Every time I would try to witness to her she would just get mad and say that it just wasnt Korean culture. We are fom Omaha andwe went to the conference in Lincoln(which was awesome!). After the drama on friday night when Greg was talking about giving your life to Christ and after everyone was done praying she told me that SHE HAD GIVEN HER LIFE TO CHRIST!!! I was so happy and thanked God many times! Now she is thinking about even becoming baptized!
Thank you so much
I love you all!
Hannah
i just moved from minnesota to nebraska, and so i’d never gotten the chance to go to dare2share. it was whole new experiance for me.
moving had made me confused, and really i had lost hope in God. in the last four months, i had gotten heavy into drinking, drugs, sex, and other things along those lines. a week or two ago i had gotten in trouble with the cops involving alcohol, and i honestly knewi had hit rock bottom.
obviously my parents were furious, but my friend had asked me to go to a dare2share conference,and i am a christian so i really wanted to go. my parents instantly said no, but with help from my youth pastor we changed there minds.
i know i had previously accepted christ as my savior. i knew i was going to heaven. i believed and trusted in christ nearly all of my life.
but at the dare2share conference, i realized i needed to do more then accept him as my sabior, i needed to accept him as lord of my life.
and that’s what i did this weekend. JESUS CHRIST is LORD and savior of my life now.
thank you so much for every speaker, and band. it all added up to an amazing experiance ill always remember.
GOD BLESS
This weekend was such a refreshment for me. I loved it.
I took your double dare and started already on my first person. Last night i had her stay overnight at my house, and she had very surprising news. I think God had her tell me this after Dare 2 Share, because hanging out with you guys this weekend gave me the words to share with her.
To my surprise, she told me that she went to the doctor earlier yesterday morning. She has a lump under her arm that they said was a sist (idk how to spell it) and inside of that sist, is cancer. She already knows Christ to be her Savior, but for the both of us we were refreshed in the word of God. We read a few chapters in the Bible last night, and had an awesome prayer time for the both of us. I just ask that you keep her in your prayers, as she will be in mine, and for me to help keep her focused on the true medicine of her cancer (God).
This is getting long i understand, but im ready for the second person on my list. Thanks again for such an awesome weekend, i had so much fun worshiping with everyone. Ill try to keep you updated.
-ali
Greg…
I went to the Lincoln conference and it ROCKED!
During the outreach experience me and 3 other girls talked to 2 girls. One of them went to church but hadn’t excepted Christ as her savior. the other one taught Sunday school and also hadn’t excepted Christ. Both of them thought that Jesus existed but didn’t believe he died on the cross for their sins. When asked if the were going to go to heaven the said the thought they would just vanish for existence. I told them that the only thing that said that Jesus was alive was the Bible, and in that very same book it says he died on the cross for us. I also said you can either believe in God completely or you don’t at all because you’re either totally going to hell or totally going to heaven. They said they had to go after a while but I think we really made them think twice about their life.
The other person I talked to was a man who believed was going to be reincardnated (or w/e) when he died. He believed God existed but not in the bible. I asked him if he believed in heaven and he said it was in your heart. Then, I said, “If heaven exists in your heart and you get reincardinated into grass, that’s great. But grass doesn’t have a heart for you to live in. Grass isn’t full of people in heaven just hanging out there.” He thought about it for a second and then said, “Sorry, I have to go catch a bus.” But he only walked like 10 feet away. It was pretty funny, but at the same time powerful
GO HUSKERS1111
-Brendon
Hey! Dare to share was amazing! It was my first year and I loved it so much! The music/skit/talks/everything was so cool! I cant wait to go back again. I also love zane! haha!
Greg-
Thanks again for another great conference!
Last year only 4 of our freshman girls decided to come to dare to share
this year that doubled to 8. All the people that had been there for the first time this year accepted Jesus Christ into their hearts. And the ones that had already accepted him rededicated their hearts to him (including me)
They were also really nervous to evangelize but after talking to these people they would probably never see again they said it was the best feeling in the world knowing that they could of saved that person.
We had a great conversation with a guy that was trying to figure out what path he would lead. When we asked him if he had a relationship with God he said “kind of” so we kept talking. He said it was hard for him to believe in such a perfect higher power when there is suffering in the world…We explained to him that everyone has a purpose in life and that God has a plan for each of us.. and that peoples sins also cause suffering. We felt good about planting the seed in his heart and making him think.
Another house we went to was an elderly lady.. after hearing that we were from dare to share youth ministries she pretty much cleaned out her whole cabinent. she gave us extra bags too because we had so much canned food. She explained that she had just gotten over cancer the year before and that is when she became such a strong christian. She gave us hugs and told us “The ground is level at the foot of the cross” and that we should never be afraid to ask anyone any of those questions we asked her. We all almost started Crying.
Every house we went to we got prayer requests and after we finished that block we all got in a huddle and prayed for each and every person. AND! we only had one person slam the door in our face.
I took on the double dare challenge and called a friend but she didn’t answer. She had talked to me the week before randomly and asked me what it was like being a christian and i said it was amazing..she is very interested in having a relationshp with God. But she’s never taken on the task of trying.. I’m getting her involved in our youth group and FCA and going to start taking her to church with me.(hopefully)
AND.. your book is amazing.
our youth leaders told us to sign the cover and pass it on and each person is supposed to sign it that reads it. I’ve already finished it and my mom is reading it now:) i’m hoping to pass it along to me friends, family, and boyfriend 
thank you so much for changing lives.
Already got my ticket for next year!
God Bless<3,
Nicki
I was there! It was amazing! I had such an amazing time and my best friend accepted Christ! She was already asking about next year when the conference was over! I am sooo excited about what Christ did here and cant wait untill next year! As for the 23 tons of food…well, that’s just how we roll in Lincoln. 
)
Thanks,
Katie
Hey Greg,
my name is Jessie and I’m from Winterset, Iowa, and I went to the Dare 2 Share Conferance in Lincoln Nebraska… and well with that cellphone challenge when you told all of us to do that well… I didn’t and it stuck with me when I got home…because the person that I thought of well… I didn’t know their number so I decided not to do it… but just now I got off of the phone with her!!! I asked her if she knew where she was going to when she died but when I did it kind of came out like this…
“Hey Monica…it’s me Jessie and I wanted to ask you if you knew where you were going to go when you died today…..well I mean tommorow….no sorry I mean when you die..?”
yeah so i was so nervious I didn’t know what I was saying I just knew that I had the Survive packet in my lap while I was talking with her….
well in the end she told me that she knew she was going to heaven and I was really happy because I know that she knew that I was a Christian and all because she goes to the Catholic church… and the Catholic church is right next to my church (Winterset Grace Baptist!)
anyways I am just so happy and i did take the Double dare challenge and i am going to stick with it and my friend Jessica Scheffers (she was on the stage at Linclon that last night and told us about her and my friend Brittany getting saved) she is going to help hold me accountable and I told her that I would do the same for her!!!
so i would just like to say thank-you Greg for everything and please tell Zane a big thank-you because his last story, the one about meeting his friend from high school at the store, I didn’t want that to happen with me and Monica so please tell him thank-you so much…. I just want to say THANK-YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED OUT to because I don’t know what might have happened with me and Monica if it wasn’t for all of you guys and for Zane and his story!!!
so let Zane know that I said THANKS!!!!
THANKZ,
Jessica (Jessie) Lynn Conard
oh and just thanks it was me and my youth groups 1st time there and we have already bought 7 tickets for next year so just thanks again!!!
Hey Greg!
This was my 2nd time at Dare2Share! It was amazing! As usual. But i really feel like a different person this time. Everything you said and Derwin and Zane.. You guys have changed my life for sure. I called one of my friends to share the Gospel. I am going to finish tellin him on Wed. at Youth Group. I have invited him an dI really hope he comes. But i want to thank you for everything Greg!
Sarah Joan Johnson
Hey Greg!
The Lincoln Dare 2 Share was awsome, as usual, again this year. I loved it and your little boy is sooo cute! Keep it up with Dare 2 Share. It is just so amazing to see that many people come to worship Christ and to see so many impacted in such a huge way in only two days. I can’t wait to see what you’ll have in store for us next year.
Thanks for all you do,
Amanda
Thank you. You guys work your butts off and I love going. I can’t wait for next year. I love seeing how everyone gets into shareing the gospel. After words we stared sharing the newds with the workers at the reasterants. They were a little creeped out but we did our best. Thank you is all I can say. I loved the teretotter theology. Your boy is the cutist little thing.
thank you for all you do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jessie
Dare2share in Lincoln this weekend was my first time there. IT WAS A BLAST!! Im going there next year. It was so cool to see thousands of people there cheering for god!
hey greg!
i thank god for you and the team! you all do his work! this week myself and 2 other girls excepted crist in to our lives and we are going to take your challenge and go beyond!!!
thanks sooo much again!
see you next year!
anna
I took the cell phone challenge seriously and I called my friend who has been on suicide watch for about two months now. I am also using her as my 48 hour dare challenge. I have tried to talk to her before about God and my faith in him. I got about halfway through G-O-S-P-E-L and she told me she had to go because she was going to work. As soon as I hung up the phone, my phone DIED! Today I followed up on my call yesterday and when I called her, instead of finishing with P-E-L, I asked her what she thought about what I had already said to her about God. Her response made me want to yell in her ear, she said “I believe in God, but I don’t believe he loves me. No one could love me because I don’t love them back.” Without allowing me to respond she hung up the phone. I tried calling her back to comfort her, but she didn’t answer. I tried texting her, but she didn’t respond. What do I do next?
Phoniex!!!! Woot….is coming up.*Gets Excited*
Dare2share in Lincoln was wow! i cant explane it! i though the play was great! it was my first time ever going to dare2share and i loved it!?!?!?! i was amazed by how i really like getting the canned foods from people. i want to go back there next year again!
Greg,
Wow! Even though I Broke my wrist and a few fingers allong with still dislocating my shoulder wile I was in Lincoln, God is good. He taught me things through you that I never saw before. The challenge that you gave us I started on my friend Ryan.
Now Ryan would be thw last person you would ever see becoming a christian, but that doesnt mean anything to me. I saw what kids did to save someone and i want to do that more than ever!! So I thought Ryan vwould be perfect. So he came over after I got ouy ofchurch and i told him all the things that hadhappened this week(besides my arm). He was willing to listen and he aske me questions that I could actualy answer right. No stammering! But then he said that he didn think that that was going to happen. I told him that I would be prayin for him.
Its just amazing what we can do through God. When we had to call someone, I heard God telling me to call my dad. I already knew what he was going to say and he said it. But my youth leader told me that i did a good jo by planting a seed and making him think thst hmm why would my daughter be thinking that. i want to tell you my life story and how things turn out when God is control, but I cant type that much with one hand.
I just want youto know that I thank God for putting you 3 here on earth and making you go through things that mos shun to talk about. you have really inspired me to do so much more for God an that is what me and my friends’ goal for our community is to spread the word out.
Thsnk you so much ang God Bless
Bre’ H
Hey greg,
I MET THE 48 HOUR CHALLENGE!!! woot woot!!
Our group from the First United Methodists in Kearney, NE went to Star Bucks for our 9 pm energy bost!! lol Me and my friend walk in and the worker looks at us weird! i was wearing my LOSER shirt from 2 years ago!!( by the way I LOVE STARFIELD!!!)and so i was like this shirt is from Dare 2 Share and he asked me what it is and i told him how it went and how we went around licoln to collect cans and such like that and he is like yeah i have heard of it but i have never really wanted to go! i told him to talk to his local church and see if they get tickets to it he said he would try to and i was like i know it is on a Friday and Saturday but it is the best thing to do to grow in your faith with JESUS CHRIST!! he said that it would be cool so he said he is going to go to DARE 2 SHARE next year!!!!!! woot woot
Isnt that totally sweet?!?!?
well if you want to talk more about it will you please email me at on-pointe@hotmail.com b/c i have some things i am worrying about so i really need to talk to someone like you!!
Thanks!
Courtney
PEACE
Dare 2 share was a blast!! i loved derwin, zane, and of coarse greg i felt they all talked from their hearts and truly touched mine!! thank you greg for this spiritual lift that i have been needing. i also participated in the cell phone challenge and i called one of my best friendsi hope to someday with the help of god to lead her to christ. thanks greg!!!!! and hopefully i will see you in 360 days!
michelle
Hey Greg,
Thanks so much for coming to Lincoln again this year. My friends had gone in the past and said it was awesome, so this year I went for the first time, and I was SO amazed at what God was doing and is doing!!!! During the cell phone challenge, one of my close friends was able to lead a mutual friend to Christ, and the friend I called is beginning to understand but isn’t ready to make a committment yet.
