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Wet, Cold and Happy in Lincoln

Posted on Saturday 24 February 2007 by Greg @ 4:16 pm
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The storm is coming!

As I type these words thousands of teenagers have spread out all across Lincoln Nebraska collecting canned goods, prayer requests and sharing Jesus. It’s a cold rain now but is supposed to turn into snow any moment. A major winter storm has been forecast for Nebraska (and pretty much all across the midwest and plains!)

The storm is here!

The real storm is stewing, brewing and blowing between the forces of darkness and the forces of God as these courageous teens contend with Satan for the souls of those who don’t know Jesus. The rain won’t stop them. The snow won’t stop them. The devil won’t stop them.

Empowered by the Spirit of God they go out to share the good news with all who will hear it. They proclaim his glory by the very act of braving the elements for the advancement of God’s kingdom.

Every blast of wind steels and seals their resolve.

Every chilly rain drop deepens their dependence on God.

With every shiver that runs down their spines they are reminded to trust in the God/man who gave up the comforts of heaven and exchanged them for the coldness of humanity. He sacrificed it all for them.

And now they are sacrificing back, not to the same depth or the same degree, but sacrifice nonetheless. Their small sacrifice of a few hours in the cold is a token of their undying love for the one who sacrificed everything for them.

We are wet, cold and very, very happy in Lincoln this weekend.

I love my job. I love these teenagers.

133 Comments for 'Wet, Cold and Happy in Lincoln'

On February 24, 2007 @ 5:30 pm Mom in Lincoln said:

Hey Greg, Thanks for being in Lincoln again. My two teen-agers look forward to this event year after year. It has been a huge part of thier spiritual growth. They are somewhere in Lincoln right this minute sharing. I can’t wait till they come home tonight so I can share in their enthusiasm. Hope to have you back next year.
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On February 24, 2007 @ 5:46 pm Kaytlin said:

hey greg. i just wanted to say that last night after the drama, i was moved so deeply that i accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I thought that i had accepted him before. But last night i could acctually feel Him there– standing over me and watching me. I have been to Dare 2 Share before, but i never really thought that i could feel this way. Your speech moved me. Today our youth group had to leave early. We didn’t get to expirience the last of Dare2 Share. This year i got two of my closest friends to come with me. One of my friends had already accepted Christ. The other wasn’t really sure about the whole God thing. but she told me that she believes and accepted Him last night. I just wish that i had words to talk to her before D2S. I wish that i had enought money to buy your book. I really hope that you write back to me. Thanks for changng my life. Kaytlin Miller
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On February 24, 2007 @ 7:02 pm bryce said:

hey dare 2 share was so cool this year thanks so so much this was my first time at it and i hope i can go again
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On February 24, 2007 @ 7:20 pm Anessa said:

Hey Greg, This was my 4th year at Dare 2 Share. I am a senior and have been attending ever since I’ve been a freshman. I really enjoyed this year because it was centered around sports and I love playing basketball. We had to leave early tonight because the snow was bad and we had to drive home in our bus. We were disappointed that we had to leave, but it was worth it because the snow was really bad on the way home. Thank you for all that you have done in impacting the lives of unbelievers and believers!
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On February 24, 2007 @ 8:15 pm Leora said:

Hey Greg- My youth group went to the Lincoln conference for the second year in a row but left a little early due to some weather concerns (we didn’t want to crash like super chick!) The drama last night was great…to be honest, as soon as I got back home to Iowa, I talked to my boyfriend, Eric, whom I’ve been going out with for two years, about the good news of Jesus. You and dare 2 share ministries inspired me to talk to him. He took it all surprisingly well, I figure at this rate I’ll actually be able to drag him to my youth group so we can watch Gospel Journey that my youth leader got in the very near future ;) Thank you for all that you do.. P.S.- I wanted to buy your book, but since I don’t have a job and have to mooch money off my parents (I’m 16 and don’t have a job…i know, quite pathetic) I couldn’t get it. P.P.S- This is a long comment…yeah…DEAL WITH IT! P.P.P.S- I have two words for you….devil donut! Just kidding Thanks again! - Leora
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On February 24, 2007 @ 8:19 pm tanner edeal said:

The conference was neat. My group came friday night and saturday but did not go door to door. We live in beatrice neabraska. Everyone did not like it that the band swichfoot could not come. That is and the weather is why we left so early.
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On February 24, 2007 @ 8:38 pm Becky said:

Hey I hope it won’t rain here…um and Dare 2 share is in like 8 days. *excitement*
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On February 24, 2007 @ 8:43 pm shelby Dunavin said:

Thank you soooo much for comming to Lincoln, I had such a blast and am so ready to go to school tomorrow and tell people about MY/OUR God. i cant wait. my youth group lives in Kansas so we had to leave early so we didnt get hit by the bed weather. =[ but i just wanted to say Thanks so much for what u’ve done!
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On February 24, 2007 @ 8:55 pm Michelle Appleford said:

Hey Greg I had so much fun. It was my first time andI loved it. I loved your stories and I wish I could hear more but we had to leave. I am in youth with shelby dunavin the one abpve and she told you why we had to leave. I hope I can come next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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On February 24, 2007 @ 9:06 pm Brittany Wellman said:

hey greg, i had soo much fun last night and today. This was my first year going. i loved your stories and the the band(starfield) i dont know y but after they left i had really missed them. i hop ethey come back next year. well best of luck to you and superchic[k]. please email me somtime with more info. on anything. ttyl
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On February 24, 2007 @ 9:18 pm Kaylee Vander Tuig said:

Hey Greg! This year, I loved Dare 2 Share, in Lincoln. I’ve been going for a couple years now and I fall more and more in love with Christ each year..and I owe it all to you and the Dare 2 Share commitee. You may be talking to 6000 teens, but you make a difference in the whole city that it’s being held at, and many more cities! It’s like Paying it Foward. I hope you’ve seen that movie. You share the word of God to one person..they share to 1 and/or more people..and it just keeps going and going..and soon, hopefully soon enough, the whole world will have an extreme high power for Christ. For some reason, I wanted to give my testimony on how Christ impacted my life..but I will in a blog or something. I better get going. I’m extremely warn out from the amazing weekend and the long long longg slow 25 mph drive home to Omaha. Thank you Greg. Take what you do, at advantage. God Bless!
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On February 24, 2007 @ 9:28 pm Katie M said:

wow this weekend was filled with excitement even though my youth group didnt go back for the concert because of the weather….what was the suprise by the way cuz i never figured it out since i didnt go and all?? but ya, thanks soooo much for comming to Nebraska. I’ve been going to the confrence for the last 4 years and each year i get farther and farther with my relationship with Jesus!!!! thanks again Katie p.s. what was the suprise again????
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On February 24, 2007 @ 9:34 pm Paige Hawk said:

Dear Greg, my name’s Paige Hawk, and I was at the Dare 2 Share conference this weekend, and I have to tell you, it was eye-opening! It was my first time ever going to a D2S conference, and it was just amazing. MY relationship with Christ had never really been that strong. Yes, I prayed every night before bed and all that jazz, but my family and I just joined Trinity Lutheran Church a year ago, so I’m getting reaquainted with him, I guess. The drama was what really got me the most. I had started to cry before the skit, and then the tears subsided, but at the end, when she said "Daddy" and fell to her knees, I just lost it. I started to cry like a baby, and the tears just kept on coming. For the first time in my life Greg, I felt the presence of God in my heart, and in the room. I just opened up my heart to him Greg, and let him in. It was amazing. And after yo told us to tell our youth leaders that our name would be in the book, I got up to tell Matt (ours) and my knees would not stop shaking, and I could not stop crying. The whole Conference was just, wow. And the worship, the worship was brilliant! I’d never done anything like it. I sang my heart out (I’m surprised I still have a voice) and it just felt so good, to be in the presence of God, and fully let him into my heart. I loved Dare 2 Share: Gameday. But, because of the weather, our youth group left early because of the weather, and we never got to find out what the surprise was. Would you be able to tell me?? If not, I understand. Thank you so much Greg, for teaching us about God, and everything. Thank you for everything you do Greg. I can’t wait to go next year. God Bless, Paige Hawk P.S. I really enjoy the Gospel Journey.
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On February 24, 2007 @ 9:39 pm Jessie Stephenson said:

