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Testimonies Of Actual People
Who Have Experienced
the New Birth
Their Stories!

One of the most frequently asked question is
"How did you get started Soul Winning
at Fairs, Festivals, Parades and so on?" 
Read about it, but with caution,
lest you also become a Fisher of Men.

We need your Testimony

Table of Contents - Testimonies!
1. Why write-out and send your Testimony?
2. But my Testimony is not Exciting
3. What are the Steps in writing a Testimony?
4. Guidelines for writing a Testimony
5. Some Suggestions for penning your Testimony
6. These are not Stringent Rules
7. Use the Testimony Yourself
8. Send us your Testimony

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Download a Printable copy of this page for your family and church members as a guide to Publishing their Testimony.

Why publish your testimony?
Contacts made in our Soul Winning Booth at Fairs, Festivals, Flea Markets and Parades receive information with this Web Address (www.AndresUSA.com) and come here looking for help, encouragement, direction and much more.  Some come out of curiosity. Your Testimony and/or how God has used you since, would be vital to those newly saved or possibly on the edge.

Besides, wouldn't any of us, who truly know Jesus Christ and His life changing power, want to jump at an opportunity to tell just one person what happened to us?  This could be your chance to tell 100's, maybe 1000's or more.

Once your Testimony is put into a printable form, print it and put it in the hands of people you know, in the mail with your check for bills or anywhere you would put a tract.

The most powerful point for relating Testimonies is that even the hardest skeptic cannot argue against your experience. 
* They may argue Bible.
* They may argue Theory.
* They may argue Doctrine.
But they cannot argue against what happened to you.

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Illustration
Occasionally, at public events, someone will come by who believes that a person must be Baptized to be saved.
I seldom bring up the Bible, because they are usually laying in wait with a string of scripture verses, which will only cause a big argument.
This is what I say, "In January, 1976, I was saved.  God filled my life with Himself and the most wonderful peace and love imaginable.  I was a changed person.  And the change was not one that I made.  God changed me.  Made me a new person in Christ. Then in April I got Baptized."
Even the most ardent "Baptism for Salvation" apologist cannot answer that.  The best they can do is change the subject and that is when I excuse myself and suggest they go down the way to the carnival rides.
Experience is a powerful thing.

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Illustration
The Bible says a thing is not founded unless there are 2 or 3 witnesses.  A witness is one who has "seen or experienced" an event.  When a person is called to verify something as a witness, they are not expected to relate anything but what they have seen or experienced themselves.  This is taken as truth, because an experience is a powerful thing.
Incidentally, the label for a person's experience is "Testimony".
We need yours.

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But my testimony is not exciting!
There was a deacon in the church I pastored for many years, who was saved at the age of 5.  I often used him as an example when people would quiz me about kids claiming to be saved in Children's Church.  They would ask, "Can these kids really be getting saved?  Do they know what they are doing?"  The Testimony was very short, but very powerful because the nay-sayers could not argue with the experience of a Christ loving man.

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What are the Steps?
Write out your story as to how you were Saved or Restored or Surrendered to Christ or all the preceding.  Pastors frequently ask for Testimonies in church services.  I am asking Pastors to also give their Testimony, even Evangelists and Missionaries. Every saved person has a testimony.  Relate it to someone who is searching.

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Guidelines
* Must be Emailed or sent on CD or Floppy
  (to negate the necessity of our re-typing).
* Less than 3000 words (way less would be better).
* Remember some of the readers will be recent or even
   prospective converts.
* We will edit for spelling, redundancy, grammar, etc., but will leave your God-given Testimony in tact.

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Some Suggestions
These do not have to be followed precisely, but keep them in mind.

