Testimonies from Queen Camp, 2004

        “I have been the victim of Satanic Ritual Abuse and I came because 2 of my friends brought me; they said I’d be made well, they were right! Someone came in the middle of worship and hugged me.  I didn’t know who she was, but the hug must have lasted well over 5 minutes.  During that time, I wept like I haven’t in years and she just kept telling me, ‘Jesus knows all about it and He’s going to make it better, you can trust Him.’  She would stroke my hair like the Mother I never had. I felt such peace and trust while she held me.  To my surprise, she was the speaker!  When she invited those who want Jesus to come forward, I ran and received Him.  I trusted Him because I trusted what was in her.  My friend said that was Jesus in Sandi.  I have been set free of my demons and torments.  Sandi was nice enough to come and sit with me and my friends in our room and answer some hard questions that I had.  I have been set free and put on the right path.  People talk about peace and freedom, but I never imagined it would be this great.  Thank you to everyone, thank you!”

        “I was given the privilege to sit and be still this weekend.  I am very busy in my church and family.  This was like a year of rest and refreshing for me, thank you for that.  Friday night the Lord sweetly came to me and I felt a hot flow go through my body.  He swept me up into a vision of Calvaryand when it was over, my back pain was totally gone.  I have been well all weekend, it feels great.  I was scheduled for back surgery because of crushed disks and a few other complications.  I felt the hot flow of Jesus and heard a snap and that was that.  He is enough and he is able.  Like we were taught this weekend…….just simply ABIDE in Him!”

        “The sign language segment was the most unreal thing to me.  My son is deaf.  I have always wondered at his commitment to the Lord and his love for Him.  Since he can’t express it the way I am used to, I have misjudged him.  He is young and so I worry.  BUT, when the woman got up and signed that song to the Lord, and it was very obvious that it was to the Lord, it changed my world.  I knew instantly that she was worshipping the Lord in the purest of ways and that my son, too, was going to be able to do that like few will be privileged to do.  Thank you for the weekend, the worship, the teaching, the fellowship…… but thank you most of all for that beautiful song done in sign language.  I cannot tell you, because words fail me, how much hope and joy it gave me.  The Lord was truly glorified in it and I was greatly encouraged.”

        “Barak didn’t want to go because he wanted control over Mt.Tabor and he couldn’t trust the Lord to take care of him through the Valley of Jezreel which was out of control with flooding and things…….. the village life, the walled cities, all the history of Israel during the time of Deborah and the Judges was eye opening, I feel like I went to Israel for the weekend!  Sisera and Jael.  That was a powerful object lesson Sandi gave; I loved it!   What an amazing journey!  Thank you for all the knowledge, love, fellowship and revelation.  During prayer, the Lord healed me of my blindness in one eye.  I can’t believe how much better it is to see with both eyes ---- physically AND spiritually!  Thanks so much for letting the Lord move through you!”

          “I was touched by so many things….. the weekend as a Queen who worships the King of Kings ended far too soon!  I don’t think I’ve ever been treated as well as I was this weekend. The worship took me to a whole new level and the teaching caused me to go to a deeper place and look at what I was doing and why I was doing it.  Leave the Palm Tree behind and pursue the cause of Christ! Prior to coming I read Psalm 91 each day, my whole family began to do this with me and we were all blessed during my preparations to come!  I truly felt like Queen Esther before she went in to meet the King.  I was so prepared because of your instruction, that my spirit immediately ran to the Lord.  Thank you for that.  I was abused as a child and have never properly dealt with it.  When it came time to “give that” to God, I ran from it.  BUT, on the 2^nd night, the Lord came and asked for it once again, and this time, I gave Him all that disappointment, fear and pain.  I am totally free.  I called my husband that night after service at 1 in the morning and I expect my marriage and ministry to be richer and fuller because of the honest time I’ve had with the Lord.  Thank you, thank you so very much.”

          “I love all the stories and the ‘Extend-o-Bob’ thing still has me roaring!  The Lord has brought great joy to my heart this weekend.  I haven’t laughed this much, well, I don’t think ever!  I feel complete peace and powerfully refreshed.  I learned so much about Deborah, I feel like I know her, I’m going to miss her when we leave this mountain, she became a friend to me!”