Also, I took the Double Dare challenge and completed the 48 hour part of the challenge about an hour ago. My friend wasn’t ready to make a committment, but she also willingly listened, which really surprised me. For quite a while, she didn’t believe in God at all, as far as I knew, and she always point blank refused any invitation to church or youth group aside from when we went to a convention and our family brought our group to church Sunday morning (long story… Moving on), but today she said she sort of got it but wasn’t ready. For the time being, all I can do is keep explaining and more importantly praying, but ultimately, it’s down to her and God, which it always was anyway. I’m just the one who He’s allowing/commanding to tell her about Him.
Anyway, thank you again! Good luck in Phoenix. I know God’s going to do something AMAZING!!!
-Linnea
I have two stories to tell you about,
The First story is the one about the cell phone challange. I found myself calling my bestfriend who happens to be Jewish and this is how the conversation went.
Friend: Hey Bro, Whats up?
Me: ummm… nothing i guess,
Friend: aren’t you out of town?
Me: Yeah, actually… thats… actually why i was calling
Friend: okay?
Me: I’m at this conference called Dare2Share and i’m calling you to ask you a couple questions?
Friend: OH God!
Me: Hey, you never know it wouldn’t hurt
Friend:Fine, shoot
Me: I was wondering if you believe in God?
Click…
The phone call ended right after that. never before has my friend ever hung up on me until that i called him. I didnt know what to think it was that crazy, i mean he’s my bestfriend hahaha, they don’t just hang up on you, but then again he is very sensitive about his religion and i thought i crossed the line, so today i called him and cleared up all this. I want to tell you the end of the conversation though….
Friend Yeah man its okay,
Me: Thanks, i’m glad i got that cleared up, i guess i’ll see you at school monday then.
Friend: yeah, By the way man, i wanted you to know as much as my parents think i don’t, i do believe in Jesus Christ, I really Do believe in heaven too, but i dont know about that Jesus dude.
And before i got a chance to tell him about jesus christ i heard a something that sounded like this… Click
Hey Greg! I just wanted to say that I had an amazing time in Lincoln. D2S really affirmed my faith in Jesus. I have a little story to tell you. On Friday night, I felt God talk to me. During the time when people were accepting Christ and stuff, I just opened up my ears and listened for God. Well, he spoke to me. Recently my family has been have issues and i felt Jesus tell me he would always love me and be there for me. That is the first time that I have ever truly heard Jesus talk to me and it was so cool.
Thanks again for an amazing time in Lincoln!! Can’t wait till next year!
In Christ,
Emily
hey greg,
this dare2share conference was the first year i went and it has tottally changed me. i tried to talk to my friend about god and he ignored me.
i asked him if he were to die,did he know where he was going to be.his exact words were,’i really don’t know, but i’ll know when i die.’ that got me sad and i ‘m praying for him hopefully he will ask me.
sincerely,
Ian davis
Hey I was at Dare To Share this weekend also.
Its pretty crazy that we got 23 tons of food
alot people will be eatting soon:]
I also took the 48 hour dare.
though i did mine over MSN
but i think it still works:]
Cant wait till next year to see you all
Hey Greg,
I went last year to Dare to share and did not take much back this year was so muh better. I am glad I can share to someone here is my story:
I took the Double Dare. Also when you said to ge out your cell phone I did not have mind at the time and I did not know her number. Well I had been prayong for awhile about her. At the time people where on the phone I took the time to just talk to God and pray for her. Then lader on we went to dinner. My mom came with us and she new the number so I took 5 min. from my dinner to call her.
I started by saying Do you think you will go to heaven she said well I think so so I responed well do you want to know for sure and then I said Well I don’t want to go to heaven and you not be there with me.I feel like I would be sad. so she said I want to be for sure. so i started going though the G.O.S.P.E.L. and well it was good my other friend was righ there because I was a little scard and well I got to E and forgot what to say she helped.
The I sayed soes that make sense she sayed you know you have been tell me this for a while and in that way it clicks in. so I sayed well you have a simple prayer about what god has done for you and what you want to do. But it dosn’t madder if you pray it has to come from your Heart and ypu have to trust and serve god.
She Made that comentement and now she is saved. I feel so much better about it know.
Thanks to DARE to share My Friend is going to be in Heaven. Thanks for what you guys do there
I feel so much better about share to other I have a partner who also took the dare that is going to help me and I will help her.
Thanks Keep doing what you do it is great
Dear Greg,
I need your help ASAP. Please contact me as soon as possible.
I just got back form the D2S conference in Lincoln and was super pumped. I went to my church this morning and asked to give a testimony about my time there. (Which I am going to do in a few weeks!) The conference was one of the best times of my life and I was most excited about the double dare. I picked out a friend instantly that I wanted to share Jesus with.
Well, my priorities have changed quite drastically. I was sitting down thinking of how I could share the Gospel with this friend when I get a call from my father saying that my grandpa is in the hospital with a cancer they hadn’t noticed before in quite a few places over his body and only had about 3 days to live. He has been a heavy smoker and gambler for much of his later life and never was one for Jesus. The instant I heard this, I looked down at my yellow survival book and my Bible (which I have been using almost nonstop since Lincoln!!) and heard God telling me that now was the time to put my faith to use. Heard really isn’t the right word. Felt is more like it. He can’t be contacted at the hospital for another 2 days until he goes home to Lake Havasu, AZ from Phoenix where he will (God I can’t believe this is happening) die at home with my grandmother and my dad at his side.
Please Greg, your message has touched me now for the second year and left a mark that will never fade away. I want to make that impact onto my grandfather. I want to be able to die one day and see him in heaven. I just need a little help. I was never one for sharing my faith. I have saved 3 people in my whole life and I was with someone else that inspired and helped me save them, but I don’t think that I can do this one alone. So please Greg (and anyone else who reads this), I don’t know if you will get this, but I need as much support and as much prayer as possible.
On a last note I want to personally thank you. My best friend went with my to the conference in Lincoln and one of the most memorable moments of my life was when he turned to my stepfather during your message and said “I’ve decided to follow Christ.” You have touched me and those around me.
So please Greg and readers, my grandfather needs as many prayers and as much support as possible. Please help me help him spread Jesus into his life so that he can be with me forever in Jesus.
Love for you readers and love for Jesus always, ALex
Greg,
this weekend i finally excepted god into my life at dare to share. You inspired me So much to do so. Dare to share was the best excperience of my life, and i couldn’t have asked for a better turn out. Thank you so much.
Love always,
Emma.
Hey Greg.
Nope. I didn’t go to Lincoln, but I would if I could!! Say hi to the whole D2S crew for me! Well…tonight I had a youth group and I’m pretty new to this area. We were talking about how to have a relationship with god. I wasa asked that if a random person walked up to me and asked me to help them begin to know god. I gave them the whole Gospel. They’re mouths hung open partially. It was really kinda funny…But nobody was able to disprove or disagre with what I told them. I’m pretty sure nobody fully came to christ past what they already were at, but I know I made them think! Have fun at the next stop and keep the faith!
Greg,
Being a teenage girl in America, I’ve always wanted to be loved. I’ve dreamed of having a boyfriend, and prayed for my future husband, but I’m not the most patient person on the planet.
I’ve been through some scary times compromising my boundaries with one of my guy friends, and started questioning how far was too far. It’s the first time I can remember stepping away from my faith. When he got a girlfriend and I realized that he had used me, I was crushed. I grew closer to God that night then ever. Until this Friday.
After the drama when you were doing your bit about dedicating your life to God, I thought about it. Being the control freak that I am, I was terrified of the aspect of letting anyone, even GOD control my life. I heard Him saying I’d be okay, that He did have my best interests in mind, and that he cared about the details. But I was still scared. I kept asking Him, “but what about my friends? who can I fall back on in this world if I lose them?”. And then He whispered, broken-hearted, “Am I enough?”.
And that’s when His love hit me.
This was the creator of the world, asking for an intimate relationship with a broken, sinful being. I couldn’t dream to find that love on earth, and I’d been turning it down this whole time.
In honor of this, I’ve picked up the book “Authentic Beauty” again, and I’m re-reading “For Young Women Only”, two AMAZING books that I highly recommend to young ladies anywhere. Both are written by Christian women who have been there and done that.
And now, with a fear of the past, realization of the present, and hope for the future, I’m ready for God to use me however He pleases. God gives me the permission to fail, so long as I try my hardest. The 5 other youth in my group (including my younger brother) made the decision to start living for Christ, and that’s also a huge help.
I’m still praying for that future husband, but in the meantime, I’m getting to know someone better; the Groom of the church, and my personal heavenly Prince.
God Bless
Hi Greg,
I was at Dare2Share and this was my first year to ever go. I just moved to Nebraska and my family and I really haven’t found a church, but recently we have been visiting a church in Grand Island and I was told that a conference in Lincoln was coming up and that it was really fun and that I should go, so I did. I was a little reluctant at first because I didn’t really know any one yet. But I went anyways because I thought it would be a good way to make some new friends and connect with God. Well I was right, I have some new friends and a I have re-connected with God. You were one of the greatest and most influential speakers I have heard in a while. You were my answered prayer. I thought that I would just thank you for helping on search for God. Plus I really loved your teeter totter videos with your son, and all the other clips you showed. Thank You so much for how you and God worked in my life this weekend.
God bless, Graeson
Greg,
ive always gone to church and ive done the whole youth group thing but lately i havent really been going because i didnt know if i really believed in God, i know all about him and everything but i just didnt understand how people could tell me to believe in a person that people dont even know truely existed. i needed hard evidence. i made my friend go to a concert with me so in return i desided id go with her to this dare2share thing because she came to the concert. i didnt even know what it was really about.
it was a life changing experience and i will always be forever greatful that i went. i have now excepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. i realized i didnt need to see him to belive him. seeing 6,500 other people there believing in him and you preaching about him got me to think, when you asked us if we died tonight would we be going to heaven i really did believe that i would. thank you for everything you did. you are an amazing person. keep doing what you are doing.
P.S. i took the double dare and i emailed my friend Jon who was telling me a story about how him and his friend were getting high and i was like you know what, this is my chance. so i told him all about God and the gospel and that i too now believe that Jesus is my lord and savior. i havent heard back from him, i just hope he understands better now and thinks about his desisions.
Love,
Nicki
hey!
sorry this is Kate again! But I have a story about the cellphone challenge. I was calling my friend who doesnt know christ and I was talking to her about the G-O-S-P-E-L and she hung up on me! I was really disapointed so I called her back and she said she didnt care to hear about it. So instead I went right for the questions. She thinks she will go to heaven and she does belive in Jesus christ. I think she just likes to keep things to hersef like that. She has had a tough time because her mom and step-dad broke up because her step-dad was going to kill himself. He hasnt yet and he is denying that he ever did say he was going to commit suicide. I will keep her and her mom in my prayers and I hope that now she will know Jesus a little better. And by the way..can I have ur e-mail? and zanes too! haha! okay well thanks so much for bringing me closer to Jesus!
Dare2Share was awesome this year… Crazy just like last year…
but thats how Licoln does it, right? haha
But my story is…
both this year and last year I found out I could go to D2S within about 2 days before the actual conference…
So I believe I got really lucky….
But the cellphone challenge was really challenging this year….[haha]
I called 10 people…
only one of those 10 actually picked up…
And then she could’t understand me because I had a bad signal…
So I couldnt connect anybody right away…
When I got home I couldn’t call anyone because it was about eleven o’clock…
the next day I had a volleyball tournament where I was gone from 6 in the morning ’till about three…
But after the few hours it took me to get some food and finish reading the Venti Jesus Please book…
I thought…
“I’ll continue my cellphone challenge by doing the DoubleDare…”
I’m not sure if I officially led the two people I’ve talked to to Christ yet,
But I’m doing what I can and God is helping make it possible
The most powerful part of the conference was when Derwin was talking about the statistics of young adults being molested…
I almost broke down when he said that 1 out of 4 girls are molested because I was wondering if the 3 girls around me have been through what I’ve been throug…
but besides all of that I am now 100% confident that I can start a Christian Youth Group at my school…
and no matter how big or small its going to be one God-loving group
Thanks to you and the D2S crew for changing thousands of teens lives!
