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| WE would like to Thank YOU! For you being apart of the Father-Daughter Purity Ball and we know that God has been doing some amazing things in families lives. We would love to hear you families story or stories on how God has touched you and changed or encouraged your faith. We will be offering this web page to share it will the many others that have also been touched. Email us your story Your names will not be shared. Email Us Your Testimony |
| My daughter and I attended last nights event and still today all I can say about it is WOW! You took all of my expectations about it and raised the standards to where they should be – GREAT JOB. I hope to see more in the future. God Bless to everyone who helped plan this great event in any way! Waldorf, Mn |
Last night was incredible. I had a two hour nap this afternoon, and I'm
still exhausted! But I am still praying into what happened last night, that
fruit will be protected and produced. Thank you so much for being
obedient to God's call on this, and for inviting Amanda and I to be a part
of it. We were very blessed ourselves. Joy, and Recovery! to you, in
Jesus.
Frost, Mn
still exhausted! But I am still praying into what happened last night, that
fruit will be protected and produced. Thank you so much for being
obedient to God's call on this, and for inviting Amanda and I to be a part
of it. We were very blessed ourselves. Joy, and Recovery! to you, in
Jesus.
Frost, Mn
My daughter and husband had a great time. They certainly
made memories. Thank you for listening to the Holy Spirit and
letting the Lord work through you to make this event happen. It
will surely keep touching those fathers and daughters for
generations to come.
Blessings to you,
Mom from Blue Earth, Mn
made memories. Thank you for listening to the Holy Spirit and
letting the Lord work through you to make this event happen. It
will surely keep touching those fathers and daughters for
generations to come.
Blessings to you,
Mom from Blue Earth, Mn
| My daughter and I both had a wonderful time at the Purity Ball and I want to again thank you and your team for putting together such an awesome event. God is going to Bless you more than you can imagine. Don't let anyone give you any grief or flack over putting this on. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Dad from Herderson, Mn |
| I hope I got everyone, I just want to say THANK YOU! This group of ladies are simply AMAZING! I am so blessed to have been asked to photograph for you! I am also blessed with the fact that although my daughter didn’t attend with her dad, she came with me as my assistant. She was totally amazed at everything, and some wonderful conversations have occurred because of this event. I know it was the first time putting this together and you all did a wonderful job! I just can’t imagine how many lives were touched in special ways because of that evening. Thank you again for allowing me to be part of such a wonderful outreach! Sincerely, Photograhper & Daughter |
Just wanted to say thank you for undertaking this
wonderful event. My husband and daughters had a wonderful
time with the whole evening. I hope you will feel led to
continue this event in the future. I would like to be a
contact and/or help promote these events in the
Mt.Lake/Windom area for you. Our church (Mt.Lake
Alliance) would like to be included. We have done similar
events in the past, but not as big as this.Thanks for helping
girls and their fathers.
God Bless, Mom in Mt. Lake
wonderful event. My husband and daughters had a wonderful
time with the whole evening. I hope you will feel led to
continue this event in the future. I would like to be a
contact and/or help promote these events in the
Mt.Lake/Windom area for you. Our church (Mt.Lake
Alliance) would like to be included. We have done similar
events in the past, but not as big as this.Thanks for helping
girls and their fathers.
God Bless, Mom in Mt. Lake
| Thank you so much for endeavoring the task of having the purity ball in Mankato. I am sure it was over whelming at times, but for us, and many others, it proved to be a very eventful and worthwhile evening. Our three daughters were so excited prior to the evening up to the end of the time they had at the ball. We were so thankful that it was made possible for so many. It looks like it was a success. Praise God. I pray the commitments made that night will stand firm. God bless you all for your vision and hard work. Family from Mn |
It was a pleasure to interpret at the ball. I was very
happy to see the large turnout. It was an evening worth
remembering I am sure for all the girls. Thank you for
making every effort to include everyone in the evening. It
was also very nice meeting you.
D. Fischer Certified Sign Language Interpreter
happy to see the large turnout. It was an evening worth
remembering I am sure for all the girls. Thank you for
making every effort to include everyone in the evening. It
was also very nice meeting you.
D. Fischer Certified Sign Language Interpreter
| I am so glad you organized this event! My husband and daughter had a wonderful time and I think it has helped forge a stronger bond between them. They might be a bit too much alike and butt heads. Mom |
I just wanted to let you know my husband
and daughter had such a good time. My
husband came home just bubbling about the
whole event. It gave him a clearer focus on
what his roll in her life was suppose to be.
My daughter and my husband have had
a couple of rough patches in there relationship
since we have been married and I really feel
Gods hand was on both of them and on the
event. It brought them both closer to each
other and to God. Thank you so much. Looking
forward to the next one.
and daughter had such a good time. My
husband came home just bubbling about the
whole event. It gave him a clearer focus on
what his roll in her life was suppose to be.
My daughter and my husband have had
a couple of rough patches in there relationship
since we have been married and I really feel
Gods hand was on both of them and on the
event. It brought them both closer to each
other and to God. Thank you so much. Looking
forward to the next one.
Thank you, for allowing the Holy Spirit too use you to affect so
many young women.
the relationship that I have with my Daughter is so different I
can't put it to words after the ball. I feel that we know each
others hearts more and have a new respect for each other.
THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOU AND THE ENTIRE
TEAM THAT PUT THE PURITY BALL TOGETHER!!
Dad from Lake Crystal, Mn
many young women.
the relationship that I have with my Daughter is so different I
can't put it to words after the ball. I feel that we know each
others hearts more and have a new respect for each other.
THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOU AND THE ENTIRE
TEAM THAT PUT THE PURITY BALL TOGETHER!!
Dad from Lake Crystal, Mn
I thought I would take the time to share my testimony of the
purity ball with you.
