Sweet 16, Sweet Surrender

Editor's Note: Today, we have a special guest writer who has a powerful testimony to share!


Hello everybody my name is Jennifer. I’m Pastor Amaya’s little sister.

Recently, it was my birthday and for so long my family has been telling me that I shouldn’t turn another age without turning to God. Me being me -- I didn’t listen, nor did I take the warnings seriously.

The day of my 16th birthday came and my aunt, Apostle Angel, was preaching that Sunday.

I was thinking in the back of my mind that she was definitely going to say something about me regarding getting saved, but I didn’t think too much about it.

She started giving warnings and encouragements, saying that God wanted me saved for my “Sweet Sixteen” and how I was ultimately going to crash into something bad if I didn’t turn soon.

She also brought up suicidal thoughts and not wanting to wake up. And that is when I broke down.

For the last 2 years, I’ve struggled with being sad often and crying myself to sleep most nights. It got so bad that I literally prayed and told God that if he took my life that night I would be grateful. Once Auntie Angel said that, I knew God was trying to find a way for me to finally let him in.

So, I took that opportunity and gave up on my ways and just said, “Yes!"

There was no more fighting or hiding from God and if it wasn’t for that service I wouldn’t be saved now.

I’m so grateful for my family and everybody who rejoiced for my Sweet Sixteen!