Testimonials

Hi. My name is Braydn, I serve on the Hospitality team, I am 15 years old and this is my testimony. Growing up I had always known about God, and grew up in church. My mom always tried her hardest to be a good parent to me and my siblings, but my dad had always been an alcoholic. I never got to have the dad that would talk to me about stuff I was interested in, but rather the stuff he wanted me to be interested in. I got the dad that would get mad and tell me off whenever I tried to joke around or be silly, so around my dad I never got to “be a kid” so to say. I had genuinely feared my own father. I had told myself that maybe if I was more like he wanted me to be, he would change and make me feel loved. I tried to talk to him about it more times than I can remember, but he never listened. I thought no one would care enough to listen and just tell me to be a man like my dad always said. Then one day, I was sitting in the kitchen with my grandma, and he came in and said things nobody should ever hear from their own dad, one of the people that should love you most. This experience made me think I wasn’t enough to be loved, and I was worthless. I felt so alone, but God gave me people to talke to it that didn’t just push it off, but actually listened and cared about what I said. Since then I’ve been praying and reading my bible more, and I hope I’m on the path to becoming a fisher of men, a Godly husband to my future wife, and a faithful teacher of the word someday. 

My name is Jesus and I am a Senior at LHS. I lead the Media Team as a Servant Leader. Before my life with Christ, I was a lost child. I was someone that didn't care what I did. I never used to read the bible, all I did was pray but I never cared if He heard my prayers. I knew there was God, but I never pursued Him. The first time I encountered God was when I started to come to Teen FLOW my Freshman year. One of my friends, Germy had invited me. I had got a feeling that I should go, so I told my parents and I started going. When I first walked in, my heart felt free and I was not uncomfortable. A couple months later, I felt like God said "become a Servant Leader." I prayed about it and they let me become one. I was a photographer for Teen FLOW. After connecting with God I started being more comfortable in my own skin and showing people that I am a child of God. Time after time, I go through trials and tribulations, but I break through them by reading the bible and praying. I am glad to say I am a child of God. Since I met Jesus, I can truly say that others have seen change in my life and I'm searching for more because of my walk with Him

Growing up, I was always in church, so I knew who God was but never had a relationship with Him. Living on the east and south side of Midland, life was never lavish—it was watching my mother struggle or staying at my grandmother’s house, who was like a second mother to me. My biological father has been incarcerated from birth to this day, and not having him in my life always bothered me, especially when I saw kids my age with theirs.  As I got older, I was always in trouble because I hung around the wrong crowd and listened to the wrong influences. My stepfather became a preacher and wanted us to have a relationship with God, but I didn’t accept it. As time went on, my life wasn’t going the way I wanted, but I still didn’t reach out for help because I felt like a burden.  Then my grandmother passed, and I felt betrayed by God. I had prayed she would get better, and when she died, I felt abandoned. I started smoking and drinking, and it became an addiction. My stepdad put me in boxing, which helped for a year, but when I got injured, I traded one addiction for another and started taking pills. One day, I woke up on the bathroom floor and went to my mom and said, “I need help.” She told my stepfather, and they gave it to God. One night, I stayed up crying because my life was a wreck, until I heard a voice while everyone was asleep. Something told me it was God, and He showed me that even though I felt abandoned, He had never left. I started taking Him seriously, praying more, and getting into the Word. I read Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” God used that verse to pull me out of addiction and depression, and then He used me to help others. This summer, God brought me to Teen F.L.O.W., and I saw His presence and knew He put me in the right crowd. Teen F.L.O.W. has brought out my passion for helping people and showed me that God is using this ministry to shape me into who He wants me to be. God is building me up through Teen F.L.O.W., and I couldn’t be more grateful for how they’ve impacted my life.