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What has the Lord done for me/in me in the past two weeks you ask? Where do I begin? He has done a work in pretty much all the major areas in my life, from boldness for soul winning, to supper natural provision, to family members coming to church and seeing a change in me.

Jorge was a dear friend of mine back in the day. How ever it’s been years since we’ve seen or heard from each other.  For some reason he had been on my mind for the past few weeks. Well, two Saturdays ago I went soul winning with the church in some apts. Low and behold Jorge answered the door! When we saw each other we couldn’t believe our eyes I started crying as he asked what I had been up to and where I had been hiding lol I answered with tears in my eyes, Jorge has anyone ever told you that God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. He accepted Jesus. It wasn’t until we were on our way back to church that my team told me they had knocked on his door and he refused to pray with them but they prayed with his father who also lives with him and his father accepted Jesus and also was baptized in the Holy Ghost! He used our friendship to draw him in! Talk about a divine appointment!

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Since I’ve been at RMI I have been sowing in the Jubilee, I have received many blessing by sowing in the Jubilee, People have randomly put money in my bank account. People started walking up giving me cash, The Favor of God has been on my life, I got apartment here in Tampa for Half price than they wanted. All of my Furniture that’s in my apartment was given to me or bought for me.

We have been in RBI /RSW Revival for three week.  For the last three weeks I’ve have been pressing in to the anointing.  It was Tuesday morning Pastor Rodney laid his hands upon all the Students, when he got to me he laid hands on me. I fell out under the power of God. I was weeping under the anointing.  When I was on the floor all I seen was Nations needing touch from the Fire of God. And I could see were people getting saved, set free. All nations all races of different people. All around the world.

On Thursday morning, Pastor Rodney got up and was teaching about giving.  He started telling us stories about Africa and their giving. When He took up the offering I looked in my wallet and  had no cash on me, so I took my Tie off and Gave it. When I gave my tie I started weeping because something broke off of me. When I looked up at the alter it was filled with all kinds of  peoples Gifts. So that Night I was at Home and I asked God, what do you want from me and he spoke my alabaster box. My African Necklace.  After I gave that  I felt so Free.  Ever since in Giving that African Necklace, Blessing have been poring in to my life from all over…..Jeff K.

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One and a half year ago God called my family to come to RBI. It was big challenge. Most of all because we newer dreamed to go to USA. Ok, my wife wanted to go to some sunny place for vocation..

The time to leave our home was so short, that we literary dropped everything we had and jumped in airplane. We came with 2 year old boy, having money for three month. We had no idea how we will make it, all we knew – God is calling us and He will take care. To make it clear I and my wife signed contract with God – peace of paper with Psam1, which mostly covers my obligations and Psalm 23which lists His promises.Now, after year in River I can tell, that God brought my family through! He has fulfilled all our needs. He kept all His promises even we struggled with ours… Thank you Lord for your goodness and mercy!

First two month we had no car. Before we left, I gave away my car. I had some money for car in Florida but soon I understood, that it is to small to cover all payments, so I gave that money to God. Two month God faithfully provided our transportation and then, guess what, the car came! We left our apartment in Riga for two years for free to some family.

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Once I heard that faith was risk, I realized that summed up my testimony. Moving down here from Pennsylvania with only $100 didn’t even concern me.  The first night I got down here I heard the Lord speaking to me in service that I needed to sow all I had. He wanted me to prove that I trusted Him and with no support from anyone back home I knew He was the only one I could. Out of obedience I listened, I came this far why wouldn’t He keep His Word.

I was homeless, jobless, and completely broke while still being almost $15,000 in debt. The next day after my offering I received a call from back home that led to $2,500 deposit into my bank account. It was from an old college professor who is actually not a believer.  Needless, to say I was even more at peace that I was called here for strict purpose. I sowed even more and from that point on everything just kept getting easier. The Lord blessed me with a perfect roommate, a great job that is enough for us both to be approved for an apartment since she doesn’t have a job.  When I think about all He’s done I can’t help but start to cry.

My whole family is Catholic so they think I’ve lost my mind but they will all be saved soon enough. I only have a one track mind for Him so I’m running and not looking back! The day I was able to help out a fellow classmate and buy her books for her was my day of break through in the giving department. She had just begun to melt and start sobbing when I told her the Lord spoke to me and I needed to obey. I never felt such a joy and overwhelming love before. Now I can’t help but give everything I have because in the end none of it matters.

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How has my life changed in the past few weeks since coming to RBI, in 300 words? When I first heard the assignment I figured it would be easy. That turned out to be wrong. The problem with the question is that as I reflected on the past three weeks I didn’t feel anything extraordinary had taken place. Actually, after being here for the last three weeks I began to doubt whether or not I was right for RBI. I sat in the church watching people fall under the power of the Holy Ghost, yet I felt nothing. Despite prayer and hands from the Pastor, I lacked the “fire” that so many others seemed to automatically have.

My journey to RBI started on a hospital bed after a half month battle with a dangerous infection. I was awaken from a medicated sleep to find my TV on channel 2. Two things were unusual about my awakening. One, it was 1:30 A.M. when my monitor’s alarm woke me. However, there was no reason for my monitor to go off. Second and more importantly, I fell asleep praying, asking God to lead me to a place where I could grow.

Without going into my complete testimony, my whole journey to this point has been amazing but the past few weeks have been challenging. It hasn’t been very long but I feel like I’ve lost something again and when I see everyone at RBI so anointed I began to wonder if I had sinned and lost my way. It wasn’t till tonight that I remembered that faith is a beautiful thing. The hardest thing about faith is that when we want the answers the quickest it seems to be the time that God is expecting us to press in and believe.

