Comments on: Shreddin’ in St. Louis

By: kenneth walker

kenneth walker — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:49:49 +0000

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

By: Julian Kerperien

Julian Kerperien — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:35:16 +0000

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

By: killmadejd

killmadejd — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:11:30 +0000

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

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:30:55 +0000

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…

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:26:03 +0000

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.

By: TracyG

TracyG — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:12:07 +0000

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

By: laura belmar

laura belmar — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:11:35 +0000

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

By: laura belmar

laura belmar — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:58:37 +0000

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

By: cristie

cristie — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:52:09 +0000

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.

By: Becky

Becky — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:08:25 +0000

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!!!!