          “When we chose the ‘Queen for a Day!” at breakfast on Saturday, it was the most amazing thing to me.  Not only because of how much fun it was or because of all the beautiful gifts she received, but because nobody knew her.  It was her first time to Queen Camp and only 3 other people knew who she was from what I understand, yet all the women stood and cheered and clapped and laughed and shouted, as if it was their best friend being crowned.  I thought to myself ‘Wow, these ladies really ARE excited about blessing one another!!’  That attitude of giving and loving was prevalent throughout the entire weekend, so when it came time to respond to the Spirit of the Lord, how could we not respond with the loving and giving attitude we were surrounded with all weekend?  The whole thing was beautifully done, all of it.  The teaching was unbelievable and the worship life changing.  Thanks for those long lingering altar calls.  It was so beautiful to sit and just let the music flow over my soul after all that rich teaching.  Just a perfect weekend in Christ.  Thanks so much.”

         “It was about Jesus and I learned so much that I’ll have to review my notes for weeks to digest it all.  But, here’s a big piece of what I got……… it’s okay to have fun!  I had so much fun!  I made new friends and we worshipped together, did Bible Studies together in between services, went to the Sauna and pool together and then went for a hike up in Yosemite. I have come to know that I am not a small part of God’s puzzle, I am a big part of it because of Jesus and I have company.  The ladies were all so amazing to me.  I have already signed up to come next year.  I have been in bondages of ‘works and performance’.  I’m happy to say that those things have been broken and I am free.  When Sandi walked around sharing her Banana Cream Pie that night during dinner, I almost died when she came to me and said I looked like I could use some pie before I finished my dinner!  I ate of it and all I can say is the formality and performance mindset that was put on me by man dropped off and I felt freedom.  I have never felt that before and am determined not to lose it.  I can’t explain what happened to me or what it was that caused it, but I know this, when Sandi touched my shoulder and invited me to taste some pie, it was like she was asking me if I wanted a miracle and because of the mercy of God, I took it!  It has been an amazing weekend.  I was forever changed.”

          “Perfect strangers embraced me because we share a love for our Father and I was brought to know that I am not alone.  I have sisters.  From the first moment I came in to register, I felt the love and peace of the Lord.  I have been a weary soldier in an endless war.  I came in here with battle scars and during this time the Lord showered me with His affection and kindness through my sisters.  I feel ready now to face the war that I am in.  I have so much hope and excitement!  Thank you!”

        “For me it was all about the Communion service that we had on Saturday morning.  I have NEVER had communion done like that before and it was truly amazing.  I have never been told the power and cost of communion or what it truly means (partnership with Christ) to partake of it.  I was never told to sit and ponder Christ and my own heart like I was told to do that night.  It was as if nothing else mattered.  I suppose because nothing else did.  It was all about Jesus.  Thank you for giving Him that, thank you for giving me that.  It changed me.  The communion was a life changing event for me!”

        “I’ve never been treated so well at a “camp” before.  The food and service was totally over the top.  My room was truly fit for a Queen.  You weren’t kidding when you named it “Queen Camp.”  Boy, I’m gonna be hard to live with after this!!  It was the love of the other women that moved me the most.  Women who mostly didn’t know one another; but came together to lift up Jesus.  We came in our little groups of 2’s and 3’s and met with other groups of 10’s.  We call came together to form one big family of sister with one thing on our mind, to lift up Jesus.  What an event it was.”

        “I take away with me some of the deepest teachings in the word of God that I have ever heard.  She made the Old Testament come alive and marry the New Testament in such a way that I have never heard of before.  I am so amazed at how ALIVE the word became under Sandi’s care and the leading of the Holy Spirit.  My mouth is hanging open as I am writing this even!”

        “I am an ‘older saint’ and I truly appreciated seeing so many young, busy women come together to glorify Christ.  I loved the shopping tables as well, that was so fun to have a store of Christian items to browse through.  I will carry with me the memories of fun, joy, laughter, tears and revelation as long as the Lord allows.  How good it was to be with you this weekend.”

        “I have been in bondage for 2 years because of some decisions that I made, but Saturday morning, I was set free.  This is Sunday and I’m still free!  The miracle stuck!!”