* Do not use a lot of Christian-type words: grace, redemption, repentance, Gospel, etc.; most people do not understand them, including some Christians.
* Give personal details as to your thinking, feeling, emotions, doubts, etc. For instance, do not say you had doubts, but mention what the doubts were, so others can identify with you. If you hated, tell us the extent and why and who. If you sorrowed, tell us how and why? If you were emotional. Do not say you were very emotional. Tell us that you cried all night, or tears flowed constantly. Give some description.
* Write something with which readers of all types can identify: open and frank details of the lows and eventual highs of salvation and surrender or restoration.
* The lost, backslidden and new converts do not know much about what “pleases God”, what a “Christian home” is. Tell about your home: if it was Christian, mention the things that made it so; if it was not Christian, mention the things that made it that way, too.
* If you loved or loathed reading the Bible, say why, be specific.
* If you enjoyed or despised Church, say why, be specific.
* How does being saved today help? Be specific in a manner which would be helpful.  Remember What, Where, Why, Who, When and How.
* Of course you may use scripture in the narrative, but do attempt to use verses which say what you intended to say in a plain and simple manner. Do the chosen scriptures prove your point, If so, how?
* Do not use “evangelistic exaggerations”. No one reads their Bible every day and praises the Lord continually. Be real, sound real.
* Do not be concerned about being lengthily with appeals to others to do the same. Just write what the Lord did for you. Be sure to give God credit.
* Remember, do not write to the Christians in your church, but to lost, backslidden and new converts who can identify with the true ups and downs of life.
* After someone reads your testimony, will they say, “I care”? Or will they brush it off with the thought that you do not seem real or relevant.
* If you like, give your Testimony a Title or assign some subtitles.  We will probably give it subtitles if you do not, so it can be given a Table of Contents.  Subtitles also afford a means to break up the text into readable "White Space" and keeps the narrative from looking lengthily.
* See other Testimonies to get ideas.
* Encourage your wife, husband, son, daughter, mother, father, etc. to do the same.

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These are Stringent Rules, some may say
These are not rules at all, but suggestions. It is up to you to present YOUR testimony.

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Use Your Own Testimony
Take the time to write something that will be, not only useful for this Web Site, but something of encouragement for your family, SS class, fellow members, or even a useful tool for your own Web Site.
Print up a few copies to keep handy to give to people you witness to and new converts.  Everyone loves to read about a person's personal experiences, Everyone!

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Send it
eMail your testimony to us so we can include it with the rest and encourage many, many people.

G. Steven Andres

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Testimonies from
Veteran Saints

Name Index

Alexandru, Grigorescu
Andres, Pat
Andres, Steve
Byrd, Jessie
Crebo, Jason
Dorsey, Tommy
K, Jennie J.
Kohl, Art
Nichols, L
Nutter, Barbara
Stamnitz, A W "Sam", Sr
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Explanation
Persons making a Profession of Faith in Jesus Christ at Public Events are listed below.  They wrote the enclosed testimonies in response to the statement on the Decision Card to "Write on the back what just happed to you!"

The person's name and age is correct, but may not correct today.
For Instance:
Kaylene (below) may not be 32 yrs. right now.  We do not publish testimonies necessarily in the same year they are received and no one is able to know the actual year the testimony was made.  The name of the city and event is also withheld. All of this is for privacy purposes.

Kaylene - 32

"As I prayed, I cried and felt that a weight had been lifted. I feel almost calm and refreshed."
She objected at first, saying, "I have done too much to be saved."  Afterwards she cried and shook everyone's hand thanking them profusely.  She may have been calm inside, but not outwardly.

Manfred - 37

"I feel grateful that Jesus has suffered for our sins."
He came back the next night to pick up a New Testament.  We asked if there had been any change in his life.  We were looking for that tell-tale, changed heart.  He said, "No", but continued with the following, "I have thought of nothing but Jesus Christ."
We thought that this sounded like a pretty good change to us.

Shay - 14

"I got a gift that would last for eternity.  I have learned about Jesus and that He has paid for all the sins. In the past and future." 
She heard the gift of eternal life and says she's got it.

Cosette - 44

I got God in my own life.
Cosette has a personal relationship with God.  He is in HER life. Do you have a personal relationship with God?  Do you actually talk with Him or just about Him or possibly just at Him? See what she got.

Jaye - 17

"I asked Jesus to let me be forgiven for all I have done wrong."
He knew who to go to for forgiveness and he knew what needed to be forgiven.

Man with Beer - 21

"Guess I won’t need this any more."
That is what he said after he asked the Lord to save him.  He picked up the beer, looked down at and said, "Guess I won't need this any more."  He then threw it in the trash and walked away.  The curious part is that we saw him coming a long ways off, walking directly to the booth and when he left, he went back the exact same way.  It all seemed that the Lord was guiding his steps.

Quinn - 15

"I just found Jesus and opened my heart to Him."
How so much important is it that we open our heart to Christ for salvation and then leave it open to Him from that point on.

