In April of this year I was watching the Great Awaking broadcast through my computer at home in Buffalo N.Y.  It was all about Bible school and people giving testimonies of bible school.  I felt a stirring and than from within came, “You need to go to bible school”.  I thought this is crazy there were so many obstacles.  My husband did not watch that evening, so I decided not to say anything.  Well the next day after working outside all day.  My husband comes in very serious and with urgency to tell me that he needs to talk to me.  Well I thought something happened and something did.  He told me how all day the Lord was speaking to him about going to Bible school.  Well I just started laughing.  He was looking at me shocked with wonder at why I was laughing so hard and then I told him what happened the night before.  The Lord has provided everything that we needed to make the transition to Florida.  He provided people for our ministry and businesses, even someone to rent our house and a place to live here in Florida that accepts all three of our dogs and a Christian School for our son.

So many things have happened since the first week of school revival.  I feel like I’ve been here longer than 3 weeks.  I came to Florida with a broken heart.  It first started with our baby going to be with the Lord.  Then came the blow that I know was meant to take me out since the first did not.

We believed that God will take care for our living in Tampa. And it happened. First place we lived God provided everything, including all payments on time! After 10 month God moved us to new place, where we don’t need to pay at all plus we have almost own swimming pool and beautiful view! And I have to add, that for our living in Tampa we have bought only can opener and something like that from Dollar tree. Everything we needed was prepared for us!

We are givers. But I am thankful to my Lord and the River Church for teaching me to live not from my income but from my giving. Through this time we have sown different kind of things and resources which God gave us. It is so awesome to see how He is taking care for our needs! We live from giving and it works!

Many Bible schools can teach people memorize Bible verses but here in RBI I have learned to live them! (Psalm 23:1)The Lord, King of Kings and Lord of Lords; my Creator, my Savior, my Teacher and best Friend is my shepherd; I shall not want! And as Pastor Eric says: Get it – live it – Give it!

Since I’ve been here at RBI, God has touched and changed my life in many different ways. I have learned how to trust the Word of God like never before. My faith has grown stronger and I continually see the Word being activated in me and through me. I have learned to see who I am in Christ and the authority He has given to me. I know that I am what the Word says I am, I have what the Word says I have. I am learning to take hold of the scripture and claim it.

During the last few weeks God has supernaturally provided for me on many occasions. I have learned to sow in faith and I have seen amazing harvests. People will bless me unexpectedly with many needed items and even some random blessings that I want but don’t need.

God has given me a strong passion for soul wining and a heart for the lost. All I want to do is lead people to the Lord and spread the gospel anywhere and everywhere. I used to be timid about sharing the gospel, but now I have no fear at all. God has given me boldness and a fire for soul winning.  I have seen people healed, transformed, and baptized in the Holy Spirit. I’m learning to simply yield to the Holy Spirit and let God work through me to touch other people.

The lord has been so good it’s been three weeks in the revival. God has been touching and revealing things to me. I had a stomach problem so bad that I had to go to the doctors. I had my mother, friends, and mentor praying for me. Because I could not keep my food in my stomach. So one day in service the lord put in my heart to take flaxseed. So when I did my stomach immediately cleared up. I tell you what you have to trust the Holy Spirit that lives within you. He will not let you down. God has been showing me about getting right in the area of my finances. He’s been taking me from glory to glory. The Holy Spirit is the best teacher you can ever have. He does not condemn, he is understanding, and gentle.

You can trust him with your life. He wants you to go from glory to glory. I’m a second year student and I tell you that these three weeks have been more powerful then the whole 1st year of RBI for me. God is really doing something big. In these times that were in it is crucial that you allow God to do the work in you. The more he can do in you, the more he can do through you. So God has been taking things out of my life that I did know needed to be taking out of my life. Let God do the work, he knows what he is doing the meetings have been great, you have to stay teachable and not have an offence. Because it is very easy to get offensive but you just have to allow the Holy Spirit to do the work in you. We need to be effective outside of the four walls of the church. Jesus is so soon to come back, so let God do the work. Amen……David R.