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Shreddin’ in St. Louis

Posted on Saturday 28 March 2009 by Greg @ 6:39 am
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Last night was awesome. Tons of teens trusted in Christ as their Savior and tons more made decisions to share Christ with their friends (aka “shred the gnar”). St. Louis is going great! Did you make a commitment to shred the gnar? Did you talk to your friend on the cell phone? Whether you led someone to Jesus, got shut down or opened the door to an ongoing conversation tell me your story!

St. Louis rocks!

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On March 28, 2009 @ 11:52 am Sarah said:

I’ve been working on a friend now for about 8 months. We spend a LOT of time together and I try to bring up my faith in ways that won’t offend him. He used to go to church, but because of hardships that he fell upon a few years ago he turned away from ‘religion.’ I try to explain to him it’s a relationship, not a religion, that it’s the religious people that killed Jesus, but it hasn’t clicked yet. I tried again last night and he asked if he was searching, why wasn’t he finding anything. He is looking for signs, symbols, things he can see. I told him faith is believing without seeing but he’s not surrendering. Yet. Please pray for him!

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On March 28, 2009 @ 2:36 pm BigFatPonyDancer84 said:

I went to St. Louis last night and recommitted my life to God. Last night’s skit really REALLY hit me. I’ve been cutting for 2 years and a month (ish) and last night when we were watching the drama I just started to cry my heart out because first off I’ve struggled with drugs and stuff like that and I’ve stopped that and that hit me too. But when her “parents” told her to cut I started to cry really really hard because I knew they weren’t her parents and they were demons and I know what it feels like to be in that situation. When the demons started to yell at her and told her she was fat and ugly and wasn’t good enough and she wasn’t loved I had a flash back of my life over the past two years and I thought of every time I thought I wasn’t good enough or I was fat and ugly and would never make it in life. I thought of that and cried even harder. The thing with the demons, I think the were cutting her, was EXACTLY how I felt. Trapped inside my room, a room full of darkness with demons hurting me and yelling at me and scaring my arms and wrists. I knew how it felt and the drama was so unbelievably amazing. I’m so glad you guys did that skit last night, it really touched me. And because of that skit, and you talking about cutting, I felt this sense of freedom that I’ve never felt before, like God broke chains off of my ankles and lifted weights off of my shoulders. After that I went over to my youth leader and cried my heart out and we hugged and prayed together and I seriously feel like a completely different person. I don’t feel trapped anymore and I feel loved. I feel like people care about me and I see myself as what I actually look like instead of a fat, ugly, pile of person. I’m so blessed by this ministry. Thank you so much!

God Bless,
Elly

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March 31st, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Hi Elly,

My name is Paul. Greg and I wrote the drama you saw on Friday night in St. Louis. I’m usually not very good at checking out some of the responses from the weekend but I read your post and I wanted to thank you so much for sharing a piece of your story here. Knowing that God used this play to show you his true passion for you and your real identity in him is more thrilling to me that you could know. I pray that you keeping leaning into him and trusting his eyes for you. Your “Daddy” is very much in love with you.
Thanks again for sharing.

Paul

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On March 28, 2009 @ 6:34 pm Dustin Holland said:

I am a teen sponsor for the 6:8 Generation, a youth group from Journey Community Church in Herculaneum Missouri. We had 6 teens attend and they had a blast and us leaders did too. The things you all do are amazing and very productive in getting teens to share the gospel. We had two of our teens reach friends through the cell phone challenge and that is awesome because both of them are really shy and wouldnt usually do something like that. but to know that God touched their hearts makes us remember why we are youth leaders. We also went to the mall to do our outreach and we broke up into three groups and the experience was amazing. It was my first time along with many of the teens to really go out and share the gospel. The kids in my group were the same two who called their friends but when we got to the mall it was a whole different story. Nerves began to set in. I didnt force either of them into doing anything. I told them if God led them to someone than it was meant to be. So some time went by and they still were too nervous so i stepped up. I was nervous also but i knew God would want me to show them how easy it was. So if i was going to do this i was going to go all out right….Shred the Gnar….so i went into one of those shops where they sell the bamboo trees and buddha statues and asked an oriental lady if she would mind if i asked her some questions. She said ok. I asked what her beliefs were if she believed in God or Buddah and she replied back God, and i was shocked it made it almost too easy to talk after that. i explained how i believe we are all sinners and God sent his son Jesus to die for us and went on to explain the rest of the Gospel. Then she started asking questions and we were having a real conversation just like you talked about during the conference. it was awesome. so my teens were still nervous but finally God led one of them to talk to a boy sitting on a bench. He started talking and came back real fast so i knew it didnt go so well. he said he asked what this was about. and when he started talking about god the kid said he didnt want to get into all that. so he was kinda down but i let him know that at least he tried and God appreciates that just as much as if he talked for 10 minutes with the kid. We also have a God story about one of the names we texted to you that we want to see come to Christ. we just got home and checked our myspace and the girl we put down said she really enjoyed our youth group meeting and she was going to start coming every week. Praise be to God for all the Wonderful things that came out of this weekend. God bless you and all the Dare 2 Share crew and we hope to see you every year in St. Louis.

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On March 28, 2009 @ 8:52 pm Hannah Nahrgang said:

I was there, I met you tonight, I told you about my uncle and I am in Dan Eubanks’ youth group.
I made the decision to try to share the gospel with my uncle, as well as my two aunts. Which one of them is a lesbian.
This was my fifth year going to Dare2Share and I cant wait until next year! I would love it if you would email me so I could tell you my testimony. I have gone through a lot in the last few years, which include, cutting, depression, not trusting God, and just loads more that I would like to talk to you about, I would also like to talk to you about chapter 19 of your book “You’re Next” which was “Phone Call From Hell”. I absolutely love D2S and what it’s done for me in the past. It’s helped me grow, and i dont think I’d be able to share my faith with people like I do.

If you could be praying for me as I am sharing the gospel with my aunts and uncle that would be great!
Also be praying for me as I get ready to set out to San Diego this summer for a two month long mission trip. I wont know anyone there, and I’ll be flying for the first time ever, and it’ll be by myself.

Thank you again for D2S it’s really meant a lot to me the last 5 years! God bless you and the D2S ministry!

