Personal Testimonies

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Written Testimonies

• "We are truly thankful for the ministry as a whole . . . We believe this couple took it [the counsel] to heart and became convicted to change, forgive, and restore their marriage.  This experience has also strengthened our own relationship." ~ Advocate, IN

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• "[The counselor] did an excellent job of giving us direction and the Scriptures to let God work in our marriage.  This weekend really transformed my view of God and His role in my life and our marriage." ~ Counselee, IN

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• "I am so thankful that it's not "I think" counseling but truly biblical counseling.  Also, they don't just counsel but they draw near as friends and open their lives to us.  It's counseling truly from the heart!" ~ Advocate, IN

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• "This is life changing.  You can definitely feel the Spirit of God working in this ministry."  ~ Counselee, IN

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• A teenager daughter had not been taking care of herself for a medical condition she has.  After receiving hope and encouragement while at TS,  she went back and had a checkup. The psychologist was "blown away" by the progress she had made.  The psychologist admitted that she had given up on her and didn't think there was much hope for her. ~ Counselee, CA

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• "Thank you for taking the stand of truth and giving it in grace and gentleness and mercy!" ~ Advocate, IN

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• "[The counselor] was clearly in tune to the Holy Spirit and was able to discern issues in this family . . . The biblical counsel was wonderful and gave the entire family hope." ~ Advocate, IN

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• "Thank you for sharing the love of Jesus with us!  The entire staff and family here are a true blessing and a God send.  May God continue to equip and use you all." ~ Advocate, IN

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• "I wouldn't trade this experience as an advocate for a million dollars, I honestly wouldn't.  It was good for them (counselees), it was good for Kathy* and me." ~ Advocate, AL 

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• "I am most thankful for my husband's salvation.  I am grateful that the Spirit met with us daily and gently, lovingly revealed Himself to Jeremy* ."  ~ Counselee, IN

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• "Coming in to this program I was very apprehensive and didn't want to do it.  But God has really softened my heart through His Word and through the counsel I have received . . . I am most thankful for the fact that the counsel was straight from the Bible . . . The whole time here was very profitable and I look forward to seeing what God is going to do through me as a result of my time here." ~ Counselee, CA

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• "I received Christ while here.  I am leaving with the tools I need to live a full life in Christ." ~ Counselee, IN

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• "God bless this whole ministry family!  Grace, understanding, and a complete saturation in God's Word has given us the key to solving so many family issues that before seemed so overwhelming."  ~ An advocate and brother-in-law of counselee, IN

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• Pete* is like a new man.  He and Sarah* are doing great and getting along so well since there time at Twelve Stones. Also, my husband and I are marveling at how the Lord works.  We keep wondering if the Lord used us to help Pete* and Sarah* or if He used them to get us to Twelve Stones.  My husband and I have begun praying together for the first time in 15 years of marriage.  ~ An advocate, KY

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• "I am amazed with God even more - AS A RESULT OF YOUR LIGHT!  God is good to us and you all are a reflection of His love, patience, and wisdom." ~ An advocate, IN

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• "I want to thank everyone at Twelve Stones for their time, kindness, love, and patience (basically the fruit of the Spirit) . . . We will always be a part of your ministry.  God is working on relationships and changing lives."      ~ Counselee, IN       

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• “I am leaving Twelve Stones with a renewed passion for running hard after the Lord with open hands to whatever He might bring . . . Thank you for being obedient and seeking the Lord, for in doing so, you have helped me to want to know Him in truth – more deeply.  Thank you for loving me.”  ~ An advocate, CA

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• I’m the second to the youngest girl in the family, and I am 12 years old. I just wanted to say thank-you for everything you have done for my Dad... Thank-you for letting the Lord work through you to show him the Lord Jesus Christ in a different perspective. I have seen a lot of change in my Dad.... He was so excited to share what he learned in Indiana. And that not only blessed my Dad but the whole entire family! I just love seeing, hearing and knowing my Dad is enjoying the Lord and wanting to spend more and more time with him. It makes me want to do the same.  ~Daughter of a counselee, CA

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• “One comment that my mother-in-law shared with my wife (her daughter) was that they had just experienced the best demonstration of truth in grace. Thank you for your vital ministry manifesting the power of the Word of God to convict and change hearts.”  ~Family member of a counselee, TX

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• “I so much appreciated how committedly you used prayer in your ministry and how your ministry to Steve* was bathed in so much mercy... My own walk with the Lord has been strongly impacted by my time at Twelve Stones -- I am still experiencing the afterglow effect of it all, and would rank our time at Twelve Stones as one of the top two or three greatest highlights of my life with God.”
  ~Pastor served as an advocate, CA

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• “It has been almost three months since I was there with David* (my advocate) and I thank God daily for you and your ministry. As you know when I was there I was desperately seeking out everything besides God. The three days that I was there truly has changed my life. I will never forget the time we were able to spend together in God’s word and the truth that was spoken those days. God has really been working on my life since that time. David* and I have grown together as not only counselee and advocate but also as friends in Christ. I will never be able to say THANK YOU enough for the wonderful ministry you have there.”  ~Counselee, IN

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• I was able to let go of many of the fears and concerns of the world because of the abundance of time meditating, praying, and reflecting on the holiness of God and the beauty of his creation. I was shown compassion and care for not only my physical and emotional health but more importantly my walk with God and left with a clear conscience. A special bond grew between everyone and I know my advocate will remind me of the pain and suffering that exists in the bondage of sin and help me to fly in the freedom and joy I found while there.  ~Counselee, IN

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• I had the opportunity to participate in the conclusion of an intensive counseling week involving a couple from our church. I saw first hand the result of prolonged teaching, counseling, and loving in ministering to a struggling family. Conformity to Scripture was the focus and Jesus was preeminent. The end result was beautiful and was a testimony to the value of longer term, intensive ministry for people in need of real change.  ~Pastor, IN

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• Twelve Stones was a refuge to allow our family time to focus on God's principles in all of our lives. It gave us specific goals to achieve reconciliation with one another. Through the Twelve Stones Staff, our pastor and accountability partners we were taught how "to put skin on it" by applying God's Word to our lives.  ~Counselee, IN

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• My experience with Twelve Stones has been a tremendous blessing. They provided essential counsel and extended direction to a family with some significant struggles while helping to equip another family to walk beside them well beyond the intervention time spent on campus. They also did a great job involving me as the pastor of the family and advocates. I believe the vision of Twelve Stones to provide intensive counseling/discipleship intervention while equipping and working with their client’s home church is both biblical and essential for long-term growth and change.  ~Pastor, IN

  * Names have been changed to maintain privacy