DAY 26

Georgia Speirs | Re:Hope West End

I grew up in a Christian home and went to a Christian school so I always believed in God. In early 2023 I had to leave the church I grew up in which was a difficult time in my life. I went to a new primary school with no Christians which made me stop thinking about God as much.

I was constantly having anxiety from school and would often have hard times with friends. After I left in 2024, I went to Magnitude but I had many doubts in my mind about God. One night during worship I cried out to God and from then on I have given my life to him fully. Re:Hope has made a big difference in my life and I’m very grateful that God has brought me here. I have met many amazing people and I’m happy to share my testimony with others.

Elizabeth Crooks | Re:Hope Southside

I have experienced chronic pain for most of my life with it becoming severe in the last decade. I was diagnosed with health conditions in 2019 that I thought was the entire cause but treatment didn’t relieve my pain. 

Through the teaching series on James and the faithful ministry of the prayer team, God stirred me to receive prayer for the healing of my pain, and brought to my attention another health condition that explained why previous treatment hadn’t worked fully. My prayers were answered in so many more ways than I could have imagined.

Throughout this summer, He not only granted me healing of my physical pain through releasing muscle tension from the tip of my toes to the top of my scalp, but I have experienced relief from the emotional and mental health consequences that it has had in my life. God has broken lies that I had long ago accepted about myself, my place in His kingdom, and the assurance of my salvation in Him.

He has taken me from a place where standing for longer than 10 minutes could trigger a pain episode lasting days, to one where I can join the team for Holiday Club for a full week without serious repercussions. He broke the lie that continued to exist in my head that my pain wasn’t real, speaking through the prayer team consistently that He saw me and saw my physical and emotional pain.

For the first time I can remember I now wake up without pain, I can worship in church without needing painkillers, I can join my family in physical activity that I used to have to sit out. In His incredible mercy God has given me the opportunity to enjoy the life He has given me, more fully and completely than I could have ever dreamt.