12th Grade Girl: I've had recent troubles, wondering if God left me, because in this season, a lot of friends and family have, and as much as I read my word and worship, I haven't really been able to hear Him recently. On night one, during worship, my mom texted me asking how it was going, and I told her how I didn't have enough money to buy the sweater I wanted, and not even two minutes later, my tia sent me $30 and said she remembered that I was at a conference and to get myself something nice. It may seem silly to some, but to me it was God letting me know He was still here with me and that He sees my heart's desires! Also during worship, Caleb started singing his song "Ankle Deep," and I got WRECKED because even though I read my word and serve in ministry, I was not completely surrendered and not 100% in because of my heart posture.

Right then and there, I surrendered it all to God and gave Him full control of every part of my life. I left completely transformed and knowing that God wants me entirely to Himself, and that He's never left and He never will.

7th Grade Girl: I arrived with a heart filled not with joy, but with the weight of abuse and anxiety from my past. Even though I have dealt with much of it, I felt the enemy trying to stop me from attending all week. By Friday, I felt empty-hearted, convinced that no one could truly understand or fix what I had been through.

On Saturday, I woke up anxious and overslept. The day started rough, but I knew God had me there for a reason. I just didn't know when He would fill my heart. During the last session, Pastor Darren said, "I feel like there are people here scarred by trauma from their fathers." As soon as he said that, I knew it was my sign. I went forward and began to cry as I felt the burden and pressure finally lift. I felt lighter.

I noticed my friend was also struggling with stress regarding her father. I felt a strong need to pray for her. When I asked if she needed prayer, she said "nothing," but I felt the Holy Spirit telling me otherwise. I told her, "I've been in your shoes, and I know how hard it is to feel like you have to hold everything together."

I began to pray for her and shared the scripture that saved me during my hardest times: Psalm 23:2-4. As I prayed, she began to cry. I was actually happy to see those tears because I know from experience that crying is often the start of healing. I hugged her tight so she knew she wasn't alone. I walked out of there knowing my friend finally had a place to rest instead of running on her own. I walked out with no anxiety.

Today, I woke up late again, but this time I woke up with peace. Thank you, God! This is my testimony from BeFilled. You are more than welcome to share it!

12th Grade Guy: I came in tired and drained and left awake and full. I saw visions and felt the Spirit so deeply. After my breakout class on living life in the Spirit, a member prayed for healing over my recently snapped arm, that's been recovering and has been so painful. I felt a warmth in my arm, and the pain was gone. Amazing trip. So many more amazing things happened there!

11th Grade Guy: Probably when I went up to the altar call and had people praying for things I desperately needed, and I didn't even need to tell them. They just knew because of the Holy Spirit. And when I applied the same thing, I let the Spirit send me around to pray with people and give them comfort through what the Spirit was saying through me. Just absolutely amazing, because it's something we as Christians need to be more familiar with. Thank you guys so much and God bless!!

10th Grade Girl: At BeFilled, God revealed a part of Him I thought I knew well but didn't. Knowing that God gives unconditional love was always just something commonly mentioned growing up, but never truly understanding it made it hard for me to grasp that I never needed to work toward His love because He already gives it. It was also a great reminder that the Spirit is what defines me, regardless of anything else I might face in my everyday life. I came into BeFilled in a bit of a slump and I left knowing more about God and my own discernment, as well as being able to understand the complexities of a fatherly love from my Father in heaven.

7th Grade Guy: I have never felt this close to God, and I loved this trip. There was a lot of praying and crying, so it's definitely a trip I would recommend. Definitely doing it next year.

9th Grade Girl: He spoke to me through one of the speakers. She related to me so much and was able to give me such motivation. It was so amazing how God worked through her! I also got to pray for a man named Isaac who was at one of the churches, and it was just such a sweet and genuine time. I would do this every weekend if I could!!

9th Grade Guy: God touched me on the last night when the speaker was talking about how someone was struggling with OCD. There may have been others, but I have really been struggling with that recently, and I felt like God put it in his mind to say that. I came in feeling wary, nervous, and a little detached from God, but I left feeling closer than I believe I have ever felt.

