Washing, DC 2011

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Erin

I'm Erin. I went to the conference in DC this year with divine youth group. You all helped me experience God in ways I have never in my life!
I have always been brought up in a Christian church but it never touched me in any kind of ways. I gave my life to God the first night! I got on my knees and cried to the Lord like I've never done!
I want to be pure and have a passion for God! I've realized I need him I can't do anything without him I've tried it doesn't work! I love your way of worshiping and praising God! I love the freedom of it! I'm going to work so very hard to be all about God!
I felt God in my soul this weekend! I thank you all for what you do!
I will be back next year!



Shabbach has been amazing! The first night I got my hips healed and tonight I officially taped out. God is doing great things in this ministry and in the lives of all the youth. I am so excited prove that I'm a new man at my baptism tomorrow!



Chelsea Hatchel
?-Whew. Amazing Weekend ! God is Awesome !! God has a very stong impact on my life , Without him i Would still be Going in The wrong Direction. Shabbach Conferences was AMAZING ! All u Felt was the Movement of God thru-out that Place ! Yeaa TURDS ! 'Did u Know Turd was in SaTURDay ! LOL. Oh how i Love Glen Walters.


Peek-a Boo
Dear Shabbach,
My name is Tazia Wilson and Im from Baltimore, Maryland. My church is called Redeeming River. I just wana tell you that, I thank god for making me and my mother very best friends. So now it is easy for me to go to her about everything and anything. AMEN(:



Jennifer Casale-Henry
Hello, I'm from The House of Prayer in Roanoke, VA. We had never been to Shabbach before. My daughter and her bestfriend drove down to attend this weekend and I want to tell all of you that this weekend was such a blessing to me and my girls. I plan on getting our group together next year to come. I can truly say that you and your team are all about saving souls and share God's gospel. I recommend all youth groups small or large come and see Shabbach! It is very affordable and such a Blessing!! May God bless you all!



Drew Maddox
crazy awesome!! Shabbach DC was a great experience for our youth and they are still talking about it! Keep allowing God to use you, God is changing lives because of it. Some of our youth that hadn't really gotten it yet, really opened up for the first time and saw the power of God move in their hearts! They for sure tap'd out!



Joey Perry
the lord works in amazing ways.. i go to freedom life church of god and our youth pastor barely preached any... it wass all testimonies and praise and we had 3 people get savedd... GOD BLESS ALL! ! :D



Josh Martin
PG, the youth of our church held service the Sunday night after Shabbach DC. They all gave their testimonies of how they had "tapped out" to God on Saturday. By the end of the service, the entire church was on the altar praising God. We had adults up to age 60 ask if they could come with us to Shabbach next year! Thank you for all you do, and God Bless!



Hannah Abbott
i just thought i would let you know that i can noo longer write the word "saturday".. nowwww it's saTURDay!! :D hahahaa. i just love hearing your preaching..its soo powerfull and it has changed my life more than i can express :") thank youuu soo much for doing this for all the youth and for helping us TAPOUT!! I cant wait for next yearr! lovee yall! :"")



Chelsea Hatchel
?-Did u Know TURD was in the word saTURDday ?!?!? You did a Awesome job this Weeknd ! The services were Amazing ! i Felt god all thru that Place ! Your the Best Glen !!!



Holding her Shabbach bracelet after Pastor Glen dedicated her :)



Lenwood J Eagle Bethea
Hey GLEN! TNANKS AGAIN FOR THE INVITE TO MINISTER AT YOUR CONFERENCE IM GEARING UP FOR NEXT YEAR!




Johnathan-Kristi Whichard

The most incredible event ever-we had a special service tonight for the youth, specifically designed for them to testify and share about Shabbach and oh my goodnessssss...there are no words to express the transformation that took place in those kids. It set our church on fire tonight! UNREAL! Thank you Glenn Walters, Rusty Ayers and everyone who made Shabbach possible! Kristi




Glory Sterling
I wanted to be sure you got this message...
Thank you Pastor Glenn & staff for another amazing Shabbach! Pastor Glenn, this year God truly used you to minister to me. The Leadership Conference was for me. What you spoke through your closing prayer, God was speaking through you directly to me, thank you for being obedient to His voice. Also, the statement that is still ringing in my ears is, "the greatest testimony is not one of deliverance, but one of denial". Thanks for making that so real to our students!
P.S. I absolutely adore & ? your wife. We must get together again real soon!



Wow. This weekend was an unforgettable experience with God.
here we go...
I came to Shabbach last year, and I was affected by it for maybe a month. After that, I didn't follow through with my walk with the Lord like I should have. I still was saved, but God showed me things last year that scared me. I should have did my part and followed through with what he told me. When you did the message on the count down last year, I ran to the altar and I cried out because I wanted God to use me to get to my generation. He knows my heart hurts for kids my age. So when I was up there, I heard him say "Excaliber." I was just kinda like "What?" Because then, it was just all guys dancing and I was scared to leave home and travel.( I wanted everything to be on MY terms, not God's) But when I saw those women of God dancing with those guys this morning, I knew it was God confirming what he told me. So anyway...
I knew the services were going to be great because we had so many problems getting there. Between traffic and getting lost, I just knew. But this morning, so many things happend, I can't tell you all of it on here, but I can tell you some.
I have not had a a great life, what so ever. My parents both walked out on me and my brother, I've been physically, verbally, and emotionally abused. And my whole life, I have carried the burden that I did something wrong. This morning, when we did that tunnel of prayer, I was debating on whether or not I should do it. Well I did, and I don't regret it at all. I was towards the end of the line, and I was having such a hard time keeping my self up, I was crying and speaking in toungues when I was in the back of the sanctuary and I was holding my stomach and my heart because thats where I needed healing. When I got a few feet from the tunnel, I let go of everything, but as I was going through that tunnel, EVERY SINGLE person that laid hands on me, put their hands on my stomach and my heart. And every step I took I felt lighter and lighter. And by the time I came out if the tunnel I was wasn't crying, instead, I was smiling. I went in broken and came out whole.
That is just part of it. Now, I'm GOING to follow God's path for my life, and let him take control.
I just want to let you know that you are a very annointed man of God. and I want to thank you for Shabbach. And Thank you for being real with us, for getting in our faces about the truth.
I will see you next year, with more people!


