I just love to read things like this. Our Lord working in young people's lives and bringing them from all over to fellowship together. Friends of like precious faith.

I'm a young person myself, 21 yrs old. I came to this Message through my brother, who got it from a brother in the Lord that he had met in jail. That was about five years ago. He began to read the supernatural books that this brother had given him. The brother worked in the jail just to specify, and he began to share with us on our visits about a man named William Branham. You had actually posted his testimony several months back on the YF website.

When I had first heard about baptism in Jesus' name, serpent seed, and Jesus being the same yesterday, today and forever, that He sent a prophet in these last days; being brought up in the Assemblies of God church, there was just a still small Voice inside that said "that's exactly the truth."

I did not surrender my life to the Lord but a year ago, and have been traveling on since then. But the Lord, as sure as the wonderful Shepherd He is, had to go out and find this little sheep bleating for redemption and freedom. As any good shepherd does, when he finds that lost sheep he breaks its legs so it'll never wander off again. And He sure did that for me and I'm grateful for it. If He hadn't done it, I'd sure be long gone.

I had been going out with someone for two years and was pretty serious. I loved him and he loved me. If God hadn't turned the thing around, I probably would have married him and made the biggest mistake of my life. But one year ago, after I had given my life to the Lord, I presented him with this Message and he flat out rejected it. He also came from a denominational Christian background. He broke up with me, and it was the hardest thing I'd ever had to go through. I lost not only him, but I lost all my friends. But the Lord is good and has a reason for everything. Truly the hand of the Lord was working it all out.

See, we know that Abraham had to separate from Lot before the Lord could bless Him. A month after the most devastating thing in my life, I received the baptism of the Holy Ghost and have not been the same since.

Saying all that just to say that I sure long to be among young people who really, REALLY love the Lord just as I do; and have it not be a church tradition, but really down in their heart love the Lord. I live here in Los Angeles, CA and there's but a handful of young people in our little church group. So when I hear about any youth gathering, my heart just goes out because I want so badly to be there.

It's not easy to be in this filthy city, or anywhere at that. People aren't interested in serving the Lord in ALL truth, especially young people. No one is concerned. I just ask, brother/sister, or whomever reads this to just pray for me. I really desire a strong Christian friend, someone I can fellowship with around the Word. It gets pretty lonely out here sometimes not really having a sister to talk to or do things with. I need another piece of iron to sharpen this iron.

Thank you, and God bless you for taking the time to read this.

Sis. Rachelle

P.S. sorry it was so long =)