Every year, Grace in the Wilderness Ministries hosts a teen conference towards the beginning of the year for girls 5th – 12th grade called, Empowered Jesus Girl. This has been a growing success over the years and a great source of unity among local teens from various churches, backgrounds, and communities! It has been such a blessing to watch teen girls forget about their worries, worship freely, and grow closer to God at this event.
Years back, we charged each teenager a fee for food and worship. It wasn’t the best scenario, but at the time it was the only way the event could go on. A few years back, we prayerfully decided to step out on faith and make this a FREE event. We reached out to the community and let God lead us in the direction HE wanted us to go. Within a few weeks, we had the event booked, a band and speaker in place, and multiple volunteers to assist wherever there was a need. We trusted and God provided.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5
From then on, we have had a vast variety of volunteers that help with decorations, food preparations, registration, light/sound crew, music, and speaking. It’s amazing to see the provision God has blessed us with over the years! He has used this event for His glory and allowed it to grow every year!
The first time I spoke at Empowered Jesus Girl, we had around 50-75 teen girls. A year later, we had close to 100, then about 150, and last year we had over 250 attendees! God is using this event to reach girls around the Upstate and start a revival that only He can direct!
If the Lord wills, we hope to grow even more in the coming years and reach more teens for the glory of God!
Usually, the only cost for this event from the ministry is the pizza. As you know, teenage girls love their pizza and feeding 250 teenagers gets pretty expensive. So I’m asking you to help me help others! No matter your age, no matter your connection to Empowered Jesus Girl, you can make a difference in the lives of others! Every penny counts and every penny is one penny closer to allowing someone to join this event, learn about Jesus, and get a FREE meal at the same time!
Save your change to make a change!
One way you can serve it to simply save your change to make a change! We all end up with pockets full of change and pennies without purpose that sometimes fall to the wayside. I ask you to set out a jar somewhere in your home and write “Empowered by Change” on it. Over the next few months, clean out your pockets, old pocketbooks and bags, and maybe even look under the couch for lost coins, and toss them in your jar. Over time, your jar will start to fill up and you’ll see how quickly your change can make a change!
When your jar is full or you would like to make a donation to Empowered Jesus Girl 2020, you can contact me or one of the ladies from Grace in the Wilderness at the information below.
Kayla Rampey: KaylaRampey@Yahoo.com 864-915-8094
Sharon Hawkins: Sharon@wildernessgrace.org (864) 380-2358
Grace In The Wilderness Ministries, PO Box 14848, Greenville, SC 29610
We are also looking for youth and adults to help out as volunteers, photographers, and advertisers. If social media is your thing, contact me directly and I will gladly sign you up to help us out! Whatever your spiritual gift may be, we would love for you to join the crew as we serve the Lord!
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” Romans 12:1
We are all called to serve God, and if you feel like this would be a great fit for you, contact me today and will add you to our list! You can email me at KaylaRampey@yahoo.com or text me at 864-915-8094.
We ask that you pray specifically for God to provide the wisdom and direction for 2020s event, the financial means to keep this event Free for everyone, and the volunteers that will step out on faith with us to share His word!
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” Romans 15:13
Thank you for your prayers!
May God bless you and show you His grace every day!
-Kayla Rampey