My name is Andrew Lochner. I just attended Shabbach in D.C. It was a life changing experience, and I appreciate all the hard work, dedication, and love that you and the others who help coordinate this event show to young people who they don't even know.
Sincerely,
Andrew Lochner :)

hey pg its jakob "the one with the broke hand" from this weekend conference i just wanna say thank you for everything i really learned alot this weekend i have been going through alot and realize i need to let my past go and change my future. thank you so much!

My name is Nick White, I am a sophomore at Easton High School in Easton MD. I had the AMAZING privilege to attend Shabbach 2 years in a row. Last night's service in DC was the most powerful message I have ever heard in my life. I am on fire for God, but I live in a household that doesn't respect my decision to be saved, on fire, and born again. Every time I come home for church at Heirforce Youth Group at the Easton Church Of God, I am dragged down by my family, and no matter how hard I try my older brother, twin and dad make fun of me, and ridicule me. I don't know what to do. It's like they are trying to stomp out my fire. I tried to kill myself when I was in 8th grade then I met Pastor Scott Matthews who led me to and fed me the Lord. No matter how hard he tries to keep me on fire and keep me living in the Lord I always burn out, I have been saved three times now and I'm tired of playing dodge ball with the devil. I want to live for God. I try to read scripture and try to be good and not to cuss. I did alot of bad stuff and blamed my Lord Jesus for all of it. PG you helped me last night, I didn't think that I belonged on this earth until I heard you message last night and I realized that the devil has a hold on me. that God has a plan for me. I thank you for your time.
-Nicholas White
Easton Church of God
Easton MD

Hi! My name is Mercy. You don't know me but I am one of the youth that has attended your Shabbach conferences. I attended it last year and this year. Well I just wanted to thank you so much for starting Shabbach. I used to go to youth convention which happens the week after Shabbach and it was a great thing but it didn't have the same atmosphere that Shabbach has. I guess it wasn't a serious attitude. If that even makes sense lol. Anyways, this year at Shabbach, I was touched in a powerful way! I've been struggling with my relationship with God for sometime now, I haven't been living a life of sin but I wasn't on fire for God the way I should be and I was doing some things I shouldn't have. But God set me free this weekend! I feel so much happier! I feel like there isn't anything holding me back now. Before there was a wall between me and God but now that wall is gone. It's broken down. I used to struggle with my past, I carried the guilt around from my past, but now I don't. I know God has forgiven me and He wants me to forget about the past. Your sermon Saturday night, that was exactly what I needed! Thank you for doing this every year. Thank you for preaching what God lays on your heart. You just throw the word down and I love that! My relationship with my parents is completely different after coming home from this weekend. My relationship with my friends is different. My relationship with my boyfriend is different. And all this different stuff is for the better! God touched me in a huge way that I know has impacted my life in a way where I will never be the same. I needed this weekend. I'm in love with God and nothing will keep me from Him ever again. I'm never gonna be the same. I just can't thank you enough for putting Shabbach together, because I had a life changing experience with Jesus this weekend. And a life changing experience with God is worth more than anything else in this world. And so for that I thank you. You are a true man of God and even though I don't know you know you, you've been a blessing to my life. Sorry that I kinda rambled lol.
-Mercy

Samantha Martin Pastor Glen,
First I want to thank you and your family and team for what you do. Shabbach is amazing. This was our group’s third year. We wouldn’t miss it for anything. They love the intimate setting and the freedom to worship and get in the presence of God.
We had some new youth with our group this year and for a couple of them, they had never been to anything like Shabbach. It was a great experience for them.
One young lady that was with us has always been in our youth group, but didn’t attend Shabbach until this year. She is in her first year in college and has a lot of different beliefs. She admitted to hating God. She was so far in the work that she didn’t think God could ever forgiver her. She use to be a cutter too. She has openly expressed to my husband and I about bi-sexual tendencies. Her best friend is a gay guy. She basically said she just came to Shabbach to get away. On Saturday night your message violated her she said. The pictures you put up were totally talking to her. She admitted this all in her testimony. That night she TAPPED OUT.
When we left the service that night, she was totally different. She looked different. So much happier and glowing. When we got back to the room, she and another girl in the youth broke all her cigarettes she had hidden in her purse. She told me later that night she felt like she got her innocence back. Her testimony was amazing. Shabbach was exactly what she needed.
We had another young man there, actually you baptizes him on Saturday, he is new to our youth group and was just recently saved. He has a very hard life and a family that does not believe and a father that does nothing but cuss him. He is fighting through though. He has a strong desire to get closer to God and takes every opportunity to learn more. Shabbach was totally new for him and he said in his testimony that he never knew you could feel the presence of God like he did.
Every youth gave such amazing testimony. This year was great and we feel that God really ministered to all our youth and to us as the youth pastors also. They are already talking about next year and looking forward to it.
We always have a Shabbach youth service Sunday night when we return home. This service was amazing. Just hearing how God worked in all their life’s over the weekend was great. The issues and struggles some of them face is so unbelievable, but God is good and there is nothing too big for Him. Again, thank you and we thank God what he is doing through you and this ministry.
In Christ,
Josh and Samantha Martin