Stories from the Damas Juntas Retreat

Last month, our Women's Empowerment team hosted its first Damas Juntas Leaders’ Retreat. With 11 groups represented and over 200 women in attendance, the day was filled with laughter, learning, and moments of profound connection.
Our theme for the day was “Surrender.” Together, the team spent time in silence and solitude, reflected on what it means to surrender to God fully, played games that brought so much joy, worshiped together, and prayed over one another’s communities. It was a beautiful reminder of how God is at work among these women and the impact they’re having in their own neighborhoods.

One story in particular reminded us just how powerfully God moves in people’s lives. A young teenager who had accepted Jesus as her Savior just last month came to the retreat and shared that she had invited her mom and sister to join her at Damas Juntas the previous night. Both of them accepted Jesus as well. 
A whole family, now walking with Christ, was an incredible picture of how God is using Damas Juntas to bring hope and transformation to generations.

We are so thankful for each woman who leads, serves, and shows up with open hearts. This community is a living testimony of God’s faithfulness.

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