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Fashion Show 2010 Testimonies

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"When we began work on the Fashion Show, I couldn’t think of anything worse than walking up and down a catwalk in front of two hundred people. I didn’t understand the purpose of the show, and up until the Friday night, I was just praying for it all to be over. However, God broke something in me that night when we all got up on stage. I have always been really self-conscious, and my co-ordination has never been great, but that night it hit me that actually that stuff doesn’t matter. I realised that it doesn’t matter what I wear, or how much make-up I put on, or whether or not I can walk as well as anybody else, because I’m not living for anybody but God. I felt such a freedom when we were dancing in the finale, because I knew that I was a daughter and I was loved and that nothing could change that. I really enjoyed the Fashion Show because I gained so much confidence over those two days, and also because I had so much fun building relationship with all the other people involved. There was just so much life in the whole event!"
Testimony by Rachel - YOT Student 2009/10

"I am excited to say that I can look at my time on the catwalk as a final victory against the lies spoken over me as a youth. I am now free to say “I am beautiful” and not feel like I am lying to myself. I am truly comfortable in my own skin and I am blessed to have had the opportunity to display God using the beauty He has given me."
Testimony by Gillzy - YOT Student 2009/10

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Photo - Sarah Bryant - Yot Student 2009/10

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Photo - Matt Rowbotham & Martin Revelle


 

Personal Testimony - Lisa

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Year of Training over the past three months has just changed everything about my life! When you join YoT you expect God to change things, but for me there were areas I never expected God to break into that He has (I really believed that He didn’t want to!) I’m now discovering the absolute freedom we have in Jesus – from everything that holds us back. One of the most amazing things here is the family I’ve had around me, who you can have great fun with and have real, lasting, God-centred relationships. Friends you can really trust, and leaders too, are a key part of what YoT has been for me. I don’t know about you, but I hadn’t found much of that until now. I’ve also really been getting to know the love of the Father. Letting Him love me, accepting his forgiveness for everything in my Christian walk that I view as a failure– walking in the freedom of that is amazing!

Article by Lisa - YOT Student 2009/10

 

Fasting Experience

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Before the fast, I wasn’t really sure what my expectations were for it. I hadn’t fasted for more than a day before, so to jump straight to six days, I knew would be a challenge for me. Besides the food side of it, I wasn’t sure what my spiritual expectations were going to be. Was I going to encounter God in some massive supernatural way? Was I going to feel like I was on cloud nine by day three? I had no idea!

The first three days were tough. My body felt so weak and it just didn’t want to do anything. Then by the time the fourth day came around, after much prayer and in-fillings of the Spirit, I felt so alive in my Spirit man that I didn’t even focus on food or my energy level anymore. I was undeniably standing up on God the whole time, and it was incredible! To know that I was being lifted up and strengthened 100% by God and nothing of myself was an amazing feeling. 

Then to top the week off, we had the opportunity to host the Christmas Kids Club which was awesome! We had so much fun during the day and then during the evening, we corporately broke fast together. This was such a special time to share testimony of how good God had been to us that week, not to mention the amazing and vast amounts of food there was available! Bring on the 40 day!

 

Bait of Satan Series

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We watched The Bait of Satan, the John Bevere series on offense and unforgiveness, and learnt about how holding grudges and taking offense against others actually ensnares us and takes us captive. We were really challenged by the example of the story of Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers, yet had nothing but grace and love for them. One of the most hard-hitting lessons to learn was the Biblical teaching that if we do not forgive others, God will not forgive us. I was really challenged by this series of teachings, and God revealed to me unforgiveness and resentment that I had held against somebody for five years. I had assumed that I would always hate this person, but when I prayed to release them, the bitterness and hatred literally melted away. There is such a miraculous freedom and lightness that comes with letting go and handing the situation over to God.
 

Life in the House

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Just imagine being in a dining room full of students, waiting in eager expectation for dinner to arrive at the table, all you hear is the sound of enthusiastic, excited, rambunctious, and may I add hungry students.  Well, this is your typical night at the JTC residence.  Just ask Nicky who was there one evening to witness the amazing vibe and ethos at the Training Centre.  The year has been off to a fabulous start.  The atmosphere around the house has been quite energetic to say the least. The cooking team kicked off the week by organizing the first theme night on Saturday, September 26th entitled, ‘Italian Mafia Night’.  We had some outrageous dressers on the night, Lisa dressed in her mob-like dark trench coat and Gillzy dressed in her slick Armani-like suit.  Not only has there been a great vibe in the house, but an eagerness and hunger to learn and grow through the teachings in the morning and evening lectures.  Foundational doctrines in the morning and Leadership Training School in the evenings have been favorites among past students, and this year the feedback from the students has been just the same. God is doing a good thing in their lives so far!
 
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