Testimony 1:

My desire to listen to a tape or read the Bible had started to fade, but when I heard about these meetings, I got excited. Everyone said that the youth meetings at Northside were going to be amazing! I felt that they would be too, and with all the praying for these meetings I knew that God would make them amazing.

I got the Holy Spirit on that Saturday, Dec 6th, along with other young people! Praise the Lord! I am so thankful for everyone that prayed for me all along. I had wanted the Holy Spirit for the longest time and had been to the alter asking for It a couple times before. I was getting so down because I couldn't get It. That night we listened to "Once More," and at the end Brother Samuel invited everyone to the altar. I saw some of my friends going up and praying and I thought these thoughts... I know it must have been the Devil saying, "You have already been at the altar and you didn't receive it then, why is this time going to be any different?” So I had made up my mind to stay where I was in the pew and just pray. But the Lord just would not let me stay there.

I went to the altar and just started praying. Then I remembered something that Brother Samuel had said when he made the altar call; "Just repent of everything." With that in my heart, all these little things that I had done wrong came to me, things of the world that I didn't want to let go of. I just surrendered it all to the Lord. Like Samson had prayed "Once more Lord," I prayed, "Once more Lord, I'm here at this altar. This time do not let me leave without your Spirit." In that instant I could feel His presence so strong around me, and I heard a brother ask one of my friends if she wanted the Holy Spirit. In my heart I said yes and claimed it!

I have that peace and joy that passes all understanding! I noticed a complete difference in my thoughts and feelings. My desire is to read the Bible or to listen to a Message, things that will strengthen me, instead of listening to music or surfing the web. My biggest hindrance was seeing people I cared about do something that wasn't quite right, but because they did it, it must be alright. The Holy Spirit is now my driving force, not my friends! Praise God.

I pray that you will find this testimony helpful. A brother told me right before the meetings, "The Holy Spirit has been guiding your every step to get you were you are today. For that desire to be in your heart is the Holy Spirit. God Bless you all!

Testimony 2:

Being raised in a Christian home I thought I would have no trouble receiving the Holy Spirit. Before this meeting I had been to many other meetings, and would go up to the altar and ask God to give me the Holy Spirit. Then I would think I had the Holy Spirit, and if anyone would ask if I had it I would say yes.

A few months before this meeting, I had started to listen to country music but could never get enough, and it would never satisfy a longing that was in my heart. When I heard about the meetings, I wanted to go to the whole thing but could only make it to the Saturday evening service. While I was in the service, it was just like any other one I had been to. At the end of the tape we got right up and started singing a song, but when the song ended is when God started calling me to go to the altar. After fighting that call, I knew if I didn’t go that this was my last chance to receive Him, so I went. While at the altar praying for the Holy Spirit, It came down on me and filled my emptiness I had that I was trying to fill with music. And after I got the Holy Spirit, the want for music left me and now I am a child of God and love Him with all my heart.

God Bless

Testimony 3:

I'm writing this testimony hoping it will be a blessing to you. Saturday afternoon I went to “Northside Fellowship" here in Tucson, AZ for the youth meetings. We listened to a tape called “Once More." At the end of the tape, Brother Samuel made an altar call. It was almost immediately I felt something inside my heart telling me to go to the altar.

So I went and I started to pray, asking the Lord to fill me with the Holy Ghost. After a while, someone came and prayed for me and I felt the blessings of the Lord upon me. But still I felt like I should stay there longer because I was looking for something more than just a blessing. I needed the Holy Ghost. I wanted to make sure I received it the same night, so I waited longer. Then I remembered Brother Branham say something like this on another tape, "When you go to the altar, don't get up till you receive what you want." I wanted the Holy Ghost, so I was not going to leave without it.

I stayed there longer praying and asking the Lord to fill me with the Holy Ghost. After a while, another group of brothers came and one of them asked me what was the reason for me to be there. I told them I wanted to be filled with the Holy Ghost, so they started praying for me. I felt the most sweetest presence coming upon me and I started crying. The presence of the Lord was so strong that I had never felt it before. Then I knew that I had received what I was looking for and I was satisfied.

When I got up, my body was so weak and shaky that I felt I was going to lose my balance. But the Lord was there with me. Now I feel the joy of the Lord upon me that no one can take away from me! God Bless You.

Testimony 4:

I was baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ in October of 2004. Since then I have learned more about the Christian life, and I knew that I needed the Holy Ghost to really be sealed into the Kingdom. I had prayed and prayed and I REALLY wanted the Holy Ghost, but I was scared to give up EVERYTHING for Him. In the meantime I was slowly falling away. I got to the point where I had no desire to pray or even read the Bible.

When I went to the meeting Saturday night, we listened to the Message "Once More." After the service, I went to the altar knowing I needed the Holy Ghost and couldn't go on much longer without Him. The Lord really came down and blessed and forgave me. I now feel like I can go without my past wrongs staring me in the face. Praise the Lord! At first the devil really tried to tell me I didn't receive It, but as the days go by I can see and know that the Lord DID fill me and is right there beside me to help me through every trial of life.

The night after that, I was paging through my Bible and I started reading Ephesians 2. Verses 1-7 fit perfectly with what happened Saturday night for us young people. Now my whole purpose and desire is to forever please my Heavenly Father and be open to His perfect will for my life.

My prayer is that my testimony can be a blessing to all and can help another Christian in their walk with Christ. God bless you all.