I realized that in the last few weeks that I have gone under construction. Sometimes when you’re building the foundation you don’t know how awesome the structure is going to look when it’s done; only that it’s going to be awesome. If I had to summarize what I’ve experienced in the last few weeks then it would be, that during construction sometimes a moment of pause helps you realize that God is working all of the time….David R.

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It is because of the GAT so many people, pastors and preachers are getting onboard.–  After they see that  it is really working-after the training class they are returning back to their home church on fire for God and able to train their own leaders how to soul win.

Because coming here they really see that it is working it is not a joke. Everything that Pastor Rodney spoke about on Television is the truth. So many others awesome evangelists  are getting on board and coming along we as a student body have the opportunities to hear from them more than before getting more exited this last quarter to hear and see awesome men of God.  

People continue to call for boldness, the power of God is being demonstrated on the streets , people are getting saved healed , fallen under the power of God , seeing more boldness I’m get calls  throughout the week of people are reporting daily souls and rededication. This is awesome! Praise God!  -Ruth M

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The past three weeks have led an explosion in The Great Awakening Winter Camp meeting 2011. We are so excited to be on CTN but even more excited about the souls being saved.  It is true, if you are not winning souls to the Lord, that you are being selfish.  It is not about us building our own castle, but building the Kingdom of God. We had a twelve year old pray the fire of God over people on the broadcast and people are being touched through the airwaves.

There is no distance in the realm of the spirit.  Many people are saying that we are over the top about the souls but we don’t care! We know our reward is heaven. There is no doubt that those who seek after righteousness shall be filled. We are being filled to pour out on the highways and byways. We had a night that one could hear a choir of angels singing. It was such a heavenly sound. It just reminded me of how soon Jesus is coming. 

There is no time to keep silent. We must go out. There is such a sense of urgency now. We must tell our neighbors, coworkers, friends, and family members about the goodness of God. It is the goodness of God that leads people to repentance. God’s spirit is being poured out today and will continue until everyone hears the Good News.  -Shani G.

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At one of the Great awakening Tour meetings I remember this one meeting I was in the call center. It is such a honor to be apart and serve in there. There was over thirty people on the phones and praying for the hurting, broken, the lost. I remember praying for people and leading them to the Lord, and praying for people that needed healing; and to just hear how Jesus was healing them! You can hear them praising the Lord on the phones. God is so awesome.

You can just feel the presence of God in that place.

Also people were getting filled with the Holy Ghost! That night I was in the call center for almost four hours and felt like one hour. So after I got done with the phones I went right into the meeting. Pastor Adonica already preached and I heard she was preaching on the joy. Pastor Rodney was preaching at the time and I was sitting there, then all of sudden I felt the fire of God.

Then I started laughing, this unspeakable joy! I felt refresh and so hungry for God and hungry for souls like I never felt before. When Jesus touches you everything changes, you just want the whole world to know awesome he is. I’m telling you come be apart this Great Awakening, God already shaken this nation! It’s happening right now! Come and let God set you ablaze for souls and most importantly for him. It’s all about Jesus! When he touches you, you can’t help but tell people about him! So come and be a part of what God doing in America and see this Great awakening!-Jordan H.

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There has been several life changing experiences going on in The Great Awakening services. Several people are being hit with the power of God. I spoke with this woman who had just visited for the first time on Sunday. She had seen the broadcast on CTN. She lives in Lakeland and decided to go to Tampa to visit the church. She walked in after service began so people were worshiping. She walked through the door and the presence of God hit her so strongly that she had to stop and hold on to the back of the seat to keep her balance. She had only felt the presence of God like that once before in her life and it wasn’t nearly has strong as it was here.

As she was speaking to me she was trying to hold back her tears. She was talking about how the power that was in this building was strong enough to break the bondage’s of drug addiction and is able to bring healing to all that came. She has been praying for her daughter who just recently move closer and felt that was the was God’s plan to help bring her back to him. She was very excited and planned on bringing her daughter to the service so she could experience the presence of God for herself and has faith that her daughter will be set free. She was in awe how strong the power of God is here. She will be bringing her probably this week. That is just one story of many that has been happening here at The Great Awakening. –Serenity F.

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This week the Great Awaking Tour has been impacting lives across America. My view of this historic event in the church is from the pray lines. I had the opportunity to answer a few of the thousands of calls that have come in this week. The  experience is life changing  even when you walk in the room the air is electrified . I’ve never done prayer calls before.  We had a quick training class the to the phones I went. The first call  changed my whole view. This broadcast is touching peoples lives of all ages all across America. It was a woman in another state and she was broken and reaching out. Had no finances her rent was due and her son was on drugs.  So she was watching tv and was changing the channel and came to the Great Awaking Tour.

And the power of God came into her home and she had to call to get some one to talk to. I got to lead her through the gospel soul winning script and she accepted Jesus Christ as  her Lord and savior of her life she was weeping and thanking Jesus the peace of God fell on her and she was so thankful for what happened just by tuning in her life was changed.  Also many people were saved many people  were baptized in the Holy spirit  people were healed. And this was only the second night and just one phone line all of the phones were ringing off the hook  I know I am blown away by what God is doing in America and around the world and the praise reports that come in of pastors and everyday Christians a fire to take the gospel soul winning script and lead someone to Jesus. –Steven H.