~Hannah Nahrgang

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On March 28, 2009 @ 9:10 pm Sarhea said:

So Greg much to tell you. I actually planned on coming home from the event and talking to you about how like I loved the skit and it really was my life in its essence right down to the t except for the fact I am saved and it STILL happens. Then I was going to be all like we roomed int the same hotel that alot of the Dare 2 share staff roomed so I got the pleasure of meeting with Erin and expressing to her my gratitude of her performing the skit and we talked for awhile and that totally rocked. Then I was going to say how I have been having anxiety attacks this year and so like it was hard for me to focus on GOd while at the conference because my group was so big and did things that got my anxiety going but somehow someway God had put me through that and I was able to somewhat control my axienty while listening. THen I was goign to tell you that my youth group got last when going to our can good collection areas so instead of going where we were supposed to we ended up in Washinton Park and it was weird and like there was like 10 strip clubs in a row and it was so awkward. THen I was going to tell you that I really enjoyed the prayer session I got lots of stuff out I have been “hiding” from God and like for the first time in a long time I cried and it felt good. But then on my way home people in my youth group started getting texts from some of their friends on the school board or from pastor friends telling us how the elementary school in my community had collasped due to mine subsidence and that since it was on a weekend no one was hurt(praise God) but now all schools (K-12) or cancelled indefinately. I am a junior in high school and I know that I am beging to stress out about it I mean that is like a full quarter of important stuff I could miss(and with anxiety and everythign) and I just started thinking oh Lord how are you going to help me out of this one. And I began to pray and I remember one guy at the little testimony thing say hey there is power in prayer. I know my community is praying for it but I am asking from the bottom of my heart for you and fellow Dare 2 share volunteers to pray for our community as we try to go through this terrible occurance. And as well as anyone who reads this. I just ask for prayer to get through this.
Thank you so much.
With most of all my love
Sarhea(rae) marie Hall.
P.S.-If you could possibly thank Erin again for an amazing job on that performance that would very much rock.

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Lori Reply:
March 29th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Sarhea,

There is power in prayer! Please know that I will be praying for you and your community and will let our church know as well! Keep the faith!

In Christ’s Love,

Lori
Youth Director,
OASIS Youth, Piedmont, MO

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Sarhea Reply:
March 29th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Lori,
Thank you so much for praying. Thanks to all who are praying right now there are so many rumors going around it is hard to know how exactally we are going to finish out our school year but prayers are much needed and appreciated!
With most of all my love
Sarhea

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laura belmar Reply:
April 6th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
i will be praying, too . i am justone kid, but god listens to all prayers, and i know that prayer heals.
god bless

laura belmar
beulah baptist church
brunot-beulah area , (near piedmont mo)
read my post
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On March 28, 2009 @ 9:24 pm timoldpappy said:

Hey Greg again great job in St. Louie. I have been coming to these conferences now for 8 or 9 years as a youth pastor, but this year was a little different. I told you on Facebook a few weeks ago about stepping down from the role of Youth Pastor at our church Skyline Community Church(nice little plug there), but still having a great desire to bring kids to D2S. This weekend just reinforced that desire, what you guys do is so important and so powerful that it is a must attend event for every youth group across this nation. We had a few newbies this year and they walked away saying that they can’t wait until next year’s event. That’s coming from one young man that really didn’t want to come. So it works, keep up the good work and God bless.

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On March 28, 2009 @ 10:09 pm Brooke said:

I am a college student and this was my first Dare2Share conference. Iâ€™ve been wanting to go for years, but never had an opportunity. I came home from this whole experience overwhelmed and on my knees, humbled and broken. For the past few months I felt as if I was walking in the valley. I had really been struggling with bitterness. I left my old church with resentment and a broken spirit. A leader in our church had let me down – in more ways than one. I let myself hold onto this anger and hatred for this person for so long, thinking that it would make me feel better. Ultimately, it didnâ€™t and that seed began to take root and began to take over my life. In the past few weeks, someone called me out on it, and Iâ€™ve been working to kill the root that took over my life and thought I had it all taken care of. But it wasnâ€™t until Friday night when you specifically mentioned bitterness, that I realized I hadnâ€™t completely turned it over to God. I am so grateful to you and your ministry. I feel as if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders and it is no longer an issue I feel I have to deal with. You have truly touched my heart. May God bless you and your ministry fully. I only wish I would have started coming earlier.

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On March 29, 2009 @ 9:02 am rjdurb said:

Great conference yet again! Our group had a great experience, and we’ll be doing a lot to follow things up…we’re starting Gospel Journey Maui this wednesday, and planning some other outreach as well. I’m following the same travel plan as you Greg…I’ll try to say Hi! at the Youth Ministry Convention in Dallas this week!
God is at work!!

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On March 29, 2009 @ 11:49 am Mitchell said:

Dare 2 share is awsome!! I LOVED it.

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On March 29, 2009 @ 12:14 pm Rachel said:

Greg,
I attended Dare2Share in Feb 08 in STL, and let me tell you, this one touched me just the same, if not more! I cant begin to tell you how much I appreciate what the D2S ministries has done for me. Something you said yesterday really hit me. You said that some people were just waiting for these type of events to come along and Wednesdays and Sundays but not any other day. To be honest, that was me. When we did that prayer yesterday, it really got to me. Ive been praying wrong all along. Although Ive committed my life to God in the past, Ive recommitted it to him now and cant wait to live for him! God worked in so many ways for me and for many others this weekend and I cant thank you enough for spending your time sharing the Gospel with us. Im going to work today, cant wait to shred the gnar with my friends!
God Bless,
Rachel

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On March 29, 2009 @ 12:35 pm Joe 47 said:

Greg, during the Cell Phone Challenge, I didn’t have my Friends Number at the Time but me and my Girlfriend who attended the Conference also are going to talk to hm on Monday but we don’t know how to tlk to him about it. we’re going to do our best to help him.

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On March 29, 2009 @ 1:42 pm Victoriah Knarr said:

This year’s Dare 2 Share was absolutely incredible! I am so excited for next year! Thank you to anyone who helped put this year together.. You guys really do impact so many teen’s lives. This weekend was the best weekend I’ve experienced in a very long time, so thank you!

