It was a BUSY summer! Here is a re-cap on all of our activities…

July 5th – I literally don’t know how to describe such a wonderful daughter as Kaylee. She is one of the most thoughtful, giving, and passionate people I have met and I am HONORED that she is my daughter! Happy 18th Birthday, honey. I LOVE you!

Mama (and family)

4th of July pictures from our family get together. What a special day it was!

My Mom turned 70. 😊 We had fun celebrating her birthday on July 4th (which is her actual birthday) and then again we surprised her on Saturday with a surprise birthday party at a lovely, Italian restaurant. She was blessed and WE are blessed to call her “Mom”.

The ABOVE picture… My Mom and Dad (Tim & Pat Noyes with their 4 daughters (Lisa, Jill, Amy & Angie) plus a picture with our sweet husbands (Dennis, David, Kevin, Jordan).

Okay, so it is VERY difficult to grow a garden in WV and keep the critters OUT! So, I put up a fence, but those mama rabbits squeezed right through those holes (chicken wire is next!). We found this litter of baby rabbits RIGHT in the safety of our garden! Yikes! Aren’t they cute though?! (P.S. No worries. We left them and they grew up to be strong and healthy rabbits….with the help of our garden! LOL)

Our sweet, loving, kind, servant Tessie turned 12 years old on July 9th. We love her so much. Where we were in Pennsylvania, we found a “fun center” and did a ton of fun things with her….including go-carts. We love you, honey, and are SO honored that God gave you to us.

Love, Daddy and Mama (and siblings)

LOVE my garden. I even planted some flowers. 🌺🌿

What a BLESSING it has been to be with New Testament Baptist Church in Pennsylvania to provide the music for their God Bless America Revival! 😊💖 Words cannot even express how much we love these brothers and sisters in Christ! They spoil us every time we are here. 😉 They feed us SOOOOOO much good food and guess what, they even bought our ENTIRE family patriotic outfits to match their patriotic color scheme for the revival services! WOW! We always leave with our cups overflowing! **Check out all of our new outfits below… ❤💙❤💙 Also, the Millers brought us all out shopping and even took all of us girls to get our nails done. See cute, little Sofia getting her nails done….SO adorable! 😍 Thank you, everyone at New Testament Baptist Church. Words cannot express our deep gratitude! 😘🤗

Pastor and Mrs. Fleck, you are TRULY at the TOP of our list as some of our DEAREST friends on the face of this earth! 😊❤ Words cannot express how MUCH you (and your precious church family) mean to us! Many Hugs, The Rodrigues Family 🤗😍

Wow! What an HONOR it was to provide all the special music for this AMAZING God Bless America Revival! What GREAT men and women of God these people are and we are honored to know them! 😁 Pastor Jenkins and Dr. Woods did an amazing job (as always) preaching! We left refreshed spiritually. 😊❤

I LOVE these people! LOVED going out to eat with you, Mike and Marcy Warner!

Also, going to that art class with you, Marcy, to make chalk courtures was SO fun! I made mine about Plexus! Mike and Marcy, thank you also for all the great food last week! May God bless you for your generosity! -Jill and Family

Church we sang at in Pennsylvania. We are SO thankful to praise God upon our instruments…as the Bible tells us to do. God is worthy of ALL our adoration and praise! We were at camp meeting ALL that week at this same church.

Psalms 144:9
“I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.”

Can’t believe this little munchkin – Sofia – already turned 4 years old! I was big and pregnant with her when my sister – Amy Foster’s- accident happened. I was SO grateful that through the stress of that all, God protected her in my womb and gave us a healthy, spunky baby girl! Sofia’s full name is- Sofia Amy Julianne. Named after Amy and her grandma – Julianne Drake. 😊❤ We love you, sweetie, and had fun with you at Chuck E Cheese before the church service! Love, Daddy and Mama xoxo 😊❤

Look alikes.

What an INCREDIBLE week we had at Elkdale Baptist Church of West Clifford, PA. The people here are lovely and have treated us so kindly! Our children also LOVED the VBS that week! Farewell, dear friends. We LOVE you all! – The Rodrigues Family

What a SPECIAL day it was on Phillip’s birthday!. When our children turn 16 years old, they choose a special friend to go out with them to a really nice restaurant. 😊❤ Phillip turned 16 and chose his brother Samuel. They have always been close and when they were little, they heard my husband and I call each other “hon”, so they began to call EACH OTHER that. It was adorable! 😊😄 Now, they roll their eyes when we bring that back up. LOL. It was a LOVELY evening at Lexington Greens in Kentucky; sitting on the water; eating; fellowshipping; me blabbering and crying…telling Phillip how MUCH he means to me. Thanking him for his passionate love for God! He has memorized LOTS of chapters of the Bible and continues to memorize more. He LOVES God and walks very close to Him…striving to listen to the Holy Spirit continually in his life. He is a quiet, sober young man and we are thankful that whenever he opens up, it is almost ALWAYS about spiritual things. We LOVE you, Phillip! We are SO thankful that God blessed us with YOU 16 years ago! Our Love Forever, Dad and Mom and siblings too.