10th Grade Girl: The Lord is so, so good. He revealed things that I didn't even know I was hurting from. On the last night, we were given time to just sit in the presence of God, pray, and invite the Spirit. As I was praying, two song lyrics came into my head from a song I hadn't played in months, maybe a year. The lyrics were "He is jealous for me" and "He loves us, oh how He loves us." Literally five minutes later, the band started playing music, and the first lyric I heard was "He is jealous for me," and then "How He Loves Us" started playing, and I just started bawling. I was reminded of how much I am loved by the Lord and that I don't need anyone's confirmation, thumbs up, or compliment to encourage me to keep going. I'm already loved beyond life in Jesus, and I am already enough for Him. 💗

10th Grade Guy: How God touched me at BeFilled was during worship. Before worship, I prayed to God to encounter me and to let me feel Him that day, and He did exactly that. He let me feel His presence, His joy, excitement, peace, and love all in that moment. I came into BeFilled looking for an encounter, and I left with exactly what I wanted and more.

9th Grade Girl: Before the start of BeFilled, when we kicked off the prayer and intercession for the weekend, there was an invitation for healing over anyone with physical pain. At this time, I had a broken finger and asked for prayer over it. The second I took it out of the cast, I had easy mobility over it and was completely healed.

12th Grade Guy: God strongly convicted me of false images of Him that I didn't even realize I had. The speakers were so Spirit-filled that it led me to dig deeper into my view of God, specifically Lorisa Miller's view of spending time with the Father every day like food and water you can't live without. I left with a profound look and demonstration of who God is and a true sense of what a global church family looks like.

10th Grade Girl: I got to learn that God loves you on your best and worst days, and that you don't need to beg or plead with Him to move. He's just there, waiting and ready for you. I came in not really wanting to go, because Saturday was my 16th birthday, and I didn't want to spend it at a "boring" conference, but it ended up being very impactful. I got to pray for a guy, which was honestly so wholesome and energizing. I feel like the Lord has given me the spiritual gift of prophecy, because when I prayed for him, he told me it was exactly what he needed. So I thank God for that. I also got to bless my friends who were there with me, because they told me they were so proud of me for having the confidence to go up and talk to him. I was a very anxious person, and I told them that the Holy Spirit gave me the confidence to pray for him. It was not me at all! The old Katelyn would've frozen up and tried to avoid it.

I'm leaving with a LOT of blessings and knowledge on how to move forward and cultivate my relationship with God. Thank you guys, so much for this!! It totally changed the way I think about my relationship with God and how I interact with others! I can't wait for next year!! 💖💖💖

12th Grade Girl: Wow. It was so powerful, and I received so much. I came in not knowing what to expect, but expecting God to be open with me and reveal Himself to me. He revealed to me that I had made TV an idol in my life to "escape my problems" instead of running to Him. When I was worshipping Him during the altar time, I felt a hand on my shoulder, and a lady said, "God wants you to know Jesus is your home." She said it many times, and little did she know I would always tell Jesus every day, "I live in a house, not a home," just to speak to Him and be honest. He took it to heart and responded with love, saying He is my home when there seems to be no home. I started weeping at His feet and instantly felt His presence give me a warm hug. I left feeling secure in knowing where my home is and who I run to. God is such a loving Father.

9th Grade Girl: I came in full of anxiety and OCD, not truly knowing what God's presence felt like. While I was at the altar, He showed me what His love feels like. Pastor Darren said something that exactly described my situation, prayed over me, and that's when I felt it. I left and deleted Instagram, which had become an idol to me.

11th Grade Girl: After Pastor Lorisa's message at BeFilled, I was met by God and completely overwhelmed by His love. He revealed to me how much I put my worth in what other people think of me, specifically my ex-boyfriend. He renewed the truth that His love never fails and He has never had to question His love for me; that His love always has been and always will be steady, reliable, and unconditional. God has been slowly breaking off every part of me that believes my worth comes from human validation and being perfect for other people, and replacing it with real love that can only come from Him. He has been restoring my identity in Him and addressing all the ways I believed I didn't measure up, taking the things about me that I once hated and reframing them to the way He is going to use them for good in my life. God encountered me in so many ways at BeFilled, but I believe He truly knew what I needed most was to be reminded of His love in this season, and I know this encounter will stay with me forever.