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On March 29, 2009 @ 2:06 pm Erica said:

Dear Greg,
Dare 2 share was AMASING!!!!! i loved it alot during the cell phone chalenge i tryed calling a girl in my science class but my phone wouldent work i tryed 2 other peoples phone in my group and no ones would work…later i figured out this girl was ignoreing my calls. i was very thankfull that she texted me later that night at worship. Her words were “what do u want and why did u call me?” As scared as i was i replyed and said “i am at a youth conference down town today and i would like to share the good news of christ with u. I told her lots of different things and she had some questions and i answered. She told me a little bout her life and how her parents are mean and divorced, shes a cutter, shes very depressed, and much more. She did not except christ at the moment but i have faith in her and i will keep praying. Thanks again for all you did to make dare2share AMASING!
-erica,13-

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On March 29, 2009 @ 5:10 pm Jeff Morris said:

Skyline Community Church representative,

It was great seeing you and your church group again at STL D2S. Keep shreddin…

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On March 29, 2009 @ 5:33 pm Don't Want To Share said:

It’s interesting as I read elly’s post.
I thought I was the only person that God could have used a drama like the one two nights ago to be exactly like my life.
Greg, you said that you don’t understand cutting…and at first that offended me greatly, but I don’t expect you too. But God does understand me, and for that i’m thankful.
Thank you for this ministry and all that you do!
I was about to turn away from Jesus completely but this weekend showed me how much he chases after me and won’t give up on me.

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On March 29, 2009 @ 6:46 pm Jillian said:

Greg! your message really spoke to me!! i want to be saved so much!! my friends are praying for me!! when u said who wants to be saved! my friend and i started crying! i felt a jolt i my heart! and it felt AMAZING!! it was like a spark and now all i need is the torch!! thank u soo much! i am so muh closer to Jesus now!!

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Katie johnson Reply:
March 30th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Greg Your message Really Spoke to me the most when u were talking about ministering to the outside world because you see i am a very shy Person My youth pastor could agree with me on that but when i went to the mall with my youth group and we went to minister to the people walking around it was like i was never shy it was an amazing Experience By the way I go to Fruitland Community Church !!!!

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On March 29, 2009 @ 7:14 pm Andy said:

Hey I loved Dare 2 Share in ST.Louis I am trying to get a thing started like dare 2 share but more local MO & IL I was wounding if you might help me out with some ideals and some names of bands

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On March 29, 2009 @ 7:45 pm Kelsey said:

hey greg! i’m from orchardville church in orchardville, illinois and this weekend was a blast. i’ve never had that much fun in along time and i’m glad i went. now that i went to dare2share i feel more like a christian. i love that feeling i have now. it’s better than i has before because i used to not act like one because i smoke, drink, pop pills, and used to cut. but now i’m going to quit everything that doesn’t deal with jesus. also right now i’m becoming more involved in campus missionary and i’m excited. i also sing for my church too. oh my gosh! i definately loved the bands. some of the songs made me think really hard about my life and how i need to change it. and yuu message and everyone else’s changed it too. definately the dramas made me think too. but i think i’m going to go. so see ya later!
I LOVE DARE2SHARE!
;kelsey.

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On March 29, 2009 @ 8:54 pm Jessica Manchenton said:

I just attended Dare2Share, Invincible. I was so moved. It really opened my eyes. The skit really affected me too, and when whoever was speaking at the time, I think it was Greg, said “We say, ‘no no, our friend would never commit suicide.” It hit me like a ton of bricks. I started bawling like a baby. God really worked in me that weekend. But then next day after the conference, today actually, something happened. I was hanging out up at my church because I had no where else to go and my friends and I were playing hide and go seek. (Yeah, we’re that cool. :] Living life to the fullest John 10:10) Anyway, I got very sick in a short time. I my head was on fire and about to explode, my body was so cold I was shivering and shaking and I was just laying on the floor. I had a thought that because I was so moved and praising God and he affected my life, I thought that maybe the devil or a demon was working on me to make me sick. So in my head I said, get out of my body. (I had been sick for a couple hours and people can testify to this) Then I was thought ‘ if we have the faith of a mustard seed, we can move mountains.’ So with all the faith that I had in my body, I said, out loud: “In the name of Jesus Christ my savior, get out of my body!” And I was perfectly fine. I got up and started walking around like normal. I knew that It was all through Jesus and it was amazing so at youth group tonight(after this experience) I was praising God with all my heart. I feel like a weight has been lifted of y shoulders and that I can now be truly devoted to Jesus and doing God’s will.

So basically, Dare2Share helped me live up to my full potential of loving and trusting God.

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On March 29, 2009 @ 9:37 pm Angie said:

So I just got home from Dare2Share.. that is after dropping off the 7 girls that went with me and I headed back to college. A hour away from our home town. What a blessing it was to be on the opposite side of the fence this year. Due to a conflict for a few girls we could not attend the Lincoln coference which is where our youth group usually goes. So always thinking big and sitting in my parent’s living room we put our heads together and decided to head to St. Louis since we had been a few years back. We had a lot of fun but the best part of the weekend is when I sat by three of the the girls and listened to them lead a friend to Christ over the phone. I was so amazed at how God blessed me to be a part of that experience. I know how it is to be in middle school and high school surrounded by the world and all that it has to over. Those lies can be so hateful and tear down this generation of youth. As a junior in college I have high expectations myself being on a campus that is not a Christian University. However, as Dare2Share encourages me to remember why we are here and the sole purpose of spreading the good news of Jesus Christ I have to wonder how I can ever doubt such an amazing God. Greg, thank you so much for walking the walk while talking the talk. The leadership session was very helpful and hopefully as a helper in my youth group I can encourage my leaders to keep tapping the merry-go-round all year to turn our town upside down for Jesus!!

Angie

Ottawa Community Church
Ottawa, KS

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On March 29, 2009 @ 10:33 pm dakotah said:

it wass amazing.
im sooo glad i went. once i got home i shared jesus with my family.
and it felt great.
i feel like a whole new person now.thank your guys for helping me open my heart to jesus.
cant wait till next year!
-Dakotah Quick

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On March 29, 2009 @ 10:35 pm Corey said:

Hey Greg! This year was dynamic! I was a volunteer this year in St.Louis and it was absolutely awesome! I have never had so much fun “working” in my life. I am signing up TONIGHT for next year as a volunteer. I am so grateful not only as a Christian, but as the pastor of a small rural southern Illinois church for your ministry. I was trying to talk a guy at church last Wednesday night into going with me and found out he was lost. So as I was describing D2S to him, it opened the door to the gospel message and he was saved after bible study as we were just sitting in casual conversation! Praise God! Keep up the great work and may God continue to richly bless your ministry! See you next year!

