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When You Say Yes to God

We have all been afraid at some point—unsure of what the future holds. Maybe you’re living there right now. If so—you’re not alone.  Lauren faced a situation where she felt God calling her to do something she didn’t understand—something that would test her faith. By saying ‘yes’ to God and His plans, she was encouraged by His faithfulness. Check out her story:  “About 6 months ago, God started pushing me to go back to work at the hospital as a…

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2019: A Year of Faithfulness

Over this past year, we’ve seen it over and over. God’s faithfulness has come through. He’s reconciled marriages, He’s provided hope, He’s healed bodies, minds, and spirits, and He’s comforted and uplifted. He’s saved people, He’s changed their lives, and He’s done it all in front of our eyes. As we’ve recorded these stories throughout 2019, we’ve seen just a glimpse of how greatly God has moved in our lives this year. He’s been faithful, and here are reminders of…

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Effortless

We aren’t made to live life alone…but, if we took a poll, odds are, everyone would say they’ve felt overlooked, isolated, or misunderstood at some point in life. For some people, it may have been just a short, fleeting moment of feeling this way, but for many of us, we’ve had to fight through those feelings over and over again.  Growing up, Kayla was no stranger to those feelings of loneliness, but now, she’s experiencing a new way of life,…

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COACH CASTLEBERRY’S BIG PAYOFF: A PREPARE STORY

Every year we see God move in powerful ways in the lives of people during Prepare. Lives are changed, miracles happen, prayers are answered, and people hear God speak to them for the very first time. As we head into Prepare 2019, take a look as Doug and Kasie Castleberry share their own Prepare story of stepping out in faith and seeing God work a miracle. “In 2016, our faith was pushed, tested, relied upon, and revealed more than we…

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Fasting for the First Time

Though he didn’t know what to expect, Josh Taylor decided to fast for the very first time last year at Prepare 2016. Josh shares with us what God did through his willingness to take a step of faith: “I had never fasted before participating in Prepare 2016. Upon speaking with many of our Milestone family, they shared with me it was their favorite time of year at Milestone, I was excited to experience it for myself, though I went into…

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Going All In for Prepare

Prepare 2017

Milestone member Scott Stewart had two radically different experiences the last two years during Prepare. He’s shared his story as an encouragement for us to go “all in” for Prepare 2017.  “Prepare 2017 starts tonight and the 3-day fast looms large in my thoughts. I’m reminded of the difference in my experience between Prepare 2015, which was amazing, and last year’s Prepare, when I was half-hearted in my participation. God is always faithful, but the contrast in those two years clearly…

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