Returning Churches
Students Who Became Leaders
Luis and Karina
The experience that the place allowed us to have with God marked us. I didn't care whether we had bathrooms or not. I didn’t care whether it was far or not. We were going to do this every year.
Luis and Karina
Harvest Ministries
An hour and a half on Sundays was not enough. There was no room for real connection, real prayer, or real transformation. At first Singing Hills felt too far and not worth the effort. Then a simple setting — a tent, a group of students, a shared desire to seek God — changed everything.
Students who arrived resistant encountered God in ways no one orchestrated. One young man who did not want to be there began praying over others without being prompted. Another, known for anger and distance, woke up different: humble, open, eager to serve. Leaders described it as day-and-night change.
Registration began filling within days. Families rearranged schedules. Students who had been impacted returned as leaders, carrying a desire to give others what they had received. One retreat became multiple, expanding across age groups, growing toward nearly 200 participants. What started as one hard trip became a generational rhythm.
Students who arrived resistant encountered God in ways no one orchestrated. One young man who did not want to be there began praying over others without being prompted. Another, known for anger and distance, woke up different: humble, open, eager to serve. Leaders described it as day-and-night change.
Registration began filling within days. Families rearranged schedules. Students who had been impacted returned as leaders, carrying a desire to give others what they had received. One retreat became multiple, expanding across age groups, growing toward nearly 200 participants. What started as one hard trip became a generational rhythm.
Resistant to Changed
A closed-off student arrived unwilling. The next morning he was greeting people and offering help.
Leaders Stepped Back
Teaching gave way to prayer. Students ministered to each other, including siblings who had struggled to connect.
Students Became Leaders
The same students who once attended came back to serve. They wanted others to receive what they had received.