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Back to newsHearing about how God moved in the lives of those who attend Satellites is the real gold and, ultimately, what the event is all about. So, here's the finale - hearing from the young people!
At the Centre for Research, we are tasked with analysing the results of the feedback surveys from our three Satellites groups: volunteers, youth workers, and young people. As a result, we have the real honour of being able to read the testimonies of every individual who took the time to provide feedback about the event. We wanted to make sure some (because we wouldn't have space for them all!) of these are heard and don't just remain in a survey for us to see here at Youthscape. So, in the final of our three-part blog series, we are going to be highlighting some of the young people's testimonies!
This year we had responses from 167 young people and 81% of them gave a testimony! We were very moved to hear all the ways in which young people met with God, were healed, prayed with their friends, felt the presence of the Holy Spirit during worship and much more. For both us at the Centre for Research and the Satellites team, these testimonies
So, without further ado, we asked 'can you tell us a story about what God has done this week or what you've experienced, especially if you think God has done something in your life or your group?…' and young people said*:
"Satellites has helped strengthen my faith and make new friends and to live new experiences"
"I came with just 2 people from my youth group and 1 amazing youth leader, but over satellites I made so many friends and grew closer to God"
"During the week away god has made me feel like I need to start going to church more often and not care what people say about me being in church"
"On the Sunday night, at the end of the main meeting, almost every single person was crying within our youth group, and we could all tell God was moving within us and around us, even the leaders were crying!"
"My prayer journey has become so much better!"
"My friend who doesn’t usually go to church came and seemed really into the worship. He also started asking church leaders about getting baptised. I also feel more confident in my own faith now"
*Only testimonies that young gave permission to be shared anonymously have been included.
These testimonies speak for themselves - there's nothing else we need to say other than thank you to all the young people who felt able to share something of their experiences!
If this has inspired you to consider bringing your youth group, you can read more about it here.
We hope to see you next year and be reading even more testimonies!
