TESTIMONIES

“Sean and Jen are passionate about serving this generation and raising up new leaders.  Firestarters dares to take the Bible at its word and watches God move in mighty ways.”  - Ryan Showalter (Discipleship Ministries Director and Friend)

“I came on crutches due to a major tear and cartilage damage in my knee and nerve damage in my ankle.  God healed my knee and ankle.  I no longer need crutches or my knee brace and I am now walking better than I have in eight years!” - Mark Cragle (Participant at a Firestarters event)

“I had been abused as a child and, during counseling, I was encouraged to visualize this child.  I always saw her sad, with her head down, sitting under a tree.  After praying for healing... I saw her dancing... twirling... feeling free and joyful!” - Hanne (Participant at a Firestarters event)

“In a time of urgency, God’s hand has been evident in the ministry of Firestarters.”  - Joe Sherer (Senior Pastor of Mount Joy Mennonite Church)

“I’m 82.  So glad the Lord has let me live long enough to see revival coming.  PTL.”  - Charlotte Briggs (Grandma to Jen & Sean)

“They (Firestarters) are helping to 'fan into flame' the youth of Lancaster County, reaching out across the generations and bringing healing and deliverance.”  - Mary Nickliss (Participant in Gateway House of Prayer)

“God took the pain out of my back.  I touched my toes without bending my knees for the 1st time in 8 years.  He also let me hear many sounds and people talking without being confused.  God is healing my body and my mind.”  - Kim Cooper (Participant at Fire Station in Dec 2008)

"I really appreciate your hearts in activating and releasing.  It has been SO healing to work with you.  It has reawakened the gifts in me."  - Ashley Baltozer (Co-owner of Higher Grounds Coffee shop in Mt Joy)

"The vertebrae in my lower back had been bulging for a long time and caused limited range of motion.  When I rubbed my hand over my backbone I could feel a lump there.  At a Firestarter's event I felt something touch my back as if to remove the disc and replace it with a new one.  I truly believe God has healed me.  The discomfort and lump are totally gone."  - Karen Tennis (Bible teacher, Christian minister)

"During the Firestarters worship I experienced a breakthrough in the area of personal worship... I was free... released to worship God for all He is with all my heart - singing out spontaneous worship freely…  I left the night with peace, joy and freedom!”  - Jason Nissley (Owner of Jason's Woodworks)

“As Sean and Jen spoke about breaking these curses... I knew there were curses that I wanted broken.  …we prayed and broke off all of the lies and secrets that I had been holding and accepting in my life.  From that moment… I felt FREEDOM!!!!!!”  - Deanna Grager (Kraybill elementary school teacher, worship leader)

"I felt a new freedom that carried forward from the event into the rest of my life!" - Austin Ritz (Worship leader)

"(God was) removing labels the world has given youth and young adults." - Diane Kanode (Mother and Intercessor)

"It was so great to see them (Firestarters) care only about what God wanted and to have them focus on honoring God." - Derrick Garber (Associate Pastor of East Petersburg Mennonite Church )

"(I sensed God was) pouring out, encouraging and restoring." - Sharon Hess (Young Adult Minister at East Petersburg Mennonite Church)

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