Jeremiah - 18

Last day of Yakima Central Washington State Fair his father paid to get in the Fair with an hour and half left to thank us for leading his son to Christ.  Jeremiah had come home, found no one there and went over to Grandparents home to finally tell someone what had happened.  The week before his father had caught him with drug paraphernalia. Big change.

Erin - 13

"Me and Lindsey just prayed and we asked Him in our hearts."
The power of good and bad companions is very strong.  In this case Erin and Lindsey helped each other make the right decision.  So very often it is the opposite, even amongst husband and wife, boy friend and girl friend, business associates and so on.

Tonya - 25

"I learned the truth and understand it."
This is so typical of truth.  It is easy to grasp and understand.  Public Events offer an excellent occasion to impart the truth.

Aaron - 36

"I am very happy and I feel that I have just been saved."
Salvation always brings a joy, even when the rest of life is a calamity.

Chris - 28

"I feel fulfilled and happiness is over whelming."
People often speak of fulfillment or completeness or being made whole.  The lost condition is a place where something is missing, God.  When God comes, joy does, too.

Kathy - 36

"Me and my daughters accepted Christ as our Saviour."
We see mother and children listen and accept Christ together a lot, but it is never enough.  So frequently the parent seem hard or indifferent towards the spirituality of their children.

Michelle - 22

"I was saved.  I let Jesus in my life to change me and my family for the better."
Michelle seemed to grasp that her change was a change for all closely associated with her.  She also realized where that change came from.

Derrick - 19

It’s hard to explain the feeling of it.  It feels like something has lifted from me.
Relief is often expressed by those recently saved. 
Relief from
* the guilt of sin
* the pressure of being caught in sin
* the from the addiction to sin
* the eternal punishment of sin
Do you have the same relief that Derrick does?  It can be yours as well.  An anonymous venue like this is excellent for just taking a look.  What would it hurt?  Of course the way that God forgives of sin is through being Born Again.  Take a Look!

Andrea - 31

I was saved and insured my place in heaven by taking Jesus Christ into my heart.
Andrea understood salvation was forever.  She had the assurance.
Do you have assurance of your salvation?  If you are only 99% sure or less, you sure would like to see what it takes to be 100% sure, wouldn't you?  YES

Krystle - 16

She said at first she was already born-again, but after hearing me tell her boy-friend how to be saved, she wanted to pray, too.

Nicole - 18

Gave my life to Jesus for my sin to thank Him and change my life.

John - 60

Man said he was saved on 11-23-86.

It was the best day of his life.  1 ½ hours afterwards, his wife of 28 years walked out.

He told me, he was very deeply hurt, but it was still the best day of his life.

Rachael - 18

I prayed to Jesus for forgiveness of my sins and to keep watch over me.

Rachel was able to recognize her need of forgiveness and know how she would need help in the future.

Nelson - 15

Today and from now on, I will have Jesus in my heart.

Nelson got the meaning of being assured of eternal life.

David - 25

Today Pat prayed for me and with me to prove for certain God and Jesus love me and want to see me come to heaven.

David got his assurance of salvation.

Emily - 14

I asked Jesus to save me and be with me in my heart all the time.

Emily received Jesus for salvation.

John - 13

God came to my heart and took out the bad and put good in.

John was aware of the simplicity of the Gospel.  Exchange the bad for the good.  It is not exactly doctrinally correct, but I like the simple way he put it.  Incidentally, he was not very old.

Jessica - 22

I have asked the Lord to come into my heart to open my mind and eyes to His works.

Jessica asked Jesus to come in her heart.  Come to where she emotes and reveal Himself to her.

Erick                     18       

The Lord forgave all my sins and will someday welcome me in the Kingdom of Heaven with Eternal Life.

Joshua                  20       

I was saved by the Lord and His Son.

Millissa                 17       

Jesus paid for all my sins because I meant what I prayed.

Liliana                   15       

I was just saved and I got the gift of Eternal Life.

Tory                      17       

I just accepted Jesus’ payment and now I am saved.

Josh                      15       

I was saved.

I’ll be talking to Jesus and asking for help.

Henrietta              50

She was a Native America Lady

I got very emotional and lonely for the word of our Lord Jesus.

Jaylin                    17

I asked God for forgiveness and asked Him to allow me into Heaven and I meant it.

Michael                19

I asked God to save me from all my sins that I have committed and will commit in the future.

Kaylee                  14

I was just blessed for forgiveness and asked to be forgiven. 

