There are certain experiences that will impact your life at such a level that you know you will never forget them or be the same afterwards. One such encounter for me was the Sunday morning service at the River at Tampa Bay Church on December 13th, 2009. After advertising for a month all over the city of Tampa that Pastor Rodney and Revival Ministries would be giving away over 1,000 Christmas toys and boxes of food to anyone who registered and came to the service on the 13th of December, we saw over 1300 people come! We brought them in by the bus loads. Over 310 children came with their parents. And after the gospel was preached in the children’s church 156 kids gave their lives to Christ, and in the main adult service just shy of 200 people accepted the Lord as their personal savior!
The efforts that went into seeing such an incredible miracle were worth every moment. Having a Sunday service in America where over 27 percent of the audience commits to serving Jesus Christ will bring anyone to tears. It was life changing. So often people pray to see the harvest of souls and ask God to bring people to their church. That just won’t cut it, you have to go out on the streets and meet people in their daily lives to minister to them and bring them to church! If a salesman sits in his office and waits for people to call him how successful will he be? Not at all! But if he goes door to door and meets people he will see his labors come to fruition. Serving under Pastor Rodney and the mighty vision he has for the city of Tampa Bay and America is contagious, and watching so many people come forward to receive salvation has permanently left a mark on my heart! The only thing you can bring to Heaven with you on that glorious day are the souls of the people who accepted salvation when you ministered the gospel to them. Thank you God for a ministry whose heart is set at winning the lost of the world at any cost and effort!
Timothy T