-Kira
=]
Hi Greg.
First off, I really want to meet you. And I’m really glad that God lead your mom not to have an abortion because what you do is Great! And you know so many cool people. I was amazed with Zane’s story and Derwin’s story too. I love how you guys talk to us, like we are actually people and not a bunch of dumb teenagers like a lot of speakers that come to my school do.
Well, enough about that. Umm…I’ve been to Dare2share for the past 3years! and every year I’ve loved it. Except for a couple of things- my youth group doesn’t go out and collect can goods. the 1st we didn’t go because my youth leader, who I love, didn’t know Lincoln to well. The 2nd year because the weather was bad, so we left early on Saturday. This year, we had car trouble and had to get that fixed and run the rental back to the airport just in time to get back to the conference. I just really want to go out and do this. but I realize that maybe God has a different plan for out group.
And then there is when I get home. I talk about all the cool stuff that happened and all the cool speakers there are(i love you guys) but I leave out the whole message part or it. I’m scared, but I don’t want to be. And then I will get really emotional and frustrated and just start crying. I pray that God will give me the strength to tell who I love about this in person. But I do write about this on my blog on bebo and my message on msn. I’m just scared that I don’t have strong enough feelings on this and that I can’t get through to people. I choke up.
Hearing Zane’s story about his life with alcohol and drugs reminds me of my older brother. Except he’s just addicted to alcohol(it’s hereditary, that’s one of the reasons i won’t touch the stuff) and he doesn’t really have the light of the Lord, and I am freaking out there in my sit and the whole time about how Zane and my brother should meet because I think it would be great for him. But then Im thinking it might not be the greatest idea. And I want to talk to my brother about this but I’m freaking out about how to do it.
Well I LOVE what you guys are doing and I am glad that I will be seeing you next year.
Truly yours in Christ,
Morgan
I just got back from Dare2Share in Lincoln and this one has changed my views on life. Hopefully I can keep the fire burning inside that I have right now. I didn’t get to meet the people who inspired me to go out and share with all my firends but I have the strength of the one I will get to meet someday. I took the double dare and the cell phone challenge too. I didn’t have my phone the day that you asked us to call our friends but I called him the next day. At first I got his voice mail and I left a message saying I had something important to say to him. He called me while we were on our way back home and the entire car got quiet (praying hopefully). I shared the gospel with him and told him that Jesus was coming soon and I wanted him there beside me cheering when he did. I also told him that if he had any questions that he could call or catch me in the hallway at school. I’ll continue to pray for him, that God would work on his heart and that he’ll see that he can know for sure where he’s going when he dies. I also told him about a local christian theater/cafe and invited him to come see a play with me sometime. Thank you so much for opening my eyes to see that Jesus’ return will be something to cheer about and how much I wanted my friends there with me. I bought a double dare t-shirt to help hold me accountable and told my mom so she could too. I’ll continue to ask God to help me keep on track and share with as many people as possible. Thank you so much for taking time to help teens like me be bold about sharing…that it’s not something to be scared of. I can’t wait for next year!
hey Greg this is brandon! and i have to say thank you for everything! i pray that God will bless you and your family. with out this weekend i would never have been brought out of my comfort zone and getting underneath a car to preach the gospel! thank you again. and talk to you later!
Greg,
I don’t have a cell phone story, nor do i have a 48-hour challenge story, but a story nonetheless. While you were talking about believing in Jesus to get to heaven, you said “When you accept Jesus Christ into your life, you have become part of God’s family.” Right after you said that, I felt a giant, muscular arm come around my head and touch my shoulder, physically. I wasn’t freaked out, just a little surprised. I thought that was really awesome, and I decided that I should share that with you.
May God bless you and your family,
Andrew
Greg,
I was at Dare2Share in Lincoln. I just want to share a bit with you. I came to D2S this year as a student leader, living my life as I thought full out for God and I felt that this conference wasnt anything I really needed nor did I feel I was going to really have it impact me very much. I was wrong..God was in that Pershing Center and he moved in mighty ways!
God moved in my youth group, Lincoln, and to my suprise even me. You see God really Grabbed ahold of me and my attention and made me realize that I had gotten so involved with ministry and ministering to others-caring about where the kids in my youth groups relationships with God are the my relationship with God slowly became distant. God grabbed my heart at this event and said your doing great ministering to others but I miss spending time with you and I realized that I didnt have Gods spirit filling me daily and so therefor I had nothing to pour out on to the people around me and the kids in my youth group.I really saw how bad I was hurting God and said..no more to this and have asked my youth leader to keep me accountable to putting MY relationship with God first so I have God to pour into others.
Also this weekend refreshed the passion and urgency to tell others of Gods love with everyone I know. I have laid myself down and picked up my cross to follow Christ in all aspects..no matter the cost and if this includes persecution than I will endure to bring Glory to God. I have decided to take the double dare challenge and have began to start telling everyone I know of Gods love and saving grace for them. When you challenged us to call a friend on Saturday I called a guy in my grade, his name is Sid, he doesnt believe anything as far as religion and nore does his family, he has tried to get me to go to parties and to fall in my faith numerous times but I have never given in, he knows my faith but I have never really shared Gods grace with him. I called and he did not answer so I left a message, believe me I will be talking to him sooner than later. This didnt end her.
Apon leaving our hotel saturday morning I wrote a letter to the cleaner of the hotel room thanking them for the great hospitality and for the nice accomidations, I than went on to share that we were attending dare to share and what it is all about, then I went on to share the message of Gods love and greace for all of us, I left my email adderess in the note in case the person wants to contact me. I explained how to ask christ into your life and encouraged reading the bible, praying and going to church to grow in your faith and to find out more about god.
Once I got home I couldnt let this stop, tonight maybe an hour ago or so one of the most popular girls in my class-of which we are seniors so she is one of the most popular and influental girls in my whole grade was on msn messenger and I hardly ever talk to her in person much less on msn but something was telling me to strike up a converstaion, I did, after the conversation was going I said…Can I talk to you about something I find important? Her response was ok..what? I then begin to explain how God loves us no matter what we have done, will do, are doing or are or have gone through and the love he has for us is soo far beyond our comprehenison that its amazing, God even sings and dances over us. I super nervous but knew that she needed to hear it and that God was using me. The girl thanked me, I kept explaining Gods love to her and she said well I believe in God, I said that even Satan believes there is God but the difference is a relationship with God.
I then asked her if she were to die tonight where she would go? she said heaven and then I said are you sure if this? she then told me that I was scaring her, which I apoligized for and told her I just really care about you and this is important. I then said that I know without a shadow of a doubt we can be sure we are going to heaven. I then began to share the Gospel with her and then she stated she was to busy at the time.
I then ended the conversation by telling her I am praying for her and that if she wants to talk about it more to feel free to call me or email, msn or even facebook me and I would love to talk to her about it more.
I know that after this weekend God has shaken my life and its the beginning of him using me to shake the lives of those around me.
I know that I was not the only one to be impacted by this event from my youth group. All the adults said that this is such an amazing event and cant wait untill next year. Also going door to door I was enouraged to see one girl in my group go from “Im not doing it Im scared” to “I want to do the next house, let me, let me do it”! It amazes me to see how much of an impact and change was made in the lives of these kids over the course of a saturday and sunday!
thank you for such an amazing event, an amazing weekend.
Kelly L.
First Baptist Church
Jackson,MN
Dare 2 Share this weekend was Amazing!!! This was my third year going and by far the best. Every year I grow in my relationship with God even more.
I took the challenge to talk to one of my friends and I’m going to ask all of you for your prayers. I talked to one of my friends who used to live in Nebraska, but moved to Nevada. I asked him if he died tomorrow if he would go to heaven and he said no while he was laughing. I then told him I didn’t think it was funny and that I loved him and I wanted to see him in heaven when we die. He didn’t say anything so I told him if he felt uncomfortable talking about it he didn’t have to so I said good-bye. I hope all of you will pray for him. Good luck trying to spread the GOSPEL! I can’t wait until next year! See you all there to worship God!
D2S Lincoln was amazing. We used what we learned right away to share our faith at the mall. Also in reply to Alex… Remember that you aren’t alone… God is with you and the Holy Spirit will guide you while you share.
So you don’t need to be worried.
Hey Greg!
I just wanted to tell you that i did both things! For the cell phone challenge I called my friend Heather. Me and her have both been through alot growing up, and we both have struggled with drinking, sex, smoking, and cutting. i got tired of it all and gave my life to Jesus. And since i have been putting all my faith in Him and praying every night and morning, and all, things have been 200% better. March 31st will be my 1 year anniversery of not cutting. For Heather, ive tried to share my faith, and have tried to get her to do what i did, but she just wouldnt listen. and when i called her, i just was like, ive talked to you about this before, and i hope youll listen. and i just started talking. i asked her if she thought she was going to heaven and she told me how she didnt think she would. and i just told her things that you said. and i stopped, and asked do you want me to continue. and she screamed yes. it was was amazing! i felt so happy!
and just a few minutes ago i started talking to one of my other friends. we just wanted somthing to talk about. and i was like, well. Do you believe in God? and we just started talking. we talked about it for about an hour. it was awesome!!!
this was my first time going to Dare 2 Share. IT WAS SO AMAZING! Lincoln Brewster was awesome! So were the other bands! I cant wait till next year!
-Abbie.
Hey Greg,
When you told us to call a friend or family member I decided to call my best friend that has had a hard life, so first I will tell about her life.
When I was 10 years old I met this girl who was different then others. She was 2 yeras older than me and new to the town so I thought that i would try to make her feel welcome. She had 2 older brothers and her mom was raising them while dating this one guy. Her Moms boyfriend would come over to her house almost everyday and Kiala(the 12 year old girl) didn’t like him, so me and her would hang out at my house almost everyday. That went on for about 2 years and then one day she came over to my house crying, so i let her in and asked her wat was wrong and after she settled down a little she had told me that her mom had talked to her and told her that they were moving away. When she told me that, July was half over and they were moving the first week of August so we hung out as much as possible because we didn’t know how much we were going to get to see each other after she moved. Then the day came. We had to say good bye to each other. For about 2 weeks after that i locked myself in my rooms wishing she was there. 3 months later I found out what Kiala’s number was so I ran home got the phone and called her to say hi for the fist time in 3 months and on the phone just after 2 months I could tell that she was changing. After that day I didn’t talk ot her for almost 6 months when I got to see her. She came to town and stayed for a week and we just talked and hung out like old times. She told me about her boyfriend and she told me something that made me cry. Sitting in my room she had told me that her step dad had kicked her out of her house and that is why she was in town, but it wasn’t the first time that had happened. She told me that she had been kicked out many times before. After a week or so Kiala left my house to go back home, and after she went home I talked to her every few weeks over the phone noticing she was changing every time.
Then this summer she started to come to town to see me more often and to hang out. Then the summer ended and she had to go back home to go to school. I didn’t talk to her for a while and then one day I decided to call her and say hi, but then I called her and her brother answered and told me that Kiala didn’t live with them anymore that her step dad kicked her out of the house and she was living with one of her friends but he didn’t know which one. I started to call all the people that she hung out with and fiannaly I found out where she lived and my mom took me there and we picked her up and that Saturday night me and her talked from 7 until 3 in the morning and most of the time she had told me what all happened to her.and she told me this………….My step dad kicked me out of the house so I went to my friends house and was living there and I ended up in CAPS 2 times, my boyfriend of 2 yearswho got me pregnant 2 times(she lost the baby both times) broke up with me, I have to go to therapy once a week for my depression……….and that isn’t even half of it. We were about to lay down for bed and Kiala took off her hoody and all over her arms were cuts she had scares all over and I just went into shock realizing that if this continues I might lose my best friend. The next day my mom seen it and talked to her for a little bit and after that talk Kiala was happier than before and so i asked what they talked about and she didn’t tell me so i started to think about what could have been said. Well later that day we were walking around and she told me that my mom had asked her is she wanted to move in with us and I asked her if she was but all she said was, “I dont know yet,” so she went back to her friends house(home) and after that we talked everyday and she started to cheer up a little bit and she still hasn’t made up her mind on moving with us but then one day she told me that she might move in over the summer.
Sitting in my chair on Saturday I decided to call Kiala and share the GOSPEL and I am happy to say that she accepted Christ just like I did.
-Katrina
Hey Greg!