12th Grade Guy: I came in with anxiety, worry, and guilt from things I've done, and now I feel peace in my life, knowing that everything is going to be okay and that I can trust in God to get me through it. I not only feel closer to God, but also to all of my friends who went with me.

8th Grade Girl: God healed my lower back. I've had pain in my lower back for years, and it has been healed. I also surrendered my life to Him when I realized that I was living an earthly life and not a godly one.

8th Grade Guy: I had an amazing time at BeFilled. I was prayed for twice on the last night and received two very similar words of encouragement from God, spoken to me by different people, which were exactly what I needed to hear. I was filled with so much joy and love during the worship sets. God was totally moving there

11th Grade Guy: I entered with questions for the Lord, and He responded. I came in with a question and left with an answer, or more accurately, with encouragement.

11th Grade Girl: God really poured His Spirit upon me at BeFilled. He really touched me through Lorisa's message. It was revealed to me that I had been going to the well of attention. I laid that down and have been more attentive to the Spirit when I find myself looking for others' validation. The prayer room on Saturday morning was also so amazing. I got to be prayed over, and Jesus really encouraged me through the people in that room. It was so beautiful to see this generation choose conviction and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.

8th Grade Girl: I had a heart defect when I was born, and I have been having little flutters in my heart when I am anxious. One night, I kept having them, and my anxiety was really bad, and it really affected my sleep. In that moment, I was crying out to God, thinking, where are you? Why do I have to deal with this, and why am I suffering right now? At the conference, God showed me an exact picture of me in my room, and in the picture, He was sitting right next to me, comforting me. God was showing me that He was there for me in that moment and is always there for me. After I had that picture, Glory came up to me and said, "I don't know if this resonates with you, but I saw a picture of a girl falling and scraping her knee, and no one came to help." Glory told me that if it did resonate, it wasn't true, and that someone is always there to help, even in the hard times. I left the conference with confidence in knowing that God is with me always and never leaves my side.

9th Grade Girl: God revealed a lot to me at BeFilled. I felt the joy of the Lord so heavy during worship, the sermons were so powerful, and there was an altar call that felt specifically for me. I could tell God had planned that for me. Even though I was on the ministry team, I felt a tug on my heart to receive prayer. I got to share with someone on the ministry team what was burdening me, and she prayed over me. I felt the Holy Spirit release me from my past that I didn't even know I was still holding onto. I came into BeFilled with a heaviness I didn't realize was holding me back from a better relationship with God, and I left with more knowledge, a lighter heart, and a friendship with God much stronger than before!

12th Grade Boy: The Lord definitely moved in my youth group and brought us together as a community. I got to interact with people I usually don't talk to as much. I truly felt like I was filled.

12th Grade Boy: God touched me at BeFilled with His Holy Spirit and overflowing presence. I felt relieved and have never cried so much in my life. I came in excited but convinced that I couldn't grow much more in my faith, and left with a greater awareness of the goodness of God's Spirit. My heart is more content with God's plan for me and not my own.

11th Grade Boy: God touched my heart by helping me realize how important the Holy Spirit is. I feel like I've been living my life without it, and I realized you can't just have Jesus. We need the Holy Spirit, too. I walked in with a lot of baggage and a lot of questions about things I didn't understand. I left with hope, passion, and purpose. I left knowing I need to involve the Holy Spirit in my life and that Jesus and the Holy Spirit can change my life and break me away from sin. I left knowing I am changed and free from the hold of sin, knowing there is hope for a better community in the future, and fully devoted, knowing my future as a pastor is going to be good. I'm very excited about how God is going to work through me and impact me in the midst of it. I'm forever changed. I love Jesus and the Holy Spirit, and I am definitely coming back next year.

10th Grade Girl: I came into BeFilled thinking it would be like just another youth gathering. Thankfully, it wasn't, because this event was exactly what I needed to fully trust God with my life. He helped me understand why I was being called out of certain situations and into new ones, and that He truly LOVES me. I can't wait to go to the next one and see what God has in store!