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Great Awakening Tour City #25 Gainesville, FL | Barbara R Testimony

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With it being my first time going out into the streets. It was amazing seeing that most of the people that I did know’s god from the botem of there heart and some that didn’t but it was awesome and thank you for having us. (Kimberly is 12 yrs and led 8 people) 79 salvations in 1 high school Lady was gonna commit suicide- told God that 5 minutes prior As my partners and I were going to apartments we encountes a young lady who said she was ok cause her parents were Jehovah’s witnesses- when I asked her if she was going to heaven, she didn’t know and I got her to pray the prayer of salvation.

Barbara R
Florida United States

Great Awakening Tour City #25 Gainesville, FL | Carissa M Testimony

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Father and son together on soulwinning: Lady during the prayer of salvation lady shouted “Thank you Jesus!” 9 people got saved Spoke with 13 and 7 salvations. Prayed for a student from Venezuela, Zimbabwa and Albania. Girl from Albania believe everyone went to heaven bc God loves everyone. At agay rights petition table. Went thru the gospel script. Prayed the prayer of salvation to accept Christ! ” If there were more christians sharing the love of God their would be more Christians!- this was said by a Jewish kid who didn’t receive Christ. This afternoon we went to the UF sorority houses. the first 2 houses we went most of the people had already left for Spring break and there was only about 6 people there. So we said” Lord we are here for someone so give us a harvest! the 3 rd house we went to there were about 25 students and 20 people after hearing the gospel received Jesus as their Lord!

Carissa M
Gainesville Florida United States

Great Awakening Tour City #25 Gainesville, FL | Arnold L Testimony

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Husband taught his wife how to receive Christ. All 3 people who picked up food at the food pantry outreach Great Awakening Tour City #25 Gainesville, FL I went to Santa Fe College- a total of 38 came to salvation. I got so bold today that me and my partner got on RIS bus and began handing out surveys to people getting on the bus. A total of 14 souls on the bus.Yeah! went to work couldn’t come SW witnessed to patient. Received Jesus, started to weap. Said thank you so much. I went soul winning on 3/1, 3/4 and 3/6 and 35 got saved. Guy-skeleton shirt-

Arnold L
Florida United States

Great Awakening Tour City #25 Gainesville, FL | Wesley K Testimony

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Went to top level there were tissues taped with blood on them on the front door. Heather was with me. Knocked 15+x no one came to door. Went to surrounding apt’s and came back and a man Mike came out of storage room to of apt. and asked yes what did I want and I asked him did he know God loved him had an awesome plan for your life proceeded with script and committed to the Lord.. I had never prayed with anyone to receive Jesus. Yesterday I prayed with 5 in the Wal Mart parking lot. 6 at the high school. Prayer of rededication-lady started crying-gave him such a boldness. After a 40 min. conversation with a man from India and him asking me countless guestions I was able to lead him to the Lord. I can tell it was the power of God which drew him to make the decision.

Wesley K
Florida United States

Great Awakening Tour City #46 Riverside, CA | Elizabeth Q Testimony

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This was my first time ever to go evangelize on the street. I was rejected by the first 4 people. 2 turned away would not even look at me. I was so upset. I started to cry. I thought I can’t do this. I wanted to leave. I argued with God. Celeste talked to me (I’m sure prayed for me). The next 2 people I led to the Lord had such hunger and openness from them. A lady Elizabeth went to church but was not born again. I started to get revelations. There was such a presence of the Lord and joy within me each time it occurred. I led 7 people to the Lord and each one had an encounter with our Lord Jesus.

Elizabeth Q
California United States

Great Awakening Tour City #46 Riverside, CA | Fred O Testimony

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A gentleman called himself Jessica prayed the prayer of salvation and was in awe that God would forgive. I led a homeless lady to the Lord. At food for less, Eve and I stopped a young man and led him to the Lord. Then Eve invite him to church. He was so excited about what had just happened, and he said he would start jumping. A lady only spoke spanish. She read the gospel script. Got saved and was excited.

