We had an awesome time this past Sunday, December 13, 2009, in the children’s ministry at the River at Tampa Bay Church. Children and their parents were getting saved, healed, and set free! It was nothing like your average children’s church. The children were laughing and having the time of their lives as they learned a valuable message. Joe Manno did an awesome job teaching the children about Jesus’ death and resurrection. His presentation was energetic and captivated the attention of the youthful audience. The presence of God was so thick in that building. Each word that came out of Joe’s mouth was anointed and as a result over 170 children accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Not only did the children and parents get saved, but hundreds of less fortunate families received toys and food that they otherwise would not have had.
I have been hearing testimonies from our bus ministry that the children and their parents had totally different attitudes when the got on the bus to go home than they did when they got on the bus earlier that morning to go to church. You could literally see the joy of the Lord on their faces. This is not because they had received a toy or a box of food. It is because they had received food for their souls and a gift from heaven. This is something they can share with anyone they come in contact with. People will want to know what they have!
I have also heard testimonies from our food ministry that the families who received a box of food were ministered to on sowing and reaping. These important life principles were instilled in them so that they might be a blessing to someone in their community which, in turn, could result in them sharing the gospel with them as well.
This is what Revival Ministries is all about: lighting the fire in the hearts of God’s people to win the lost.
Rachel L