I was saved.

Carol                     38

I prayed and told Jesus I am a sinner and being that I meant it, I became.  It felt like I had an experience of happiness.  I kind of felt like crying, but a good cry.

Ray                       16

Steve, Sammy and me said a prayer to Jesus and I believe that I’ve been saved for all my sins that I’ve made and all that I will make.

Alyssa                   13

I was completely saved.  I feel like a blanket of forver happiness has been layed across my soul.

Devina’s daughter’s friend

Devina’s family had been praying for this girl for years, when she came up to the booth with a boy friend.  She sat down, listened intently and asked the Lord to save her.  When she got up, I told her to go tell Devina what she just did.  They both hugged and cried.

Frankee                15

I felt like scared of what was told me and that I wanted our Saviour to forgive me of all my sins I’ve made, so I could go to the right place.

Melisha                15

I saved myself from going to the fire and changed my life so I can go to heaven and be a follower of Jesus.

Ana                       11

She came to the booth with her mother.

We prayed to Jesus to take us to heaven and we will be foriven for whatever we did wrong.

Chris                     13

I know, I know I am going to heaven.

Rebecca                33

I feel I have been blessed and prayed for salvation.

Crystal                  17

I was saved and am going to heaven.

Kim                       15

The Lord Jesus just cleaned by past of sins.

Shayne                  32

Was reborn and learned how to let Jesus Christ God into my heart.

Randy                   15       

Being saved is that Jesus forgives us about our sins.

Elderly Man         75?

Told me there was no chance he would take the tract that was offered.

Tyrell                    14

I just prayed to be forgiven for my sins and I was saved.

Sara                      20

I was just reborn and learned how to receive a gift from God to pay for my sins.

Chris                     22

I was forgiven for my sins.

Sarah                    15

I just asked Jesus, my Saviour, into my life and called upon Him as my Saviour to be born-again.

J. J.                       15

I feel very refreshed, like I just woke up from a very long nap.

Angus                    13

I prayed and got my payment for my sins.  I called on Jesus as my Saviour.

Chad                     20

I just asked the Lord to pay for my sins so that I could go to heaven.  This makes me feel as though although I may sin, He has paid for them.  Praise Him.

Paul                       18

I was saved by Jesus.

Drew                     15

I have just accepted Jesus into my life and I have accepted the free gift.

Sean                      14

Through this man and through God and Jesus I was born again in Christ to be received into heaven.

Tony                      16

I learned more and became saved.

Mariano                14

Learned new things.  We were saved by calling upon Jesus.

Elvia                      15

When I prayed I was saved from being a sinner.

Maria                    16

I was saved by Jesus.

Arissia                  15

I was taught about some verses I’ve never read before and told about God.  I was saved.

Brenda                  30

I asked bo be born again.

Adam                    14

I’ve been saved and forgiven for my sins.

Cody                     15

I let God in my heart so He can see my feelings.

Nayeli                   14

I was reborn by telling God I am a sinner.

Maria                    16

I asked God which, for His son to be my personal Saviour to have eternal life.

Edgar                    15

I just got saved and now I am going to Heaven.

Sandra                  14

I talked to God and it made me feel good.  I believe in God and that He is with us anywhere.

Tony                      15

I just made a prayer to God and got a gift of eternal life.

Maria                    16

I asked God which, I would like for His Son to be my personal Saver to have eternal life.

Lyuri                     18

We took God as a gift.

Maricela               15

We believed in Jesus and found out that He died for us on the cross.

Willy                     19

I have just been saved from all sins I have committed.  Given a new chance.

Steven                   14

I prayed for my sins and forgiveness.  I was reborn.

Jennifer                33

I took out time and paryed at an unexpected time.  I’m truly blessed.

Two exchange students

One from Holland, One from Iceland were walking by the booth in Palestine, TX, when the Holland girl looked over at the booth.  I pointed to the sign, she stopped and smiled, I pointed to the doors for her to come open them.  She turned and came back.  As I was going through the doors, the girl from Iceland came back and listened.  Before we finished the doors, the lady they were staying with came up and understood what I was doing and encouraged me and the girls to continue.  We struggled for a long time with the wording, but they finally saw it was by faith in Christ and not works.  The girl from Holland was able to testify of receiving Christ in English to several in the booth.  The girl from Iceland struggled with the words and could not.