Thank you SO MUCH for everything you did for all of us this weekend. My first time going to D2S turned out an amazing experience, and like you talked about, I think it was the turning point for me as a Christian to get really serious about bringing others to Christ. I am proud to say that I took the double dare, and although I found out that the people I talked to were Christians already, I now have the confidence to continue to share my faith. One of my friends that I talked to has always been really close to me for a long time, but I didn’t know where she stood spiritually. Now I know that she is a Christian, and maybe by talking with her about it she will grow more as a believer. Also, I talked to another friend of mine tonight. She is more of a concern to me because she is in the party crowd, but she expressed her love of Jesus to me, so I know that she believes. I shared with her the rock, paper, scissors part that we talked about; and I hope that it will get her thinking about some of the things in her life that she needs to stop that are not honoring Jesus. I plan to continue to get the word of God out there and his plan for salvation. I’m really committed to doing so.
Also, I decided to sponsor a child through Compassion during the time when you said that if we felt called to go to do this, that we could right then. I felt such a strong urge to go down there that I knew it was from God and that he really wanted me to do it.
Thank you again for impacting not only my life, but the lives of so many others. I am definitely coming back to D2S next year!
God bless you and everybody on the D2S team and all the lives that you have/will touch!
hey greg…
just to let you know, this last weekend, friday night to be exact, i asked Christ to come back into my heart. i was raised a lutheran (lcms) and was baptized after not even a month after i was born, confirmed when i was in the 8th grade. it’s like i knew the answers to all the questions that dealt with Jesus. “do you believe?” i’d answer ‘yes.’ “are you going to heaven?” i’d answer ‘yes.’ it wasnt until this weekend, greg, that it made sense for the first time in my heart. back in 2001, an extremely close family friend was taken from me, it was my dad’s best friend. when he was killed in a tractor roll over accident, i lost all hope and my relationship with God suffered. i couldnt bring myself to go to his burial site or the funeral that day. in january of 2007, my boyfriend helped me walk to his grave for the very first time. for the past 19 years, my relationship with Christ and the church made sense in my head, but i finally put 2 and 2 together this weekend and got 4. when you told us to pick a side and stay on it, i chose my side. i was tired of trying to get people to turn to Christ when i myself was suffering! i was tired of the lying to them, lying to myself, but most importantly, i was lying and hiding from the one who really mattered…God. my boyfriend took me to church with him this morning, and in front of the whole church, i told the congregation that i had rededicated myself to the Lord Jesus Christ. it was a really uplifting weekend and i cant wait to take my younger brother next year!!
-in Christ-
lindsey
ps– i listened to my jeremy camp and casting crowns cd’s last night and today and i got to thinking that these 2 groups would be totally awesome to have at d2s in the future!!!
Oh…
And does anyone know where I can get a ram’s horn?
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Hey, I am so glad that I decided to go to Dare2share it has opened my eyes in ways that before this experience I was confused about. I was always a christian and so are my parents. When I came home that Saturday night I told my mom and dad about the weekend and I told them about the gospel and they are now stronger in faith like I now am!
Thank you for this and I am excited to bring a couple of friends next year!
And don’t be embarrased about becoming a fan of the old BIG RED! our sportsmanship is overwelmingly crazy!
Thanks again,
Jackie Ziemke, Waco, NE
What AWESOME testimonies! Tears of joy, guys! Tears of joy.
I have been to a lot of different youth conferences that has given me the challenge to reach out to my friends and share my faith, I was always one who would tell one or two then forget about it.
But at Dare2share, going out into the community talking to random people about God (which was very awkward btw) opened my eyes as to how important it was to go out of your comfort zone and talk to not only your friends but everybody about the love of Jesus.
My friends and I have decided to do a play at our school featuring the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ, I sincerely hope it will touch my peers. I don’t think I would have the courage to do this without Jesus and the people from dare2share to open my eyes to my greatest ally, God. Thank you.
Hey Greg! I attended Dare 2 Share in Lincoln this weekend and wow it was amazing. I took the 48 hour challenge. I asked on of my friends named Jake. He goes to college at UNK (University of Nebraska at Kearney) anyway I was on facebook and I started asking him if he went to church, he said yes. Then I asked him if you were to die tonight are you sure you would go to heaven. He paused for a moment and then with sadness in his voice he said you know what I’m not for sure. So I asked him if he wanted me to tell him how he can know if for sure he was going to heaven. he said sure why not. So I went the the GOSPEL and he finally responded “Wow God did all that for me…I had not clue he even really loved me”. the last thing he said to me was “Thank you..and next year I’m thinking about going to Dare 2 Share.”
I want to thank you so much for what you taught me. I have used the information i learned from your conference to talk to my brother and i think he might accept Christ soon! I want to thank you again and i will see u again next year in Lincoln!
Ok, like everyone else writing these things, I went to the Dare to Share conference in Lincoln. This was my third year going. I liked it a lot. But I couldn’t help but hurt yesturday because of everything happening at home. As the youth in my church are coming closer to the church and Christ, it seems as though our church is falling apart. Petty fights and arguements are hurting our once comfortable and loving church. This feud has turned one family away from the church all together. This family’s well being is spiraling down. Other members of the family won’t talk to them, and the church we go to won’t listen to their concerns. They havent been back to church for months. I felt bad yesturday, but I went over to their house to see if there was something serious to talk about with them and they almsot teared when they realized that someone outside of the people who live in that house loves them. I think they need to realize that more people do and most importantly, that Christ still loves them. I dont know if you will respond to this, but thats ok. If you could though, pray for my church to heal the wounds that divides us. Have fun in your next city!
I took the cell phone challenge and woke up a friend who I’d talked to about Jesus before and asked if she’d given any thought to what we’d discussed. The conversation headed kind of the same direction as before, but know where to direct it next time. Yeah, that was really vague, but the details would fill a novel.
I also took the double dare and started texting people during the Sanctus Real concert (sorry Sanctus Real). One girl said thanks for caring but she just doesn’t believe. One guy started to engage but I think it got too late and he went to sleep. Several people just ignored me. That’s okay. I’ll talk to them in person when the time comes.
I wish I could have gone to Dare2Share about four years ago when I first accepted Christ. I’d gone to church all my life and so once I was saved, I had this preconceived notion of how to witness. It was wrong. I wish I could start over with a lot of people- I know I’m forgiven, but the reputation is still there. Trust and respect are difficult to win back from people.
Oh and one more thing- did anyone else notice that the hip-hop artist last year was named Rachel Washington and this year the lady in Washington Project was also named Rachel Washington? Ha.
I, along with six and a half thousand other people came to D2S in Lincoln, NE. this last weekend. It was my first time. (In the adult training seminar, I was sitting next to the partially bald youth pastor with a goatee and glasses. =]) I’m a youth sponsor, so I came with the mindset of helping the kids out in their quest for knowledge. But I never expected God to blindside me with his compassion for me like he did. I raised my had Friday night and ordered a Venti Jesus, and though I unjustly considered myself a Christian for over ten years, realization struck me. Jesus really did live, die and rise again, just like the Bible says. I had my doubts, worries, even fears of telling anyone about Jesus and what they would think of me. But since He came into my life, I can’t shut up about him.
You know, I used to think that evangelism was crazy, and after seeing you practically flailing your arms around in front of thousands of young adults, I know I was right. You’re crazy for God. You’re not afraid to get your hands dirty and embarrass yourself in front of loads of teens, in the hope that just one of them might understand. And now I’m not either.
Somebody’s probably used this idea before. I’m not sure. But I’m using Facebook as an evangelistic tool to tell everyone I can about Jesus’ love for us. I figure that if I take my 154 friends and share Jesus with them and ten accept Him into their hearts, then they go and do the same, it would start a chain reaction. But I’m not just stopping there. I’m calling up old friends and asking them if they know who Jesus is. If it weren’t for the grace of God, none of that would ever be possible. Thank you for sharing with me, and all the other lost souls! God bless!
Greg! So if Lincoln Nebraska can hold a Dare 2 Share, we should be well on our way to getting one in Montana…right?
I am so pleased to hear how amazing the D2S Lincoln weekend went and see how fired up everyone is (as you can tell from the great post replies abov mine).
We are praying for you here in Laurel and we hope you are getting some rest after another successful weekend!
Hey Greg its me again!
about my friend Monica yeah well I forgot that Cathlic’s believe that they have to do good deeds to get to heaven….
well at school today me and my friend Jessica Scheffers (the one who was on the stage) well we talked to her to be sure and she said that she really didn’t know if she was going to heaven she just hoped that she was…. so my friend Jessica after school talked with her and well … she understood so they prayed together and well…
Greg I just wanted to let you know that the angels are parting up in heaven today because there is another name in the Book of Life!!!!
(just so you know she accepted Christ…well that is if you didn’t understand the whole Book of Life thing… ha ha ha)
Well just another BIG THANK-YOU to you guys!!!
also just so you know the little clip called “a letter from hell” that pushed us to go and tell her so thanks
Your good friend
Jessie
HEY GREG!
I took you double dare and am pleased to say that i succeeded!
I called my friend Sara on Saturday and had a two minute convorsation. I basically asked if she knew God (and she said yes). I then asked if she knew if she knew she was going to heaven and she said, “no…but i want to.” I talked to her briefly on how Jesus took our sins away and before leaving she said thank-you.
Today, monday, in gym i partnered with her and when sitting on the wall watching a game of baddmitton i laid out the gospel and told her about the amazing love of God. I said things in a way i didn’t know was possible. I’m turely thankful for the way Dare To Share helped me know what to say…and even more thankful for God working through me and helping me out. Sara is now one step closer to knowing she is loved and accepted by God…no matter what she does.
These past days i have been sooo pumped to share the word of God…and after talking to Sara i had a burning desire to tell someone else. When walking down the hallway after gym i saw another friend of mine, Kaitlin, who i know has been having trouble with her family and pressure from her friends lately. I asked if she knew god…she said yes…then i asked if she wanted to go to heaven. She said, “yes i do. but i don’t think god will want me there.” In the two seconds i had told her that i wanted to explain to her what Jesus had done…and to my surprise she said, “i’d really like that.”
I can’t wait to tell her about the amazing love of God!
I’m ready and serious about telling everyone i know about God. Thank you soooo much for comming to Lincoln!
—–AMBER—–
greg,
This year was my 4th year of attending Linclon’s D2S! The first year i went i went to just get away from my family….my mother is a drunk who beats me,my father has problems with drugs, and my sister is just annoying she does whatever she can to get me into trouble with my mother. Well that year i was a sixth grader so i paid attention but not very well, the information was over whelming….so i came back the next year and you guys at D2S, God, and my youth leader lead me to becoming a christian….i started believing in Christ right there at D2S! I’ve went every year since. I’m a Freshman in high school now…and every year our group always brings one new beleiver home with us EVERY YEAR!!! can you beleive that? And ever since i became a christian my lief is looking better. My mother and father are taking classes for their problems and even talking to our Pastor so i’m prtty excited…i’m getting baptizied this coming summer….i cant wait for next yeas D2S!
This year was AWESOME our group usually only takes 15-20 students but this year we took around 60! It’s amazing…!
Also this past summer i was molested at my cousin’s house….but God got me threw it….and the only reason i made it was becuase i went to D2S and met Jesus Christ Threw you wonderful people keep it up!
Thank you very much for sure a wonderful event!
Ashley Hurley
Dare2Share was awesome up in Lincoln. The bands, the lessons were all just awesome. Can’t wait till next year.
Dear Greg,
this year at dare 2 share was amazing!! This was my second year and it definetly won’t be my last!! I made the decision to live my life with christ. it really showed yesterday during my volleyball tournament. me and my friend who also went prayed before every game. Everyone wondered what we were doing but we didn’t care. My youth leader said when I went to get up and talk to him on Friday night that for me it was a matter of taking Jesus and living for him in my sports not just at home or at school and church. It was amazing to see the things that can happen when you put your trust and faith in god.
I also wanted to let you know that I began the double dare challenge today. At lunch me and my friend were singing one of the songs from the confrence and another girl asked us to please stop. I asked her why and she said that she doesn’t believe in God at all. My friend and I looked at each other and we made a face that said, “No, this can’t be happening!” So we did the first thing that popped into our heads. We asked her if she knew where she was going if Jesus were to come back today and she said she knew it was going to be hell. My friend said,”Well we want to see you when we die in heaven!” She said she didn’t care and that her mom didn’t want to force a religion on her. I told her that being a christian is not a religion, it’s a relationship between her and God and being a 7th grader you never want to listen to anything, she just ignored me. Please help me if you have any advice on what to do because me and my friend want to see this girl in heaven someday!!!
