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I came from Hialeah, Florida in a state that I was hungry for God’s power. I wanted to go to new places with God, but I found myself not being able to find a church that practiced the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I was also planning to attend another Bible college in Orlando I had actually completed the first year online. I decided to go to The River Bible Institute because one day I had gone to Orlando to make preparations to attend the other Bible College. On the way back my dad wanted to come visit the River Church since we had been watching the great awakening on CTN.

When we arrived at the River Church my dad ended up speaking to Pastor Daniel and he introduced us; as we began to talk, my dad had told him our plans, and Pastor Daniel offered my wife and I both scholarships. This really helped with our expenses I thought, but I would have to pray about it. I prayed about it and God confirmed it was His will, so I made the decision to come to the River Bible Institute.

God has transformed me since the day I started the school. I was a person that was very prideful and had very high standards for things. Through the anointing and the circumstances I been facing here, I have been humbled and will never be the same. I changed the way I view myself and the things of God….Luis T.

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As I watched it I started to ask God, “Lord what can I give you, I have nothing that’s worth anything”. God suddenly told me, “Give your purse, wallet and shoes”. In the beginning when he asked me to do that I was not so happy because that was the only expensive purse I had and it was a gift given to me that meant so much. But I just knew that I didn’t want to leave the place without having sowed something. As I took my belongings out of my purse I started to cry so badly many things came to my head but I didn’t allow it to stop me from not giving what God had me to give. As I walked towards the stage I started to cry so much and as I laid my things in the floor I felt as a huge wall broke inside of me. The shyness, doubts, sadness, etc left my body as soon as I laid everything down.

The next day I knew God was going to keep his promise to me about taking care of me. He even told my mom as she was in church that same day, “Don’t worry about your daughter because I am taking care of her”. When my mom shared this with me I just started to cry because it meant so much to me to know that God was with me and has not left me and never will. Since I had to fly over here I couldn’t bring many things and a lot of my clothes I leave behind and didn’t have money for clothes or anything, but on Sunday a friend that I had met came up to me with a bag full of clothes and jewelry. God truly has been listening to my prayers and has been watching over me. As someone told me, “This is just the beginning of the blessings that are yet to come”. I truly believe it, all it took was obedience. I am just excited to see what God is going to continue to do in my life while I take this journey….Janeth B.

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Since coming to RBI, the Lord has healed me from insecurities.  I always felt that I could not do anything right.  It was put in my mind that I would not do well in school, not as a child and certainly not in RBI.  I have been so on fire for God, that I have a very good feeling about myself.  I know that I will do very well.  I will be able to excel and complete   the school year.

I did not know that there was so much that God could do for me in such a short time, that God would be able to use me for His glory.  By being so full of the fire, He has peeled so much off of me that was there since a child.  He has taken awake hurt, insecurity, unworthiness and has given me joy, a new way of thinking, and love.  He has given me a passion for the lost, a desire to win souls.  I hunger for the things of God.  He has shown me how to trust in him.  He has shown me not to trust in the world, but in Him.

I am so amazed at the change in my life.  My family tells me that there is something different about me. There is a glow on my face.  There is an amazing peace of God in my life.  I can say to myself; I can do this for His Glory and Honor.  Praise the Lord.

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Well since I’ve been at the River I have never been the same! God took what I thought was impossible and made it possible .He blessed me with a scholarship a job transfer and a place to stay. I’ve learned how to step out and have deeper desire and boldness to win the lost with the tools here at the River! Jesus set me free to set the captives free since I’ve been here I have led over one hundred people to the Lord .Prayed for healing for people and them to receive the joy and the Holy Spirit and they got it! It’s such a joy to my heart to see people going a hundred miles an hour for the things of the world and make a total u turn! Their faces are priceless I have realized it’s not about me but, about advancing the kingdom of heaven I can’t say into words how grateful I am for the River and Pastor’s they have encourage me so much the first couple of weeks I was here it was like all hell broke loose with new relationships with people I met here. I realized it was not the person but the enemy trying to take me out. But, it’s not about me it’s all about Jesus! He put a burning hunger to see this generation saved it’s all about souls and I have an eternal fire that has been imparted on my heart. I want to thank all the Pastor’s for the impartation I have received and for the days to come I have learned endurance and long-suffering what it really is. I love the River it’s all about souls, souls, souls and the kingdom! My life is not my own and will never be the same! I have a GREAT JOY to say that!  Lots of Love, Christa M.

