What’s it really like to run a Christian festival?
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Tim Alford2026-05-03T11:47:00
It’s right to give thanks for the miraculous moments. But behind the scenes of every Christian event is an army of people toiling practically and in prayer to make it happen. Limitless Festival’s Tim Alford pulls back the curtain
The excitement in her voice was unmistakable.
We were standing in the café area of a local church. I had just finished preaching, and a woman in her mid-70s was recounting the story of a young person she knew personally: “Her self-harm scars disappeared!”
As it happened, I already knew the story. The young person herself had given her handwritten testimony to us at Limitless Festival in 2025. Here’s her own words, shared with permission: “I used to do self-harm because of anxiety, and when it was the second day of the festival I just started to pray, and my friend was praying for me, and the scars on my hands disappeared!”
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