Greg! I loved Dare 2 Share this weekend! This was my first year, and I had a blast! I got really weak-kneed when you told us we were going to call the people we prayed for on Saturday night. My friend is almost gothhic, exept she doesn’t want to be called that. When I called her, she wasn’t in such a great mood. I was totally scared! She’s the kind of person that’ll beat up anybody who offend’s her. i asked her not to lagh or get mad until i got done saying what i was going to say. See, i’ve tried to talk to her about faith quite a few times before, each time more uncomfortabe then the last. I even tried inviting her to church a few times. When I told her that Jesus loves her and I do too, i started to cry. Next, she said the most unexpected thing possible! She said she already believed! My first thought was GREAT!!! This is awesome! But then, I remember the drama. My friend was well-known for lying, especially when there’s something in it for her. She may have told me she believed, just to get me "off her back". After all, if she believed, why wouldn’t she have told me earlier? I’m just really nervous, and I know that all I can do now is to try to strengthen her in her faith. Thank you so much for giving me the courage just to talk to her and tell straight out.
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On February 24, 2007 @ 10:16 pm KaItLiN said:

Hey, thank you so much for coming to LINCOLN NEBRASKA!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!! This weekend was such a moving time for me. I have never been to Dare 2 Share so this was my first time, and i do have to say, i was very impressed!!! I loved every second of it, and you guys really taught me a lot. Now that I have gone to this with my church friends, i have a lot of insiders with them and it’s cool to be able to say something and laugh about it, when they know what i’m talking about!! Starfield was also soo great…they were awesome!!! I’m sorry about the shirt incident about putting on the "Friends never let friends go to CU" !!! One more thing I would like to say is that i definately plan on doing is that 48 hour challenge that you gave us. I have my friend in mind and on Monday, i will get on this very website and tell you all about my conversation!!! If you have time, please e-mail me on that e-mail address because there are some things I am having problems with and I would just like to talk to someone that could possibly help me!! Thank you so much again!!! ~Kaitlin !
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On February 24, 2007 @ 10:16 pm Will said:

Hey Greg First off thank you so much for coming to Lincoln! This was my last year out of two i could have gone and i can’t believed what i missed last year..I just wanted to tell u a bit about me, im going to college next year for Youth Ministry and this was a kick in the pants for me to share my faith. In relative terms im still a semi-new Christian, ive been a Christian for 2 years and everyday i learn more about God’s amazing plan..This week has energized me to share my faith and i did so on a stop on the way home at a gas station..its amazing how great God is. I was selfish to be afriad to share my faith because the Good News is for everyone not just me. My Mom isn’t a Christian she is more of an agnostic. I have never had the courage to talk to her about Christ because i never lifted it up to God. When i got home tonight i went straight in and told her the Gospel. She didn’t surrender herself to Him, but the seed has been planted and i will continue to pray and talk to her about Christ’s love for us. Thanks agian for coming this was a life changing experience because it was my first time openly sharing my faith. God Bless
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On February 24, 2007 @ 10:21 pm jenben7394 said:

Hey, I was just at Dare 2 Share!! It was my first year and was blown away. I was expecting it to be fun but I was deeply moved. My faith is so much stronger. But anyway, this story is not about me, it is about my friend, Karena. That skit with the two best friends who got separated on judgement day made me think of my friend Karena. When you told us that we should tell our youth leaders what we were going to do, I told him that I was going to tell my friend the good news of Christ. Before I tell you anymore, you might want to know a little bit more about my friend. Last year, she lost her dad. He was a really great guy and her whole family suffered at his death after he acquired cancer. Well, she used to be a christian but, after her father’s death she gave up on believing in the lord. Well I was planing on telling her about D2S at school on Monday. But God and you had other plans for that. I was really nervous when you told us to call the people that we had been praying for the past couple of days. I wasn’t sure how she would react. We hadn’t talked about God since her Dad’s funeral. Well I left her a message on her machine. A few minutes later, she called me back and she sounded like she really wanted to know what I had to say. I told her about the skit, the probability, and how God loved her so much that he would send his only son to save her. I also told her how much I had been crying and praying for her. She was very touched. She said that she didn’t know that someone cared that much about her. I said that this christian thing wasn’t going to happen overnight, and that she didn’t have to if she didn’t want to. I told her that if she ever thought about becoming a christian again or if she had any questions that she could call me or talk to me about it. She seemed to take my words to heart and at the end I asked her how she stood about Jesus and Christianity. She said that she still wasn’t completely positive but, she would think about it. I may not have brought her completely to God, but i could feel him working through me. I know in my heart that I will have many more opportunities to tell her more about the good news, but I have used up all of my courage for today. Thanks for coming ot Nebraska!!!! God Bless You!
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On February 24, 2007 @ 10:26 pm j.tatum said:

Greg, thank you so much for coming to our humble little big town of Lincoln and sharing Christ with us. I have gone every year for the past 5 straight, and look forward to it every year. This year was so moving that I really am going to try to make a complete turnaround in my spiritual life and look at everything that goes on in my life differently. I was one of the four that was able to go up and share my testimony in Lincoln, and I must say, that was probably one of the most awesome moments of my entire life. I want to give a big shoutout to whoever’s idea it was to have the cell phone challenge. i called my friend who has been dealing with many troubles in his life, including the loss of his father last year. I know he has been looking for something to fill that hole left in his life, and with that phone call i think i found the thing that he needs in order to fill up the hole, and that obviously, is Christ. I called him and gave him the whole schpeel about the Gospel and everything, and he seemed really moved by it and truly wanted to listen. What really hit home though was when i told him that I was ready to take on Satan one on one to save his eternal soul. That quote from the conference should be used in every teen’s testimony to their friends to get them to trust Jesus. Again, thanks for braving the elements, and i will see you next year! -John Tatum
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On February 24, 2007 @ 10:57 pm Kristin K. said:

Greg, Dare 2 Share was simply amazing. I have been going to the Lincoln Conference for 4 years now, this being my forth year. I was not so excited to go out and tell the good new of Jesus in the community today because I knew it was going to be rainy and cold. As soon as I got out of our van and headed to the front steps of our first house, I was so excited! I remembered why I loved to do this. My first year I was so nervous to go door to door. But the past two times I’ve gone door to door, I simply love it. I’m no longer nervous and I look forward to it every year now. Keep up the good work at D2S. We all appreciate everything you do.
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On February 24, 2007 @ 11:10 pm Bri said:

okay. so just so you know…this is going to be a very extensive comment:: Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. You are an amazing speaker…definitely my favorite. You know what to say…how to say it…how it word it so it may change young people’s lives. Thank you. You know what? I’m not gonna’ lie. I was really close to NOT coming to d2s this year…for many reasons…mostly because i wasn’t connecting with anyone in my church and i was bitter over countless situations and inevitably avoiding moments with God…basically because i knew i was in the wrong, and didn’t want to be convicted. You know one of the main reasons i came (and this is going to sound horrible so don’t base my Christianity on this statement…) was to watch …that john nuefield is beautiful. Then on Friday’s drama…it was amazing. BUUUUUT then on Saturday…man…that was even more so. I’ve wiped clean all my "get your gangster on" playlists on my iPod…and the thing is…I’ve heard what you said sooo many times. I go to a christian school. they always tell us to watch what we listen to or it will come out in actions. I always believed it, i guess…but the way you worded it…or maybe it was just that I was more open-minded at the time and received it…and realized it was God. Lastly, the cell-phone challenge. When you said that I started shaking…not like just shaking…like full body shivering. I’m not even sure why. I was trying to make up excuses in my head of why i shouldn’t call this guy. See, well…he’s Mexican…and doesn’t know a whole lot of English and i figured "the barrier is too great. Too bad. Sorry God…" then i thought…"wait, idiot. you know Spanish…" so then I told myself, "Sorry I don’t have his number…" but i was going through my phone book and sure enough…i did. As I dialed the numbers i was shaking so violently (i’m not sure why, yet. I’ve shared my faith before…) then I told myself…"this guy could die tomorrow. he’d go to hell. someone HAS to tell him." So I called him. there was no answer and he didn’t have a message machine, but i’m gonna call again tomorrow…and the next day…and the next day. Thank you for all you do for us teens. You change lives, daily. I only wish I could have told you this in person… P.S. the rain stunk. and i smelled like wet-dog all night. and i was maaaad at that stupid storm. Oh yeah. and wearing shoes take water IN instead of keeping it OUT doesn’t really help the fact…
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On February 24, 2007 @ 11:21 pm Megan said:

My Youth Group left at lunch! We all really wanted to stay but we don’t live near Lincoln, we are in the Kansas City area and our Youth Leaders felt that our saftey would be compromised if we stayed. We were all praying that those who went out and spread the word of God to the community would have a safe and successful outreach. You did a great Job, and our Youth Group loves your work. Megan Leigh
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On February 25, 2007 @ 9:30 am Maddie Romjue said:

hey Greg this is Madison Romjue and i am from Lincoln NE i just want to tell you what Ive been doing on Sunday: well church is canceled but that wont stop me from teaching the gospel!!!! and what better place to do it on my xanga{its like a MySpace} and i was telling all my friends that did not belive in Jesus and so im just waiting for the out come! do you think that is a good idea? i just wrote what was on the back of the GAMEDAY PLAYBOOK!!! well email me when you get the chance thanks for a: ROCKING GOOD TIME Maddie Romjue
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On February 25, 2007 @ 11:11 am Vicki said:

Hi Greg, The D2S in Lincoln was a real adventure in trusting God. Even leaving Friday from a rural area 3 1/2 hours away, when the weather was great, about 10 backed out including some adults. You could see how Satan was trying to discourage us and even pull good friends apart about the desision to go. We worked towards this event since December and raised all the money and now, as youth leaders, we had to make a decision based on the speculation of a storm 24-36 hours away. We felt God wanting us there more than ever, even though support was split. The event was great! It was our groups first time as we had been to another conference for the past 4-5 years. All the teens really enjoyed it alot and felt the points were very clear and to the point. As leaders, we wanted to see all of us challenged. All the hands-on stuff was great practice and challenged us all out of our comfort zones. The weather issue still raged on. We kept making gametime decisions after every break. Praise God, we had a bus driver that God used to allow us to get atleast 2/3 of our outreach area met, an activity we knew Satan was trying to take away from us as many were scared. God changed lives in that one event in the rain, sleet, and fear of driving home into a blizzard. God was faithful and took care of us. We all were out of our comfort zone totally trusting God and God will use us in bigger ways because of it! We miss alot of opportunities as christians because we want to be comfortable and only want to be used there. Our God is so Big! Thanks for your boldness for our big God! God can work any time, any where, any place and in any way! To wrap things up, our drive home went very well. Hit a little streak of weather but after that it was clear sailing until we got home. It was snowing and blowing but still workable. In fact, the funniest part was getting stuck on the gravel road 1 1/2 miles from home. So what can I say, we got to play in the snow for a while. God’s timing was perfect for the whole D2S experience. We are looking forward to using the Gospel Journey Kit and Dare2Share books as well as the practice activities we did at the event.Thanks for allowing God to use you! Keep up the Good Fight. God Bless! Vicki
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On February 25, 2007 @ 11:40 am Firefly said:

Hey Greg! I’ve met you a few times, and ran into you in the lobby last night and told you a lot of what I’m about to tell you, but I thought it was time I actually introduce myself. I’m Mandy Peterson, 21 years-old, and a college student. This was my 6th Dare2Share, and at the last Game Day conference I promised to share the gospel with my brother. It turned into fighting about religion. This year I made the same promise. My brother is 4 years older than me, but when I called him last night, we talked as equals. Usually that only happens at funerals. He told me he would think about the whole Christianity thing, which for him, is huge. If he’s open to it, I’m almost certain he will look for it. And if he looks for the truth with an open mind and an open heart, God will show it to him. Thank you for making us get out those cell phones last night. I thought would freak him out or that he would think it was just another one of those crazy Christian things I do. God is working in him, and I’m so excited that I may get to see my brother in heaven. Before last night, I always thought it was next to impossible, but I’m sure there’s a reason that God has laid him on my heart over and over. Thank you for daring me.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 12:10 pm Brent said:

Hey, I wanted to ask if you could drop me an email of what the letter you wrote to your wife said, i told my mom about it and she said that she’d like to hear it, b/c i said it was really good, *smiles* i want to thank you for this last weekend. and to also share with you that i THOUGHT i accepted Jesus before this weekend, when i was actually just a poser. and after this weekend i decided to join the bandwaggon and i’m never looking back, its great, and i love it. thanks for everything. but above all, i thank God for taking the time to reach out to my friends and youth directors to push me to come to dare2sare. but yea, i’d like to know what the letter you wrote to your wife said, and if you could send me an email on it that would be great! email is: Eastmatrix1393@aol.com Thanks so much, ~Brent
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On February 25, 2007 @ 12:26 pm Janessa said:

Hey Homie G! Thank you for coming to Lincoln! I love the way you tell us about God and Jesus and the stories you tell us! and your really funny. I hope to see you next year. Oh and my youth group had to leave and we didnt get to find out the speaical surprice! so if you could would you e-mail back and tell me what the speaical suprise was? **God Bless** jessa
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On February 25, 2007 @ 12:44 pm brianna said:

D2S this year was awesome. i went last year too. it was kinda bad about the weather but the word of god must be spread : ). what was really cool is that we had a few guys come this year that thought it wouldn’t be that fun but now want to go back next year! D2S is rockin!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 12:55 pm Littlekbaker said:

This really has nothing to do with Nebraska or Lincoln, But i wanted to let you know that the e-free people back in St.louis sorted ALL of the cans we collected in St.louis!! It took 25 people and at least 8 hours to sort probably about 20-22 tons of canned goods because some had been done already. It was really fun though!! The students who came were glad to do it and Mr. And Mrs. Clarkson were really glad too!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 1:26 pm Sarah Pinnick said:

Hey, Greg Thank you so much for those messege’s you gave They were so amazing, They inspired me to do so much better in my walk with the The Lord. The Part when you Had Us call our friend’s my friend Jen and I called our friends And they would’nt answer, And we can’t get ahold of them today Ethier, so would you please Pray for us..I can’t wait for Dare2Share nest year!!!! This was my first year going as the same for my youth group, we are all planning on coming back next year!!! So I can’t wait..Oh and By The way, you are my favorite Speaker!!!! Your sister in Christ, Sarah♥
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On February 25, 2007 @ 1:43 pm Courtney said:

I really needed to tell you my story ok here it is: I found a new me when you told us to call your friend and tell the the GOSPEL and i had so much fun and i was moved to call more people so i called 3 other people and told them the good news of christ and one of my friends her name is Kailey and she was in Holstine somewhere where it was really crowded and i told her i needed to tell her something and she completely stopped what she was doing and listened to me and that was really awesome. And you know how it was snowing really bad in Lincoln that night we got snowed in so we couldnt go home to Kearney that night. So we went to stay at South Gate United Methodist Church and so we did and the next morning i asked my youth leader Carol if i could tell the congrigation about dare 2 share and what we do and she went and asked the pastor if we could do this and i took up to other people with me so i didnt have to talk the whole time. And the we talked about everything we did a D2S and stuff and i would have never done that if it wouldn’t have been for you so Thank You and tell that to the whole Dare 2 Share staff. Courtney from Kearney p.s thanks again
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On February 25, 2007 @ 1:49 pm Emily said:

Hey Greg!!! I absolutly loved dare 2 share! This was my first time going and I really want to come back next year! I loved the drama, and the movie clips made it relate to our lives as teenagers. I really feel like a learned a lot at dare 2 share, and with all the training and everying, I feel like I’m ready to share my testimony with all my friends and let them turn to God!! Thanx for being a GREAT speaker!! ~Emily~
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On February 25, 2007 @ 1:50 pm sk8 4 Him said:

Dude Greg, thanks for coming to Link & the Pershing… and Church this morning too. The whole weekend was a totaly awsome time. Worshiping with over 6000 other teens is really truly amazing. Drama was awsome and the first night when you did "payday" for the youth leaders, i just about cried. Thank you so much for taking the time to do what you do and investing in our lives! Sk8
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On February 25, 2007 @ 1:52 pm djanlp said:

Hey, Thanks again for a great conference in Lincoln! I think this was my 6th time going. As a college student at a public university (Go Huskers!), it’s easy to become skeptical about what God can do in people’s lives. I really needed this weekend just to give me hope. My roommate is Mormon, and sometimes I become really discouraged about that. However, I know with God, all things are possible! My group left before the outreach so they wouldn’t be caught in bad weather. However, a few weeks ago we picked up 1800 canned food items and $200 from our church’s neighborhood to donate to the Open Door Mission in Omaha. We also hope to do some sort of outreach in the near future since we were unable to do it yesterday. I hope the rest of the conference went well!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 1:57 pm tony buckler said:

greg i just wanted to share with you how i become a christion my wife and kids were going to church and my seven year old son went forwarded and ask the lord into his life he came home exited and was telling me all about jesus then he wanted to get baptised so my wife took him to the pastor of our church he inturn gave hime a book about baptisism me being the only one avalible to go thrurg the book with him i was able to learn about the lord so one night i was all alone and prayted and ask the lord int my life i didnt tell anyone my son was baptised the third of december at 10:30 the following sunday to my wife and kids surprise i went forwarded the 10 of december and and ask the lord into my life i cant get enough we are closer and growing together in the lod i was a youth vollenter friday and saturday i was touched by the lord and currently waiting to be baptised the date is set for next sunday just wanted to share how i was transformed into a loving caring father you new brother in crist tony
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On February 25, 2007 @ 2:12 pm luz maria said:

Hi, my name is maria flores I’m 18 yrs old a Senior in High School, and I’m from Sidney Iowa. This was my second year coming back to Dare2Share with my youth group and I enjoyed it alot! The drama presentation friday night touched my heart and I EXCEPTED JESUS to be in my LIFE! My youth group left early on saturday because of the wheather so we didnt get to see the suprise, so if you can, please e-mail me back and tell me what the suprise was e-mail: miaflowerz_15@hotmail.com or on my myspace www.myspace.com/luzma07 thank you SO MUCH! Well I’m already making plans on attending Dare2Share next year, so I cant wait! Well that is all I have to say, thanks for coming to LINCOLN, NEBRASK! LOVE: LUZ MARIA~
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On February 25, 2007 @ 2:37 pm Hillary said:

Greg, I just wanted to let you know that after the drama Friday night, I committed my life to Jesus. I thought I had before since I was raised Christian and my father is a pastor. But with events that have occurred in my life these past two years, I realized I had turned my back on God. Friday night showed me that I was being like Jordan, acting like a Christian, but not fully committing my life to Him. I now trust in Jesus and my Lord and Savior fully. Thank you for being there this weekend and allowing that drama to occur, so I could recommit my life to our heavenly father. May God continue to bless you as you spread the word to teenagers everywhere!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 2:54 pm amber said:

hi greg i had a bom at dare 2 share in lincoln mi hop we can meet agin my dad was a crew member big gye named paul i just wanted t otell i had a grat time we will be there next year remeber jesus loves u dont forget.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 2:56 pm Shannon said:

Hey Greg! Thank you SO much for coming to Lincoln again this year! I’m Shannon, 16, and this was my 4th year going and I almost wasn’t able to. I’m involved with show choir at my school and we were going to go to Grand Island for a competition on Saturday so I was only going to get to go to Dare 2 Share Friday night. After school on Friday however I found out that the trip was canceled due to weather. I was SOOO excited!!! Some other friends of mine in show choir and I had been upset from the beginning of the year that we were going to miss it. God really works in mysterious ways!!! At Dare 2 Share on Friday I had an amazing experience. One of my guy friends from youth group and school had brought a friend (let’s call him Tim) from school who I also knew. About a couple months ago, Tim’s dad had left a suicide note basically and left town…. he was missing for several days until his body was found. I knew all I could do was pray for him since I didn’t know him that well personally. A little while after that my friend started hanging out with Tim more at school and eventually asked him if he wanted to come to youth group/church with him. I was sitting in the arena Friday and when I saw Tim walk in with some guys from church I was so thankful! The even bigger surprise was after the drama when you asked the people to pray and ask Jesus into their heart. And then when you asked them to raise their hands if they had just trusted in Christ for the first time, his hand went up!! GOD IS SO GOOD!!! Seeing him tell my youth pastor and seeing them hug just made me start to cry! Saturday was absolutely just as amazing too. When you said that you have to see the kids at school with a sign on the foreheads, it hit me. If I did that and looked at the people like that instead of just assuming that they’ve heard the gospel I’d tell more people and have an urgency in doing so. You never know what’ll happen tomorrow. You never know if they have 24 hours. That’s all I’ll write because this is getting really long!! But I also saw you speak at my church (First E-Free) today! You did a really good job! You have an amazing gift…. thanks for sharing it with everyone!!! p.s. My brother, Sam, 12, went this year for the first time… but he’s been wanting to go since I started going. I couldn’t stop talking about it both nights!! Thanks for reaching so many people and firing them up to share their faith. God Bless, Shannon Potter
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On February 25, 2007 @ 3:08 pm Aspen said:

Well, Friday night was the drama night. It was a great drama, but I was not open-minded. I was bitter at God because the two people I trusted the most hurt me. I knew that the hurt will never completely go away. Greg was talking about giving your life fully to God. I remember I got soft hearted then I was like no I can’t! So, I build a wall and guard my heart and saying to myself don’t let him get to me! I didn’t. That night I beat myself up I knew I did the wrong choice. Was so afraid to give my life to God again because I tried to other times! While I was beating myself up I remembered that God does know what he is doing and that I should trust him. So, I decided to go for it, but this time when I fall over and over I am going to keep going get back up and keep going. Thanks for showing me that I shouldn’t give up!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 3:15 pm Christina said:

Hey Greg. I was in Lincoln this weekend. It rocked. Our group usually goes to Acquire the Fire, but many of us enjoyed this. Our trip was cut short due to the weather back home. I really enjoyed our time we did spend. I also was excited when I found out you attended Liberty University. My dad was there about 20 years ago or so and I am going next year. I was just wondering how you liked it. Well thank you so much for taking time away from your family to reach teens for Christ. Thank you for being so encouraging and GO FLAMES!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 3:21 pm amanda said:

so this is my first time coming to d2s. well what i would like for you to know is that i have put my faith in to jesus. but i`m having some hard times because my friend is in the war at this day and time . i hope that you will help me out by sending me an email or asking juses to help him get home safely to see me and his mom. in gods eyes we are all brothers and sisters so i hope to see you next year at d2s. your pal, Amanda
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On February 25, 2007 @ 3:22 pm Jessica said:

Hey Greg, Thanks for coming this year to Game day. It was my first year, along with all of our church, attending. I grew up in a non-christian, drug using, and alcoholic family. I have been going to an Assembly of God church since I was three with one of my dad’s co-workers. I am saved, Baptized, and liveD my life for the lord. At school and throughout my family I was known as "The religious girl" or "The goody-good" and so on… But this just past school year I got sick of that mold. I kind of grew AWAY from God and barely went to church anymore and was just living my own life. But just recently I looked at my family and friends and realized I didn’t want to be like them and also realized what I was doing and becoming wasn’t me. So I wanted to get back into my previous lifestyle and grow closer to God and renew that relationship… But it seemed hard and as if I was too far away to go back, But this conference changed my mind. It helped me to remember that no matter what I have done, God will forgive me if I sincerely ask for forgiveness and he’ll love me no matter what. It also helped me to realize I also need to forgive myself. I thought it was a great conference. Every part of it was great, worship, the drama, The bible verses, every activity, the speakers, and especially when we went around Lincoln collecting cans and sharing the gospel. That was a great experience for me. I had fun through all of it and I am positive my whole church did too. I hope we are going back next year. If we do, I will be sure to bring friends, It’s a great experience. So… Thanks again! Have a great week and God bless you and your family, Jessica C.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 4:06 pm Mehgan Collins said:

Hey Greg.. My name is Mehgan Collins. This year was my first year at dare2share. Let me tell you, it was amazing. I’ve been to Aquire the Fire, WOW, Extreme Camp.. all those and I have never… EVER seen so many teens actually WORSHPING God. It was amazing!! I couldn’t believe it. I loved Starfield. I am a very musical person. I am in 4 choirs, including church choir. I love singing. Well we just got back from Nebraska a little while ago. I live in Indpendence, MO. I def. hope to attend next year. ..mehgan..
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On February 25, 2007 @ 4:15 pm Tabi said:

hey i had so much fun thank so so much for sharing the gosple with me and we did get to sare the word of god couse of the weather but we r going around are city to share the word and i think that would be better to share it n r town with more of the people we love
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On February 25, 2007 @ 4:38 pm Brin said:

Hey Greg, it is so awesome what God is doing through you. I think the Drama was really neat. I know people who don’t know Jesus as their savior, and I realized they would probably go to hell if they died. We stuck through the whole conference. God really worked through the outreach, that was so awesome how much we got, we will have to shoot for 22 tons next year. It was cool how it kind of worked out we had to stay in Lincoln, and our youth leader witnessed to the man at Starbucks, and the pizza guy, and the hotel workers. I Have had a really bad year this year, and the conference made me feel so much better. God Really protected me and my group, and I am so glad I got to go, even if Superchick wasn’t able to make it. – Brin (Your Stalker :P)
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On February 25, 2007 @ 4:41 pm Joanna said:

Hey Greg. This was my first year at Dare 2 Share, and I can honestly say that I’m so glad that I went. Looking at the food drive, it’s amazing what so many teenagers can do in just a few hours. It really makes me wonder what we can do with more time back in our own schools. Thank you, also, for the phone call opportunity. It was a chance that I needed to reintrodue my friend to Christ in a way he never thought of. God Bless, and stay safe on the road!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 4:44 pm Emily said:

Hey Greg! I got home last night from Lincoln about 11 and it was amazing. It was my second year and the weather affected our plan a little bit but it brought our youth group closer and we got to know each other much more. Our church is going through a hard time right now trying to find a youth pastor because ours resigned a few months ago but we didn’t let that get in our way of learning and sharing our faith! Thanks so much for having and amazing ministry! P.S. I’m going to miss Rachel!! -In His Arms, Emily
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On February 25, 2007 @ 4:50 pm Courtney_2012 said:

hey greg this was my very first time at D2S!!!! it was absolutely AMAZING!!!!!! Starfield was awesome and so was Rachel….when i got home today my mom asked me wat we did and if i had fun…it was hard to explain to her cause it was just so awesome im almost speechless about it anyways im really glad i got a pic. wit u last nite cause i think ur awesome The skit friday was awesome and it really made it clear to me wat could happen if i didnt share the word with my friends. i hope to c u again next year at D2S STAY KOOL GREG ~!~CoUrTnEy KrEsSeR~!~
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On February 25, 2007 @ 5:04 pm Autumn said:

Hey Greg, this was my very first Dare 2 Share and it was amazing hearing you speak. I brought my friend who had lost her faith, at first she didn’t like it and wanted to leave, but after hearing you speak and watching the dramas, she enjoyed it and was very glad that she got the opportunity to come this weekend. I really liked going around town and collecting cans and sharing the gospel. We both hope to see you next year. Autumn
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On February 25, 2007 @ 5:22 pm Jacob said:

hey greg, i got to meet u saturday morning downstairs, im never going to wash my hand haha just kidding. anyway this was my first dare 2 share confrence. Im from Maryville,MO. Me and my youth group all came. The drama realy had an impact on me. It just turned my life in the right direction. It just made me wonder about all my friends,family and people i don’t even know, who arn’t christians. Maryville is a great community but we have alot of non-belivers here. I go to Laura Street Babtist Church in Maryville. I don’t have a religion,i have a personal relationship with god. In these this last mounth, my walk with god has been so good. Even though i struggle with sin god still loves me. Our god is a forgiving god,and sent his son to earth to die for us,and when he died,our sins died with him. God is big, so big, that he created the universe with a thought. And we are small,but god wraps his arms around us like anygood father, and we are his children. Greg i thank you for transvering gods word to me. Without you and dare 2 share, i would still be just wondering around with a whole in my heart,that is now filled. Your friend, Jake
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On February 25, 2007 @ 5:23 pm Randy Vonada said:

Dare 2 Share Staff (Sorry Greg, not just you dude!, but all of you), Thank you all so much for all you do for young people. This was my 2nd time to Dare 2 Share Lincoln and enjoyed it thoroughly. I, along with the other adult leaders from 1st Baptist Platte City, Mo, were touched as deeply as our young people were by the worship, drama, and teachings. It was so awesome that you did the ship’s bell thing with the reading of each scripture verse. The reading of God’s word should be honored each time it’s read. We were saddened by the fact that we had to leave town ahead of the storm (left about 3pm) but we all are determined to do the same type of outreach in the communities served by our church (Platte City, Weston, Dearborn, and Smithville Missouri) that we couldn’t finish in Lincoln. We thought it would be even better as we could then followup with these people like you do and do it on a face-to-face basis plus help our own United Way office in Platte City. Pray for us that we continue the work He has begun in us through your encouragement. Thanks to all of you and God Bless.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 5:30 pm sporty said:

hey dare to share…this year was my first year and i seriously LOVED it~!~ it made me really think about myself and the relationship that i have with God..i loved the drama team they were great! i also loved the sessions that we had and the band STARFIEld i loved listening and singing with them:P thank you all for doing daretoshare b/c it was wonderful~!~ thanks so much….have a great day
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On February 25, 2007 @ 6:20 pm dragoon said:

snow didnt stop us from collecting cans and sharin the gospel but it stopped our group in beatrice where we spent the night. we went door to door thereat like 7:00 and we got 6people to join us and jesus. so im glad we went home early.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 6:30 pm MonkeyGirl said:

Hey Greg! This was my third year going to Dare 2 Share and I love it more every time I go! Me and my friends (from Victory Youth and Upper Room Youth!) were going door to door in a small trailer park in the ice cold rain. (Luckily, we avoided the hail.) I couldn’t feel my toes and only four people opened their doors for my group, but it was so worth it! My sister and friend didn’t want to come, but our parents (smart parents) made them go. THEY LOVED IT!!! They’re already excited for next year! Come rain, snow, sleet, hail, or whatever is thrown at us, we’re coming back next year!!! We all love you guys and what you’re doing. Thanks!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 7:03 pm Elizabeth Fuller said:

Greg, I just wanted to say thank you for taking your time this weekend to show us how to share the good news of christ in a loving way. This was my second year going to Dare2Share and I loved it even more than last year. That storm was pretty bad, we didn’t think that we would be able to go home! I was disappointed that Superchic(k) couldn’t make it but it was a blast that night. I’m just glad that Superchic(k) was safe. Thank you for taking your time to talk to me that Friday night too! I know it was getting late and you probably had stuff to do but I just wanted to tell you how great of a speaker you are and how you influenced me. I was so estatic that I met you, I had wanted and waited for that part since I had seen the Gospel Journey. Worship with Starfield was amazing, I can’t believe that you are "tight" with them! I praise God for the impact they had on my friends, not only Starfield but you and the drama as well. I was so happy to see them come to christ that night. I can’t wait till next year and hopefully I won’t put up with excuses from my friends unless they are good! You are truly amazing and I thank God for people like you and the whole dare2share team. If it wasn’t for you guys, I probably never would have gotten my life back on a strong relationship with God. I feel like I can do anything now! I feel confident in my faith, if satan tries to tempt me hopefully I will be able to stand up to him like the girl in the drama! Thank you so much! This year was the best conference I have ever been too. Good luck at the next one and tell Starfield hi for me! ;) In christ Liz Fuller
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On February 25, 2007 @ 7:26 pm Jessica said:

since superchik didnt come what happened? we didnt come back for the last part.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 7:27 pm Hannah said:

Hey, I was one of the people at the Lincoln conference. Despite being born into Christianity, due to difficulities with my pastor, I’d been slipping away from Jesus and God and into other beliefs…but I really felt Him the other night. While I loved Starfield and the drama, evangelizing was awesome, because we talked to a total stranger with different beliefs for over a half an hour despite the hail and we met a girl who had a Bible in her coat and had just been doing some Bible study, which was so cool! I feel really inspired now to be a better Christian and show people that Jesus and God can change your life.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 7:33 pm Katie said:

Dear Greg, This year was the first time our church has ever been to Dare2Share and it was a life changing experience for me. Before this weekend, i thought i was a true christian and i was goin to heaven just because i prayed and went to church. But now i know the real meaning of being a christian and that i need to be a christian every day for the rest of my life.. Not just on sundays. This weekend i put all my trust and faith in God and accepted him as my lord and savior. Everything you said this weekend helped me to accept the lord and become stronger in my faith. Thank you so much for being at Lincoln this weekend. You do great things for so many people in this world. I thank god for you and everyone who helped put on dare2share this weekend and i cant wait till next year! ~Katie~
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On February 25, 2007 @ 7:34 pm Ashley said:

hey greg, First i really want to let u know you are a awesome speaker and i can really follow your sermons, and i would like to tell you about my friend she is an foureign exchange student and she’s from Germany and at the begining of the school year my dad which is the pastor started the gospel journey for our high school youth group and before the gospel journey she had no clue about any religion she had never gone to church in her life and she thought church was just a thing with just a lot of rules and the first night we started the gospel journey she was really confused because she didnt under stand but then after youth group me and a few of my other friends went and talked to her and then she started to understand but said she wasnt sure because her family never had done it then i gave her my bible and i guess she had started to read it on her own. then like 3 weeks into the gospel journey we were praying at the end and we were doing popcorn prayers and she prayed that night and i was so happy. I would also like to tell you about me, im 14 years old and my dads a pastor and we have lived in the small town that we do now and we have for 8 years, since i was in second grade and now we are relocating to either an intercity church in LA or an even smaller town in elbert, CO, it has been really hard on me and i have drifed away from God and have been angry at God. When i went this weekend i have been changed ive realized thats this is what god wants of our family and im happy that he can work through my dad and me and the rest of our family and i thankful God let your have such a gift for speaking or i would still be where i was. Thank you !! Sincerely, Ashley miller
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On February 25, 2007 @ 7:43 pm Bruce Jacoby said:

