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On Sunday, 12/13/09, I was in kids church doing the Security and I was stunned I mean absolutely slapped stupid, the hunger on them kids was incredible and once they got inside it was a whole another story they were excited, but the kids church workers got them sitting and when it came time for Joe to come up them kids were crazy I mean the involvement of them kids was totally mind-blowing!!! I was of course in and out of the building but every time I could I would try and see all three age groups. I remember one little girl in the 3-5 yr olds and she was so scared she was crying these sad “alligator tears”, and she wouldn’t play with any of the other kids so I left for like half hour, when I got back she was sitting with one of the workers and smiling, I left that room with tears in my eyes. Than later on I was going to the back of the kids church, they’d just gotten done with the kids’ altar call, so all the kids who accepted Jesus were in the hallway and two lil kids stuck out, one little girl tugged on my suit coat and said “Jesus loves me”, I said “He always has.” than one little Mexican boy hugged me and said with tears that he “Jesus is my best friend”, man I was done after that I cried and said inside “Lord your so good, to see these kids so happy with meeting You”, the looks on there faces were priceless and that little boy, he was like 9 or so he was a tall little boy. But you know that’s not the first time I had this happen to me, back in September I went to Tampa General Hospital to visit the children’s ward and it broke my heart b/c that day God dealt with my heart, I thought to myself “all the money in the world can’t raise that little boy from that bed and from that day on I asked God to break my heart all over again for kids and showed my need for the Holy Ghost.

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I am a first year bible college student, and I just want to say that I feel extremely privileged to be here in school (RBI), and to be a part of the River Church. I see how this church feeds people spiritually and also physically as well. There’s a food ministry at the church that provides people that are in need, with food. But the main thing I love about this church is the fact that it goes after souls. I have never seen or heard of another church that goes out to win souls, (evangelize) as much as this church. It feels great to be a part of Pastor Rodney’s ministry that does outreaches out to the city. And it’s not just once every two or three months, or whenever they feel like it, but it’s every week, every day, there’s always a group going out to soul win. Just last Sunday, December 13, 2009, there was a special outreach service in the River Church that was just amazing. I was in the nursery serving, and we were expecting a lot of 1-2 year old babies that were going to come that morning because the church was giving out toys for children for Christmas and food to everyone, and many people and babies came. I was in charge to take care of four babies that I got the privilege to tell them about Jesus and to pray with them. It was just wonderful to see the little babies accepting Jesus in their heart. And just to show them love. There was this little 1 year old boy who at first was crying and screaming at the top of his lungs when his parents dropped him off, because he wasn’t use to being away from his mom, but a little after he got use to being there and started playing. While the kids were playing and some were crying and yelling, I was thinking to myself, “Oh my goodness this is hard!” But at the same time, I could see outside through the windows everything that was going on. There was a radio station van outside, people from the church getting the area ready where they were going to give out toys, and the other area where they were going to give out the food, and then I realized that maybe it was a little tough to be with the babies, but that it was worth it because that’s where I put my time to serve, and everyone had their place to be. And we all came together as a team and with God’s help, made it all happen and gave out the toys and the food.

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The Winter Campmeeting impacted my life in that I felt like we were being called to a higher level in Christ. We are to not forget the vision the Lord has given us and trust him to fulfill it. The time is speeding up and we will be able to accomplish more in a shorter period of time.
Pastor Rodney spoke about going to South Africa and receiving a word from God and he gave us the vision the Lord gave him for the years ahead. We get to be a part of that vision, so we need to be supportive. This is not a time to slack off, but instead to press in and run with the vision.
The campmeeting was celebrating 30 years of ministry, Pastor Rodney read his biography of how he got started in the ministry and trials he and Pastor Adonica went through and accomplishments they made by the grace of God. It really helps to hear the trials a man or woman of God go through, mistakes they may have made, sound decisions that brought good results, because then we feel like we can make it. We’re not alone in the battle. Things you see in the churches, offenses that come, so many going the ways of the world, make you want to quit going to church, not quit living for God, but giving up on the church. Pastors Rodney and Adonica did not give up on the church, they started a church and this church is an example of the kingdom of God, of the way a church can be if you persevere in the things of God and you yourself be the example. You will then see fruit because God promises it. “John 15:16” We were challenged to live a consecrated, holy life before God. How many churches will do that today? We have a true enemy we need to be aware of and take seriously, who is always trying to take us out, but we have the authority over him and we need to walk in it. We have the victory!