Two exchange students

Two 18 or 19 year old students came by the booth in Yakima.  There were about 6 of us in the booth and we all took a shot at trying to talk to them, but could not get them to understand salvation.  The Lord then put it in my heart to grab the Bridge Flip-Chart, which gives a pretty good graphic presentation of the Gospel and Salvation.  I set them down and with broken Spanish on my part and theirs and the Chart they both prayed and received Christ.  One was able to testiby in English to several in the booth of his salvation, the other was not able to put it in English.  I wish now, that I had asked him to say it in Portuguese and then ask the first if he said it right.

Jerry                     10

I got saved, Jesus forgave me of my sins.

Richard                 13

Tonight I got saved and Jesus came into my life.

Justin                    14

I got reborn again

Aaron                    18

I got saved by the Lord.

Krystal                  17

Today I sat here and was saved

Monica                 12

I accepted God in my heart

Guptal                   11

I ask God to forgive my sin and to get in my heart

Antonio                 27

I felt lifted by saying a prayer to the Lord.  I became overwhelmed and started to cry, not because I was sad, but because I felt He was in my heart and He was listening to me.  I was born again today.

Daryl                     17

I feel that I got born again

David                    44

Today I was saved and have eternal life by accepting Jesus Christ in my heart.

Erica                     16

I feel more better now that I have asked Jesus to forgive me and to be born again.

Milessa                 15

It was weird at first, but gradually it made me think of my eternal life.  I was happy to be able to take a second of my day for Him.

Norma                   52

I was born again from all sins.

Nathan                  15

I have been saved.

Adriana                 12

The thing that happened to me was that I prayed to God to save me and forget the things I did.

Chris                     18

I was born again.  I was saved from my sins.

Jason                    24

I came in, listened to parts of the Bible and prayed for my Saviour.

Felicia                   15

I was just saved.

Crystal                  20

I was just assured that I have a place in Heaven.

Anna Marie          15

Today on April 12^th, I got saved!!

Esperanza             12

I accepted Jesus as my Saviour, me and Melanie.

Fabiola                  16

Ua estoy salba use que Jesus esta en mi corazon.

Amanda                14

I prayed to God and he saved me because I called for Jesus.

Brittny                  14

I asked God for forgiveness and He saved me.

Robert                  16

I have been born again.

Marta                   55

I accepted the Lord as my Saviour.

Pete                       43

I want Jesus in my life.

Adam                    18

I, Adam, was saved and cleansed of my sins tonight.

Ruthie                   14

He saved me from all my sins from going to hell.

Krystal                  20

God has assured me that tonight I will be admitted into the gates of heaven, forgiven me for everything I have done in my life.

Florie                    21

He forgave me for all of my sins.

Amanda                14

I asked the Lord in my heart today and after that it felt really good.  I also asked Him to forgive me for all my sins.

David                    25

I feel better about myself, I was saved.

Brittany                17

I accepted Jesus as my Saviour.

She was a member of a local Baptist Church.

Garrett                  13

I prayed and meant my prayer and I was saved by Jesus.

He was waiting for me to get through talking to 2 others when 2 more came by and asked what was going on.  He told them, “These 2 are getting saved and I am next.”

Jenny                    17

We prayed and this woman helped assure us that God will always be with us, Thank You.

Stacy                     22

I learned that in order to live the after life with God, I have to ask for his forgiveness.

Kandes                 18

I have sinned in my life and I asked Jesus to save me so I could go to Heaven.

Dalton                   13

I prayed and got reborn into the Lord I have been saved.

Wesley                  13

I said a prayer to Jesus for him to forgive all my sins so that I don’t go to Hell.

Courtney               13

This lady helped me realize what I need to go to Heaven, the Lord to be my Saviour.

Justin                    16

I have been saved and changed.

Kelli                      25

I was saved.

Mary 14

I was saved.

She later brought her Grandparents who spoke Greek and a little English.  We were able to only plant a few seeds with them.

Kelly                     14

I was reborn and got saved from all of my sins.  I have become a new person.

John                      19

I found the Lord Jesus as my Saviour

Nettie                    68

she did not write on back

Seth                       13

I asked God to forgive me in prayer

He brought 2 of his friends, one at a time, telling them to get up closer so they can see the 3 Door Unit and talk to us.

Linda                     52

She was 75% sure of salvation, had been out of church for a while.

She has got 100% assurance.