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On March 30, 2009 @ 7:41 am John said:

Hi Greg! I was in St. Louis and it was really cool. i have been comming to dare2share for tow years and each year i have recommitted my life to Jesus. I told my parents about alot of your skits and they liked them and they liked the message that was brought with them. While we were out colecting cans, my youth group leader talked to this one lady who hadn’t given her life to Jesus, but they both shared their life story with each other. I found out things about my leader that I never new before. The lady didn’t give her life to Jesus right then and there, but she promised to go to church as much as possible. it was scary trying to share the word with non-belevers, but I found that there wasn’t much to be afraid of the first few times that I got a door slammed in my face. I’ll be there next year and i am hoping that it will be just as fun as this year. Thank you Dare2Share!

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On March 30, 2009 @ 8:34 am Scott Kelly said:

Greg – so much awesomeness this weekend. My “special project” that I brought with me is going to reach out to an outcast girl at her school who is a known cutter. I’ll let you all know how that turns out. She also sat rivited during the drama because so much of that spoke directly to her. (I talked to Derwin about her Friday afternoon and we said a prayer for her — power of prayer, man!)

Question for you and everyone: You said that you’re tired of Christians being known as the “anti-everything jerks.” How true, how true. I brought that up in my small Bible group’s discussion last night. We’re studying Matthew, and zeroed in on adultery, divorce and retaliation as explained by the Lord during the Sermon on the Mount. I brought up your story about talking with — instead of down to — the lesbians protesting the Promise Keepers, and THAT led to a discussion on whether you can be a believing Christian and still be a practicing homosexual.

I explained that even after you’re saved, you’re not suddenly sinless, and you’ll undoubtedly have a “thorn in your side” until you die and go to heaven. Meaning, Once we’re saved, we’re to work toward a Christ-like life but won’t fully achieve it until we’re cloaked in His righteousness. We’ll always be under attack, but being claimed by Christ gives us the tools we need to deal effectively with attacks by Satan and his demons. Temptations will still come — even more forecefully than before — but we thankfully have the right to sorrowfully confess and be foregiven.

One of my friends had a problem with that explanation — many homosexuals believe that they are born that way and if they live an exemplary life for Christ but are still a freely practicing homosexual, they’ll still go to heaven. (He’s not one, but has that concern.)

Am I missing something? Are there good D2S tools for witnessing to homosexuals, in the same fashion as the D2S book? (Sorry for the long post.)

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On March 30, 2009 @ 8:35 am Evan Conrad said:

Just got back to work after an awesome experience in St. Louis. I’m a part time youth minister for a small church in KY. I knew it would be an awesome experience for our youth, but I didn’t know how much it would affect me. Thank you for putting on an great conference, now we just have to keep the merry go round spinning.

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On March 30, 2009 @ 10:51 am luckylyndi97 said:

Hi! D2S in St.Louis was my first experience with D2S! I really enjoyed it! I usually help with smaller children in my church and was asked to help chaperone this trip with our teens! I had an awesome time! I was moved by the Holy Spirit and I know so many hearts were changed this weekend. I pray that the explosive power of God will continue to spread and change the hearts of lost individuals!!!

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On March 30, 2009 @ 11:08 am Evan Magelssen said:

Alright so Dare to Share did it again! You guys area absolutely amazing! There is nothing fake or phoney about it! Because of this i know that God is in this and is doing a MIGHTY work through D2S! The first skit just threw me off my feet, because that has happened to me in a literal sense. I’v never been wasted, or tried to cut myself or anything like that but i have seen first hand what demons are and that they are completly real! One night after coming home from my youth group, i began to think about the conversation my friend and i had about demons before service. As i stood there in front of my fridge thinking about it, i felt really weird. Suddenly i just got so scared, so cold, and this feeling of confusion and hate. I said to myself “no i cant let this happen. think of God, think about what he has done for you!!” I looked out one of my windows, and there it was. I could see the physical face of a snarling demon staring at me. Instantly i felt this incedible force rush inside me that i cant describe in words. I honestly hardly remembered at that moment what happened but my voice became real deep and i said, “in the name of Jesus Christ. Be GONE!!” I turned around and went to my room and began to pray out loud. I began to hear noises outside my room that i have never heard in my life. I stood up and said, “you have no power here, Jesus is with me and his power consumes me. Flee!” And the noises stopped.
Right then and there i have devoted more time studying Christ and the tools he has given me. This summer im going on a missions trip to kenya to help coach soccer to kids who parents died of AIDS. Please pray that God keeps encouraging and strengthening me. Thank you for taking the time and reading this.
-Evan Magelssen
Jeremiah 29:11

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March 30th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Wow!What a witness to me to hear your experience!! It gives me chills to hear the power we really have through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit! Just tonight at a Evangelism Team meeting we were talking over the full armor of God and how we need the Word! 1 John 4:4 says “But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victoy over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.”
Your story has confirmed that scripture to me! Thank you! And prayers for your Mission this summer!
Kristen

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On March 30, 2009 @ 11:54 am Austin said:

Greg I wanted to share with you our youth groups experience at our first dare 2 share. The group was pretty pumped up when we got there but as the conference went on they became quiet and very subdued. The other leaders and myself were beginning to get pretty aggrevated with them, we all thought great we drove 2 1/2 hours for them to just sit there and do nothing. Well once we got to the food drive portion we were all just scared stiff kids and youth leaders alike. We arrived in our neighborhood and the sky just opened up and iwas pouring rain and thundering I mean everyone was just bummed out but we made them get out with us and we all went and witnessed to the people and well this is the part that shows me God is ALWAYS with us, we get back in the van and the kids have just exploded it was like the chains of fear were broken from all of us. We all were so pumped up that when we stopped to eat our kids were witnessing to the waitesses at teh restaurant!!! Once we got home we had the kids and us youth leaders get up and tell our church all about the conference and Greg God once again busted loose in our church we turned a 10 minute session into a full service testimony!! We never got to the preching that morning and we challenged our church to take the gospel journey as well! At the end of the service we were all hugging, crying, and there was an excitement and love in that building that I have not seen before. I want to thank you so much for your ministry, we WILL see you next year and hopefully have at least five times as many youth with us god bless you and dare 2 share!!!!!!!!

