Our Story Justin's Testimony of Salvation I thought music was my life until I met Jesus. At the age of six, I began to write and play music. It was then Jesus pursued me and I found Him. One day as I was making music, I was outside my house playing the guitar. I was singing and God began to knock on my heart's door. It was like he was saying to me, "Who are you singing to?" I had heard songs and stories from the Bible as a young boy as I sat in church hearing about Jesus but never knew God. On this particular day, God was speaking to my heart and I realized who I was; a sinner in need of a savior. I began to feel the weight of my sin on my shoulders. I grieved and felt this overwhelming sense of sorrow and conviction. I realized for the first time in my life that if I had died in that moment I did not know where I would spend eternity and that was a scary feeling. I knew that if I stood before the God of the entire universe I could not explain to him why I deserved to be in Heaven. There was no way I could ever be good enough on my own or work my way to heaven. I realized for the first time the way to heaven was through Jesus. I captured the revelation of the love of God. He loved me so much that he sent his son Jesus to die for me and it was because of his sacrifice in dying and because of Him being resurrected from the dead that I could ever be rescued from this sin and made right with Him. It was in that moment that I believed with all my heart that Jesus died for me and that he was buried in a borrowed tomb and He rose from the dead three days later. I asked Jesus to forgive me of my sins, come into my heart, and be the Lord of my life. I made a decision from that day forward that I would live for Christ and I have never turned back. From that moment on, I have felt the overwhelming peace that only God could give. It is kind of like floating in the air or flying. It is the feeling of being free. At the age of sixteen I made a public commitment to commit my life to full-time ministry and today I am fulfilling the dream God placed in my heart to be His disciple and minister of the gospel. Jesus has influenced my life more than anyone or anything because he has changed my life. I love Jesus with all my heart and I want the world to know His love and my prayer is that as a result, the world would fall in love with Jesus. Charla's Story of God's Healing Justin and I would personally like to thank each and every one of you who were praying for me during my battle with illness in April 2003. We do appreciate all of your prayers and notes. For those of you who did not know of my illness, let me explain. Charla's Personal Testimony - My Day of Salvation When I was 16 years old, I had an opportunity to go to Falls Creek Camp in the Arbuckle Mountains in Southern Oklahoma. I was not necessarily looking for Jesus on this trip, I was just looking to have fun, but somehow Jesus found me. There were many times before that Jesus had tugged on my heart to say that he was the creator of all and wanted to come and live in my heart. But I had either ignored those times or did not fully see and understand what Jesus did for me by dying on the cross. But somehow, his sacrifice was so clear in this place and time that I was at in my life. You see the Holy Spirit was convicting me of my sin. On this sunny day in the open tabernacle at Falls Creek seemed like an exciting and extraordinary day. I was surrounded by four of my dearest friends. I was wearing a bright yellow dress that I had borrowed from a friend and I felt energetic and had high expectations for the day, like I usually did at these camps. Near the end of the service, the speaker asked if there was any one that did not know the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ. Well, I knew I didn't ever make a choice and did not know Jesus personally. I knew that my friends had been praying for me and they were holding my hands tight in hope of my salvation that day. I opened my eyes during the prayer for sinners and I felt like everyone was looking at me. I remember even the camera guy up above was motioning me to go forward. Then I felt my face turn as red as a beet and then I felt ashamed of the sin that I had in my life and was afraid for a moment that if I died right now that I would go straight to hell. I was so shy then at that age and did not want to go forward or say anything to my friends, but then I started crying and drew attention to myself and my friends lead me to the front to speak with a counselor and help me realize what had happened. In my heart, I knew what happened, that I finally knew and experienced the love of Jesus and knew that he was the only one that could fill the void in my life and heart. So I said a prayer and asked Jesus Christ into my heart as my Lord and Savior and promised to live for him forever and ever, all my days on earth. After my prayer, I had such a peace that I even stopped crying and rejoiced with my friends. Now I know for sure that when I die I will spend an eternity with Jesus Christ, my Lord in heaven. And now as a Christian, that is my main goal in life to lead people to know this living sinless Christ. Praise God for deliverance!!! Site Design, Administration, and Maintenance by MarketWorx