Fred P
Alaska United States

Great Awakening Tour City #38 Baltimore/Washington Metroplex | Michelle H Testimony

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I am watching your Sunday evening service. My husband left the house earlier to go for a ride on his motorcycle. I was just wondering where he went. The phone rang and it was my husband, he is at the Frederick County Fair winning people to the Lord. We went out into the nursing homes and on the streets with you. Praise the Lord! The Lord is truly amazing. In 1999 I got filled with the Holy Spirit through a friends church (having been saved since 9) in Tampa. Having many questions about the Holy Spirit because they do not preach speaking in tongues in a Baptist church, my deacon friend told me I needed to attend a church called the River. Not only did I attend the church, but am a graduate of RBI. Having gone through a pretty traumatic life experience which was meant to leave me in a bad way. Sitting under the teachings, the anointing (service after service) and getting in every prayer line (while staying in the word), tithing, giving and sowing my money, time and talents. Seven years later from graduation I have moved to Greensboro North Carolina I am walking in faith in full time minsitry (discipleship program for women with addictions) with Hannah’s Haven. Though it’s Teen Challenge for women it truly is more than that. It’s about inparting to them what has been inparted to me which is love. All the things I have learned in the past seven years are now being played out on a daily basis. Thank you Pastors Rodney and Adonica for loving and teaching me. Many blessings, Michele Hilerio Formerly of Tampa Fl., now of Greensboro NC

Michelle H
BROWNS SUMMIT North Carolina United States

August Month, My Road Map

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Well I thought it this month was awesome one the roadmap and how to walk closer to God and have a greater relationship with God is to read the Bible you “owners manuel” When pastor Rodney told us to sow the seed in our hearts by putting time away in our evening or to get the bible on CD. I thought for a moment and the bible on CD is at the book store for 150 dollars. thinking I can afford that wishing I could cause im in my car an awful lot I could knock out a few chapters that way. Well I went to the dollar store and found the bible broken down into half books like half of John on one cd and the other half on another, some smaller ones they put all 3 on like peter 1 and 2 john 1 2 3 and jude. All new and old testement for .50 cents a piece!!!! So I thought that was such a blessing! And I also want to say im am very happy to have such a REAL preacher who isnt afraid to show himself as he really is. I Thank God for him alot! He is right you have to be careful with some preachers. So tell pastor Rodney I said THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO GODS CALLING STAYING FAITHFUL and for really setting a wonderful example for us! Im 20 years old and none of my family is on fire for God. But with pastor as a leader I will spread that fire because as he also says no one from The River will be luke warm or cold. ON FIRE!!!! Thanks and God Bless!!!!

Samantha G
Pinellas Park Florida United States

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I am so blessed to be part of a church body that actually LIVES the Word of God and changes lives. Every Sunday is amazing and unique. I remember before coming here I had a burning in my heart to do practical things and supernatural things to bring the love of God to people and see them saved. I was not in a position to do that because I was one of just a few individuals in my church who had outreach in their hearts. I was grieved often with a desire to do more, yet I felt helpless and I didn’t know how to start “outreach”. I knew I needed to work underneath and be part of a ministry that could teach me how to develop this. It doesn’t happen overnight and there are many hands needed. It needs to be a whole mindset change in the church.

Before, I felt hungry to serve and be used by God, and at the River, the deepest desires of my heart are being fulfilled. Knowing the Word and will of God and being a believer, yet not seeing it fulfilled in my own life left me empty and grieved, but being used week after week in ministry at the River brings me joy, satisfaction, and wholeness to my own life that otherwise was missing. Thank you Holy Spirit for leading me here!

I serve as a bus captain, and week after week I have more and more love for the people on my bus. I really see people’s lives changing, and the whole atmosphere has changed on my bus. In the beginning people were complaining and negative. Now, after services, people are just blessing God and are thankful in their hearts. I have them give testimonies of what God is doing, and it builds up the rest of the people on the bus. This past Sunday I was able to pray with a woman to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. While I had her repeating with me “Jesus, baptize me in your Holy Spirit and fire,” a 10 year old boy overheard and prayed the prayer. Then while I had my hands laid on her, he started praying in tongues! I was so blessed by this! Then, one of the girls who is 13 who received a $10 gift card was telling me what she was going to buy at Wal-Mart. I was able to speak to her on tithing and she told me she was going to buy something worth at least one dollar and give it away! Wow! I am so blessed.

 

Lena M