"I really did want to go but, I was going at a low point in my life. Things were really, really bad. I was really lost. I didn't see God in my life anymore. I was really upset. And I went so far as to call my two close friends and tell them I wasn't going, you know, 'I'm backing out, something came up, and I can't go.' And, all my friends close to me kepton telling me 'you're going to regret not going'. I was like 'no I'm not. I don't know anyone there'. Well, something inside of me told me I have to go. And so I called them up again the next day, 'Oh did you tell them I'm not going? Because, um, tell them I'm going again'. They're all excited that I'm going, you know, yelling and screaming and God was great and whatever. So, I went and I was so apprehensive. I was like, 'look at all these people, I'm just going to stay quiet, eat some pizza, go home, and that'll be it… Go there, pray and whatever, come home, and fine.' So, I'm eating pizza, and people talk to me, I started to open up a lot, and I started feeling lots of love. Because everyone here is filled with God's love - all of us here - it's just incredible. So, I went to the retreat, and I went to confession the first night I was there (I could not take it - I had to let my heart out). I talked to the father, and after that a door was open.
     It's not that God wasn't in my life; it's just that I wasn't listening. And I think I learned from then on how to listen to him the minute he starts to talk to us. It's not like you're going to pray and he's going to answer you immediately, like weird little waves. I went to adoration, the prayers and things like that, and I never felt so alive, so emotional in my life, it was incredible. It was like a total 180, or 360 or whatever. (laughter) I'm not good at math. I don't know what it is! And it just really filled me with compassion. (laughter continues) Alright leave me alone. (laughing) It filled me with God's love. After going to church every Sunday it did make me want to go to daily mass. Me, finally interested in the rosary. It's just incredible. (applause) Clapping should go to God. It definitely changed my life and to those of you who haven't gone and are fearful about going, seriously GO, it's really a lot of fun, and you meet a lot of people, and you do really get close to God. And it's nice to get away from Tallahassee for a while"     -Camilo Forero

      Other Testomonials:
"I'm so excited to talk about this retreat!" Susan Gill
"The best $45 this shop-a-holic has ever spent!" Tomisha Eton
"It was the best time I've had in a long time " Rudie Ibanez
"I almost didn't make it back…" Kristy Pagan

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