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On March 30, 2009 @ 1:29 pm Taylor said:

Dare2Share was ….AWESOME!:)
This was my 3rd year attending and evey year I learn something NEW and EXCITING!
This year Dare 2 Share taught me to Worship Jesus with ALL of my heart 24/7
I always thought worshiping Jesus meant singing and praying!
I realized this weekend, that there is sooo much more to it than that!
I am just totally blessed by God and the least I can do is give Him my ALL!
We got to share our testimony about this weekend with our church and I explained to them all
that from now on I will be worshiping Jesus 24/7 and if I do something totally crazy,
to just know that it’s all for the glory of God!
&& in the middle of a Southern Baptist Church, I told them all that if in the middle of
worship time i take off dancing down the aisles, to just ignore me bc I’m just worshiping!
Some of them gave me weird looks but I found a verse in Psalms Chapter 149 that made me realize
that God WANTS us to dance in praise to HIM!
Thank you so much for all the hard work Dare 2 Share goes to!!
YOU GUYS ROCK!!!
I will be graduating this year, but hopefully I can work it out and be a leader for our
youth group next year and attend as well!
Different perspective than that of a student but I am always up for new challenges!!
Thanks again!!
In His Name,
Taylor Rae

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On March 30, 2009 @ 1:43 pm Jennifer said:

Nice job! Just attended in St. Louis! Our youth group has attended for several years but this was my first. My husband and I attended so that we could take our daughter who is handicapped. We just wanted her to have a awesome time and never expected that we would come home a changed couple. My husband has been in bondage to drugs and other addictions and I was just broken. I have prayed for years for my husband and never once would I have thought God would use a youth conference to speak to him and me! Our lives will forever be changed because God used you to save my husband and our family! Thank You for your willingness to serve. Jeff is now willing to consent to what God wants for his life because of Dare to Share! I am so excited as God has already begun to shift, shove and rearrange things. i came there feeling totally Hopeless and now I a overjoyed! THANK YOU DARE 2 SHARE U ALL RAWK! Continue to Bless God!

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On March 30, 2009 @ 3:36 pm Jesus_rox_my_sox said:

My names Rhea.
I’ve been a cutter for around a year know, the skit friday night made me cry, so overly hard, that i didn’t know if i could stop crying, but after the skit i prayed for what felt like forever, and gave GOD my cutter’s heart, and said this is it, never again will ido this stupid thing. The night before St.L D2S i cut, deep, very deep, thought i’d end, it but then i heard a voice,saying i love you Rhea, and don’t do this to yourself.

With Love(:
-Rhea.

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On March 30, 2009 @ 6:18 pm Katelyn said:

Dare2Share was amazing!
I found this amazing video on thewayofthemaster.com
http://www.wayofthemaster.com/hbks.shtml it is long, but, worth watching!
I’m trying to listen to it and type,kinda really hard.

I shared my faith today one with an evolutionist…not exactly what i wanted, but it went ok. I asked God for help.
Shreddin the gnar!

God Bless
Katie

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On March 30, 2009 @ 9:14 pm Kristine said:

Wow. Thats all i can say is wow!. This was my first year at D2S. I cant believe all that has happened to me in the last year. The confrence came at such a great time for me. Last year (on the 27th of march) my great-grandmother died. I have felt a sense of such grief because i was never there for her. My pride got in the way, and i just never wanted to see her. So on the 27th, instead of being with her, i went to one of my friends house. i had such a crush on her older brother, and he liked me to. His name is Jacob, and i dont understand why i ever liked him. Well, while me and Jacob were sitting on their couch, we started holding hands. we though his sister was asleep, but she wasnt. we didn’t find this out till later. We ended up almost kissing. However, i saw something extremely bright out of the corner of my eye. i looked up, and there was God. Standing right in their living room. i kept looking back from Jacob to God. i was praying to him “please, please dont make me choose.” I dont understand why i didnt choose Jesus the first time. The entire time while i was deciding this, God was telling me that my great-grandmother was dying, and when HE was gone, she’d be gone. i started panicking. i had no idea whether to cry or get rid of Jacob. Jacob kept looking at me weird and finally asked why i wasnt looking at him. i told him that i was tired. THAT RIGHT THERE IS AN ACT OF GOD BECAUSE I KNOW I WOULDNT OF SAID THAT WITHOUT HIS HELP. I was Jesus fade. I watched as Jacob got up and left, but not before kissing me on the cheek. I broke down as soon as jacob was out of earshot. The entire year from that moment has been hard. i have thot about suicide so many times. I have OD pills because i didn’t want to feel anything. i still havent talked to jacob about what happened, but apparently he says nothing ever did happen.. During the convention, i was able to let all of this go. i no longer live in my past. I feel so uplifted. i always knew God was reall, but seeing him. I know with all of my heart that i cant trust him. This is not a made up story, God really is there, He will so himself, all you have to do is believe. Open your hearts, and let His light pour in.

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On March 31, 2009 @ 7:07 am Taylor Ferrell said:

Yesterday at school when i went to sit down at lunch, i got out the invincible training guide, and i started to ask everyone at my table questions from it. Most of the people accepted Christ as their personal savior, except for two guys. One of the guys went to church but thought it was so boring. So i asked him if he believed in Jesus and God. And he just simply said, “No.” I was shocked so i started explaining the Gospel to him and he just ignored me but im hoping i had an influence on him to turn to Christ.

God Bless,

Taylor

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On March 31, 2009 @ 8:03 am Kevin Brown said:

We have attended the D2S conference for the last few years in the Lincoln area, this was our first in the St. Louis area. The conference and information was great! Our kids loved every part of the conference. When we got to do the outreach portion we were all excited. Our excited disappeared very quickly when we were harassed by the Fairmount City Police Department as we were out trying to collect canned goods. We were informed that someone was supposed to have filed a permit with the city in order for us to be out there doing what we were doing. So for the 25 inner city kids that I brought, there was no outreach due to the ball being dropped by someone. We also got a vehicle stuck in the mud which led to me being threatened with being arrested for being in the city, getting stuck, and not having a permit to ask for canned goods. Not really sure if we will go back after this experience…all the great things from the conference were not the topic of conversation all the way home and all day at church the next day…it was the cops…thanks to whoever dropped the ball.

