BootCamp Day 2: Friday - Back to School Bash in Straub Park
Posted by: HelpSaveSam
The Back to School Bash was unbelievable. I was told that 1,600 visitors joined us at the park. God's hand orchestrated every thing that happened – all the way down to the teen who won the laptop! I personally had a great time during the whole event. The music was awesome – thanks to Down To Earth. The people were friendly and every person I talked to had a smile on their face... Well everyone except the kids who had to dunk their heads in soured milk during Freak Factor. I felt sick just watching them!
Towards the end of the Bash the preacher got up and lead people to Jesus Christ and receiving the Holy Ghost. Immediately people all over the park began to lift their hands and voices as they received the gift of the Holy Ghost with evidence of speaking in tongues. The power of God was strong and everyone was aware of His Presence. I walked through the crowds with my digital video recorder – I couldn’t stop crying and interceding as I filmed hungry souls finding their Savior.
One boy in particular stood out to me. He must have been around 18 or 19 years old. He had on glasses and trendy clothes. When I saw him he was lying on the ground with his hands raised up in the air and he was speaking in tongues as the Spirit of God gave the utterance. The anointing upon him was so powerful, I stopped recording and bowed on my knees praising God.
I was later told that a recorded 73 people were baptized in Jesus’ Name that night, and 67 received the Holy Ghost! Praise God!
The following was taken from my journal. I wrote just before leaving the park.
“I can not find the words to express what I am feeling. At the moment I am writing in my journal sitting under a tree beside a fountain that is full of Apostolic young people baptizing and praying with lost souls. Many people have been cleansed of their sins tonight – and it is still happening. They are receiving the Holy Ghost all over the park.
“My heart is torn in two. Every experience I have had with God (aside from receiving the Holy Ghost and being baptized in Jesus’ Name for myself) pales compared to this. I will never be the same. I see how much life is not about me. I am awakened to the fact that I have no comprehension of the Power of God. I am humbled in the presence of these prayers.
“People came tonight for something to do. They came to win a prize and eat free food while enjoying great music, but THIS – THIS is what tonight was about. These are the people that were hungry for something more; something they didn’t even know exists.
“What I am seeing right now is the most Apostolic experience I have ever had. Through prayer, God has allowed culture and spirituality to mix for the right atmosphere of loving comfort and God-fearing conviction. Humanity is invisible here. God is everything.”
The Back to School Bash was unbelievable. I was told that 1,600 visitors joined us at the park. God's hand orchestrated every thing that happened – all the way down to the teen who won the laptop! I personally had a great time during the whole event. The music was awesome – thanks to Down To Earth. The people were friendly and every person I talked to had a smile on their face... Well everyone except the kids who had to dunk their heads in soured milk during Freak Factor. I felt sick just watching them!
Towards the end of the Bash the preacher got up and lead people to Jesus Christ and receiving the Holy Ghost. Immediately people all over the park began to lift their hands and voices as they received the gift of the Holy Ghost with evidence of speaking in tongues. The power of God was strong and everyone was aware of His Presence. I walked through the crowds with my digital video recorder – I couldn’t stop crying and interceding as I filmed hungry souls finding their Savior.
One boy in particular stood out to me. He must have been around 18 or 19 years old. He had on glasses and trendy clothes. When I saw him he was lying on the ground with his hands raised up in the air and he was speaking in tongues as the Spirit of God gave the utterance. The anointing upon him was so powerful, I stopped recording and bowed on my knees praising God.
I was later told that a recorded 73 people were baptized in Jesus’ Name that night, and 67 received the Holy Ghost! Praise God!
The following was taken from my journal. I wrote just before leaving the park.
“I can not find the words to express what I am feeling. At the moment I am writing in my journal sitting under a tree beside a fountain that is full of Apostolic young people baptizing and praying with lost souls. Many people have been cleansed of their sins tonight – and it is still happening. They are receiving the Holy Ghost all over the park.
“My heart is torn in two. Every experience I have had with God (aside from receiving the Holy Ghost and being baptized in Jesus’ Name for myself) pales compared to this. I will never be the same. I see how much life is not about me. I am awakened to the fact that I have no comprehension of the Power of God. I am humbled in the presence of these prayers.
“People came tonight for something to do. They came to win a prize and eat free food while enjoying great music, but THIS – THIS is what tonight was about. These are the people that were hungry for something more; something they didn’t even know exists.
“What I am seeing right now is the most Apostolic experience I have ever had. Through prayer, God has allowed culture and spirituality to mix for the right atmosphere of loving comfort and God-fearing conviction. Humanity is invisible here. God is everything.”