In Christ,
Emily L.
Lincoln, NE
Greg,
I have to say that this weekend was truly a God sent!!Thank you so much for the time that you gave to do this! I am 23 and a youth leader for a small youth group in Iowa, and I have been saved every since I was 6 years old but I have to say that my walk has been so off and on for the past couple years and when I went this weekend I really thought it was just going to be for our teens but God really got a hold of my heart as well, and I really feel that God is calling me to be a bigger part of Youth Ministry. I truly love seeing the teens when they finally surender to God and I have not had this much Joy and peace in a very long time. When you guys talked about purity that really hit me hard, I have had some very bad realtionships and I could not get past some of the things that had happened in them, untill now. When we sang the song Surrender, I prayed that God would just let me give everything to him, and just stop holding on to it and finally forgive myself. I felt like a burden had been lifted.
I would love to know how I could get more invovled in somthing like Dare to share. So if you have any information about this that would be great!!!
Thank you again for giving your time to all of us!!!
I ma in the 8th grade and I took the cell phone challenge along with the double dare challenge. My cell phone challenge was quite interesting i called one of my best friends and i was asking her the questions and to my suprise she had answered yes to most of them until the end and i said would you be willing to put your faith in jesus Christ our savior, thats when she said i don’t know. I told her that it was okay and that we could talk about it more whan i got home and she said that would be nice.
Today on the bus 2 6th graders knew who Jesus Christ was but they weren’t completly sure so we had a long conversation and They left more than they got on knowing so i was really happy and excited!
Greg,
This year was my first time going to Dare2Share and I’m so happy I went! I accepted Christ into my life and I was amazed at how many people were there. Lincoln Brewster was awesome! This weekend was the best experience of my life.
Greg,
I was at Lincoln’s conference this past weekend, my 3rd conference and it was really amazing..my youth group and myself included saw alot of things happen in our lives! Alot of us including myself were really inspired to share the gospel and took the double dare challenge.
I shared Christ with my first friend just a few hrs ago actually..I didn’t share with her in person i actually gave her a copy of your book “Venti Jesus please” with a personal note from me in the front sooo we’ll see how that goes! Now I’m just praying that God will give me the opportunity to share Christ with my boyfriends family!!
Also thank you so much for the talk you guys gave on sex this year..it was encouragement to me to continue to keep myself pure, and one of my friends this weekend that has been having pre-marital sex with her boyfriend actually came and talked to me and my youth pastor aka dad about it..and made a commitment to stop and to stay pure from now! so thankyou so much! I cant wait for next year!!
oh p.s. me and one of my other freinds had a question. How would you share your faith with a friend that believes they are already saved knows all the right answer’s but your 99% sure they don’t know Christ because of they way they continually live?
uhhmm i know your busy but if you could e-mail a reply that would be great (barlow90@gmail.com) I would of e-mailed you to start with but didnt know how.
-thanx.
Dare 2 Share Survive in Lincoln
really changed my life.
im like in love with zane now, but your guyses sermons and testimonies changed my life in ways i cant desribe, and you guys are my heroes. I have been talking about how great greg zane and derwin are since friday night.
do u guys have an email?
i have some really really super
duper important things to ask that could potentially save a few kids lives, could you email me “randi” back at RCrodsquirl13@aim.com?
christ plus nothing equals eternal life with jesus:,
randi
HEy Greg! I am soooo glad I came to dare2share! My friends wanted me to come and I wasnt sure about it but I am so glad I made the choice to go! what you tought was so inspirational and I cant thank you enough for teaching me how to share my faith with my friends and even the people I dont know.
Thanks bunches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey greg!!
ok so first off Dare 2 Share totally tested my faith in God. i shared my faith for the first time ever during the cell phone challenge, and the girl i was talking to said that it really meant a lot to her, so God helped me plant a seed in her life. also, i took the double dare and completed it at school today. it was really cool! my friend emily and i witnessed to this guy during english class when we were done with our work. we asked him if he thought he was going to heaven or hell if he were to die today, and he said ‘i would want to go to heaven but i think i might go to hell’ so then we told him about having a relationship with Christ is the only way to heaven. then we prayed with him in class! it was a really fulfilling experience! i dont know if he actually accepted Christ but my friend and i said he could totally come to us or go to God if he had any questions!! so i want to thank you soo much for that challenge that u gave me! i love sharing my faith, even though i’ve only done it twice, but God totally helped me when i did!! thanks so much!!
Your sister in Christ,
Jill<
Hey! i just have to say I had a blasts this year. This year was my 3rd year going to Dare2Share and every year just gets more amazing. And i have to say Dare2Share really saved my Christian faith. Because 4 days before my 14th b-day my mom pasted away from cancer and right then and there I basically said ‘God I don’t want you in my life anymore’ b/c i didn’t understand how someone who was supposed to loving could take my Mom from me. And i start to have a eating problem but after a while I was like ‘what are you doing?’ and i knew that that voice inside of me was God. So i stopped and I tried to belive in Christ again but it was hard for me b/c I still had huge doubts. But then it was time for Dare2Share again and I went and that is when I realized that I needed Him in my life. And i believe if it wasn’t for Dare2Share and Greg I would be without Christ right now and he has become a BIG part of my life.
Sorry- its me again – it went w/out me knowing. but i just wanted to finish by saying Thanks a ton to Greg and Dare2Share – it is truly an amazing program. For next year I’m going to try to get all of my friends to come and see how many of them will give their lives to Jesus Christ. Thanks so much Greg – you are truly a life savior God bless to all -brandy-
Greg-
God bless you man! This was my first Dare 2 Share, and it was awesome! I could feel the prescence of God’s Spirit in that place. I have been to other events similar to this. I went to the LCMS National Youth Gathering last summer(shout out to my Lutheran brothers and sisters!). In all of my past expieriences I have grown in my faith.
But this was different. It challenged me to be all I can be. It challenged me to share the gospel. You, Zane, and Derwin told us to go out and WITNESS TO ALL PEOPLE! TO PREACH! At that point I knew that I was one of the many that God spoke to that night(Friday). I have been restless. I have felt that fire in my bones to do something but saw nothing I could do. I contented myself with just trying to set an example. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a good thing. But with the statements that were made God spoke into my heart.
The drama was especially powerful. It literally pierced my heart and gave me a burning feeling. It REALLY made me consider what it is to die for Christ; to actually have a visual example of martrydom. It is forever etched into my mind. Then when you asked those of us who believed if we were willing to surrender ourselves fully to Christ, I did. I had made “recommitments” before, but let’s face reality. We daily have to commit ourselves to God’s grace and mercy. But this time is different. I am determined with the help of God to COMPLETELY SURRENDER TO CHRIST!
I also took the double dare. I called up my cousin whom I haven’t talked to in a long while. I’ll be honest- I became nervous and stammered thru the thing. I didn’t even finish the conversation due to time. Please Greg(and all who read this) pray for me, that I would boldy be able to evangilize no matter the circumstance. Any other prayer requests post’em(or link them to my profile? I dunno- I’m new to doing internet board-thingys,so bare with me XD!)
Greg(and Zane and Derwin and all who work on the D2S team) thank you so much with what you do. God is truly working thru you. I not only was equiped with some tools(hint hint GOSPEL), but the Holy Spirit filled me and fanned the flame even more. I pray that God Almighty in His mercy and grace would stretch out His mighty hand and bless you and work wonders thru you!
The Lord bless and keep you. The Lord shine His face and be gracious unto you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you His peace. Amen
-Tim
Greg,
Just wanted to say that I was at the D2S in Lincoln and that it really changed my life. I went to D2S last year but didn’t really know what to expect. Going again this year was awesome because I came to know and trust in Christ becasue of what you, Zane, and all the others said. My life will never be the same. I can’t wait for next year so I can bring on of my friends who doesn’t believe.
Love,
Jorie
Romas 8:28
and
Romas 10:13
Hey Greg,
First off i want to thank you for the best birthday party i’ve ever had because the 23rd was my 18th birthday, and also i wanted to let you know that friday i decided to stop playing around with my faith and get serious about it and friday I gave it all to Jesus. I also wanted to let you know that i followed through with the double dare even though it wasn’t with who i talked to on my cell phone that night. I shared with one of my friends my experience at the conference in Lincoln and reached out to him and he told me he is going to try and change for God and I invited him to my church and to youth group. I thank God for the things you do through Dare 2 Share Ministries, teaching us to share our faith and you really helped me to share mine. I just really appreciate what you do because its beautiful to see that my generation can live above the influence of modern society through Christ. Thank you for all that you do and i pray that you have more success bringing teens to God.
Sincerely,
Brian Carter
Hey Greg,
This is Sarah Henry again. And I had asked for some information on how to get more invovled in something like dare 2 Share,(and I forgot to give you my address) I realy feel like God has called me into youth ministries and I really want to do more than what I am doing now! Anyways my E-mail address is crash_o_3_22@hotmail.com So if you could e-mail me that infor that would be great. Sorry I forgot the e-mail the first time!
Living 4 and becasue he didn’t and dose.
Hey Greg,
Dare 2 Share was so AWESOME!! I learned so much. The music was amazing. No regrets. I wanted to tell you that I took the Double Dare. I got home and thought about who to tell. Almost all of my friends are Christians. I finally decided to call our neighbors. They are on a cruise for a week, so I left a message. I asked if they knew if they were going to heaven. I then told them all about how to become a Christian, and I left an example prayer for them to repeat or use for example. I’m quite honestly expecting to get some major rejection and get made fun of for a long time. I am guessing that they will spread the word thru the entire school. I know it may sting for me, but it will for sure be worth it. I’m glad I told them, no matter what happens.
-Alex Larsen
Hey Greg! So I’ve been going to Dare 2 Share ever since Revolution 2 years ago and it is one of the best highlights of my year the other is christian camp at Youthfront South. Anyway this year I learned alot, worshipped alot, laughed more than anything, slept hardly at all and got convicted of something. the past two years I was fired up for a week or so and then that flame under my belly would go out. Now I’m trying my hardest to stay on fire for God. I took the cell phone challenge on Saturday in Lincoln, NE and talked to one of my best friends (Katelynn) who isn’t a christian but her mom needed her help so she had to go. But then on Sunday after I got home to KC, MO from Lincoln I called one of my other best friends (Samantha) who wasn’t a christian either and I told her the GOSPEL journey and she asked some questions and I asked her, “do you want to put your faith and trust in Christ as your father and savior?” and she said yes and I asked her are you sure? cause I didn’t want to scare into being a christian because of what would happen to her if she wasn’t a christian. and she said yes I want to and I said that’s awesome and she prayed with me and I let her borrow a year-round devotional book and the first night she had it she read 10 devotionals and I’m praying for her everyday now. I’m gonna make her a mixed cd of songs I bought and I hope she really likes christian music!! I just hope you could pray for me (Anna) Samantha and Katelynn for now because that’s who I’m starting with for my challenge. I wish I could’ve been in heaven on Sunday because I could’ve been partying with angels. I love what you and everyone that works for D2S it’s amazing and I can’t wait for Feb. next year and I pray my new christian friend can go!!! God Bless you and everyone you work with for what you do.
In Christ,
Anna Atwell
hilightingreen@gmail.com
Hey Greg!
I was at Dare 2 Share in Lincoln, and it was so awesome! I’ve never experienced anything like that before in my life…it was inspirationable. I want to tahnk you and everyone involved for making this past weekend and amazing god-filled experience.
So i took the Double Dare and last night i was tlaking to my best friend Meranda and asking if she knew jesus. She said she knew of him and belived but she had never experienced him, and wanted to learn more. So i told her all the awesome things God does in our lives…and i mixed in the GOSPEL, and she was excited and wants to start coming to church with me now! We have been best friends for 6 years now and she knew that i was very active in the church but always wondered what was so amazing about my realtionship with God. Well now she is getting the chance, when she visits my church tomorrow for our Wednesday night worship. I am so thankful, because this experience will be beyond her comprhension and this will make our friendship even stronger. I’ve only accepted Christ as my personal Savior within the last yea and a half, so this is a big deal. I can’t wait to see what that other students from my youth group have done in response tou our weekend in Lincoln. I am taching the lesson on Wednesday night to my youth group and im Daring all f them to spread the Gospel of Jesus around wichita, Kansas. Thanks agian for your awesome speaking and dramas, and music…it was a powerful weekend and hopefully gave the jump start to 6500 teens to tell people aboutu Jesus.
