Rory Smith –
“The country I was born and raised in is Canada. Our country isn’t too bad for allowing freedom of religion and doing ministry work.
“I came to the Lord when I was about 14 yrs. old. There was a revival going on at our high school, and there was an altar call. I knew I was missing something in my life and I felt like the preacher was talking right at me, so I went up and accepted Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior. But as life goes, my path definitely didn’t end up being a Christian walk. The world took over, and I followed.
“My ministry dream is to get on to the streets and minister to the people on the streets. My personal, hands-on experience would make it easier for them to connect with and trust me.”
Rory Smith Receives a Scholarship
“A scholarship to CLI is very important to me and to help me fulfill my ministry dream is I don’t have the funds to go to a college or university. Plus working online I can be at home with my family and work at my own pace.
“Thank-you for this question, you can pray for my ministry by praying for the Holy Spirit to soften the hearts of the street people to at least listen to what is being offered them. That there is HOPE for them. That there is someone who loves them unconditionally. I am also part of a street team at our church called RAW REVOLUTION, I ask for prayer for them.”
Rory Smith gave his life to the Lord when he was 14, but like so many others he strayed quickly from the called path. The Lord had other plans for him, though, and today Rory Smith comes to Christian Leaders Institute with a vision. Rory Smith sees thousands of people on the streets who are just like he was at one point. People who need compassion, love, and most of all salvation. Rory Smith wants to bring them to an awareness of their deepest need: our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Robert Green –
“Hi my name is Robert Green. I am from South Africa. All religions are tolerated although not equally represented. The vast majority of citizens have cultural beliefs that are non-christian. Due to the legacy of apartheid there are vast numbers of people who are living in poverty and bondage.All manner of social ills prevail.
“I came to know my savior Jesus, after rejecting him my whole life, when I ended up in a serious motor cycle accident that left me impaired. I turned to drugs and became depressed and eventually suicidal. Thanks to God’s intervention I ended up at a christian empowerment center after trying to commit suicide. Although I was on my knees at this time, hopeless and helpless, I still could not believe because of my education. It is written that if you earnestly seek Jesus with all your heart and all your mind and ask God to come and reason with you, you will find Him and that He will reveal Himself. Jesus has embraced me and I Him. He is my Healer, my Redeemer, my Salvation, my Peace, my Hope, and my Joy. This emptiness that has been inside of me is now full and I have a desire and a zeal to follow Jesus for the rest of my life.
“Due to the mighty work Jesus has done in my life and the blessings He has given me I am called to the great commission to make disciples of men for the glory of Jesus. I am staying on at the christian empowerment center and becoming a voluntary staff member. They primarily treat addiction amongst other things. The word of God is central to helping people who come through these doors. I have left everything to serve God and help bring the word of God and the hope of Jesus to each person who comes here for help as well as their families. I also wish to encourage the staff here and bring all people to a greater relationship with Jesus. I am currently the “spiritual leader” here and lead with classes, prayer, devotions, and worship. I want to bring people to Jesus, grounding them in the word with Jesus as their foundation. I want to teach and show them how to live a truly christian life that is pleasing to God and also empowering them for all of life’s challenges, so that they are able to walk in faith and knowledge. I pray that they may become a living testament to the power and grace of Jesus, and spread the word of hope and salvation through Jesus.”
Robert Green Receives a Scholarship
“Due to my accident I am unemployed and do not have the financial resources to pursue this calling of ministry on my life. I need the proper educational grounding to serve God to the best of my ability. I take leading people to Jesus as both an honor and the greatest responsibility of my life. I need to be equipped to teach and lead. Given that the people I will be reaching out to are broken I really need to give them the best I possibly can. Before starting this I have prayed for some months for God to lead me and to confirm that this is His calling and not my will. I got confirmation in various ways and when I started looking for an education in becoming a pastor I eventually found you. I believe that God has blessed you to help me bless others through Jesus.
“If you could, pray for the Spirit to guide and convict the people that I am trying to reach, so that God will move them to himself.I ask for guidance, knowledge and understanding. I pray that God will continue to bless you and guide you, to hold you in his right hand so that you will be a blessing to others.”
Robert Green is on fire for Christ. After a motorcycle accident that left him incapacitated, Robert Green went through depression and drug addictions before finally coming to Christ after a suicide attempt. Now, Robert Green wants to lead others who are broken – spiritually if not physically – to the saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus. Christian Leaders Institute can help Robert Green realize his ministry calling.
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Jeffrey Ruth –
“My name is Jeffrey Ruth and I live in Fowlerville, Michigan, in the United States. There are many ministry opportunities available in the United States to those who can overcome the world. This last qualification, overcoming the world, is the most challenging of problems facing those pondering ministry. Simply put, as many ministry opportunities as there are in America, there are far more temptations and ways of living contrary to God’s plan.
“I came to know the Lord through my early childhood, as I was churched from birth. However, I only began to know, seek, and trust in Jesus for my salvation later in early adulthood when I faced multiple medical and personal disasters. The Lord’s calling of me to ministry is a culmination of heeding God’s call to walk after Him as He walked in front of me.
“My ministry dream is to reach out to Americans who do not trust Christ for their salvation. I have been presented with a vision of Americans who seek and yearn for secular fellowship and comfort through social media connections, who are un-churched, unsaved, and fearful of the buildings of God. I dream of using these modern connections to create a vast, virtual, congregation of believers who will use these very desires to connect and share to overcome their fears.”
Jeffrey Ruth Receives a Scholarship
“Without a scholarship from Christian Leaders Institute, I have no practical way to be strengthened and equipped for my ministry pursuit. I have been led by God to CLI as the instrument of my ministry’s beginning. This I know. It is not coincidence to believe firmly that CLI’s method of reaching ministry students with the Gospel through worldwide internet connections happens to merge exactly with my personal ministry dream of reaching others in similar fashion. Through the scholarship at CLI, I will fulfill God’s plan for me and my ministry.
“Please pray for me to strengthen my personal connection with God in a daily renewal. Only through my own close walk with Jesus Christ, being indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and in awe and obedience to God the Father, will I even begin to prepare my ministry successfully.”
Jeffrey Ruth comes from a church background. He grew up going to church with his family and understands the importance of it. Jeffrey Ruth also sees many Christians now becoming unchurched. People are leaving churches for various, often trivial differences in doctrine or opinion. Jeffrey Ruth believes God has given him a way to change this. His ministry dream is to reach out to people and families who have abandoned churches and bring them back to a right community of fellowship in the Lord. Christian Leaders Institute can help Jeffrey Ruth realize his ministry calling.
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