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I saw the transformation in her life, and she planted the seed in my head to come here. From the first service I have heard confirmed words that He spoke to me, while I was yet a far off, words like that by the end of summer I won’t recognize myself, and that all of these trials are just preparation for some future circumstance when I’ll need to look back and see the wondrous things He has done and gotten me through, and that I need to start asking for the big things of God and not begging for survival from the Creator of the universe. The all-consuming fire of the Holy Spirit is burning away the fear and trepidation I have about speaking in front of people, about being seen by people, about being myself.

As for my life-long battle with lack, He told me last Thursday that lack is no more in my life! I believe Him not only for my needs for right now, but for His big, big plans for me! In each case where my flesh rises up and I continue in obedience in spite of it, like my first time soul winning or working on the phones, He blesses me abundantly right after in my spirit. There are layers and layers of freedom being unwrapped as I continue to cry out to Him. Even in the pain of crucifying my flesh daily there is new oil, new wine, new joy of the Lord to sustain me! I have no where to run away to. There is nothing else. I told Him the first week of revival that if He didn’t give me boldness, if He didn’t BURN inside of me, then I might as well die. It sounds dramatic, but I don’t want anything else, and if I don’t really get this right now, I’m finished. I’m so marked by this school, even just so far as this is the beginning, that I will never be able to settle for mediocre or complacent again, in Jesus name…..Frances H.

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During the time that I have been participating at The Great Awakening at The River Church, The Lord has blessed me by giving me the opportunity of going out for Soul Winning. What is Soul Winning ? Soul Winning is not a program, is not a rehearsal, it’s a PASSION. A Passion that burns inside your heart, a desire to go out no matter the place or the time to talk about JESUS, to save SOULS !!! We as Disciples and Children of the Lord have a mission on this earth, don’t wait any longer and get souls…

Go out for the lost ones and save them from the enemy. It’s our responsibility. Jesus said ” I have call you to be fishers of  man ” John 21. Soul Winning is not a natural thing, it’s a Miracle. The Souls that are coming and receive HIM. It’s like the story of the nest in the Bible. Jesus stretched the nest for more fishes,Muslim,Islam or any other nationality. It’s not a natural thing, it’s a Miracle in a city, outside the walls of the church. We have been fishing for souls, the more we do, the more the Lord gives us. Power over nature. Soul Winning gives each of us the chance to tell about Jesus. How much He loves each person and how important is to have Him as # one in our lives.

What do we do ? Where do we go ?What tools do we need ? As I said before Soul Winning is not a program, it’s a PASSION. Couple of weeks ago we went to a near Community to do  Soul Winning and I had one of the most wonderful experiences. I led twelve people to the Lord and some of them receive the Fire of God and spoke in tongues. One of the cases was the young guy by the name of Austin ( 21 years old ) who accepted the Lord and spoke in tongues for the first time.

Two days ago 1/18/11working with such enthusiasm at the Call Center I brought twelve persons to the Lord. The one who really touched my heart was the lady from Florida who accepted the Lord, was delivered from the spirit of FEAR and now she will go out and win SOULS …amen. All you need it’s a scripture to show each person,then you go out and ask as many people the Lord places in your path. What are you waiting for ? Go, do as I did. Save SOULS… More SOULS for the Kingdom of  The Lord. For HIS glory. -Maria H

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This week at the Great Awakening, it has been just incredible! It was the week of the Winter Camp meeting. And persons from all over America and the world were here in Tampa, FL at the revival meetings. I had the privilege of working the registration table, hospitality, phones and outreach! The Lord is so good because this passion of soul winning has been igniting every person that steps foot into the River Church. The CTN broadcasts have been amazing! And the after broadcast services have been indescribable!

The glory of God, the presence of God and the anointing that is felt in the church is real. As the 92 year old sister said last Sunday, “Now this is what I call church!” It really is! The anointing is truly tangible and transferable. Pastor has been preaching the past couple of nights on the Great Commission. It’s like I have been recharged yet again with a new boldness to expect signs to follow the preaching of the Word. It should just naturally come with it! I’ve seen persons who have been in church many years this week get touched and full of the fire of God and receive a passion for the lost and get on the streets to win souls and receive a life-changing transformation.