Barbara                55

A young man about 35 can by the booth and said he was sure of his salvation.  While we were talking to him, his mother came up and wanted to know what was going on, we took her through the 3 Door Unit and asked if she were sure she was born again.  She said, “No”.  Then we asked, “But if we could show you how you could be 100% sure, not only would you like to see it, but your son would really like for you to see it, wouldn’t you son?”

He said, “Yes”. and so did she.

Corinna                 14

We just got re-born or had our second birth.

Kashaya               13

I asked God to forgive me.

Kayla                    13

I just called on Jesus as my Saviour.

Jenny                    14

I asked God to come into my heart and save me from sin.

Jake                      14

I was saved by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Tom                       19

I was just saved.  No one can take that away from me.

Chris                     18

I was just saved by God with the help of you.

Alex                      17

Erased my sins!

Nathan                  18

I asked Jesus in my Heart and He forgave me.

Chris                     18

I am saved and God is my Saviour whom I love and who knows all!

Michelle               14

I just told God to come into my heart and forgive me for all of my sins, and to have God save me.

Shana                    15

I asked Jesus to take away my sins.

Amy                      29

I asked Jesus to take my sins away and come into my life.

Brett                     20

I cleared my sins.

Jeff                        20

I got saved by God.

Julie                      Adult

I asked God to forgive my sins and to please send me to heaven when I pass away.

Taryn                    18

I feel like He is going to save me for all my lies.

Wade                    14

I have asked my Saviour to forgive me for my sins.

Alyssa                   20

I prayed to Jesus and was forgiven of my sins.

John                      23

I prayed to Jesus for forgiveness to be saved.

Curtis                    15

I just got saved by Jesus Christ our Lord.  It feels great.

Dustyn                  26

I asked God to forgive my sins and to allow me to join Him in Heaven.

Cassandra            18

I give my conscience a rest for right now, I was born again with Jesus Christ my Saviour.

Terri                      38

God forgave me the sins of my heart in what He did on the cross.

Jesse                     19

I learned I am 100% born again and my sins are paid for.

His brother Josh, who was already saved sat with him while he heard the Gospel.

Lawrence              17

Today, I accepted God into my life, and I was saved from the sins I’ve done.

Scott                      14

I just got saved and accepted God into my heart.

Nick                      16

I trust in Jesus.

Lynesa                  15

I just prayed for forgiveness from my heart and asked God and Jesus into my life.

Garrett                  14

I laughed (inside).  I got saved.

Joseph (Twins)     17

I asked Jesus with the help of a guy to be saved.

Keif                       18

I was told that I was a sinner and how to be saved.

Shadow                 14

I welcomed Christ into my heart.

Riley                     14

I asked Christ to accept my sins and clean me of them.

Roxanne               18

Pat helped me become and realize I need to be saved.

Chelsea                 14

I felt really good when I prayed.  I thought of Grandma.

Brady                    15

I was asking if I could be reborn and I really think I was.

Chris                     16

I was asked by a kind gentleman if he could talk to me and my cousin.  He told me I was a sinner and he changed me.

Jess                       17

I believe I had been saved in a way, but now I have a better understanding of what Jesus wants and now I want to live for Him.

Nick                      14

I did.

Bobby                   14

I accepted God into my heart and aske him to same me and forgive me for all my sins.

Jeremy                  14

I asked God to be taken and to be welcomed into heaven.

Colter                    17

I said a prayer that I believe I meant and if I meant it, God can forgive my sins and I will go to heaven.

Dustin                   17

He showed me many verses and explained to me what Jesus has done for us, how he has paid for our sins and we did a prayer and he sved me, only of course if  you mean it.

Jordan                   14

I read about being re-born.  Prayer came for being saved, for transformation to a life free of sin.

Sierra                    15

Jesus paid for my sins to keep me out of eternal hell.

Mitchell                48

I just want to confess my love for Jesus.

Ben     19

I just came to the realization of how to be born again and how it all depends on asking the Lord to be your Saviour and to save you from eternal hell, but to spare you for eternal life in heaven.

Heidi                     13

I prayed to the Lord to help me stop my sins and asked him to forgive me.

Monte                   13

I really got saved, born again, understood it.

Emily                     15 

I was just born again.  I prayed and called upon Jesus as my Saviour.  I prayed for forgiveness and meant it.

Karissa                 14

Just now I learned how to be saved and I then asked Jesus to be my Saviour and save me.  When I was done I learned that we will go to heaven because we asked and we meant it.