Back in about October, I was listening to the radio and there
was a 3-day series on the Purity Ball by the founders themselves, the
Wilsons. I heard both Randy, his wife who started the idea of a Purity
Ball as well as his three daughters speak on the importance of purity.
I thought cried many tears as I understood how vital this was to the
Mankato region and what a ground of contention purity is in this
generation of young women-- also I cried tears as I dreamed of
participating in an event like this with my own father. I bought the
Wilson girls devotional called "Purely Women" and began the journey
of growing in purity--which is a journey that extends far beyond a
sexual commitment.
As I heard beginning rumblings about hosting a purity ball in
Mankato, I began to pray and intercede both on a personal level and
a level of intercession for the region. However, I didn't ask my father
to go. My father began to step further and further out of my life as I
grew up, not to hurt me, but because he thought that's what a father
was supposed to do. The desire to have a relationship with him was
the closest and dearest dream I had. I didn't ask him because I didn't
want to face rejection--if he said no, I would have to admit once and
for all that he didnt love me. It came to being within just a couple
weeks of the ball and I had spoken with a few of my friends and my
mentors and they said that I had to ask him, he wouldn't be rejecting
me if he said no, he simply wasnt in a place that he was able to take
me. So I went home that weekend and asked him. We had an hour
long conversation about why I thought purity was important and that I
wanted to go, not so much as a statement of committment for him to
raise me with purity (i'm already almost done with college) but as a
launch pad to repairing our relationship. He said he would think
about it. The next weekend, I went home once more for an answer.
He said that balls weren't his thing and he wasn't going to take me.
BUT THEN, he said that if i wanted to change something about our
relationship than he wanted that too, so he promised to spend quality
and quantity time with me. We proceeded to talk for three hours
about the hurt I'd carried for many many years and the offenses I had
that built up walls. He blessed me and released me of all the guilt that
I was holding on too.
I hung up the gown and I put away the shoes...but that
dream...the one of being a "Daddy's girl" once more...that still burns
bright. Our relationship is closer than its ever been. Yes, I didn't put
on the dress and I wasn't swept away for a "Cinderella" night. But, the
Purity Ball was much more than that. It was the answer to my prayer.
That answer didn't come the way I expected, with flowers and
dresses and dancing. However, it supplied a grace--an
empowerment to begin laying a foundation with my father for a
relationship that I shall cherish for all my years. I believed with faith for
years that my father would hold me in his arms again. The night that
we talked for three hours, he held me in his arms as I cried, for many
many lost years of relationship but also with thankfulness of an
answered prayer and experiencing the love of a father. So, to those
who had a vision, the same vision I had those nights in
October--thank you. For me, the Purity Ball wasn't one special night
in a dress with my father, it was much more than that. The journey of
a thousand miles begins with one footstep, and I proudly say, with
tears in my eyes, my father and I are making that step together.
College Student
purity ball with you.
Back in about October, I was listening to the radio and there
was a 3-day series on the Purity Ball by the founders themselves, the
Wilsons. I heard both Randy, his wife who started the idea of a Purity
Ball as well as his three daughters speak on the importance of purity.
I thought cried many tears as I understood how vital this was to the
Mankato region and what a ground of contention purity is in this
generation of young women-- also I cried tears as I dreamed of
participating in an event like this with my own father. I bought the
Wilson girls devotional called "Purely Women" and began the journey
of growing in purity--which is a journey that extends far beyond a
sexual commitment.
As I heard beginning rumblings about hosting a purity ball in
Mankato, I began to pray and intercede both on a personal level and
a level of intercession for the region. However, I didn't ask my father
to go. My father began to step further and further out of my life as I
grew up, not to hurt me, but because he thought that's what a father
was supposed to do. The desire to have a relationship with him was
the closest and dearest dream I had. I didn't ask him because I didn't
want to face rejection--if he said no, I would have to admit once and
for all that he didnt love me. It came to being within just a couple
weeks of the ball and I had spoken with a few of my friends and my
mentors and they said that I had to ask him, he wouldn't be rejecting
me if he said no, he simply wasnt in a place that he was able to take
me. So I went home that weekend and asked him. We had an hour
long conversation about why I thought purity was important and that I
wanted to go, not so much as a statement of committment for him to
raise me with purity (i'm already almost done with college) but as a
launch pad to repairing our relationship. He said he would think
about it. The next weekend, I went home once more for an answer.
He said that balls weren't his thing and he wasn't going to take me.
BUT THEN, he said that if i wanted to change something about our
relationship than he wanted that too, so he promised to spend quality
and quantity time with me. We proceeded to talk for three hours
about the hurt I'd carried for many many years and the offenses I had
that built up walls. He blessed me and released me of all the guilt that
I was holding on too.
I hung up the gown and I put away the shoes...but that
dream...the one of being a "Daddy's girl" once more...that still burns
bright. Our relationship is closer than its ever been. Yes, I didn't put
on the dress and I wasn't swept away for a "Cinderella" night. But, the
Purity Ball was much more than that. It was the answer to my prayer.
That answer didn't come the way I expected, with flowers and
dresses and dancing. However, it supplied a grace--an
empowerment to begin laying a foundation with my father for a
relationship that I shall cherish for all my years. I believed with faith for
years that my father would hold me in his arms again. The night that
we talked for three hours, he held me in his arms as I cried, for many
many lost years of relationship but also with thankfulness of an
answered prayer and experiencing the love of a father. So, to those
who had a vision, the same vision I had those nights in
October--thank you. For me, the Purity Ball wasn't one special night
in a dress with my father, it was much more than that. The journey of
a thousand miles begins with one footstep, and I proudly say, with
tears in my eyes, my father and I are making that step together.
College Student