They have a testimony and their lives will never be the same again. I am that same person and before revival and receiving the fire of God and the baptism of the Holy Spirit, I wasn’t winning souls either. But it is awesome to see so many people catching the same passion and vision to be going after the same thing Jesus did – souls! Hallelujah!  -Karen C.

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It is the second week of The Great Awakening, and it seems like it has been a month already because of how much God has already done! I had the privilege to give a testimony one of the night services this week about how God healed a woman that I prayed with during soul winning. Since I was going to be on TV, I told my family to watch the show. Well, the word got around fast through even my distant family, and tons of my unsaved family ended up watching it just to see me! The best part is, family was able to watch from many different states. I believe their lives have been greatly touched because they are a witness to what God is doing in my life. They also had many seeds sown just during the time they watched The Great Awakening show.

This has truly opened my eyes to the vast impact The Great Awakening is having on America. This is huge! Many people I know from all over the US have seen through my Facebook page about The Great Awakening. Some have even watched it, one woman tapes it every night and watches them when she gets home. Her life has been radically transformed just by watching on her TV at home. The fact that the power & presence of God is transforming people in their homes is amazing me. It shows you that there’s no box we can place God in. We can’t just think that our only way of getting people saved or transformed is if we get them in the four walls of our church. God is so much bigger than that! All in all, this past week has really changed my perspective on how big God really is!-Amie J.

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What an awesome week celebrating the Lord and being a part of the Great Awakening. I am enjoying every service that I am able to watch. I can’t wait until Saturday as me and my family hit the streets of Tampa, Florida winning souls for Jesus Christ. Last Saturday was an amazing day. We were a part of the weekly soul winning team here at the River Church that takes place at 9:30 am. We saw salvations, rededications, and baptisms in the Holy Spirit. I spoke with an elderly lady that was full of love and was touched by the Spirit of God as tears streamed down her face when asking Jesus Christ to be her Lord and Savior. She said that I confirmed something in her heart and I know that this was a divine appointment set up from up above.

This is one of many things that I fortunate to be a part of. What an honor to be a soul winner and working for the kingdom of Heaven.  I see life in the eyes of the lost, and freedom in the hearts of the condemned. I remember how that was me, and as miserable as I was, I knew of no way to be free. This is my life’s desire, to be one with Jesus and doing what He did. I love Him and praise Him for what He has done for me and the whole world. So as me and my family set out to go soul winning this Saturday, I know that great things are going to happen. All Glory to God!    Hallelujah! –Sarah H.

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ALERT!!! The Great Awakening has now hit the airwaves via revival.com., CTN., FIOS., and other television stations connected across America and the world. BOOM!!! This is what we have all been praying for, to see the salvation of people outside of the four walls of the church. A breakthrough and deliverance opportunity for families of America and the world. Glory to the Living Lord, we are hearing about people getting touched by the Holy Spirit in their own homes.

Pastors Rodney and Adonica Howard Brown from the River Church, Tampa,FL., are hosting a television program called the Great Awakening each Mon-Fri., evenings 7:30 pm. eastern. and the program will repeat again at 11:30 pm. eastern. Please watch and pray. This television program also provides the opportunity for individual prayer requests thru text messenging, twitter, email and our prayer phone lines. I’ve been working with 40-50 other revivalists each evening, 2 shifts answering phones. The needs are many and the people are being prayed for at the River Church Call Ctr., If you live near the Tampa Area and would like to volunteer, shifts are available. Please call the River Church during the day at 813-971-9999 for more information. Anyone carrying the fire of GOD is welcome to help us.

The phones are ringing off the hook. We hang up and the phone immediately rings again. The fields are white and the harvest ready. Come join us. We want to use everyone who is already born again spirit filled on fire for GOD. Get the fire and give the fire, it is so very important. Jesus is coming soon to each of us and the world. Get ready, and did I say get ready. People are getting saved{born again}, the baptism of the holy spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues, the fire, more fire, the backslidden are sliding back to the will of GOD, the prodigals are coming home, marriages are being healed, relationships are made healthy, healings of the body and the mind, deliverance from alcohol, drugs and lusts of any kind, finances are returning to the homes, money is being given and lent, jobs are being found.

Love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,gentleness,faithfulness and self-control are now being evident in the body of CHRIST. GOD BLESS YOU. –Kathy L.