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April 1st, 2009 at 7:46 am
Hmmm……. sounds like you got a first hand experience in spiritual warfare that weekend. Maybe Satan is trying to keep you away don’t let him.

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On March 31, 2009 @ 10:48 am TracyG said:

I am writing about some of our very own spiritual warfare that happened in our youth group. We have attended the D2S conference for the last 7 years. Our first conference was Last Chance at the St. Charles Family Arena. We were the only United Church of Christ to have ever attended. The conference attendance was approximately 3,000.
Anyway….we have struggled as a church, left a liberal denomination but have much work ahead of us to reach our youth for Christ.
this past weekend at the St. Louis conference some of the youth wanted to stay back at church when we were dismissed for the afternoon. We were losing a few drivers…(we’re about 25 minutes from St. Louis) and quite frankly tired from an all nighter. I decided to give the youth a vote on paper and it was exactly tied with one paper left in the basket. Some of our older youth and younger kids decided to share their thoughts on why we should return to the conference for wrap up and the concert. I was extremly proud of their comments….such as…we can stay here and play games any time but how many opportunities to we get to go to Dare 2 Share, hear God’s Word and an awesome concert? Others whinned. Anyway with one vote left as a tie breaker….I held my breath and sho nuf….God rules! Concert it was! God had a purpose and a plan….we needed to be back at the center for the wrap up session of prayer. How awesome our God is. Just wanted to share that sometimes in our very midst…spiritual warefare is strong. Keep praying for our church and our youth. It is very hard to undo many years of unbiblical teaching…but God will prevail!
thanks Dare 2 Share!

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On March 31, 2009 @ 12:34 pm Philip Burnett said:

Wow shredding the gnar for Jesus this weekend was amazing. I really learned to open up and learned not to fear what other people think about me living for God. I’m sorry to say that I didn’t take the cell phone challenge but I couldn’t stop thinking about the kid I wanted to call that night. After thinking about it and building up the courage I went to talk to him. I asked him what he believed and if he knew if he was going to heaven for sure or not. He told me he knew Jesus and knew he was going to heaven for sure. that was a huge thing to me because I had no idea that he had Jesus in his heart. It helps to know that and has lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. He also told me he didn’t know that I knew I was going to heaven also, and he said he feels better and that he can talk to me about anything now. Over all it was an amazing weekend. The bands were great. The dramas were great. The material we learned was amazing to. thank you all who made all this possible and take the time to make such a big impact on the young life of teens.

Again thank you all so much.

Philip Burnett

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On March 31, 2009 @ 2:01 pm Mark Martin said:

D2S invincible was awesome. The Friday night drama hit the kids hard in our group. Even found out that one of the kid’s half-sister that lives in another town is involved in cutting. Overall awesome….the Youth Leader session was great (and Greg is crazy, but in the right way – crazy for Jesus). Thanks Greg and Dare2Share staff for making a memorable and hopefully life-changing experience for the kid’s in my Youth group (and for me and my wife, too)!

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On March 31, 2009 @ 2:08 pm Mary said:

I have been so concerned for our little youth group which consists of 3 members. My daughter had attended D2S last year with another church and bugged me all year about taking our kids. We had eight kids sign up to come, but only 6 actually showed up. I had my mom and all her friends praying for those kids that something miraculous would happen. God came through in such a wonderful and amazing way! Kids made decisions to accept Christ, share Christ with their friends, and share the GOSPEL with their community. When they went back and shared in church on Sunday, the adults began to get on board, too. These kids are ready to take this town by storm. Thank you, D2S staff for providing such an inspiring weekend. We plan to be there next year!

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On March 31, 2009 @ 3:53 pm sarah jo said:

well i love dare 2 share it completly changed my life i was a christian before but wow that 2 days i spent dedicated to god fully porved to me that god is in contorl ! I broght 5 people to god! AMEN! and it was wonderful i now know it is nt about me its all about god and that he will never let go of me ever!! ………..so thank you jesus what what!! oh and that is my church that wants to teach that to d2s next year at blaze i cant wait!

thank you you for reminding me to let go and let god

love sarah

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On March 31, 2009 @ 7:21 pm Brittani Blankenship said:

Dear Greg,I dont know where to really start there are so many amazing things about you that I have learned from coming to Dare-2-Share.Second thing,you have taught me so much about myself that I never knew.You showed me how to have a differnt outlook on life.I remember when I first came to Dare-2-Share with my youth group how I was scared and nervous about what was going to happen but I put my emotions aside and just listened to what you had to say.I think I have came much farther in life, if it wasnt for you I probably wouldn’t be in the position I am in now.Now I know what my purpose is on this earth and it’s to have a relationship with god and to spread his gospel and It’s because of people like you.I’m really glad that I came to Dare-2-Share this year because I feel it has made me stronger with god and it has taught me that I am invincible .I owe it to you and my youth pastor Eric Gobin and your heart.I want you to know you have left behind a plan I want to folllow and that plan is to tell others about christ and to have a better relationship with him the way you do.When I turn 18 I hope to be a volunteer for the Dare-2-share team.People will come in and out of my life leaving footprint s on my heart but there’s always gonna be that one person that I remeber from Dare-2-Share who leaves more than just footprints and that person is you.I just want to thank you for taking your time to talk to teenagers like me to teach us about christ.Cant wait for another great year in St.Louis.May God Bless you and your family.
Sincerly, Brittani

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On March 31, 2009 @ 8:00 pm bailee said:

Greg,
I’ve attended Dare2Share for 4 years now. St. Louis is about an 8 hour drive for our youth group. I’ve been on fire for God for as long as I can remember. I come from a family with 11 older brothers and 1 younger. Being the only girl was never easy. As a child I was sexualy abused by my own father, soon after that stopped my life took another turn. Two years ago I was raped, became pregnant, and had the child. His name is Layden Paul. I turned away from God when my rape happened. Having 12 brotheers I never thought that something like that would happen, also, having the faith that I did, I never thought that something like that could happen to me. My best friend is the one who raped me and it was so difficult for me to look to God for comfort. Dare2Share made me realize that I’m not the only teenage girl out there. Last year at game day Greg had everyone bow their heads and the young ladies who had had problems like that to stand. I stood, but I didn’t stand alone. There were 5 girls around me. As we all looked at one another it made me realize that my son, was for a reason. God did have a reason for him. Layden isn’t a burden, but another way for me to glorify Christ. Two of the girls around me had had an abortion and I was able to share my faith with them. This leads up to this year at Dare2Share. Our youth group took a group of 71. We left our town on a greyhound bus and I was sitting next to a girl that didn’t regularly come to church. She was wearing all black, I was honestly scared by her. I prayed most of the way to St. Louis that this girl wouldn’t kill me. She seemed so angry, mad at the world, and lost. I then turned to her and said “I’m going to Dare2Share to learn more about my faith and learn how to share it better, why are you going”? She looked me in the eyes and said “My father has sexualy abused me for 5 years and I was raped by my step-brother and I want an answer to why.” I couldn’t believe what she said because I went through the same thing. We shared testimonies and she excepted Christ 2 hours into our trip to Dare2Share. The Lord works in wonderful ways, and if it wasn’t for Dare2Share, the Lord, and many girls standing up to fight Satan away I wouldn’t have been able to even talk to that young girl. Girls out there God has a plan never give up!

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April 4th, 2009 at 6:59 am
My biological dad and mom were never married, i was born after them drinking a little too much in a bar and then them meeting each other. My dad told my mom to get lost after i was born because he didnt want another kid with how bad the rest of his attempts with family turned out. When i was 4, he came to my aunts house where i was having fun hanging out with my cousins, and he kidnapped me. My mom was put into a mental hospital and my brother taken away because the thought of him taking me like that damaged her in a lot of ways. She was released soon later and a court hearing was held and i was to stay with dad because he had more money(not to mention friends with the judge…..) When i was 5 was the first time my dad started sexually abusing me, i didn’t understand what was going on until i told my mom on the biweekly visits what was happening and went through yet more court hearings and such just to be thrown back to dad (by the same judge) For a long time my grandmother abused me physically as well. When i was 9, not long after i was baptized and accepted Jesus, my dad started to abuse me again. This time it was not just small ways, he full on raped me some nights, i was afraid to be home alot of the time and i stopped believing. I refused to tell anyone he was doing because he threatened i would never see my mom or brother again if i did and i couldnt let that happen. For almost 3 years he abused me almost every night… then in 2007, not long before my 12 birthday, he hung himself in my bathroom. My dad may have abused me but this hurt really bad, i was even blamed by police for his death and made to stay in town for questioning. I’ve come along way from the many bad habits that i picked up with all of this happening, or at least i’m trying. There isn’t much i havent done now to try and escape the pain. My friend started taking me to her youth group and for the longest time i only went as a way to meet guys (one of my bad habits) Soon i started going because i thought i was being healed, i thought i was getting better, i was starting to believe, until i messed up again by letting one of my best friends boyfriends secretly date me at the same time and almost come close to losing his own innocence to me. Then i stopped believing again, i had been on meds at the time and everyone knows it was a crazy time for me, but it was no excuse. Its only been a few weeks since that happened, and i went to Dare2Share thinking it could help and it did alot but i’m still working on it… I’ve only said a few of the dramas, i didn’t say what the bad habits were, but if my friend and Dare2Share can do this much change to me, then a God really does have to exist, so nobody can give up, its only the beginning

much love,
Kelly

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April 7th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Kelly,
your life story has really touched me. You may wonder about a lot of the horrific things that you endured and how if we have such a loving God, how could these things happen to you. That is where sin has entered into our midst. You haven’t caused the past sins that were done to you but you can certainly work on becoming more Christ like in all other aspects of your life. Please know that the Lord loves you so much and is knocking at the door..you must open it up. He will never leave or forsake you. He has a plan and a purpose for your life..a plan not to harm you but to give you hope and a future..Jeremiah 29:11
If you ever need to vent, simply contact me. I am a Christian Ed director and work with youth and again…your story touched my heart.

May God Bless you.

Tracy Gilmore

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Kelly Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Tracy,
Thank you for your interest really though I am once again going through a hard time. I’m trying so hard to believe but the problem is, that friend that her boyfriend cheat on her with me, she’s doing too much to hurt me. She’s getting others mad at me, cursing at me, controlling who hangs out with me all she can, and lying to possibly have me arrested. I’ve heard rumors that she intends to have her “gang-related” boyfriend hurt my brother, and i don’t put up with that. My brother has been through alot and something like that don’t fly with me. My brothers been in juvy, job corps, multiple beatings, abusive dads, and so on. Its horrible when someone thinks they can threaten my brother. As was said at the conference, the lion is roaring in my face and this time he might get too close. If you can I’d like some advice… Please. Thanks…
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On April 2, 2009 @ 7:24 am Michelle said:

So I was at Dare2Share for the first time in St.Louis. It was absolutely amazing, and I’m really glad I had the chance to go. God really spoke to me throughout the whole weekend. The drama really hit me hard because cutting was something that I’ve struggled with. The other thing that really hit me was when Zane was talking about his problem with pornography. I’m kind of stuck in that problem right now and I don’t know how to get out. I do it and then I feel terrible and I ask God to forgive me and I cry and tell Him how sorry I am, and then I end up doing it again. I really need help, but I don’t know what to do. It’s so hard. I feel like I keep slapping God in the face because I keep messing up.

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Michelle, I too have stuggled in the past with porn. Go to

http://www.xxxchurch.com

They are a great christian organization that deals with this issue. You can download a program on your computer that will keep you accountable and allow friends to keep you accountable as well.

I hope this helps you out…continue to pray.

Adam

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On April 3, 2009 @ 10:02 am Kelly said:

Greg,
I was at the conference in St. Louis but i have a small problem… I’m still having a little trouble believing with my life being so hectic…My dad killed himself in 2007 and i was blamed after he sexually abused me for years and things just went downhill from there… Any advice or anything????

much love,
Kelly

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On April 3, 2009 @ 12:27 pm cristie said:

Well, this morning, I tried to shred the gnar during study hall. This past month or so, my friend moved to Florida. And I recently found out that she is wiccan. I started a texting conversation with her about her religion, what she believes.