Greg I wanted to just say THANK YOU for your ministry and what you do with youth all around the country futhering the Kingdom. This was my third D2S Conference. The last 2 I was there as a youth leader, but this year I was there as an adult observer and learner. I just recently left the church where I was the Children and Youth Ministry Director at the end of January. It was not the right fit, the church and I had some differences on what Scripture said about certain areas. I feel like I can learn new information and use it when God opens the door for my next ministry oportunity. Keep up the great work - good and faithful servant! Look forward to next year. BE EMPOWERED Bruce Jacoby PS - Go Huskers!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 8:14 pm Rachelle Sheets said:

hey greg! ok so i was just at dare to share in lincoln this last weekend and it was incredible!! your speeches and everything were amazing friday night and made me start bawling! it also reminded me of my summer camp sponsored through my church, indian hills. we travel up to wyoming every year and the speaker there is also a very powerful one, and i find myself crying through his also! i guess i just cry easily hehe. anyways, i guess the main point of what im saying is that i thought it was an incredible idea to have us call the friends that we had on our minds right then and there, and to share the gospel with them! i have to admit though, i was freaked out to do so and my hands were shaking like crazy! but, even though most of my friends chickened out, i called the person on my mind and just basically explained the whole gospel to him. i have shared it with him before, but it was a while ago and he was unwilling to change his life for God. so when i called him this time, i was not sure what to expect since he now doesnt go to my school and i rarely talk to him, but i decided to try anyways. after explaining how i was at a dare to share thing and you were making us call people (lol) he sounded very confused, and just responded to my question of "how do u think people can get into heaven?" with "umm i dont know." i then asked him if he would like to know, and he just responded with an "ummm…" but after not answering me, i said "well, im just gonna tell u anyways! hehe" and thats when i REALLY got into the gospel, saying how we are all sinners and the only way we can get to heaven is through Jesus Christ, etc. he didnt say anything during the whole time i was talking, so i just kept on going! after finishing, i was like "are you still there?" but i heard no reply, so i looked at my phone and found out that he had already hung up two minutes before :( i was crushed because the last thing i would expect is him just hanging up without even saying a word, so i started bawling again to my friend, kendra, because she knows him too. i have officially graduated from P.U.!! yay! haha. well anyways, since saturday night i have found myself thinking "maybe i shouldnt have called him, maybe i just made his day worse!" but i have to keep reminding myself that he will find out the truth one day, and i would have been really mad at myself if i would have chickened out that night! i just keep remembering how much i want to hear God say to me, "well done, my good and faithful servant!" that verse is amazing, but i forget the reference to it! do u think u could tell me it? and will you please pray for his salvation, as i know that God’s Word is alive and working through his life! thanks so much! you are so helpful to thousands and kids (including me!!) keep up the amazing work and God bless!! ~rachelle
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On February 25, 2007 @ 8:31 pm Cory W. said:

Hey Greg. I just thought of an idea for a Dare-2-Share item. You guys should make a Dare-2-Share The Board Game. It would be a great way for people to learn effective ways of sharing their faith and learning even more about their beliefs and how to grow stronger. I think it would be a great idea. Anyways, that’s my idea. Thanks for listening.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 8:36 pm allison said:

I had such a good time collecting cans on saturday. The Lord was amazing. He stopped the rain right when my youth group got to our neighbor hood, and it started snowing as soon as we got to dinner after we were done. My group of three met an amazing Christian woman when we were out, and she shared her faith with us as well. This weekend changed my life. It made me realize all the things in my life that i take for granted and all the things that have become a distraction. I would also like to tell you that this weekend helped to strengthen my dream to be a youth director and public speaker. I would like to thank you, and the whole D2S crew for that. God bless, Allison
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On February 25, 2007 @ 8:43 pm MWsports2010 said:

Greg, thankyou for helping me renew my relationship with the Lord. I first gave myself to God last year at D2S. And was very happy because my name was in The Book Of Life, but then this year, you made me realize that I was not living for Christ, I had said the prayer to get in the book, but I was not living my life the way that God wanted me to. So I just want to thank you form the bottom of my heart for what you did for me and what you do for every teen and adult that goes to Dare 2 Share. God bless you and Dare 2 Share Ministries.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 8:54 pm Amanda said:

Greg, I am so thankful for this weekend and the experience I had at D2S. I volunteered to chaperon a youth group from Iowa that a couple of my friends lead. I also went last year, and it was great, but I feel that this year was even better! I have already excepted Christ into my lift, but I really felt his presence throughout the weekend (especially in the drama which was AMAZING, and in the invasion of Lincoln) Although our group didn’t have anyone turn to Christ on Saturday, we did get a fair amount of cans for our small group size and we got a small list of prayer requests. We also graduated from PU! One house had a big sign on the window reading approximately the following "No solicitation of any kind. If you violate this right the Lincoln police will be called and they will gladly come and arrest you. This includes but is not limited to the following types of solicitors: sales men……Religious organizations (yes even you will be arrested)….." Needless to say we deemed that house an unsafe house to ring the door bell and we left. I was really excited to hear later that night about us all breaking the city record by gathering so much food. I do not know if this particular young man will post on your wall here, but I feel you should know his story nonetheless. One young man in our group (who I will keep nameless) accepted Christ on Friday night. During the time you gave for the students to go to their youth leaders and tell them if they had accepted Christ, this young man did just that. I didn’t know this at the time, but on Saturday night in our hotel room, while we were all discussing our thoughts and reactions to the weekend, he shared with us his story. I pretty much cried, it was an amazing thing to hear, and that is why I want to share it with you and everyone else that reads this posting. I really hope to be asked back by my friends next year. I will gladly keep chaperoning these trips as long as they keep asking. Thank you (and the rest of your team) for all that you do and I hope to see you again next year.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 9:07 pm Rob said:

Sup Greg, I just wanted you to know, that I attended D2S in Lincoln in February of 2007, (last weekend), and I cannot thank you enough for being there and speaking, it is such a blessing to have you there. I just wanted to tell you thank you, and tell you what a great time I have at the D2S conferences! Last year was my first year, and this year, I got to come again, and find a couple of special friends who I lost years ago (one of which being the Lord). Greg, I just want to thank you again, please, PLEASE never stop doing what you are doing, so much has come of it, I can’t wait to see your honors bestowed on judgment day, because YOU are such an idol to me, I can’t express how much of an honor it is to be in your presence, and to be in the presence of the Lord with you. If you have any extra time, drop by my blog: everlasting-summer.blogspot.com Your brother in Christ, Rob
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On February 25, 2007 @ 9:10 pm Courtney said:

Hey Greg and crew great job this weekend. I enjoyed it so much but I am sad I cant go next year because I am a senior but it was such a great experience. You guys should bring a conference to Sioux Falls, SD or near it. It would be awesome to see the same experience happen in Sioux Falls. Also, another idea that my youth group had was the you guys should advertise Dare2Share at Lifelight, it would bring even more people to it! Great job and Keep up the good work. God Bless, Courtney
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On February 25, 2007 @ 9:14 pm krutzmoser said:

Greg, my name is Kenny Rutzmoser and i just got back from Lincoln and Praise the Lord for the great work He did/is doing! I’m a college student here in my home town, Cedar Falls IA, and have been helping as an assistant youth leader with my home church for the past two years. This was my second time at D2S and our Mighty God showed His Power again!! Two girls from our group accepted Christ this weekend! Secondly, thank you for being so, so foundationally sound in the Word of God! I am so encouraged to see such a successful and powerful ministry, holding so tightly to the Scripture. May God bless you and D2S for this. Also Greg, because of the snow we did not make it back to hear the final lesson on WIN. Personally I was looking forward to this lesson the most, and I know our kids need to hear it. Is there any place I can go to hear or read more about WINNING the reward? This weekend was SUCH an encouragement to me as an assistant leader, and i know it was earth shattering for the students! How can I pray for you?-personally, for your family, and or d2s. Please let me know. Glory to God for the work you do.
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On February 25, 2007 @ 9:18 pm alli said:

DARE2SHARE was amazing… even tho it hailed on us during outreach… it was still funn… it was disappointing that Superchick couldnt make it but Rachel and Starfield were soo good! thank you for coming to Lincoln… THANK YOU SOO MUCH!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 9:26 pm youthleaderintraining said:

Friday morning (Feb 23) I got a call at 7:50am asking me to come to Lincoln that day for Dare2Share. Let me tell you I was elated… there was only one problem. I go to school in Kansas… nowhere near the border. I had exactly five hours to make a decision and be on the road. The decision wasn’t hard, of course I wanted to go! However, my car had been having problems over Christmas break and still wasn’t fixed. At 1:15pm I was back at the car hospital consulting with the mechanics. I honestly thought they were going to tell me Ethel couldn’t make it the three hours to Nebraska, but God was obviously at work because she was released just in time for me to run back to my dorm and literally throw a bunch of stuff in a duffel bag, fill her up with gas and hit the road (Ethel was on her best behavior until 400 miles later when I got back to school…where she promptly started smoking again…). I was an hour late to meet my youth group from home to ride the rest of the way, but they were great about it and we headed to Lincoln! The weekend was amazing for me in several different ways, but I just wanted to share one with you here. My major is youth ministry, something God has given me an ever-growing passion for. And just this year He has given me many opportunities to get a taste of that ministry. I have been to D2S at least three years as a "youth," and I loved it… but let me tell you, I absolutely LOVED being on the other side of things. God broke my heart for the kids we brought (even though most of them had started attending just this year and I didn’t know them very well at all), and I got to watch as He did amazing things in their lives. He also opened my eyes once again to how much of an impact the youth leaders I have had have made on my life. I was overwhelmed when I remembered just how much constant love they had shown me over the years, and how much love you guys show these kids every year in Lincoln. I want that. I want to learn to love them, and minister to them and let God impact their lives through me if He so chooses….and watch them impact the lives of those around them. I can’t thank you enough for what you do with these kids, and what you’ve done, and continue to do for me. Thank you for giving your life to God and letting Him do this through you!
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On February 25, 2007 @ 9:37 pm Chanel said:

Hey Greg, My name is Chanel and I’m a sophmore. I watched the Gospel Journey at my church and I totally loved it. I loved what questions you would ask the people. I loved seeing those people all work together normally and not criticizing about what the other person believed. Watching that really inspired me. Then I went to Dare 2 Share in Lincoln just a couple of days ago. The first night made me cry and I saw my friends accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. And really what I wanted to say is, is that you have inspired my friends a great deal. And I thank you so much for that and for inspiring me to go out and tell the Gospel to others. I bought your book and I am only a few pages in and I already love it. I have realized alot about my life and this last weekend really helped me. I just wanted again to say thanks for being there and talking to us. It meant a great deal!! God Bless, Chanel
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On February 25, 2007 @ 9:54 pm Drew said:

Hey Greg, Dare to share was awsome this year!! This was my second year and im going to go back to survive next year! Colecting the food was my favorit part becaus i got 3 people to pry with us and got through PU school to.. Thanks for another awsome experience
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On February 25, 2007 @ 10:10 pm Katie Brinkley said:

hi… i went to dare2share for the first time this year and LOVED IT! omg it was soo amazing… and i took the 48hour challenge… i shared the gospel with my friend hunter… but she never really responded… she just kept saying.. okay, okay. then would like just ignore me and start a new conversation… i got really frusterated but i was as loving as could… haha… so i dont know what to do because… i asked her if she would like to be saved and she said well i dont care,if you want. but i knew she really wasnt getting the meaning out of it… so i need some help on what to do next to let her be a daughter of christ… thank you for everything… Katie Brinkley
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On February 25, 2007 @ 10:15 pm mandy said:

You wanted to know how our 48-hour challenges went so here goes it. I decided to finally take up a challenge after 3 years of fearing it. I wanted to finally bring my mom to Christ. I tried today and got compeletly turned down, and was told that she knew that she wasn’t going to heaven and that she had done too many bad things, I told her they could be forgave and she said plain and simple "I am who I am. I’m still going to keep being who I am quit talking about it, don’t push me." I’m going to keep trying but that was the biggest dissopointment that I had been waiting for 3 years, only I was hoping to succed. You did wonderful at Dare2Share, and I can’t wait till next year…….Mandy Magee
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On February 25, 2007 @ 10:16 pm Keith Miller said:

Dude youre the man thanx 4 showin me how easy it is to share the gospel. Im writing a note to one of my best friends right now but i tought of you and how much you did for me in those 2 short nights of D2s and i had to write and say PRAISE GOD and thank you and bless you and Praise God because you have shown me that God has given me the power to impact millions if I choose. Praise God
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On February 26, 2007 @ 6:10 am Brian Alexander said:

We started G.O.S.P.L.E. JOURNEY! It’s really a great series.
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On February 26, 2007 @ 6:16 am Jeremy Sharp said:

Greg, Wanted to let you know that unfortunately we left early on Saturday during the concert….but I believe it was a God thing. We went to our host house that we had and talked about what the weekend meant to us. We discussed that 1 friend that we are to Pray, Pursue, and Pursuade…and after that one by one we started to pray for those people. I don’t think we stopped crying for 2 hours, we were praying from 8:30 to 11pm….On top of the effectual fervent prayer, I believe we had more breakthroughs within the group. We appreciate your heart and direction, and I believe if last night was an indication of what this type of weekend can do, then Dare2share is serving one of the most important purposes in the body of Christ, motivating young people to get real and act on their belief in Jesus. thanks, Jeremy
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On February 26, 2007 @ 6:58 am Gabe said:

Yeah Greg knows it We are all So Crazy about spreadin the word the Rain, Sleet, and Even the Snow didn’t stop us. With the people my group went with we were all doing fine or I was until we went to this house. In this house was a typical 4 person family but, they had a secret the husband had some type of cancel i his intestine, and well this was the most moving and giving family i have seen in a long long time. They were about ready to give us clothes, money, and about everything else they had. We could have talked with them for a long long time and i would have if we didn’t have a deadline to get back to there but we had to so we went on and in our hotel room that night was one of the longest time of prayer I had been in in a while. It was a moving expierence and I thank all the crazy people out there that helped get the 21 tons of cans
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On February 26, 2007 @ 7:31 am Joel C. Hunt said:

This is a short testimonial about how well Dare2Share prepares teens to share their faith. I am a born again Christian and a doctoral student in Philosophy at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. I supervised a group of four Jr. High girls during the Saturday afternoon canvassing event in Lincoln, NE. The neighborhood assigned to my group was right where I knew some of my philosophy professors lived. The third house that Sabrina and Leah went to happened to be the home of my current metaphysics professor. These two Jr. High girls interacted with my professor so well that all I had to do was stand back and listen to the conversation. I did not say a word. No spiritual conversion resulted, but I was very impressed that these two Jr. High girls could take on a secular philosophy professor with such eloquence, poise and confidence. Dare2Share really does train and empower teens to share their faith.
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On February 26, 2007 @ 8:37 am baker1968 said:

Hey Greg, the D2S conf. in Lincolon was awesome!!! I understand the program focuses around teenagers, but for myself I’m 38, it wasn’t only an impact on our group, it lit my soul on fire!!! I want to Thank-you for your ministry and all involved. You guys have the best CEO on staff, Jesus Christ. We made it home ( St. Joseph. Mo. ) about 1:00 in the morning. The youth group stayed overnight in the church, for Sunday morning service. We all got the chance to share what happened over the week end. It was so awesome to see the youth in our church on fire. But for me, It came my turn as an adult leader to speak. I busted into tears, the Holy Spirit came upon me and tore me apart. It was that chair that sat on stage over the week end in the conf. The chair my Savior sat in and watched over thousands of people worship. That really hit home Greg. I always knew Jesus Christ was around, but that chair, seeing it set there imagianing my Lord was there really hit me. I was broken and tearful when I took the mike to share my experience with our church. I asked the pastor if I could use a chair that sat on the alter. I took the chair and placed it in the front, I didn’t have the Royal Purple robe, but I did have my Bible the word of God. I quoted Proverbs 30:5. I placed the bible in the chair, and informed the church it represented my Lord. I asked them several questions, not to answer out loud but spirtually. Greg, it tore alot of other people up to, Praise the Lord. I understand now we are going to have a special place in our santuary for our Lord…..Amen!! Thanks Greg, thanks for many tools you guys offered to us to share the Gospel. I praise the Lord now every night for your dream to reach the youth and the young at heart…….
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On February 26, 2007 @ 9:00 am Rev. Kevin Burkhardt said:

Greg - God bless your ministry. I went Friday night with my Youth Leader and a dozen teens, and unfortunately we had to pull out Saturday morning because of the weather in the southwestern part of the state. Being 42, I also got a lot…just shows that we are all CHILDREN of God. The youth here are excited for the next one. Look forward to seeing you then. Again, God Bless!!!!
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On February 26, 2007 @ 10:05 am Garett said:

Dude…Dare2Share was really awesome this year…even though my church group had to leave after lunch because we didnt want to get stuck in Lincoln because of the weather. I slept all the way home..not by choice though. My friends and I stayed up all night and tore up our hotel room..but we cleaned it up to be nice. I WANT EVERYBODY TO SEND ME A SHORT TXT MESSAGE SAYING WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT DARE2SHARE. My number is (402)-879-5925. Greg Stier..u better call me man..lol. JK
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On February 26, 2007 @ 10:44 am Cpenta Loving said:

hey greg thanks again for sighning my game day book. i hope you’ll remember me i told you you were awesome and you said i love this girl. lol but any ways i wanted to say that i know know that im with christ forever and always and to let him know im ready for judgement day. i mean you really opened my eyes! and i want to thank you for that. io mean recently ive been going through alot and your program really helped me to thank you! i wanted to share my story with you so if you would write me back at lovingfaith33@yahoo.com id appreciate it. oh and im with first baptist church so let me know how you are and I hope ill talk 2 you soon much love cpenta Loving
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On February 26, 2007 @ 11:03 am Justin Stuhldreier said:

Hey Greg, thank you for the best weekend of my entire life. I always enjoy going to Dare 2 Share to listen to everything that you have to say, I also have to say that having starfeild to do the worship was awsome. When you had people take out their cell phones I loved hearing all the people that got a hold of people but there were also some people who could not one kid even left the G.O.S.P.E.L. as a messeage for his freind to receive. The girl sitting next to me from my Youth called her mom and I don’t know what happened but I pretty sure she help her mom accept Jesus Christ. I just have to say although I like listening to you the best moment was when I was on stage with Rachel Washington.
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On February 26, 2007 @ 11:11 am BrandonFromOttawaks said:

hey greg i dont know if you remeber me. im the one that almost balled in front of you when i talked about this weekend opening my eyes. my mame is brandon i want to say think you for everything that you did this weekend. i needed this weekend and almost didnt get it. as i stood outside the pershing center my parents wanted to drive 4 hrs to get me. the reason for this is because i was again caught up in my ex. we had broken up because of certian reasons. i treated my fam like crap and that was not right i. relized that and still had feelings for her. we got back together on thursday and broke up friday just before the doors opened. again i got caught up in her and treated my fam and friends like crap in just a day. of course i felt like an idiot. the point of this is to let you know that like i said on sat. u opened my eyes and thank you i still remeber the bell ever time i read the bible. 2 tim. 4:3-4 just hit the nail on the head that is what i was doing i asked my youth leader and they told me what i wanted to hear, i would aslo ask my friend and i heared the same things. i was blinded but now i see. i see what i was doning was wrong and you helped thank you. email me and please keep in touch your brother in christ brandon from ottawa. swimmr29@yahoo.com
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On February 26, 2007 @ 12:22 pm Brady Neilan said:

Greg, I loved the D2S conference in Lincoln, NE. It was my first time commiting to Jesus, and my first time at D2S. Thank you for helping to motivate me to commit to Jesus. THANX A LOT!! Brady L. Neilan
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On February 26, 2007 @ 1:12 pm Kyle Sittler said:

21 tons! we did it! My youth were so excited to be out in the elements… they are a rough and tumble group of kids, and 3 of them accepted Christ for the first time this conference… I’ve taken my group several times, and just wanted to thank you again, for the ministry you and your people do. also, thank you for speaking at First Evangelical on Sunday…it was good to see you again. We’re from Allen/Wayne NEBRASKA area, and stayed around due to the storm, and were pleased to learn you’d be there. let’s take this fight for our youth, lets battle, let’s win. with loving respect, Kyle
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On February 26, 2007 @ 1:37 pm indestructible said:

Greg- Lincoln was great! Lookin’ forward to next year! Thanks for your ministry - Briley
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On February 26, 2007 @ 1:38 pm Rebekah McCarthy said:

Hey greg, i really enjoyed going to game day in lincoln. It was my first year there. When we were told to call a friend and ask them what they thought about god, my friend called me back because i had to leave a message and she said that she already knew the lord. But when i talked to her, she realized that she was faking and really needed him. She is a part of my youth group and she quit going before the dare 2 share gameday. But after i talked to her, she is going to start going again. And on that night also, i had realized that i needed the lord too. And i accepeted him into my life. Thanks again for coming to lincoln. It was a major improvemet in my life.
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On February 26, 2007 @ 3:03 pm Angie said:

Hey Greg, So first of all I had a total blast at D2S this last weekend. I am a sore throat today from that storm that came it but who cares we still had the oppertunity to share Jesus Christ with so many people. I came as a youth sponsor for my youth group, I am a freshman in College but have been to D2S before and didn’t want to miss it this year. As always God was amazing!! We had I believe 8 or 9 youth that gave their heart to the Lord for the first time and many others rededicated their lives me being one of them. I started to read your book and oh my is it good!! I was reading about your brother and today in my classes I have shared the Gospel with everyone I sit by. Yeah some think I am a freak and some think I am a weirdo but I am at that stage where I just don’t care. As for the challenge this year because I didn’t have service in the building I wasn’t able to call my friend. However, I did send her a text message. I told her how I went to the conference and we were suppose call a friend. I told her I didn’t have service and that is why I was texting her. I told her that I didn’t know where she stood with Jesus Christ and I didn’t want to stand before Him and know I missed the oppertunity to share Him with her. Some of the teens in my youth group came and met you after the service, I felt really torn that’s why I didn’t come down. She texted me back and told me she was 98 percent sure she was going to Heaven. I told her that i wanted to make sure it was a 100 and asked if we could talk Monday. She never texted me back. So today back at school I texted her to see if I had upset her she said no. So I asked her if we could talk more about it and she told me she was busy I told her it didn’t have to be today but sometime this week. She blew me off and I’m at peace about it. I don’t believe she has put her trust in Jesus Chirst but I am not the one that can judge that and I know now that I have tried to show her His mercy and I will keep trying. However, as we got back to our motel room on Saturday night, I started to read you book and my heart and mind were so busy thinking and wondering about all the methods you guys taught us about how to share our faith. I decided I was going to make a move. I took my phone and the messege I sent to my friend at the actual conference. I sent to every single person in my phone book that I was unsure if they knew Jesus Christ as their Savior. Sadly I only got one text back and it was that he was a believer of Jesus Christ. My heart rejoiced knowing he was a Christian buy my heart really ached for all the friends in my phone book that didn’t text me. I know you told us that maybe they would blow us off. I am okay with that factor, however it still hurts. So I went on with my night. Then Sunday after we attended church at our denominations church in Lincoln, (I drove a van) and on the way home all these girls started asking me questions. I answered some and then on some I told them I didn’t know BUT I would find out. These are some really personal question and I told them I would e-mail you and see if you could e-mail me back so we could discuss some of these questions. I had three 3 girls in my van that had excepted Christ for the first time Friday night and are hungry but feel like they are moving in the right direction. SO I told them I would blog you and see where we go from there!!! THANK YOU SOOOO much for all you do!! Dare 2 Share is so great and I look forward to it each and every year!!! ><> Angie
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On February 26, 2007 @ 4:20 pm Katie said:

Hey Greg, I’d just like to say thank you so very much. I learned SO much last weekend. When I got home, I talked to my friend Adam about Jesus. He isn’t saved, and I asked him where he thought he would go if he died now. He opened up, and I think I planted a seed. I’ve always had trouble with sharing my faith, but last night I was ON FIRE. Praise God. He can do all things!
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On February 26, 2007 @ 4:23 pm nisha said:

hi greg. i dunno if you remember me but i’m the girl who talked to you on sunday at e-free about talking to my parents about becoming a christian. my mom flipped and my dad thinks i shouldn’t make this decision in a haste. he thinks the only reason i’m doing this is because i’m scared and i’ve been influenced by my friends at youth group and all the people at dare 2 share. i told him how happy i felt when i finally decided to accept christ and he said i didn’t need to be a christian to accept him. he doesn’t understand what’s going on in my mind. he doesn’t know everything that’s going on and every time i try to tell him he comes up with another reason why i shouldn’t. i’ve talked to my friends and they all are very supportive and despite what my parents tell me i’m not taking back my decision. i can’t go back to living the life that i did before christ. i’ve never been happier than that moment when i raised my hand in a huge place full of teenagers. my heart felt like it was going to burst with happiness and i couldn’t stop crying. but my dad doesn’t share my enthusiasm and i’m starting to think i should have just not told him. whether or not they agree with me or not i can never be a hindu (or more accurately sanatan dharm since hindu was the name given to indians by outcasts) because i never truley was one. the only reason that title was given to me was because i was born into this family. i want to be a christian but i don’t have my family’s support. please help me. and thank you so, so much for making me think and having me realize what i was missing. i can never thank you, my friends, or Him enough. thank you.
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On February 26, 2007 @ 4:37 pm Ame said:

Hey greg heres my 48 hour challenge I called my cousin and talked to her for the cell fone challenge. My grandma has been really sick and she was not gonna make it…. She had been suffering for the last 3 months this last month being the worst… My cousin was so upset and crying on the fone she didnt understand y grandma was suffering and in so much pain…. I shared jesus with her and she accepted him… I took longer than the four mins u gave us but i went downstairs and finished talking to her… Before i hung up the fone she said ame i know u believe in prayer will u pray with me i said yes and asked her if she had any prayer request and she said that god would just take grandma to heaven if it was her time. and that grandma wouldnt hav to suffer anymore. and also that her and her mom could get some rest… Well i called her and it was 930 her time… at about 230 am my aunt called my dad and told him that my grandma had passed away sometime between 10pm and 2am. So we think it was an answer to prayer…. Pray for us that every thing will go ok my dad, mom and I am not taking well…. Thanks alot greg… Love always, Ame
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On February 26, 2007 @ 4:51 pm Christismyleaderforever said:

Greg-Dare 2 Share is an amazing minstry! It is vital tha

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