Testimonies from Summer Course 2009

I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts. They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works.  (Psalm 145:1, 4-5)

With thoughts of the blessed and graced-filled time that we had together . . .
I am in awe of the beauty and greatness of God, of the wonderful way in which He worked and continues to work in us His good and perfect will.

What can I bring before God the Most High? . . .
I desire that my heart would continually seek Him, I desire to pour out the precious oil of my worship on His feet, I desire to give Him my all, and to
live all my life in the House of the Lord so that I can gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.  „Give me Jesus, give me only Jesus.” (one of the songs that we sang)

Thank you so much for the songs full of deep and spiritual meaning, songs which bring glory only to Him and also build up our spirits. The priviledge
of having fellowship together with everyone, of sharing our throughts and our feelings, does bring joy.  Only God is able to make possible our communion with Him as well as with others.

I returned home from the summer course full of enthusiasm, motived, joyful and having learned so many new things.  I am aware that all of this is
a result of the grace of God.  From the beginning until the end there was grace upon grace.  In fact, I prayed that God would fulfill His will in my life.

All of these things – the atmosphere of worship in all of the workshops and courses, and having been taught by faithful teachers and colleagues
who have a personal relationship with God – made the process of learning beautiful and surprisingly, even easy.  I think that this aspect was really important    for me.  I felt the need for such an experience.  If I were asked to give a description of such an atmosphere and the soulful impressions
that I had during those days, it would be: „A taste of Heaven.”  That’s right, I had a taste of Heaven!

One moment that was particularly important for me in the those days was the final evening, when we were challenged by the Word that Ruben read (from Exodus 33)  God touched my heart in a special way.  I realized that there have been moments in my life when I reacted like Moses did to God’s call – and even sometimes still do.  I couldn’t keep the tears from flowing and wanted to spend some time alone with God where I could cry and pour out my heart to Him.  I went to my room, and there I experienced an intimacy with God that would be difficult to put into words.  In the end I was able to pray: 
„Lord, keep me always in Your holy will.” (the words to one of the songs we had sung.)  What a great God we have!

In conclusion, these days together were glorious!

I would like to leave you with the following verses from Psalm 89:14-15

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. 
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.

These testimonies are included here with permission of those who wrote them.