In his Hands
Erin Buster
Hey Greg! Dare to Share pretty much rocked! I can say it was the most amazing experience I have ever had. I have this burning heart and desire to share to good news with people! I started talking to a guy from Finland about God. He is confused about God and has trouble believing sometimes. We email back and forth now and I get to answer some of his questions about Jesus and the Gospel and I pray that he gets to experience a personal relationship with Christ. I can’t wait to reach other people! O and by the way your book really helps! I think there’s more hilighted words than non-highlighted haha. God’s Blessings- Jacquelyn
Heyy Greg!!!! Dare to Share what pretty much amazing!♥ This was my first time going to D2S and i am sooo glad that I went. I loved everything about it. I especially loved the drama it was very intense but it was amazing. The caned food drive was awsome, i have to say that i was really scared to go tell people about God and ask for cans but once I started I just wanted to tell the whole world! I couldn’t get a hold of my friend during the cell phone thing, but I told her about it right when I got to school on Monday. I have tried to get her to believe for about 4-5 now and It still hasen’t worked but I have been praying that God would just put words into my mouth and help her come towards Christ. Thanks for being apart of an amazing experience. ♥Becca♥
Hey Greg!
Lincoln was awesome! This was my second time at Dare2Share, i was so excited! Everything was fun, sad, confusing but I understand now. Thank you so much for changing my life! When you first told us that we were to call our friends and ask them if they believed in God, I was petrified! Most of my friends have given up either on me or on God. The friend I called has been my best friend ever since sixth grade. Well she is/was mad at me because I care about her, and her life. When I called and asked her the questions, my voice was shaking and I was crying, I couldn’t even see what I was reading. When she answered the questions, it sounded like she didn’t care or that she thought I was crazy. When I got to school on Monday, I was dreading talking to her, she asked me why I was crying? I said that I wanted her, along with all my other friends to be in Heaven with me. and she was like oh, ok, I understand. and she said “I’ll be there”.
I started to tell my other friends that were not quite sure, I have a lot of friends who are atheists, I told everything I could without overburdening them with words and confusion. I said that I wanted all my friends in Heaven. My second friend, Ashley, I was talking to about this still is not sure where she is bound for, but she will make, I have faith in her and i hope she puts her faith in God.
I realise I have a lot of friends that need my help, especially Kea, she drinks and she is a disaster. Kea thinks that she can’t live without alcohol for one night, she is a senior in high school, (like me). She keeps getting into car accidents and drunk. I fear for her life! I love her so much, but I don’t think she gets it. Ashley, I mentioned earlier, is one of Kea’s friends, is sick of what Kea puts herself through. Kea constantly say that she is going to kill herself and Ashley and I are worried sick out of our minds. We don’t know how to reach her. Everyone around her has tried, but nothing. Her parents don’t even care about her habits.
Thank you for helping me and now I wish you could help my friends see how lovely Christ is and life with Him is! Thank you, God Bless you! -Kelsey W.
Hey Greg,
my name is Elizabeth and i went to dare to share for the first time with my youth group and it has truly inpacted my life! when i decided to go to d2s i thought i was going just to hang out with my friends, well god had different plans for me. while i was there i gave my entire life over to god, my past my present and future. a huge load was lifted from my life. when i was little i was sexually molested, my parents got a divorce after my father had tried to kill my mother and steel me and my 5 brothers and sisters and 3 months after the divorce my mom met my stepdad who had 3 kids of his own, all at the same time. i didnt know how to handle all of that at the age of 10 or 11, so i fell away from god, i didnt want anything to do with him. i kept thinking how could the god of all put me through something so horrible, then when i went to dare to share i let it all go, i put it down at god’s feet and now i am living for god and strong in my faith! u challenged us to do the 48 hour dare and while i was there i had a lot of ppl in mind but when i got home god had someone that i hadnt talken to in a very long time in mind. when i started talking to him on monday night he told me that he was caught between and atheist and a satanist, and i asked him about what that all intaled and he was very open with me about it, then when it was my turn to talk i told him about my religion and my faith and i asked him if he was willing to sit down with me in person to talk about god and how he has changed my life, and he has agreed to talk with me and listen to my experiences! please pray for me as i sit down and share my faith with him tomorrow after school.
thank you so much for the dare u have challenged me to go through with!
thank you and god bless,
Liz
Hey Greg,
my name is liz and i went to dare to share for the first time with my youth group and it has truly inpacted my life! when i decided to go to d2s i thought i was going just to hang out with my friends, well god had different plans for me. while i was there i gave my entire life over to god, my past my present and future. a huge load was lifted from my life. when i was little i was sexually molested, my parents got a divorce after my father had tried to kill my mother and steel me and my 5 brothers and sisters and 3 months after the divorce my mom met my stepdad who had 3 kids of his own, all at the same time. i didnt know how to handle all of that at the age of 10 or 11, so i fell away from god, i didnt want anything to do with him. i kept thinking how could the god of all put me through something so horrible, then when i went to dare to share i let it all go, i put it down at god’s feet and now i am living for god and strong in my faith! u challenged us to do the 48 hour dare and while i was there i had a lot of ppl in mind but when i got home god had someone that i hadnt talken to in a very long time in mind. when i started talking to him on monday night he told me that he was caught between and atheist and a satanist, and i asked him about what that all intaled and he was very open with me about it, then when it was my turn to talk i told him about my religion and my faith and i asked him if he was willing to sit down with me in person to talk about god and how he has changed my life, and he has agreed to talk with me and listen to my experiences! please pray for me as i sit down and share my faith with him tomorrow after school.
thank you so much for the dare u have challenged me to go through with!
thank you and god bless,
Liz
Hey!
I had an awesome time this year! I have only gone 2 times and this time it REALLY hit something in me…The drama was..WOW..I mean it really made me think…a lot! Zane and Darwin were awesome! And I took the dubble dare and wen I called my cosin for the 48 hour part she said that she had become a christen! and I was like “really?” so that was just very encouegeing for me becaus wen I called her I was SO worried that I would mess up, but I didn’t! the words just came to me! so all I can say is thank you SO much for dareing me to make that call and to share with others I know!
So keep up the work for the LORD and I’ll see you next year!
Rock On! Loretta
WOW thats all i got to say about the dare2share in lincoln
this was my first time going and it really changed my look on life i met so many new people and i just am so grateful that my friend invited me to this great event your sermons were great and just opened my eyes
i am catholic and going to dare2share gave me the wonderful chance to see how others see life and death and i am just speechless everything has been going good since this last weekend and my relationship with God is the strongest it has ever been!!!!
keep up your hard but wonderful work and i cant wait til next year
GOD BLESS!!!!
hey Greg
thank u so much for doin d2s here in nebraska on friday the 22 of feb i re cometed my life to God and cuz wat i was doing was not working doing stuff my way not letting GOD have say in it and it feels so much better when u let GOD have control of ur life and ive been talkto my friends about GOD that weekend was the best one i have ever have ttyl
phil
Hey greg. sorry to bother you again. I wanted to recommend a book that a bunch of my friends have read and I am in the process of reading. It’s called “She Said Yes.” I am not to sure who it is by. It’s about a girl who was unsure about her faith in Christ and was at a point in her life were she really needed him.Of course she had gone to church and really tried to learn and still was not so sure about Christ. One day at school she was in class and a shooting began. A group of people were shooting every student that believed in Jesus Christ. When the group got to her room they began to ask the students what they believed in. This girl was crying. The finally got to her and they asked, “Do you believe in God?” and she said yes. I thought of telling you about this because that was what the skit was about this year. You might want to take a look at it if you have any free time. Keep praying for me and my friend who want to lead our other friend to Christ!!
In God We Trust,
Emily L.
Lincoln, NE
ps. my friend wanted me to tell you that she wants Starfield to come back but i said that I liked Lincoln Brewster.
JESUS <3s u and me!
Greg,
I took the double dare and one of the friends that I told, said that she can do whatever she wants and that if Jesus was to come back today that she would be ready or not! I ask that you keep her in your prayers because I think that she is a Athiest.
Fred
Lincoln was AMAZING! I finally decided to stop messing around and I dedicated my life to Christ on Friday, February 22, 2008. I accepted Christ as my personal savior and father, and I’m fired up to tell all that I can about him!
I took the 48 hour cell phone challenge. I chose to call my mother. Not only did she dedicate her life to Christ, she went to church for the first time in 10 years the next morning. She said to me, “Kayla, thank you. I have wanted to go to Christ, I just didn’t know how. I love you, and I’m glad he has forgiven me for all that I have done.”
I was sick and didn’t go on the outreach mission with my group. I used the time I had on the bus to try another one of my friends. I then chose my sister, who is a strong “athiest” like Andy in the GOSPEL Journey. After hearing what I had to say, she agreed to come to youth group and church with me when we saw each other next. God works in mysterious ways!
After all this, I found a scary headline in the paper the following Monday, and I tried to explain to my grandmother what I had been told about Korea. She changed the subject and told me to drop it. It won’t stop me though!
I took the initiative to invite a girl that hates me to youth group, and she actually accepted! I’m so excited and can’t wait to tell more about Christ!
-Kayla McCarter
Hey Greg,
I just wanted to say D2S this year was Awesome!!! It was my 2nd year comming back this year, and you didn’t disappoint!
I’ve had a couple of questions though, I need to ask you. I am trying to teach the Gospel to my friend, he reminds me a whole lot like Zane, just to give you an idea of what he’s been into. (In fact, as I was talking to him about how great Dare 2 Share was, I started to tell him about Zane, and every part I told him about Zane, he said, I was the same age when I started drinking, and smoking, and doing drugs.) And he’s been able to stop, and move out of his old town and get a fresh start at my school, and God is so present in his life, I can see it. But he won’t believe me! His parents, they mentally abuse him, and sometimes abuse him physically. He said he used to pray every day, every hour, for his parents to stop, or for child proctive services to come and get him, and when nothing ever happened, he just gave up. And says, “I have actually told the guy, I don’t want anything to do with him.” I don’t know what to say, I’ve done almost everything I could, I read my bible for four solid hours, taking notes, trying to find something that could help him, I’m praying, I still can’t find anything, do you have any advice? Any good scriptures? Just something, please help me, his soul depends on it.
I am one of the youth leaders at Crest Baptist Chruch in Creston IA, and before this weekend our youth group would most of the time have maybe 5 or 6 kids, and I am happy to say that last night we had Youth Group and we close to 15 teens!!!! PRAISE GOD!!! The teens that we had taken to Dare 2 Share are really taking this Double dare challenge to heart and I love it!! Thank you so much again for all you did and for having a hand in helping some of our teens get that Fire for God back! My hope and Prayer is that they keep this fire going and it just keeps growing all over our shcools and our town!!!
Sarah Henry
Greg,
Yes! Lincoln was stinkin’ awesome! This was my first time going to D2S, and I absolutely loved it! I hope to come back next year. It really helped me grow stronger in my faith, and now I am certain I am going to heaven. It opened my eyes! But, what I’m really here to do is tell you my cell phone challenge and 48 hour stories. For the cell phone challenge, I went a little overboard. Instead of calling one friend, I called and texted a bunch. I called one of my cousins and she didn’t answer, so I left here a voicemail, and she didn’t call me back. I called my other friend and she didn’t answer. She did call me back, though. I didn’t really have time to talk to her when she called me so I told her I’d talk to her later. I later found out that when she called me back at noon, she was drunk and just getting home. That gave me all the more motivation to talk to her. I’m trying and some of my other friends are too, but she doesn’t really get it. I’m not going to give up on here though. When I texted people on my phone, some didn’t text back, some did but didn’t want to hear what I had to say, and some did and persecuted me. One friend especially got mad at me. He told me he didn’t care where he was going and that he was just going to go out and get drunk that night anyways. I told him that I’m going to pray for him, and I won’t give up on him either. I don’t want to see any of my friends go to hell. They just don’t realize how wonderful it is to have a personal relationship with Jesus! I also took the 48 hour challenge, but instead of talking to one person, I talked to about 4 or 5. Some of my friends said they were going to try to get better, but they need some more help. Some listened to me but just didn’t get the picture. My friend Kip freaked out on me. He started yelling at me and telling me I was a to shut up. He wouldn’t listen to anything I had to say. To my surprise, later that night, he came up and talked to me. He apologized to me and told me that what I said helped him and made him realize a few things. Then, we had a long conversation about it. he told me that he is going to try to be a better person and to please God more. I told him I would be right behind him cheering him on. Well, this is about all I have for now, but I’m going to try to reach as many of my friends as I can because the thought of them spending eternity without Jesus sickens me. So, to finish this up, I’d just like to thank you for everything you did in Lincoln. It was life-changing for me and seeing 6500 kids come to this place to worship the Lord was one of the most amazing sights I’ve ever seen. I’m looking forward to next year!
