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On Monday night, I got a call from Jake, asking me to make a video testimony and upload it on revival.com. So I recorded the video testimony and … it was FUN! I said how I was a first year bible school student, and how before I came to school I didn’t know anything about soulwinning, but I came here and went out on the streets and used the gospel soulwinning script which is really easy to use and I started soul winning! I also said that it’s the gospel that’ll shake a family, it’s the gospel that’ll shake a city, and it’s the gospel that’ll shake the United States of America! WOOT WOOT! HALLELUJAH!

And after the testimony was aired, I got text messages from friends saying that it was a great testimony and how everyone who watches the services now knows my face. And it’s true. Everyone who watched the service that night would now know my face, and they would’ve also heard what I said, and maybe those people were encouraged by my words to go out and win souls into the kingdom. Who knows? God knows. And he knows how many people I might have impacted with my testimony. I realized how much a blessing that testimony was and I’m extremely grateful. These Great Awakening services are such a great honor to attend and to service in. These services are such an eye opener and a great blessing to me. Thank you. -Michelle Y

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The Ministers Conference 2010 was definitely a first time experience for me.

God used that week to truly show me how many boundaries I had put upon Him. God really deposited something in me that has changed the way I view Him. I was refreshed and recharged by the Holy Ghost during each service, but it also seemed like at the same time I was going through a transformation of my heart and spiritual eye-sight.

I learned that after God speaks and tells me something is going to happen, not to ask peoples’ opinions or let people input doubt into me.

When God says it, it will come to pass. God calls the things that are not, as though they are. I also learned about stretching my faith and realized that when something seems possible for me to do on my own, that I’m not using faith; because faith looks at the impossible and knows it’s only God that can make it possible.

I could go try and make the vision happen, but I don’t want to throw myself into it- I want to be sown into it by the Lord. Which means my vision needs to get bigger! God is going to do far more than what I see right now anyways. Also, When God puts you somewhere, it’s not for us to wish we were somewhere else.

I don’t believe there’s any amount of words I could put to what was truly deposited into me during this conference, but I believe everything will be made manifest and God will bring it to my remembrance as it is needed.

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This last week at Encounter 2010 we took 70 of our teenagers to a camp 2 ours away. The goal of this experience was to give them an opportunity to get away from the everyday and for them to press in to have a real life, face to face encounter with Jesus Christ. All though as a youth leader my goal is for everyone to press in and see God change their life there were a couple of students. I knew that they came from homes where they were the only ones that served God and if they were going to survive, they needed Holy Ghost power.

Two days went by and one of the girls seemed like a brick on the wall, just watching everyone else get touched. It broke my heart and I just cried out more for her, “God touch her!” The Thursday night, she finally decided for herself to stand up and press in. That night the power of God hit her and she wept. That girl left camp filled with the Holy Spirit and a totally new heart. She doesn’t even look the same anymore. These encounters are the reason I became a youth leader

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Ever since I started going to The River my life has changed I always feel a joy inside of me and a passion for the things of God. I remember while we were remodeling the church I stopped and looked around and saw all these people just working around the church and I thought to myself, this can only be love, the fact that everyone is working and not expecting anything back is love! That was something that really hit me and I was just amazed on how everyone helps each other out.

During the toy distribution I was playing in Studio B (kid’s church) and I thought it was so awesome to see 156 kids answer the altar call and get saved. I remember looking down at the kids during worship; it was so amazing to watch them worship God and I remember looking at one of them while he was talking about what Jesus did for us, he used me as an example to play Jesus and I’ll never forget, when I looked down at the kids I saw tears running down their faces and that’s something that’s just so hard to describe! All I can say is that it was such an amazing thing to see those kids connect with God. One thing that was really cool is how before the kid service started you get to talk to some of the kid’s and then when you meet up with them after they answered the altar call everything about them has changed, from their face expressions to how they talk to you. There is so much peace in their eyes. To me I love seeing the work of God in the lives of Younger People because that’s an encouragement to me, it makes me want to tell other people that anybody can be saved and can get smacked by the power of God. I can’t wait until the next toy distribution, and to see more people get saved!!

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I love this topic! I was so excited to hear that Pastor Adonica was going to be sharing with us for a week, not only because I enjoy Pastor Adonica as a teacher but mainly because I love a challenge.
This year started out a little slow for me but it has definitely and quickly might I add gained momentum. For example this class; I absolutely love and appreciate the Holy Spirit and the way he uses different and even creative ways to show me the matter or state of my heart. I have heard this teaching before but am always thrilled when I get to hear it again because I know I can always learn something new and pull on the anointing for something fresh.

I got several nuggets out of this teaching but one of the things that really blessed and encouraged me, not that I’m in any way perfect in this area, is when Pastor Adonica said this, “spiritual maturity is not about knowing all the big stuff and being blessed it’s about walking in the love of God daily”! Wow does that need to be preached more often! So many times I tend to get down on myself for not being further along in my walk with the Lord, as if I even know where or what that’s even supposed to be like, but it blesses me to know that no matter what people think of me or say about me or judge me unfairly as long as I keep my heart right, forgive and walk in love; that’s really all I have to be concerned about. The rest will work itself out. If I’m wrong, I trust that the Holy Spirit will continue to show me how and what I need to change in the most loving way as He always does. I was talking with my roommate a couple of days ago and we both were saying how that’s probably the biggest thing we’ve learned from being at the River and what I’m most thankful for, is how to keep your heart right and guard your heart from offense. I would argue to say that, that is what takes Christians out the most, is offense more than anything else. When I feel offense trying to get the best of me I meditate on this 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 specifically, it totally helps me gain perspective. Without a humble and pure heart how can we succeed in anything else we try to do, for out of the heart the mouth speaks.