Jacob                    17

Today the Lord forgave me of my sins.

Clare                     16

I asked to be saved.

Zach                      15

I’ve been saved, born again.

Josh                      13

I prayed to God and asked him to forgive my sins.

Gwen                     33

Accepted Jesus in my heart and reborn again.

Chris                     17

(Was not saved)

Would like us to discuss salvation again at a later date.

Actrs 24.25  “And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.”

Jackie                   14

We just asked Jesus to let us into heaven because we are sinners and he died for our sins.

Becky                   13

I asked God into my heart for the last time.

Renata                  13

Today I would like to announce that this day was the last time I got saved for sure.

Mike                     14

He forgave my sins.

Alex                      13

I confessed my sins to the Lord, and asked him to forgive me for them.

Hanna                   13

I got saved.  I confessed my sins and asked for forgiveness.

Dustin                   12

I just washed away my bad sins.

Justin                    14

I said a prayer to be saved and I meant every word.

Katelyn                 15

I was reassured that I was saved already.

Danielle                14

I learned what it means to be saved and reassured that I was saved already.

Dorothy                47

God is helping me, now I am 100% sure.

Cassey                  18

I was saved.

Jeremiah               20

I prayed to the Lord, hoping He will save me from my sins.

M’Khel                 14

I had just prayed to Jesus as my Saviour to pay for my sins.

He came back by the booth several times after making a profession of faith, just to talk or be around us.

Shane                    19

A man helped save me.  He showed me the right path and how I can know I meant what I said.  So Jesus’ payment for my sins shall help me get to Heaven.

Eli                          13

He walked up to the booth looking at the 3 doors saying, “What is this?” in a doubting manner.  We showed him behind the 3 doors and he backed away, then turned and left.  Later he came back with Nick (a talker and probably because of being a talker, considered a leader).  They both sat down and made a profession of faith.  Neither came to the booth to start with, for that purpose.

John - 16

Was asked if he knew for sure that he was born again.  He said no, but started repeating a lot of heresy he had obviously heard from someone at a Pool Hall somewhere.  First he was an agnostic, then he believed in some other god, and so on.  The whole time trying to get a rise out of us.  We only told him he could be saved and did not address his arguments, because he was not sincere.  He came back by several times, making comments to others how he had sat down and argued with us.  He did not sit down and we did not reply to his assertions.  We planted the seed of salvation, someone else will have to water it, so that God may give the increase in the future.

Erik                       16

Erik came by the booth and was saved.  He had made a profession at a local church but had no assurance of salvation.  We asked if he was saved.  He said they said I was.  We asked what he did.  He said he asked Jesus into his heart.  We asked if there had been a change in his heart that God had made, not him.  He said he didn’t think so.  We led him to the Lord to water the seed and see if the Lord would give the increase.  Only Erik and God knows if he got saved.  The next day he came walking by with a boy about the same age who was a little mouthy.  We asked Erik’s friend if he knew he was born again.  He was trying to dodge the question.  Erik told him to listen to what we were saying.  We told him, but if we could show him how he could know for sure if he was born again, not only would he like to see it, but Erik would really like for him to see it.  Erik said, yes, I would really like for you to see it.  The boy did not come here the Gospel.  But the point is this, Erik seemed to have the right kind of heart, we do not think prior to making a profession of faith, he was going around urging his antognistic friends to hear the Gospel.

Mia & Karissa     15

These 2 girls attended the First Baptist Church in Colville, but they did not know if they were born again.  Sometimes preachers never use the words born again so we thought they could possibly be saved anyway.  We asked if they were saved.  They said yes.  We asked what they did to be saved.  They said they asked Jesus into their heart.  We are always leary of that reply.  We then asked when you asked Jesus into your heart, was their a change made, that only God could have made.  They started to reply, but we asked that they say nothing, but listen to 2 Cor 5.17, “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature (or creation), old things are past away, behold all things have become new.”  We asked if God had given them a new heart to want to do right.  They may not always do right, but wanted to and convicted of God when they didn’t.”  They just sat there.  We told them if they wanted that new heart and be born again and know for sure they are saved to pray with us.  They did.

Adriana                 15

I asked God to forgive all the sins I have committed.

Jesse                     16

I feal like I was with God.

Kent                      17

I have fully accepted that Jesus Christ is my Saviour and only through Him will salvation be granted.