Shelby Steele
Im sorry last time i will send u a message. I need to tell you about the cell phone challenge. Well, I called my friend on Saturday and she didnt answer so i left a message for her to call me back. So literally I just got off the phone with her. She said that her church didn’t believe in some of the things we learn at d2s. I went through the gospel thing and then she said that she wanted to except christ into her life. I have already invited her to dare 2 share next year. She said she cant wait and that she has heard alot of fun things about it. I told her that you really get through to people and that she will learn to share her faith in christ with all of her non-christian friends.
In Christ Alone,
Emily L.
Lincoln, NE
Greg,
thank you so much for everything that you taught us about, and the way you shared Jesus with us. I raised my hand to say that I was sick of messing around, I’m glad I did. I took the Double Dare,and so far I’ve talked to one of my friends about her faith.
I didn’t even think Dare2Share would be anywhere close to this good, but it really was. I started reading the book of Revelations, becasue you talked about it so much, and I’ve learned alot.
One of the things I really liked about Dare2Share, was how you and Zane and Derwin talked abut stuff that really matters to us,a nd stuff thet we worry over and think about all the time.
Thank You so much, for everything you did for me, and for sharing your faith for Jesus.
<3
Sarah
Hey greg!
I had an awesome time at lincoln! and hope you had the same great experience at Phoenix!!
I thought Hawk Nelson(who I don’t really know their music) was going to be there and I was freaking out because I love all music! then my friend comes up and tells me that Hawk Nelson isn’t gonna be there, and that Sanctus Real is!! And she is all like man! we’ve already seen them!! And I got really excited because I love SANTUS REAL!! And I was wondering if you guys could get Skillet at Dare2share one of these years!
And I took the challenge, I texted my friend who had texted me that previous day at the conference but I had my phone on silent cuz I didn’t want anyone to disturb me at the conference. So I texted him to see want he was doing and he said he was at a babtism. I’m thinking Woah! Why are you texting me when you are at Church! So, I’m like text back when done. So then he did and I asked him if he liked going to Church, he says It depends on the story. Then I asked if he felt like he had a relationship with God. He came back with the same answer that I have been getting from people for years…he said- “not really. It just feels like my life has sucked this past year. How could God let that happen?” Now me being me. I don’t really know how to respond to that. But I kept thinking and I thought of the song Hate The World Today-Starfield and one of the lines is like there’s a fight for my soul, these two worlds are tearing me apart. or something like that. So, I shoot back at him- “There is a constant war for your soul between Heaven and Hell. Who do you want to win?” now, I haven’t been the kind of person who talks strongly about this or anything for that matter, so I think that I freaked him out a bit. So, he didn’t respond. So a couple hours later I texted him and told him that he didn’t have to respond but I just want him to know that and that I am there for him if he wants to talk about it and that Jesus Loves Him! So I am praying that it got to him and that he has been thinking about it! I just want to thank you greg! and zane! and derwin! and everybody else! I am planning on bringing some more friends next year! So they can have the full on experience that I have had the past 3 years! Cuz it’s just hard to really explain what or how it felt all I can keep saying is how cool it is and some of the stories they tell. But I just can’t tell the stories the same way. cuz they aren’t my stories to tell so it just doesnt’ have the same effect!
Thank You again! Good Luck at your upcoming conferences! I’ll be praying! And I love what you do !!
God Bless,
Morg
Greg, my dad is a pastor, and so I was born in a christain family. I homeschooled until second grade then I went to a christain school until sixth grade. now I am in seventh and am homeschooling 1 more year until I go to public school. When I took the double dare I never thought that the only friends I have are from church or the christain school. So I only had Christain friends, but I still kept the double dare. My friend and I started witnessing to people on the streets(even if we didn’t know them). One guy we talked to said he did not want to be a christain just because he didn’t know everything about God. I will pray for him.
see ya
Jon
Greg,
I took your double dare but I couldn’t tell you until this time so here it goes.
I’m a proud Christian from the Faith Wesleyan Church in Atkinson,NE and I was calling my friend from Deadwood,SD. He is a big Alcoholic and smokes dope. I will admit that I did for a while untill I started going to church. I say to him “J.D., I am atending a confrence in Lincoln called dare to share and I was dared to call A friend and tell him about god so let me first Tell u what G.O.S.P.E.L means (i still remeber).” he stayed on the line till i was done talking to him and he said one thing that suprised me and he said “wow, i never knew putting your life into Jesus Christ would be so wonderful and exciting. I never knew that god made us to be with him and to be respecting him.” From that day forward he has been going to church and has gone into rehab for his alcoholism and drug use. He calls me whenever he can and is very kind and nice. plz respond
-Aaron Eckdahl
I was at dare to share and thought the drana that first night was awesome. Me and my friend took the double dare and went out on the stree the next day and started telling people about God. We camr upon this elderly man and started sharing about our faith. then he said that he had so many quetions about heaven and all that he is not going to become a Christian.
hello.
i thought dare2share was totally awesome and sweet. i love lincoln brrewster’s voice and playing (giutar). thanks for sharing all the stories zane. youve been a great impact on my life. and thanks greg and derwin. i loved everything that u did at atlanta. this was my first year and i thought it was so awesome and i knew it couldve been better but thats the way that god wanted it to be so im fine. although i still wish we still had more time for getting autographs from u, derwin. zane. and lincoln. you guys are just so amazing. haha. i have the same bible as you.
ive taken the double dare and the calling thing. i called my best friend cathy cuz she was the only one i could think of at that time becuz i knew she was a christian well that what she said but i never knew if she really understood god. cuz im not sure if she goes to church becuz she stopped after the death of her father. her dad pasted away wen she was a little kid and she kinda faded out of going to church during elementary. and that was the time that i didnt really know about christ too. but ever since i was part of the youth group. i went to moslty all of the retreats and they were alive but this one and world changers just moved me into a passionate relationship with god. so i called her becuz i wanted to make sure that she as my best friend was believing and understanding god. i wanted to see her in heaven and not in hell going through the hard stuff in hell and not just going there. so i called her for the first time talking about jesus and GOSPEL. i was really nervouse becuz i hadnt talked to a schools friend about GOSPEL yet and i wasnt familiar with it. my voice was studdering but she said yes to all the things i told her and asked her. then i was relieved and just glad to listen to her say yes. then i hung up. and thank you again for making us call that one person on our mind. it was a great expirience.
then wen i headed back to my home. i was thing about the double dare and i said i was going to do it but i never thought of who i was going to tell. then i unpacked my stuff and slept becuz i was really tired and out of breath after dare2share. so after service on sunday. i started going through the internet and going to gospeljourney.com and doubledare.org. i was kinda confused with all the websites but that okayy. i signed up for the doubledare but i still havent made the list of friends. im kindda having a hard time with that. i mean i already told my other friend that i wasnt sure about and she said yes. becuz i wanted to keep the promise aobut the 48 hour thing. and bak on the friends list. im thinking of going through my phonebook and myspace and facebook and stuff. but about all the friends i have are either christian or catholic. and i noe that they are but im trying to find people that rnt christians for sure. then i want to rededicate their lives to become real christians as u and zane call. christians are the ones who spread the word and actually follow gods commands. so im still thinking of my friends. and the ones that i noe rnt christians are either muslim and aeitheist and i really dont noe them. i only noe them by saying hi and bi at skool. so wat should i do to make an actual list of friends who rnt christians? (my email is r.baek4380@gmail.com) it wuld be great and helpful if u email me bak.
and the worship was fantastic. it was bassically my favorite part. i never knew who lincoln was untill i saw himat d2s. i never realized how great he was at singing and the guitar. i wish i could get his autograph and zanes but they said they didnt have time. so it started. and i and they had to go bak on stage and in the audience. although i noe that god says dont have idols and praise him with all our hearts and minds and souls. but i keep having troubles with people. like u and zane and lincoln and derwin. so it wuld like it if u prayed for me.:) it would mean a lot. i also cant wait to go to d2s next year. invincible. is zane and derwin gonna be there next year??? i noe the fee and some other band is coming and not lincoln 
but thats okayy. i was soo excieted and i got tickets already on sunday the day after d2s was over. im hoping to take atleast one of my friends next year and im thinking of my friend sydney becuz i want her to be a realy christian and be more godly. shes always had a bad side of herself where she cussed. went on dates (when were only 12 rite now). backstabbed people. ditched peolle. and done some things. but i dont want to make u think shes bad. cuz she also has a great side of herself. but i just want u to take in her heart next year and just make her want to rededicate her heart and her life to god, the one who deserves it. and she was the friend to tell the GOSPEL in 48 hours. anyways i also have a problem that i tend to put school studies first and not god. someimtes. i get kinda loosen during my years. but i always come back to god from like retreats and conferences. but i still dont like putting somehitng above christ. well i dont but i tend to study that more that i study about god or jesus. so if u wuld help me by telling me suggestions. then thank you very much.:)
i cant wait till next year invincible!<3
—-Rachel Baek<333
Hey Greg! I went to Licoln for the coference with my school! I had wanted to go since last year but I was unable to because I was in 6th grade. I couldn’t wait to get to the confernce and learn more indpeth things about Christ!
I have to admit, hearing that showfar ( yeah I can’t spell that right can i!lol) the first time made me think that HE WAS COMING that moment.
I’ll give you a little background info on myself. I’ve been saved since I was 3. I was always told that God loved me. When I first got saved, I thought that if I sinned everyday I would have to get saved every day. So I asked Jesus into my heart everyday.
I then realized (about 1 or 4 years later) that I didn’t need to get saved everyday. Last summer, at a camp called Dry Gulch USA near Tusla, Ok., they played a video. Greg, I cried. I’ll tell you why in a minute but just let me tell you what I saw, though my eyes.
The video was a rain baackground, and it had sound effects of thunder and lightning. Then after the video began a voice spoke. It told of how it had lived on earth for one pursose…to die for us. It was a man protreyed as Jesus. Then at about the middle of the video he told of how they beat and whipped him.
Then I began to cry. I never heard it that way. I was always ignorant to God, thinkin’ I never had time for Him. Then near the end of the video, I began to weep uncontrolably. For, the words on the screen (and spoken) read, “I love you…”
That night I redecitcated my life to the Lord. Ever since I’ve been living for Him. To this day, when I here that someone took a “bulet” persay, for me, I still cry my heart out to God. I love Him with all my heart. To be honest, if someone tried to kill Him today, I would take His bullet. I know that He might not let me but i would be willing.
Now, since I’m here, I might aswell tell you of my experiance at D2S in Lincoln. So, I went with my school, expecting it to be one of those tiny conferneces in a tiny room with over 100 people…boy was I wrong! I loved it there!
And, as a side note, i saw one of my best friends, Holly, there. Neither of us knew we would meet. When I saw here the first night, both of us screamed!
Back to earlier. Ok, the drama was amzaing! Zane did an amazin’ job! (yeah, small crush but i’m over it. But, tell him I said hi! lol) Derwin was as sweet as a cherry pie! lol… the weird things he can do…*thinking*…lol…
That drama shock my spirit awake. I knew it was a wake up call for me. I always knew I could if I wanted to, take a bullet for my faith. I am scared, but Heavan is better than Hell on earth. (using the word “hell” in context right?)
So, onword going, I was moved. And I did infact take the double dare. Which in turn helped me lead a girl, a stranger, to Christ. She professed Jesusbut she wasn’t sure where she was going. I told her the prayer, and I’m helping her, or trying, with her walk.
That phone call, I took it. I called my parents, to give me the # of my guy friend, Stephen. I knew he had my friends #. So, I used my best friends cell, and I called my parents. I told them how it was going. I got Stephen’s #. I called him, he gave me Kaliegh (doubtful Christian friend)’s #. So, as i called, I shook with fear. She smokes and I hoped she wouldn’t cuss me out. I knew she wouldn’t pick up, so I almost hung up out of fear.
She never picked up. I told her most of it at church. She still hasn’t really talked to me.
Recently, i shared my testimony at church ( indepth) and at school (bref).
Gotta go Greg! hope you get my comment!
