02/09/2026
!!!MEET THE YOUTH MONDAY!!!
My name is Cole Gillen. Some hobbies of mine are hunting and fishing. I am in the choir, production team, and cleaning team. A ministry I want to join is photography. My favorite thing about Bethlehem is the leadership.
My testimony is that I was in and out of church when my family and I started going. I always knew who God was when I was little, but when we really started going consistently, I fell in love with God and really learned who He was. A couple of years went by, and now I am involved in ministry and really in tune with God, but I was dealing with anger, pride, and depression the entire time. Instead of giving it to God, I buried it. With each day I grew more prideful. The anger turned to rage, and the depression dragged me deeper into a pit.
My love for God was not as strong. The fire that was once lit was only an ember. I blamed God for what I was going through because every day I prayed for Him to deliver me, but I did not hear Him and nothing changed. I was giving up at this point, and instead of talking to someone about it, I fully shut down and hid it.
Then one Saturday night I was sick and tired, so I told God, if You really want me, if You really love me, and if You really think of me the way You said, then tomorrow on Sunday I am going to go to that altar one last time for help. When I got to the altar, I received my joy, peace, and happiness. I was delivered from it all.
A piece of advice I have is that the test makes your testimony. What you have gone through is not for nothing. It is going to make you who God wants you to be.