        “I appreciated the way the married women were told to line up along the walls and then the single women ‘marched’ in front of them praying for them and for their marriages.  I was one who needed prayer desperately for my marriage.  A young teenage woman prayed for me and I felt something snap in my soul.  I can’t explain it other than to say, the oppression and depression in my marriage left and I knew it.  I have waited to write this after I got home, because I wanted to see if what I thought happened, really happened.  Well, it did.  My husband had a big dinner for me (he barbequed EVERYTHING!) and apologized for making my life so miserable these past 8 years.  I couldn’t believe it.  I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t speak; I just couldn’t believe it.  So, a week later, I’m writing this because I want you to know that I have the life I have always dreamed of because a young woman prayed for me at your direction with the hand of God.  Thanks for that.  I don’t know what the evil was that left, but this I know, IT LEFT!  Praise the wonderful name of Jesus!”

        “I learned to appreciate where the Lord has placed me and to not be so critical of others around me.  I learned to treat my husband like a King, if I expect to be treated like a Queen.  I learned a lot.  Thanks for all the effort that went out to make this such a first class event.”

        “I have to leave things behind to go forward.  I won’t forget.  The testimonies on Sunday morning inspired me and ignited my spirit in an unexplainable way.”

        “Cynthia’s story about the woman with the blind and deaf-mute little boy that she met while in Africahad a huge impact on me.  As the woman said, ‘Yes, my God is faithful.’  What a story, what a story”

        “During the Saturday service, I was sobbing uncontrollably, for the Lord was setting me free during that awesome worship time.  I felt a very large hand on my right shoulder. It brought me a strange and supernatural comfort.  When I was lifted up out of my pain, I asked the people around me if they had put their hands on me and nobody had.  My peace and comfort remain in Him!”

        “I have been a ‘nag’ I guess and now I’m going to change.  I learned how to ‘abide in the Lord’ this weekend and I will continue to live the lessons I learned here.”

        “This weekend reminded me of the need we have for fellowship, we got that.  It reminded me of the precious love of the Lord, we felt that.  It reminded me of the sanctity of Communion, we experienced that.  We were all surrounded by all of His blessings from above the entire weekend.”

        “Communion blew me away.  It made very clear to me the power of that cup.  When the single women prayed for the married women it was one of the most amazing things I’d ever seen.  Sandi staying up practically all night to pray for each one was like watching Jesus love on people.  She never got tired and seemed to thrive on passing out the Love of the Lord, it was like watching a never-ceasing miracle re-occur every 5 minutes or so.  What a mighty God we serve, that He would empower one to care so much in His name for so many!  Thank you for that; I didn’t think people cared that much anymore.”

        “The Lord brought His direction and peace to my heart on matters that have been very uncertain.  I received revelation and clarity, thank you so much.”

        “I have been moved to hope and I cannot even express the depth of it.  Thank you.  When our marriages received prayer by the single gals, a supernatural love entered my heart for my husband.  When Sandi broke the bondages off of us; well, I don’t know about anyone else, but something not only dropped off, it jumped off and ran!  I have such a deep love for my husband.  That night, a supernatural wave of love came across my soul for him and I thank the Lord for it.  Our home has been a ‘war zone’ and I want to change that atmosphere now.  With the Lord’s help and direction, I will change my home to be a home of love and a haven of peace. I hold the key to my husband’s behavior by the attitude of my heart---- this was a powerful lesson to learn and well worth the trip, but I received so much more also.  The foundation of my service to Jesus is to be who He has called me to be and part of that for me, is a loving wife.  I will go forward in this new found love.”

       “WOW!  This was the most amazing weekend I have ever had. I didn’t know what to expect.  The Holy Spirit settled on me and told me to stop competing with things and people around me, just be satisfied with Him.  He also let me know how much he loved ME.  Little old me.  I feel so accepted, that I can no longer behave rejected!”

        “This weekend has made me a more positive person.  I have been negative and not a very fun person.  I learned up here to have a good time and let the Lord deal with the tough stuff.  I learned to sit at His feet and love Him.  That is enough!  He doesn’t want me to always perform something for Him.  He is enough and that’s enough!”

        “The Yosemite Valleywas amazing this time of year.  Just enough snow to be on the trees, but not on the roads.  It was perfect weather and the facility was PERFECT!  The whole weekend was magnificent.  I’ve been praying about some problems that I’ve been having.  I came expecting the answers.  I came in fear and worry.  I am leaving with answers to my problems, with a desire to trust Him and I am in perfect Peace.  Thank you for letting God do that for me!”

