Anna shares her experience at the BE conference in preparation for her mission trip with AIM this summer.
This past Friday my youth pastor drove a car full of 5 students and one other adult to the BE conference. After a short breakfast they had there for us, and some fellowship and worship time, our first speaker, Clint Bokelman, came out to speak to us.
We did some things that I had never done before. At one point Clint had us all stand up and spread apart from each other. He proceeded to tell us that we were all going to pray and that if God led us to go over and pray for one of the other people in the room to walk over and pray with them. We had barely been praying for a minute before a sweet lady (complete stranger to me) came up and grabbed my little hands in hers. We began to pray.
As she prayed for me my heart began to beat fast and I felt sorry for her because I don’t think my hands have ever sweat that much before! I could feel God running through my body! It was the best feeling! She began praying for the normal things you pray for when you are with someone, but then she starting praying for things that applied to me directly. Things I had been praying about myself for a couple of months. Things only God and I knew about. I had no doubt that at that moment God was speaking through that lady and encouraging me! We finished and she brought me toward her and hugged me hard! As we stood their hugging she encouraged me that it was going to be okay and that God had huge plans ahead for me!
After this I went and sat down waiting for everyone to finish. I think if someone had tried to talk to me at that moment I wouldn’t have been able to respond. I was in awe! I knew God had power but it had never hit me that hard before. It was one of the most incredible feelings knowing God was there and able to speak through that lady to me! I thought: “if that is just a taste of what to expect on my missions trip this summer… I can not wait to see what God has in store.” It was a immensely encouraging and educating day and completely worth the 4 hour trip there and back.
The BE Conference is a free missions conference for anyone who is being stirred by God and is passionate about outreach, discipleship and worship. It is not limited to those going on AIM trips. For more information or to sign your group up, visit the BE Conference page.
>>Spring 2010 BE Conference Dates
April 16th – Denver, Colorado
April 23rd – Dallas, Texas
April 30th – Chicago Illinois
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