I’m so thankful for this class as it was such a great reminder and confirmation to what Gods been showing me, I could go on and on but I will close with this. Thank you so much for your obedience to Gods call on your life, it really is a blessing for me to have the two of you as an example. God redeems the time. Love you!

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Sunday the 13th of December 2009 The River at Tampa Bay Church had a huge toy and food give away. I had the great privilege to work with our bus ministry. I was put on bus route 3 with Rod and his wife Carolann. It was only the second time I had gotten to work on the buses and I saw the people who do it week after week get all excited about seeing the people. Even the bus driver who was a contrite driver excited to see all the people that would get on the bus. I was getting really in to it. Getting to help register all the kids to get toys seeing all the people coming to church it was so amazing. I also was in kids church when we got back to the church and dropped the people off at the front door. Ok I had the boring job of helping take the kids to the bathroom for three hours just getting to see there happy faces when they were in service was so sweet. Joe is so great with the kids getting them involved with the service and scramming there heads off. I have been to concerts that were more quitter then kids church. At the end when they gave the alter call to make sure all those awesome kids had Jesus in there harts it was awesome. I remember what Joe said “everyone of these kids count”. I remember as a kid wanting someone to tell me I count for something. That Jesus loves and cares for every last one of those kids individually. Then as soon as church was done it was back to the buses to hand out the toys to the kids on our bus. I could keep on going on all day but the point is I got to see people lives changed and I cant wait to watch them grow in the things of the Lord for weeks to come.

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Winter Camp Meeting this year for me meant new experiences, lasting memories and a better understanding of what God wants from me. I guess it started in class when Pastor Nick Coetzee asked me if I wanted to play the drums for the 2p.m. services. It would be my first time playing for such an event. I was so honored and thankful that God chose to use me in this way. I had always wanted to work with Pastor Nick and be under the anointing that he operates in. There was obvious opposition from the moment I said yes. One of them was my job. I would have to get the whole week off and seeing as though this is peak season at my job it wasn’t going to be easy. The Saturday before camp meeting I was playing basketball with some friends and I tweaked my back really badly. I said to myself ” Lord is this your plan for getting me out of work”. Needless to say I could not function at my job because it requires some heavy lifting. So I went into my managers office and let them know the situation. They gave me the week off without pay because it wasn’t a work related injury. But I was so happy that I had the week off that not getting paid for that week didn’t faze me. I knew God would provide. But the pain was unbearable. I was tempted to call Pastor Nick and cancel but I knew God had called me for this camp meeting and I didn’t want to make excuses. So I prayed over myself and played for camp meeting. It was amazing the grace God gave me to play. Whenever I sat on the drum stool to play the pain would go away. Then it would come back less and less when I wasn’t. By the time camp meeting was over I had been completely healed. I was so blessed playing with Pastor Nick and lead people into the presence of God.

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Camp meeting 2010 celebrating 30 years of ministry really impacted my life. I was in anticipation for what was going to take place at the meeting. I was looking forward to plugging in and being apart of this great event. I was ready to hear from the men and women of God of all the great things concerning God’s plan for my life and the River Church. Everyday day of the Camp meeting was awesome! For me it was a time of refreshing. I really believe that the word that went forth for that week quenched the hearts of those that came thirsty. I came hungry and thirsty and I was open for God to purify my heart concerning every area in my life that was not like Him. I remember instinctively the story Pastor Allen Baggs taught regarding the Shunammite women in 2 Kings Chapter 4. It was a familiar story to me. This was a story I had studied and taught on before in the past, but for some reason when He taught on it I felt something click in my mind. I got what I needed from that word. This was what I had needed for what I was going through at that time. When Pastor Baggs talked about how “it was well” with the Shunammite woman no matter what she was facing and how you should not let things affect you that come your way because we have the Lord who is our source of supply. I learned that I need to contend for the things that are promised to me. I needed to be bold with what God had promised me in His word. I learned that no matter what I was going through my response should always be “It is well”. When the bills are due “It is well”! When the odds are stacked up against me “It is well”! When difficulties, setbacks and uncertainties come my way “It is well”! This will be my song that plays in my heart to carry me through because I know that God is with me and He is faithful to fulfill all His promises concerning my life. I am so thankful!

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I have two testimonies my first one is my four year old son was diagnosed with severe asthma and food allergies when he was 6 months old he was hospitilazied 36 times the last time is when i found the lord the lord told me to give him to him and give my life to him and everything would be ok and that is exactly what i did and i thank god each and everyday of my life for his miracles that he has done . My second is for four years i was diagnosed with a stomach disease they call celiacs disease it is a very serious disease it is not curiable but 2 weeks ago on a wednesday i went to church i was really down on myself and my pastor could tell it so he called me up before service even started and he began to pray for me and he told me to think no more of it because i was healed i came home that night and it was still on my mind and i watched your show and you said if anyone has a sickness put your hand toward the tv and believe with faith and the miracle will happen so i did the next day i got a call from the doctors office they told me they had some good news they dont know it happened but my blood work came back and showed that i didnt have celiacs disease i just began to thank god and praise him i love the lord and if there is anything me or my family can do to help out let us know please and god bless you and your family we love you

Tammy T
Troy north carolina united states

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Ann was first time on soulwinning in nursing homes, she is 70 yrs old. Man squeezed Ann’s hand indicating he’s receiving Christ. Ann:”Awesome, people don’t know what they are missing! That was my best day in my life.” 105 got saved. Soulwinner 12 yrs old (first time in soulwinning, in nursing home); 2 people in room; lady nodded her head while salvation prayer, and her face was red. Staff member lady prayed and said my 2 friends needs to hear this- and prayed the prayer of salvation with all 3 of them and they thanked him. 40 got saved.

Isaac P
Georgia United States