It was all this stuff about Nyx, and coven masters, and spells, and runes, and herbs, and stuff. I was confused. then I remembered the questions in the booklet we got at d2s. so i asked, “what about what happens after you die?”

she said that it’s different than from what i beleive, because she worships a goddess, and there is reincarnation. she said that the goddess nyx will put her wherever She pleases.

I told her I was worried about her, and she said, “so you’re like, judging me?”

“No, i didn’t say that. I said I was concerned. I’m concerned because you don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus.”

She said, “I didn’t say I don’t believe in Jesus, just that I choose not to worship him.”

I said, “Hun, I didn’t say you don’t believe in Jesus. But believing in Jesus and worshipping another god is pretty much the same as not believing. You don’t have a personal relationship with Him. And that is critical for you to get into heaven.”

She said, “I’ve been wiccan for the past 7 weeks, why are you starting this sh*t now?”

So she pretty much stopped talking to me, because I was concerned about her. All my other attempts to share Jesus have ended up in failure. I don’t understand why I can’t do it right.

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April 3rd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Christie,

You can’t blame yourself when people choose not to accept what your telling them. It doesn’t mean “you didn’t do it right”. It may just mean that they are not ready yet. The only way a person will ever accept the message of Christ is if the Holy Spirit changes their heart.

I don’t think you can fail if your trying to share Jesus with your friends. Don’t give up

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April 5th, 2009 at 8:52 am
bill, thank you for your encouragement. that means a lot to me. last night i tried again, and she kind of decided to stop being my friend. I’m so worried about her. I don’t want her to go to hell, but i can’t really force her to go to christ, that defeats the whole purpose of the relationship. but i don’t want to lose her as a friend, either. i just don’t know what to do.

So to anyone that reads this, please pray for me, that i can lead my friend to christ, and pray for her, that her heart may be open to jesus again. thanks for listening.

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April 8th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Cristie,

You’re right you can’t force your friend to go to Christ. She has to make that decision on her own. Keep praying for her and also pray that God will show you when the time is right to try again. We can’t but God can.

I’ll pray for you and your friend also.
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On April 4, 2009 @ 5:08 pm Becky said:

This conference was my seventh D2S!! I started going as high school student, and this was the second year that I brought my youth group down. Thank you so much for all the hard work that goes into these conferences!!!! I’ve really noticed a big change in the students that went this year. One student from our church met Christ Friday night of the conference, and since we’ve been home I know of three that committed their lives to Christ through students reaching out. While attending D2S St. Louis in 2006 I realized my calling to be a youth worker and this was truly amazing to see 15 students come alive with the passion for sharing the Gospel. Again thanks so much to you and the D2S team for making these events happen!!!!

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On April 6, 2009 @ 3:58 pm laura belmar said:

i attended the conference in stl and it changed my life and the lives of the people i know.i used what i learned at school and led a lot of the people in school to christ. thanks to you , we are see ing a revival in our school.
i live in a REALLY small town in South East mo, and life has been pretty diffiuclt the last few years. i am turning 15 soon. my mom left me and sarah when i was 7 and threw my dad in jail because of drug habits and thier mostly violent love -hate relationship.my mom has recently wanted custody of me. my dad gat out of jail about a month after he was put in there, but got remarried to … evil stepmother. my dad had a stroke right before their first anniversary, and fell off a railroad car and lost his spleen and tore his liver.my dad has revived the drug problems and alcahol, and most of the time i try to stay away from him because you never know when he is drunk. one day, he tried to choke me when he was drunk…i am counting down until i turn 17…
you guys are amazing people at d2s and i hope i get to attend the conference next year… it was a great life changing exxperience i will never forget. god bless y’all…laura lynn

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On April 9, 2009 @ 10:11 am killmadejd said:

I have a question for Greg. I am a parent, I brought my three daughters to the conference in St Louis. I was listening in on a talk done by Greg and he said something like Satan laughs at our ideas and he mocks our plans but he trembles when we pray. I may not have the quote just right but I have searched and can not find this in the Bible? Are they from different areas, it sounds like something I have read there, but I just cant find it and would like to know where it comes from, can you please tell the place in the Bible where you found that or those quotes? thanks, very much enjoyed the conference even though I am one of the oldest teens there

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On April 9, 2009 @ 10:35 pm Julian Kerperien said:

Hello, my name is Julian, and I was saved March 28th, 2009. For the past 5 months, I’ve been helping my friend Laney with some very intense problems that she’s been facing. About the 3rd month I found it difficult to help her, but then i remembered that I havent talked to her about Jesus, so I gave it a shot. Come to find out she and her family didn’t believe in God, I believe she said they believed in vampirism. Lucky for me though she was willing to listen, so I just began to tell her bits and pieces of what I know, and before you know it we were talking about Jesus for more than 2 hours. At the end of the conversation she told me something that I never expected, she said “I believe”. Now every time she has a problem, she calls me and we pray together, she asked me to read verses from the bible to her, and every time we end our conversation she says ” thank you for guiding me to Jesus.” Sweet music to my ears. I can’t wait for you guys to caome back to St. Louis, and if she’s not busy then I’ll bring Laney too.

God Bless,
Julian Kerperien

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On April 10, 2009 @ 11:49 am kenneth walker said:

hey dare 2 share ministries,
My walk with Jesus over the past 3 weeks has been one filled with great miracles.after d2s my friend matthew and i decided to take a step forward for God’s glory.we are now starting a bible study and have devoted our nights to prayer and scripture.I found the power of prayer and i have seen the lord growing our youth from 2 or 3 to 7 or 8 in only 3 weeks.standing in a room surrounded by so many other followers of christ was an amazing testimony of His strength.As a newly devoted christian i believe that all should here the gospel of life.I am thankful that this ministry was shown to me because now i have a companion in this fight.I would like to thank all of the people involved with this ministry,,especially Zane because i know the empty feeling that the worlds pleasure brings.I would also like to add that the testimonies that were shared were a tremendous help to my youth ministries message.All of the people involved should know that by involving the youth and not simply preaching at us,you have opened many new opportunities for building faith.If i can ask for one thing,i need prayer for my youth ministry and also for fearlessness in sharing the gospel.
In christian love,
kenny

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