Testimonies

RICE Regenerate had its first rally event ‘Taste and see the Lord is good’ last year in October. Here are some stories of how God worked through the rally to bring conviction, change and renewal to attendees.

RICE Regenerate evening was my first RICE event. Mike Raiter’s talk was refreshing & so challenging. It reminded me what true joy is about – our salvation in Jesus & that we can have reassurance no matter what comes our way. Hearing how others who have gone before us gave their lives up for the sake of the gospel helped broadened my perspective & reminded me again about how great & how good our God is. It’s always uplifting to hear so many brothers & sisters raise their voices in songs of praise & the invitation to respond to the night’s talk was a good time of reflection for me. I went away encouraged & comforted that we have more to look forward to than our lives here in this world.

Jessica Joseph, South-West Chinese Christian Church

Rowena and I are 28 years old, we’ve been involved in youth ministry for 10 years, and we’re now transitioning into a different life stage. Rice Regenerate 2008 was spiritually refreshing and more than just another event! Mike Raiter spoke on the Parable of the Ten Minas (Luke 19:11-27). He smashed it! He spoke with great passion + soul-searching conviction from the Bible. I was challenged to be greedy to use my gifts to produce fruit for the Kingdom of God; not for the praise of men, but for the praise of God. An illustration on Adoniram Judson encouraged me to taste and see that the Lord is good even in the hard times. After the talk, there was a good chunk of time to respond in a number of different ways: singing, prayer, Q+A with speaker, letter-writing, art, chatting. This was a helpful time to further taste and see the goodness of Jesus.

Dave Miers, Central Coast Evangelical Church