        “I came full of stress and stomach ulcers.  My ulcers are gone and so is my stress!  I laid in my bed in between lunch and dinner on Saturday and let the Lord really talk with me about some things.  In the still, in the quiet ………. Thank you for letting the Lord trap me in my room like He did.  You said that you deliberately don’t have ‘workshops’ during the day because you want us to go have fun, rest, be with Jesus….. do whatever we wanted to do.  Let me tell you, if there was a ‘workshop’, I would have went……. more running!  So thank you for being sensitive to the Lord and letting us find our Father in the middle of everything.  I haven’t felt this good for decades!”

        “The Lord took my doubt and feelings of unworthiness and gave me assurance and hope in Him.  I rested and it was a gift.  I haven’t rested like this for years.  And the fellowship……… sweet and pure.  Not only did I receive encouragement and stimulation for growth in Christ, but I was gifted with a beautiful time of refreshing, which I greatly needed.  I have been made to feel truly special.”

        “This was the most awesome weekend I can every remember having!  The worship was a blessing.  I loved the schedule, except for the early breakfast, thanks for changing that for next year! All of the surprises were so fun.  The ‘Queen’s Court’ and ‘The Queen.’  The welcome gifts were such a surprise.  Abba’s Heart always does a beautiful job of these things, but this year, you girls out-did yourselves.  The welcome gifts were so great.  I LOVE the bag with the Queen Camp logo on it and all.  Very classy and nice.  I get so excited about following Jesus and look for new and more perfect ways to serve and please Him everytime I am in the presence of my sisters.  I loved being so loved.  Thanks.”

        “I was in a special place this weekend. It has been perfect!  The Lord sweetly revealed to me that I need to let go completely and let Him have total control.  I have had unforgiveness in my heart and when Sandi made us stop everything and deal with unforgiveness I was amazed at how quickly the Lord rushed in to help me.  She told us to write down the names of people we need to talk with or love on in the name of Jesus and give or get forgiveness; I was pretty shocked at how long my list was.  But, just writing down the names gave me such freedom, I can’t wait to see how much more wonderful my relationship with Jesus gets when I actually put feet to my motives and these names.  Thank you for letting me find this perfect place with Jesus and feel so much of His Peace.  Praise God.”

        “I found out this weekend that it’s okay to forgive myself because He has already forgiven me.  My abortions have caused me to carry my head down and been down cast for years, but today I am free.  I finally feel alive.”

        “I have been delivered of condemnation and self-hatred.  I have tried to kill myself on more than one occasion.  This weekend, all that left me.  I can’t even stand the clothes that I am wearing.  I took out all my piercings and feel loved and accepted.  Totally loved and accepted.  I learned with the other ladies to abide with Christ, simply abide, because He is and we can.  Thanks my sisters, I am free.”

        “When I came up here I was ready to give up on my marriage.  When I received prayer, I felt a radiant heat flow over me and I can’t explain it, but I have a peace and determination now to finish the course the Lord has set me on and finish it well.  I am ready to go back out now.”

        “I came up here very ill.  Horribly debilitating arthritis and asthma.  During prayer time, I felt a rush of wind around me and I stood up straight with no pain.  It has been 13 years since I’ve been able to do this and breathing…… I was breathing fully with no gasping.  I’m totally healed.  It felt like new life flooded into me, and I guess it did, that would be the Lord Jesus!”

        “This was my first retreat and I don’t know what would have happened to me if I hadn’t come.  Everyone was so thoughtful and helpful.  Total strangers were loving me and letting me know I was accepted, wanted and loved.  It was like watching Jesus walk around all weekend long with many faces.  I felt so welcome and comfortable.  I’ve had many issues of abuse in my life and have found it hard to trust anyone.  I am willing to trust again and give God total control because of this weekend.  Thank you.”

        “The Word the Lord gave to me has changed my mind, my heart and my life.  This was my first retreat and I was very encouraged at how loved I felt.  I didn’t know the Lord was so powerful.  He spoke to me about things that nobody knew about, especially not Sandi, I’ve never met her before.  He confirmed his mighty presence to me.  I stand in awe of this massive friend and savior that I call Lord.  Thank you, what a wake up call for me, spiritually.”

        “I have drawn closer to the Lord than I have ever been or have ever even attempted before.  It was always a struggle before, but the Lord simply was up here and welcome me to His side.”

