So I did it. I said "yes" to Jesus without truly knowing what I had said yes to, only who I had said yes to. Three months later 125 women, 3 speakers, and a band came together for two days and lives were changed for eternity. I remember looking around as the band played their opening song and thinking to myself, "I'm so glad I said yes." As emails of life change began flooding in after the event was over I sat back thinking, "I'm so glad I said yes."
We are now heading into year THREE of Refres{her} and it continues to grow! Not only will more women gather at Refres{her} April 4-5, but for the first time, teen girls have a place to hang with their girlfriends and tackle some huge defining moments in their lives at the Refres{her} Girls Event November 2. I hear all of the time, "we aren't all about the numbers, but..." Well, our team IS all about the numbers. We want MORE people to come into an intimate, life changing, relationship with Jesus. We want MORE women to stop talking about Jesus and start living like Him. We want MORE women to plug into ministry. We want MORE authentic relationships. We want MORE time to worship. WE WANT MORE JESUS!
There are so many women who have been called to MORE - and we look at Jesus and say, "You want me to do what?!" Let me answer that question for you - He wants YOU to experience MORE of Him. Say, yes! You will be so glad you did.
-Vanessa Hartsell
Executive Director
Ignite Life ministries