Sometimes an open heart will hear a statement of the witness and that statement will have such a profound effect that the person that heard it will use the statement as an answer to everything for some time to come.

Eric                       14

Sins washed away.

Simon                    17

Got saved.

Logan                    15

My life is saved and can live free.

Migel                    15

I got saved and I am going to Heaven.

Kyle                      15

I prayed to God and I’m going to heaven.

Andrew                 16

I’ve changed into a better person.

Gabriel                  15

I prayed that Jesus Christ would save me.

Sean                      16

I prayed to the Lord Jesus Christ and am saved, because he died for us.

Matt                      35

I prayed to be saved.

Morgan                 17

I prayed for saving.

Keith                     14

I got blessed when God forgave my sins.

Daryl                     14

I just called on Jesus name and was blessed and will go to heaven instead of the fire lake.  Indian boy.

Ashley                   16

I am sure of going to heaven because I am saved.

Kristi                     17

I believe and am sure I will belong in heaven.

Justin                    17

I came here (to the booth) to make 100% sure I’ve been saved.

Jamie                    18

I now know for sure.

Bere                      17

What happened to me was I received forgiveness from the Lord and a new heart, because I rapyed with a nice kind person and my friends.

Daniel                   15

This wonderful man, pastor Jo be, helped be save my soul and receive God’s love and strength.

Kellieann              15

I prayed to the Lord Jesus, and I asked him to give me eternal life, because I chose to accept him as my Saviour.

Jodie                     14

I welcomed the Lord Jesus into my live.

Kindra                   15

I was saved from the lake of fire.

Shashannah          15

I know my sins are forgiven and I am going to heaven.

Devin                    14

I meant the prayer to take Jesus as my Saviour.

Alysha                   13

I feel that I just let God into my life for the first time.  Before this I wasn’t sure if he really was real.  But now I live for God and I will try my best to be loyal to him.

Alicia                     13

I believe that I called upon the Lord and He has entered me and forvien me for my sins and for this I am grateful.

Maria                    14

I called upon God as my Saviour to save me from my sins.

Felicia                   14

We askek Him to be saved from the fire lake.

Tamara                 19

I just called on Jesus as my Saviour to free me of my sins.

She was with her husband to be, who was already saved and encouraged her to listen to what it takes to be born again.

Cheyenna             15

I was saved from hell and apologized to Jesus.

Marcia                  48

I had prayed to Jesus, our Saviour, to be saved from all my sins.

Tameeka              14

We said a prayer calling on the name of the Lord, Jesus our Saviour, to forgive us from our sins.

Garrett                  22

I felt a sudden change in myself.  I felt a year of guilt taken from my heart.

Alithia                   15

I called on Jesus as my Saviour.

Kendra                  17

I just called on the Lord’s name and asked him to save me, and I meant it.

Katherine             18

We called on Jesus to save us from our sins.

Jamie                    16

I learned how to be re-born into Jesus and God’s life.

Dylan                    14

I said a prayer that I meant and I was forgiven of my sins.

Josh                      13

I just called on Jesus as my Savour so as to be saved from my sins.

David                    15

I prayed to God to forgive my sins so I can have eternal life in Heaven.

Jason                    21

I prayed to Jesus and to forgive me for my sins.

Randall                 16

I just prayed to my Saviour to have me born again.

Jessica                  17

We asked our Saviour to forgive us for our sins.

Maria                    14

I called upon God as my Saviour to save me from my sins.

Josh                      15

I fell strange

Crista                    13

I was saved by Jesus because I called upon Him.

Amanda                16

I learned that we need to call on Jesus to be forgiven of our sins and go to heaven.

Kaitlin                   14

Jesus saved my heart.

Heather                13

I was just saved and I prayed and I meant it.

Braden                  16

I just called upon the name of the Lord and asked the Lord Jesus to come into my heart.

In our presentation on the Plan of Salvation we said nothing about Jesus coming into the heart.  He must have had someone previously witness to him, planted the seed.

Blake                    17

I called on Jesus as my Saviour to forgive all of my sins in the past and in the future.  I was re-born.

Chandra                19

I felt like crying at first.  I felt bad for not asking sooner in my life.  Then I prayed with Pat and I feel a lot happier, like a weight has been lifted.  It was a true rush.  Thank You.

James                   18

Prayed for forgiveness for all