        “What a blast!  Being around so many who love the Lord so intensely is life changing.  From the first moment we walked in here and worship started, the women were like an explosion for the Lord, so powerful to be part of that.  This was my first retreat and I’ve already signed up for next year’s Queen Camp and also for the Common Ground Retreat in April, can’t wait!”

        “I am refreshed in Jesus, that is my testimony.  Life is big and harsh and cruel and busy……. This was simply refreshing.  I loved all of Sandi’s antics to get her spiritual points across in the word.  I was able to take with me many word pictures to help me live out what I have learned here this weekend.  ‘Extend-o Bob’ was great.  I laugh every time I think of that story!

        “Deborah’s willingness to go with and hold Barak’s hand reminds me of how the Lord has gone with me.  I loved how the scripture was brought to life.  Her insights are amazing and truly God-sent!”

        “The Communion caused me to look at my heart differently than I ever have before, I guess I got real with God and boy did He get real with me!  I didn’t realize I have so much hatred until the Holy Spirit started to speak to me.  I am so grateful for this time, I would have lived my life so busy, I never would have discovered these truths and taken the opportunity to get forgiveness and feel the Lord’s acceptance.”

        “I know that I can make it because I am being escorted by my King, wherever I go!”

        “I ‘came clean’ with God this weekend. I now see communion in a whole new way.”

        “God took away my cravings for sweets this weekend.  I don’t know what was wrong before, why I had them so much, but they are gone now and I can finally start to lose this weight!”

        “I am the one who was crying all the time!  I cried when I looked at the Registration table, when I went to the merchandise table, during worship, sermons, altar………..  I just felt so much of Jesus here, that I was almost continually overwhelmed; it refreshed me to be here, even in the midst of my tears, because they were tears of joy to see Jesus in so many things!”

        “I LOVED being served at mealtimes.  The opulent decorations were wonderful and greatly appreciated.  The chefs made some fantastic food, it wasn’t your ‘regular camp or retreat’, this was something else!  I feel very pampered.  During Communion time, after the skit, the Lord showed me some anger issues I had and I was able to deal with them before taking communion with the help of the Holy Spirit.  Sandi, thanks for giving us that time to reflect and ‘get right.”

        “God renewed my tired spirit.  He has made clear His will for more compassion towards others in my life.  He has allowed me to rest in his beauty and find peace in His spirit this weekend.  He has been faithful beyond words to me this weekend.  All of these women have been a gorgeous expression of the Lord’s love to me.  Amazing are His works; unending is His grace.”

        “My husband and I have been hurt in church in the past and so now we don’t pray together anymore and we don’t move in ministry together either.  We have been separated spiritually and it’s been very painful for me.  I have been secretly praying that the Lord would make us one again in spirit; I have terribly missed the oneness in spirit with my husband.  The night when Sandi had the single gals pray for the married ones, a woman came to me and said ‘Lord Jesus, in your name, I ask that you put the oneness of spirit back into this marriage.’ My heart was filled with joy, for I know He has heard my prayer.”

        “The crown necklaces were a hoot, the palm tree toe rings….. who comes up with this great stuff?  It was great to see all these women walking around the facility with their ‘crowns on!’  I love my crown necklace and my gift bag.  I felt so special, from the minute I walked into Queen Camp.  I felt privileged.  I came to understand through the weekend that it was the Lord calling me His own.”

        “THE WORD OF GOD was brought with such strength, power, passion and insight, that it penetrated my soul.  I have lost control of my desires and look for only His.  Thank you for the powerful revelation in the word that you presented.”

        “Thanks for everything, I came empty and am leaving full.”

        “This weekend was one of the most ‘real’ times that I’ve ever had with the Lord.  Sandi’s instruction through the word was to the point and powerful, the worship changed my life.  What I am taking away this weekend is the statement that was made, ‘Get out of the way, so God can get in the way!’  That changed me and provoked me to give God control!”

        “I LOVED when the random people from the resort came into our meetings and asked if they could stay in our meetings.  They forgot about their conference they came for and stayed with us.  I was sitting in the back and saw quite a few people come in and stand in awe and beg to partake in the joy we had in Christ.  Then, when the one gal came up and got saved, that was priceless.  The whole thing was just perfect.”