Oh, and Greg, I forgot some stuff.
First, I was tempted to “self inflict” an injury. I almost cut. I was so close to it but I knew that the devil hates me and he wants me to hurt. So I never did. I was also, for like 2 or 3 seconds, contemolating suscide. I know it might not be a shock to you, but it was to my parents. and they found out the wrong way. I was so depressed last year. My best friend had told me he was mving away, Christmas wasn’t so good, and My cousin, well she was being my cousin.
I really did think I could hurt myself, but I hate even gettin’ shots! I don’t mind so much when they take the blood out of my body, but when they inject me with somthin’, no way! but, I know that you might not be able to contact me anyother way and I’d absolutuly luv to here from you! I really admire you!
my e-mail is, ( others who see this, u had better not e-mail me!) http://www.cjvbgirl@juno.com I hope to hear fomr u soon! I hope ur not to sick! I read about what you said on ur last blog. I’ll be praying!
Well, I did take the cell phone challenge yesterday, something that I was apprehensive about both years it’s been suggested. I called my friend Armando, someone I’ve been concerned about for about a year and a half. He’s recently taken an interest in parties, alcohol, and other high school luxeries, and it’s not easy to convince him that those things aren’t great when my spiritual reasoning isn’t applicable to him. Just as I was writing off the dare to call him in the first place, convincing myself that I wouldn’t have anything to say to him, the Lord gave me something to say. I called him and began asking him about the party he went to the night before. When asked why I didn’t show up, I explained, using my testimony, how much the Lord has done for me, what it meant to accept Jesus into your heart, and how all those things corresponded with giving my body as a Sacrifice. Afterwards I asked him what he thought about everything and he said he didn’t know what he believed, but that he really respected what I said. It has crossed my mind that he was just attempting political correctness, but I am praying that he will think about the things I said.
Mostly, I am just overjoyed to have glorified God by being obedient, an area I typically fall short in.
Greg, I need your help. This is urgent! My friend keeps beating me down about evolution! I keep teling him I’ll never belive him. I really do need your help right now! please talk to me! give me some help!
Dear Battlegirl 01,
I am not Greg , but I thought I could help. Look for verses and do lots and lots of praying. Another thing is look in libraries for scientific bible type books. You will find science proves that Christianity as very true.
See ya
Jon
Dear Jon Rehmert,
Uh, thanks. I never thought anyone whould listen to that. but i’m glad u helped me!
Battlegirl 01
Anytime
Dear Battlegirl01
P.S.- go to bacttogenesis.com
Jon,
Thanks again. My friend and I made up and we both agreed to not push either of our beliefs on eachother. Thanks for the website adress! You’re really nice. God bless you and your family!
*~battlegirl01~*
Dear Greg,
You’ll be happy to know that I’m so much better than I was before. My hurting inside has slowed and I feel better. I still have my stuggles here and there but, there’s just one thing that doesn’t add up
Everyone thinks i’m sad! they say i look sad, when I don’t or i feel inbetween. I don’t know what to tell them when they sa i look or sound sad.
I hope u get this comment and e-mail me soon, i gave my e-mail adress in an earlier comment
Battlegirl01
It is me again. Just say your eyes are dried out.
Jon
Jon,
my eyes are dried out…ohhhh…i get it…no actually i don’t…i’m seirous…i don’t get it…lol…but i think that the mroe ppl see me adn the more they get to know me, then I think they’ll know that I’m not sad. I am happy. but i feel like a jerk sometimes. but i’m gonna be fine.
Battlegirl01
LOL. And OK.
Jon
Oh wow! Dare 2 Share was INCREDIBLE this year. It has forever changed my life. This was my fourth year going, and it was better than ever. A few weeks before the conference me and the other teens from our church (Upper Room Christian Fellowship!) got together and prayed for all the different aspects of the conference, from our friendships and the salvation of non-believers to the people working behind the scenes and I KNOW that God heard our prayers. This year was fantastic and I’m looking forward to next year.
Until then!
Oh my gosh!
no offence to my church woship team, but Lincoln was… WOW! Lincoln totally miled my church team!
Dear Greg,
Update time again! I’m doing better. At times things have been hard. I’ve been missing my grandma who died when I was in 2nd grade and I cried for hours over her not being here with me. I don’t know why she had to die! I miss her! She was always there for me. I’ve had so much happen and if she was here with me, then things would be different. I really wish she was here.
Music has gotten me through alot lately, but I’ve been closer to God and it seems as things are looking up. So many of my friends have been goign through so much, and I have been praying for them. It takes some of the joy out of me…I wish it didn’t. I know that Prayer is good but sometimes, I feel like it doesn’t work. Sometimes I just don’t know what to say in my prayers…it’s tough.
If you have any advice, I’d be happy to hear it! Glad Chicago went wonderfuly!
sincerly: battlegirl01
Hey Greg!!
I’m glad you enjoyed being in nebraska..i’ve got to say it’s the best state ever!!! On my 48 hour Double dare story is this: I ended up calling my ex boyfriend because i wasn’t sure if he was a chirstian or so i asked him he said he was and we started talking about what we each believed in. We disaggreed on somethings but for the most part we agreed! and it just turns out that now we’re dating again!! I’m really happy about it!!!!
I hope to come to D2S again next year!!!
~nikkia jean~
Lincoln was really awesome and fun. I never thought that going there would be as much fun as it was when I went. This year was my first year going and I was totally ready for it. And the only reason is because any Christian camp I hear about I ask to see if i can go. So I went not knowing what it would bring in the next days to come.
I met some guy at Dare 2 Share by high-fives and just thought oh it’s just fun to meet new people. Again, not knowing what God was up to. So this kid, named Tyler, and I switched e-mail adds, so we could stay in touch. Well, Tyler had a friend, Danny, who wanted to talk to me just because he likes to meet new people. So we were all talking about things and life and it was pretty fun.
Then all of a sudden we start talking about God and Tyler kinda kept a bit quiet while I talked to Danny. I was just answering questions like “But why does God let people suffer?” and many many more. The next day Tyler told me that he didn’t think that Danny would have never experisened God if it wasn’t for me.
So a few days/weeks go by and Tyler & Danny introduce me to Bethany. I start talking to her about Christ right of the bat. And missioned to her. Though she is a work in progress she is getting there slowly.
Hi! I had an amazing experience at d2s Chicago, but I’d like to tell you about something that happened after d2s.
One of my school friend’s pastor went to d2s with my friend’s youth group. Although my friend did not attend, his youth pastor gave him the Venti Jesus Please book. I also bought the book while I was at d2s. One morning in class, I saw him with the book! I thought that this was cool, but I did know that he was already a Christian. A few days later, I found that he had given the book to a girl at our school who was probably not a Christian. I thought that this was a great idea!
I think that it is so amazing that one book with so much information in it to help someone make the choice to know God can go through so many people to reach those who need it most.
One more thing: whoever is planning on going to d2s next year, bring your unsaved friends with you!! It’s the perfect conference to bring them to. It doesn’t come off as what they thing is a “wierd Christian thing,” and it answers questions.
Thanks a lot!
A girl in Chicago
I was so excited to go to Dare 2 Share this year, My friend Alexa called me for the phone challenge in 2007 and i ended up coming to Dare 2 Share this year and it was awesome. for the phone challenge i called my friend Lakin and she was like ok w/e but now shes coming to church with me and stuff but shes also going to CCD for her catholic church and they tell her shes gonna go to hell for going to a different religious church but she comes anyway cause she loves it so much and im glade that i got her coming to church and that i can share the gospel with people !!!! Dare 2 Share rox and i hope i can get my youth group to come again next year and all my friends!
xoxoxo
Tiffany aka the girl that was on stage 
Greg,
I have been helping out at the Lincoln conference for about 4 yeas. Every since my first conference (Battlezone) I have felt God calling me to ministry. After you gave your talk on Sat. night. I decided to start serving God NO matter where or what HE asks me to do. I am happy to say that I have put in an application to Barclay college for Youth Minstry. I have a passion to spread the Gospel Journey in hopes that it will change people that hear it. Just as it changed me.
The reason I am going into Youth Minstry is when the Gospel in given and youth come to know Christ. There is a joy I get in my heart. From knowing that by the gracr of God, I can help this new creation to know, own, live, and share their faith in Jesus Christ. That is why I call “PAY DAY” for youth leaders. I am going to serve Him so all the glory can go back to Him.
Greg I want to talk you and the Lincoln team from the bottom of my heart. You have been such great friends. I can’t thank you enough.
Following His Will,
Julie
This was my first year ever going. to tell the truth…this is the first year i have really ever been able to do anything with conferences and stuff like that. i am only a 19 year old college sophomore who was forced to grow up quickly. people treat me as an adult…but im in the limbo stage of between teen and adult and there really aren’t any places to go to learn how to share my faith. I did call one of my friends and talked to him. he wasn’t ready to accept Christ as his savior…so i suggested we take the time to talk about the subject again. i have a heart for my friends and also my family. I thank Dare 2 Share for helping me change the way i pray. thank you for equipping even a lowly college student…to share my faith with my friends. thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless.
I had the best time at Dare 2 Share! I loved it! This was my first Dare 2 Share, and the experience was just awesome. You could so feel the presence of God, and it brought me all the more closer to Him. I had taken teh cell phone challenge, wanting to share with my friend Cady (she’s bisexual and never believed that she could ever go to heaven) and her girlfriend Tay.
I’m happy to say that this morning I was able to bring Tay to Christ!!!!! She accepted Christ in her heart, and she told me that afterwards she felt something different and that she had chills……. I really do believe that God had a huge part with this, and I’m so happy that I was able to further the Kingdom of God.
I hope that I will be able to help Tay with her walk in Christ and help her if possible. Thank you for inspiring me!
Love from your sister in Christ and God Bless!
Hey! Greg, thank you! Man I had the worst year of my life this year. I didn’t want to believe in God, but one of my friends kept asking me to go to Youth Group, so I did. (Thank God for her!) I thought about not going to D2S this year, but I went anyway, reluctantly. Oh my God! I couldn’t understand why I even tried to not believe! When you told us to get on our knees and pray, I didn’t konw if I could. (Just had surgery.) But I did it anyway. Something popped and my knees work better than ever! Praise God! God worked in us that night!
Our vans got towed and we had to walk to the impound. One friends had a panic attack and we had to call 911. But get this: everything happens for a reason! She got to witness to the paramedics! She was fine after that and we got our vehicles back shortly!
I gave myself to God that night.
HEY!! I LOVE DARE2SHARE! Talk about amazing. I always learn so much about myself and God there. AMAZING!! CANT WAIT TO SEE U NEXT YEAR!!
Dare to share… idk what to say… for the last couple months i have been losing my faith in god… and Dare to Share… really didn’t change much.
Dare2Share was awesome and it opened my eyes. I got the Dare2Share book from one of my leaders and I’ve only read 22 pages of it and it’s still changed me so much.
Hey Greg I kind of have an emergency on my hands. I know this girl at my school named Tarah and her mom has cancer. I was talking to one of my friends that is her cousin and he said that doctors say that Tarah’s mom has two weeks left on this earth. Two weeks until she dies phyisically and spiritually. It tears me up inside that I didn’t reach Tarah sooner. I mean I’ve talked about God quite a bit with her but I need to talk to her one on one. Just pray that I’ll be able to visit with her mom and open her eyes. And pray that Tarah will come to Christ in the process too. I need help. Just give me some advice. I think I’ll try to take her on a walk and talk to her about it. I’ll also try to get her to go to 180 (The youth group that I go to.) Just pray for me to be filled with the Holy Spirit and led by the Holy Spirit. READ THIS GREG IT’S AN EMERGENCY A SOUL IS AT STAKE!!!!!!!
hey greg technically 23,500 tons sorry it was 23 tons last year we beat that by 500!!! anyway my friend alicia who me and my friend crystal called for the cell phone challenge at first yelled at us and hung up the moment we said the word god/religion don’t know which. well monday we talked to her and she at first was mad at us for calling her on saturday, she did listen to what we had to say though and although she does not yet agree with it she at least listened which me and crystal touhgt would take a LONG time after she yelled at us on saturday. she also said she might come to bible study with us next week. so i say the 48 hour challenge went pretty well for me. my other friend Jennifer said she would come to bible study with us this week but we aren’t sure their having it because of ash wensday so probably next week. wow that was a really long comment…. anyway Dare 2 Share was awesome this year in NE!!!!!!!!!!
