Great Awakening Tour City #14 Maui, Hawaii
16 years old–Monday she went out witnessing for the first time with Holly–8 out of 9 people got saved she prayed with 20-year-old man and God touched him–he almost started crying
What can I say, but that when I walked into that church on Tuesday with my good friend Tim Gidley, I never expected what was about to follow. I had seen Pastor Rodney on TV once before a number of years ago when he imparted to Oral and Richard Roberts the anointing of joy, but thought it was some sort of fad or hoax. Never thought much about it since. The past six years have been a roller coaster ride of good and horrible. Religion just about killed me. I could not take another minute in another church with another stinking sermon on how to try to live my life according to someone else’s rules. The way they felt I should look or behave. The type of work that I should be performing, or the type of “ministry” I should perform for them. So needles to say , the only reason I came was for my friend Tim. I had owned a restaurant back in Memphis Tn., and a Limo service.
The restaurant at the beginning did very well until 9/11 when no one wanted to go out at night due to fear. My business began to fail. One morning on my way to work the neighbor lady was banging on my front door yelling fire. I thought their home was on fire , so I ran out of the house to find my limo burning to the ground in my driveway. In one fell swoop within a few months, we lost both companies. We had to sell our home to get out from under the payments. Then the very worst happened and after moving to Florida my wife lost her job. We were living now on one tenth of what we were previously making, although we still had the bills pilling up. We had to declare bankruptcy. A few months later the I.R.S. put a lein on our finances due to unpaid back taxes in the amount of sixty thousand dollars. We could not pay this. The interest and penalties started to pile up.I had a nervous breakdown at this point and got fired from my position as a chef at a hotel. So from 2003 to 2007 I have not been able to work and have been in severe depression.
My wife was finally able to gain a position here in Jax. so we moved here. I have been going to therapist and shrinks for almost 3 years now and no relief. On the verge of suicide and smoking weed every day. Plus all the pills the docs have been feeding me. But suddenly!!!!!!Without warning!!!! JESUS found me and loved me. He used a man who just walks around speaks the word and spreads joy wherever he goes. How can this be , I asked myself. Never experienced anything like this in my life. When Jesus touched me that first night and the next , and the next, and the next heee heee haaa haa, it was like being plugged into a million volts of electricity. My body vibtated for days. I could not stop if I wanted to. The greatest thrill was to have the privilege to go out with the ministry team, and witness in our inner city here in Jax, and help lead 5 people to the Lord. Yeah right on the street. Wow, how cool is that, and I just turned 50 this year. I thought my life was over. Thank God He is not done yet. To Pastor Rodney and the team, my sincere thanks and gratitude will never be enough. My life was not only changed, but literally saved. I wanted to die, and was looking for a way to do it. Thank you for coming to Jax, and lighting this fire, fore it will never burn out. It will continue to burn, set more fires, and fight the battle against religion, and it’s destructive forces. The praises of God will be uopn my lips and the new found joy will always be in my heart. Hope to see you all soon. Your new partner in Christ(The Anointing)
Ruth R
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