        “I have had contempt in my heart and hatred for my father-in-law for the past few months.  I just found out a few months ago that he had molested my daughter all through her growing up years, she is 18 now.  I have been sick over it.  Nobody knew.  As I was up front praying, Sandi came by and put her hand on my shoulder and hugged me, she knelt down beside me and said for me to forgive and give it to God so that he can take it away.  She said that my obedience would bring great abundance in my life.  She had no idea what I had been going through, but God did.  So, this weekend I have forgiven this man and declared that all that stuff is God’s business, not mine, He can have it.  I will remember what she has said this weekend, ‘Get out of the way and let God get in the way!”

        “I loved the diversity of people, denominations, beliefs and culture that is a trademark of these retreats.  We agree on this all consuming point …… Jesus is Lord!  It is so wonderful to see the women who aren’t sure about the moving of the Holy Spirit, take joy in the women who are sure and are moving in the Holy Spirit in a way that the other women have never seen.  There is no judgment, criticism or lack.  All these women simply love one another and love the Lord.  The diversity is perfect.  The attitude of ‘agree to disagree’ is amazing.  Nobody seems to ever have a personal agenda, it’s all about Jesus.  So many different States and denominations represented at these retreats and nobody is lifted up, only Jesus, thanks for that.”

        “The special awards and the Queen Day was an unexpected fun surprise.  I loved all the special touches, the ‘Cinderella slippers’ at each table with the scriptures at one of the dinners, the candles lit and bouquets of flowers everywhere, it was so lovely and I learned how to Abide in Christ, I will keep this knowledge and memory forever, thanks!”

        “I haven’t been a woman of love lately and I let go of that hatred that was creating that ugliness in me.  Being surrounded by God’s creation here at Yosemiteis overwhelming, you can’t help but hear His voice and obey.”

        “I learned so much about Deborah and the Israelites and myself!  Deborah leaving the Palm tree behind to pursue and obey God meant the world to me, I never looked at that verse that way before.  I’m going to cut the baggage loose up here and like Sandi said, ‘only take the luggage home!’  I am eternally grateful to the Lord and thank you as well.”

        “I loved the merchandise table set up, there was so much to browse through.  I met a lot of ladies while ‘shopping’ and I appreciated the time I got to spend with them afterwards as well.  It was wonderful to worship and learn with ladies who, yesterday were strangers and today, are my sisters.  The Lord has overwhelmed me up here and the joy of my salvation has returned.  All I could do was sit in my chair and weep……… the Lord met me where I was.”

        “It is an impossible task to define and describe what the Lord did for me up here on this mountain.  I flew a very long distance to get here and I was not disappointed.  The Lord took all my burdens away and for the first time in a very long time, I had peace and joy.”

        ”I truly enjoyed the free time in between sessions.  Other retreats that I have attended never allow this.  Life is so busy, I appreciated the fact that Sandi understands this and encourages us to just get alone with Jesus, I did and it was wonderful, thank so much.”

        “It was peaceful and beautiful up here.  I came up here very stressed and upset about daily struggles.  I have been blaming everyone else for my problems and I found out while up here that I have been prideful and lost the Lord’s desires and His heart.  I have been the problem, not other people.  That information, although hard to hear, set me free.  I begged the Lord for the truth during Communion because I didn’t want to go home the same way as I came.  I asked Him to cause me to decrease so He could increase and He did that for me.”

        “I have experienced one of the greatest experiences in the Love of God that I ever have.  I was immoveable and it is almost unspeakable for the depth of it.  We are all truly loved by this God who created us and suffered and died for us.  Thank you Jesus.”

        “Sandi talked about staying on the train tracks if God told you to, even if you hear the rumbling of the train coming.  God is able to create a ‘train wreck’ to bring us protection and deliverance.  I learned how to lose control to Jesus and trust Him this weekend.  I will walk with my Commander in Chief in this battle, no matter how the war rages, my God is faithful!”

        “Clearly, there are too many things to write!!  The ‘Dog Training’ insights were not only hilarious, but helpful!  I’m going to use that!”

        “I am taking off this mountain some simple and powerful truths that will change my life forever.  PRIDE is behind Fear.  I have great fear in many areas…. Produced by pride.  I have learned to Agree with God and come into fellowship with him in Partnership so that I can have his ‘favor’ upon my life.  Trust God…… this is hard because it’s hard for me to trust anyone, but as Sandi said, ‘God isn’t just ANYONE, He is God!”