Testimony 5:

I had been praying for the Holy Ghost for quite some time before going to the meetings in Tucson. I had been touched many times and was believing I had the Holy Ghost, but I wanted to KNOW I had It. Music and other things of the world seemed to lead me farther and farther from God till I was to the point that I couldn't hardly pray anymore for the distance that had come between me and God. I am blessed to be able to say I have had a wonderful life and things rarely got me down, until the past month or so. I just seemed so empty and was constantly trying to fill that empty spot with more music and more adventures. I wanted to travel the world and have every adventure a person can have. Anything but normal life! I felt like I needed to be somewhere other than I was but I didn't know where. When I got to the service Saturday night I felt like something special was going to happen. After the tape, the Spirit started to come even before the altar call. When the altar call came I wasn't going to go but the longer I waited the more I knew I HAD to go. Once there the Spirit really fell. I gave everything over to the Lord and committed everything to him. I started praising him for giving me his Holy Spirit and a wave of peace swept down across me and I knew without a doubt I had it! Nothing is the same! I realize how real God really is! I have no desire for the music and other things that I was struggling with. I feel I am right where God wants me and I'm satisfied where I'm at till He leads me elsewhere. Praise God for his ever flowing mercy! My greatest desire is more of Him! God bless you all. Jenny Strite - 18

Testimony 6:

This is my testimony of how I got the Holy Ghost.

I knew that I needed the Holy Ghost, and I knew that I didn't have the Holy Ghost. Before I went to Tucson with my family to the meeting, I asked God if it would be His will that He would let me someway get the Holy Ghost at this meeting. After we had listened to a tape called "Once More," the Holy Spirit fell. They had an altar call. I went up to what would be my first time at the altar. The Holy Ghost fell on us all. I asked Jesus to forgive me for all I have ever done and I gave myself totally over to Him.

After that there was such a peace. I have never experienced so much peace. I can't stop thanking and praising Him for what He has done for me. Before I was filled I would always get this strange feeling every time I would think about going to Heaven. Something inside of me would say - "You are not going to make it." It would scare me. But now that He has given me the Holy Ghost, I no longer feel that way. It now gives me a peace to think about it. I have never experienced so much joy. I feel my life is totally new.

Testimony 7:

First, I want to thank my friends and family for praying for me. I knew I needed the Holy Ghost in my life. I knew of friends who had It and I wanted what they had. But I was not willing to let go of what I was into, such as music and other things the devil has out there to tempt the children of God. So when I heard about the meetings in Tucson, I went. Friday night was the first meeting. It was a good service, but I didn't feel the Lord like I wanted. The next day we went to a potluck at a park. After we ate, some of the young people did some skits that were really touching. Then two or three brothers and sisters gave their testimonies. One of them was Brother Matthew King. He said how when he got the Holy Ghost that It changed how he looked at things, such as listening to a message and how It was so real to him. I could hardly see how that could be, because I grew up listening to tapes, but it was like I couldn't grasp it. I guess it just wasn't real enough for me. So his testimony really got me to thinking - I wanted to have what he had.

After all of that, we went and played some volleyball. When we were finished and were ready to go for church, I left by myself feeling a little empty. I knew the Lord was working on me and wanted to give me the Holy Ghost, but I wasn't ready to give up my country music. So we went to church, and by then I was feeling so bad I was ready to do anything to get on God's side where I knew I needed to be.

After the message that was "Once More," Brother Samuel stood up and we started singing, and I said, "Lord, please don't let this be just like other services. I said, "Lord, if you give me the Holy Ghost I will burn my music and everything that is wrong." Just as I said that, Brother Samuel started getting excited. He said "What are we here for? To play church?" and I knew he was talking to me. When he called the altar call, I went up after seeing my good friend Micah go up. I just started asking God to forgive me for all I did wrong, and I asked Him to fill me with the Holy Ghost. While I was praying I thought of what Brother Branham said, "God is more willing to give you the Holy Ghost than you are to receive It." I knew I was going to get It, because I had been baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Holy Spirit fell and I could feel Him strongly, but I knew I hadn't gotten it yet. So I kept praying. Then Brother John Isaacson came and started praying for me, and the Holy Spirit came down so strong that I could hardly breathe. Then I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I had it. So I started praying for the person next to me. The Lord laid on my heart to say something to everyone. The devil started telling me, "No, you're not a speaker; that would be out of place." But the Lord just pressed so hard that I had to say something. I asked Brother Samuel if I could say something and he handed me the microphone. The Lord spoke through me and I said, "Brothers and sisters, if you don't have It tonight, you don't know what you're missing. Tonight is the night to get It because some day it will be too late." I couldn't stop crying and praising the Lord.

When we left that night I was a changed person! I told all my friends, and I am still on fire for the Lord and testifying about it. I have never felt such peace and love. I really hope this testimony will be a blessing to all. God bless and always keep me in your prayers. We can never pray too much.

Testimony 8:

I have been raised my whole life in a message home, with good Christian parents. I would go to church every Wednesday night, Sunday morning, and Sunday night. Listening to bad music was the most difficult thing to resist for me.

During the Saturday night service, I felt a leading to go and pray at the altar. I didn't want to go, because I was embarrassed of what people might think. Finally I went up to the altar and started to pray. After a couple of minutes, my friends came up and prayed too. The Holt Spirit came down; you could really feel that the Lord was there with us. I was prayed for and filled with the Holy Spirit.

Ever since that night, I feel changed. The devil is trying hard to stop me, but the battle is already won by Jesus Christ.

God Bless you!