        “I will put on the Garments of praise and trade in these old wore out garments.  I will stop mending and repairing the old wore out, ungodly garments and trade them in for the Godly Garments we talked about this weekend.”

        “I have taken many windy paths, as the Israelites did, trying to avoid what I didn’t want to face, forsaking my village for a walled city.  This weekend, I let go of the past, the pain and the people.  I am free and I agree with God, finally, it all makes sense to me, thank you for explaining abiding and agreement with God so well, now I understand how to hold on to my blessings and bless God at the same time!”

        “I have come into covenant with the Lord this weekend.  I will come into partnership with Him because I took communion this weekend, which felt like the ‘first time.’  As I partner with Jesus, I will examine my life and destroy those things that Jesus wouldn’t agree with, what a privilege.  I am no longer going to live in the ‘walled city,’ but rather in my pleasant, peaceful, God-given village.  The walls are coming down, Praise His Holy Name!    Isaiah 41:10”

        “I have been set free from abuse and fear of abandonment.  The Lord came to me in the sweetest of ways and let me know of His great love for me.  Things I have waited all my life to hear, I heard them as Sister Sandi whispered in my ear the Word of God.  He knew that I would want to hear Him that way.  It blew me away how the Lord paid such close attention to every detail of my wanting heart.” 

        “At 3 years old I was put in Foster care and suffered physical and sexual abuse…….. many tears.  Only Jesus knows the true extent of my pain, only He knows.  I have been scared and alone most of my life, until now.  I am in my 30’s and have to admit that I’ve spent most of my life feeling sorry for myself and demanding other people to feel the same.  Sandi told me to ‘get over myself.’  Nobody has ever talked to me like that before.  I was shocked into the reality of the selfish pit I had been in.  I repented for wasting so much time.  I love Jesus and that’s all that matters.  I want to live out John 10:10.  Today I am free from fear, shame and unbelief.  I am free.”

        “God will not forsake me and has given me a powerful privilege to abide in Him, if I will…….. I will.”

        “Awesome weekend.  The Lord gave me many gifts this weekend.  Too many to even declare.  I loved being with God’s people and watching the Lord bless so many as they met Him at retreat.”

        “Okay, I had to move 3 mountains to get here
–One in the flesh, I physically had so many things to do to prepare to leave town for the weekend that I left 2 hours after I wanted to, got here late….
-One in the soul, my emotions were telling me that it won’t matter if you don’t go, nobody knows you there anyway, besides you are too tired to go.
-One in the spiritual, discouragement in my spirit haunting me with ‘what if’s’ and ‘you don’t deserve to go because, blah, blah, blah….etc.
       Well, I came and received restoration and made new friends.  I have been praying for 2 years for divinely appointed friendships.  I am leaving refreshed and renewed with a full tank of spiritual refreshing and renewal, the best fuel there is!!!

        “The crown necklaces rocked!  The photo shoot was fun too!  I learned to let God have control and get out of the way!  Thanks!”

        “This weekend made me cry and laugh.  This weekend made me reflect on who I was, who I have become and who God wants me to be.  I had to make some hard decisions, but the Lord has helped me to make them and I am confident in Him”

       “The care that went into everything was amazing.  I really appreciated the lightheartedness that seemed to be around every corner. Then on Saturday, I went into our Chapel in the afternoon and saw Sandi in there praying, praying hard.  For all the fun and comfort she makes sure we have, it broke my heart to see her crying out for all of us (when nobody was supposed to be looking.)  She hides her depth of spirituality and pain to perform obedience unto God and she does it to bless others.  I was amazed at it.  A price is surely paid so that we could walk in and take our blessings.  My coming was a miracle, I wanted to come so badly and then somebody paid my way.  My life was changed by the other women, by the Lord, by the worship and the word, but the change will stick because when I saw Sandi on her knees I saw a determination and authority that I want and intend to get…. To glorify the Lord and wage war on the enemy who keeps stealing from me.”

        “Thanks for bringing me and God back together again!”

        “I am a mother of 2 young girls and lately have not had the time to devote to the Lord that I have needed and wanted.  I was praying the day before Retreat and asking the Lord to encourage me and let me know that I mattered to Him.  I was wanting to know that He noticed me somehow.  I don’t know why it was important to me, but it was.  Then, on Saturday, my name was pulled.  I was chosen to the The Queen for the Day!  All the gifts were wonderful.  I had never had a facial or a massage, they were wonderful, thank you so much.  The Lord answered my prayers in a huge way!”

        “I loved the crown necklaces and all the goodies.  Our bags are amazing, I can’t believe they were free!  Wow, what a great retreat, from the beginning to the end…… amazing! I learned the life of Deborah and Barak and the battle.  I learned that we have to give things up that are comfortable sometimes to go and win the war!”

        “I love coming to Retreat to worship with women of such diversity of background and spirit.  Communion was a moving experience for me; the most beautiful communion that I have ever participated in, thank you.  My eyes and soul were opened as I listened to the Lord talk about my fear.  I never knew that I had fear, but He did, and He set me free of it in a very supernatural way.  It was as if He reached down and supernaturally took it out, in fact, I think that IS what He did, because when Sandi was done praying for me I felt a peace that I have never known and it hasn’t left me yet.  I’m not expecting it to ever leave.  I have no more fear!”

        “I take great comfort in knowing that I am not alone.  I have all these sisters from across Americaand Canadathat I call family.  I felt so accepted, welcomed and loved……. Thanks!”

        “I felt so strongly that the Lord was present and delighting in our worship; the worship was some of the most powerful times I’ve ever had.”

        “The woman who buried her teenage daughter the day before retreat was amazing to me.  Linda was her name and she carried the peace and love of the Lord on her like nobody I’ve ever seen.  I wondered how I would respond if my daughter was tragically taken in an accident and then the day after the funeral I was surrounded by all these women and attending a spiritual retreat.  I decided that I would probably be a basket case.  Not Linda.  She stunned me by her ability to lean on Jesus for her strength.  God used Linda to teach me that I can TRULY trust God in ALL things!  Thank you Linda wherever you are for being such an inspiration to me and to many of the ladies.  We saw Jesus move in comforting power because you let Him.  Watching Linda this weekend changed me forever.”

        “Thank you for giving us time to ‘commune’ before communion and insisting that we ‘get right.’  I needed that time of breaking and before taking communion, I got that intimate time of truth with my maker.  It meant more to me than gold and more than I can put to words, it revitalized my entire walk with the Lord.”

        “I have decided to be the ‘Bride of Christ’ this weekend, not just a passerby.  It is my choice and I have been spending my life choosing wrong.  I have fixed that this weekend with God’s help.  He will be first from now on.”

        “I didn’t understand about speaking in tongues and frankly was against it, but then when I came in here and saw all the love and peace and the purity by which the Lord was moving in this place, how could it ever be wrong.  There was complete control by God and not man, I really appreciated that.  I felt totally safe.  I had a talk with Sandi and she explained some things to me.  I am totally set free of the judgment that I walked in here in.  I appreciate our differences now.  When the Lord wants to baptize me with the Holy Spirit, He will, I’m out of the way now!”

        “I will abide in Christ from now on.  I know what it is and how to get there and how to stay there, for I’ve been taught this weekend!”

        “I came expecting and truly received.”

        “Queen Camp weekend was exactly what I needed.  In fact what the Dr. ordered but he couldn’t produce!  I was healed of a brain tumor over the weekend.  I just got my Doctor’s report and wanted to let you all know, I am healed.  And my marriage…….. oh my goodness, who is this man?  The atmosphere at Queen Camp was all God.  Totally.  No detail was left out or forgotten.  I felt as if it was all for me, and I know the other ladies feel that way too!  Thank you for caring that much.  I praise the Lord for my healing and for the time of refreshing away in such a beautiful facility with my sisters from across this nation.  See you next year, until then, I will abide in Him!”  

"My weekend at Queen Camp was probably not like anyone else's.  I don't believe that I would change any part of it.  Friday night was so exciting and I felt so blessed.  Then Saturday morning I woke up very sick and had spend the day in bed.  I was so blessed because my sisters had Sandi come and pray for me.  That will be something that I will never forget.  Sandi prayed over me and before we were through with our "gab session" with all of my girls I was feeling so much better.  I was able to make it to the session that evening.  Thank you for everything because even though I was ill, I would never change anything about this weekend.  I feel that I was touched by God in a way that was so amazing and something I needed.  Maybe that's why God needed me to be sick in bed so I would be still and listen and finally understand what I needed to do to get closer to the Lord.  It's all about TRUST!"

Pictures from Queen Camp 2004