Psstt…aren’t these guys handsome? Of course, I am a prejudiced Mama. LOL. 😂🤣😁

Written by Phillip Rodrigues (16 yrs.) …..

“Oh how often doth this battle for righteousness rage before our very eyes as the devil and his demons seek to advance and destroy many strong holds of the the faith.

Sadly, there are several weak soldiers in this battle for righteousness. Their relationship with God is being attacked and they are being brutally defeated in many areas of their faith by the devil’s maneuvering tactics.

Although we can never lose our hope of an eternity in Heaven, we still can lose much when accepting the devil’s deceitful lies.

So, what can we do to prevent major loss or any further retreat? We must CLING to the Lord and rely on His strength to bring us through this spiritual warfare – looking to His Word for guidance. For, it is His graciousness and mercy which will help us to carry on.

-O-N-W-A-R-D is what our Lord doth cry!
-Keeping the flag of righteousness HIGH!
-So that many seeing that is waves so tall,
-May respond to the salvation call!

Therefore we should not live, in patterns of defeat (which is exactly what the devil desires), but in victorious designs of God. We should live in a mindset to win and not lose. Never accepting defeat, but always striving for victory.

‘Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.’ (Ephesians 6:11)

‘That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to hold upon the hope set before us.’ (Hebrews 6:18)

Press on for Jesus in victory!” -Phillip Rodrigues

This is the group below (from our family) that went out on visitation one of the many days we went out. Our entire family has been going out all week and a total of 11 souls have been saved this week and approximately 1,600 flyers / Gospel tracts passed out here in Lexington, Kentucky!! Hallelujah! We are THRILLED! That is what it’s all about… being Fishers of Men with the Gospel!

What a blessing to be in Children’s Church with Fabian and Elizabeth Gaona. We LOVE this young couple that got married on Valentine’s Day of this year. Now they are expecting their first baby! They LOVE God and faithfully serve Him! We are honored to know them!

Palomar Baptist Church, thank you for everything! We love you all dearly! It was a GREAT Tent Revival! -The Rodrigues Family

After singing in church services for almost 3 weeks straight, we were thrilled that God provided for us to take the children to Coney Island in Ohio. They all had such a good time. These pics are only with the little ones though, because David and I were with them most of the day while the older children went off for a FUN day together. What a special, family day it was!

This little cutie’s story (all about Janessa’s brain) got published in this AMAZING book! It is in the beginning of chapter 2! Upwards of a MILLION copies are expected to sell and this book (written by Debi Pearl) is dynamic and something you don’t want to miss out on! It is riveting and powerful….teaching us all about the brain and its neuroplasticity. You can order your copy at- nogreaterjoy.org

I am literally IN LOVE with this little pumpkin! She is still nursing 4 times a day and when I gaze down at her, I can’t help but whisper, “thank you, Jesus!” Janessa- 17 months old.

It is hard to believe that to make these 7 canned jars of applesauce, it took about 150 apples! 😲😮

On August 17th, was my WONDERFUL Daddy’s 68th birthday! My Mom put on an AMAZING birthday party for him! Happy Birthday, Daddy. May God bless you with MANY more years ahead! -Jillie and Family

Our Family planned a FUN Home school, Fellowship Day! What a GRAND time we had! FOUR families were represented there and the fellowship was indeed sweet!

What a BLESSING it was to have Nathan here for a few days. We are SO blessed to have him in our lives! ❤ Nurie sure has been loving it! 😉

We cried saying goodbye to Nathan. He feels like one of our own. Nathan, we LOVE you…especially Nurie! 😉

BEFORE Kaylee, Renee and Samuel had their wisdom teeth removed. They were nervous!

The next day…. These 3 are recovering beautifully from their wisdom teeth removal…and yes, they each had all 4 teeth removed. We have tried to “pamper” them. They are troopers. We love you, Kaylee, Renee and Samuel. 💖💜💙

My older girls and I had a fun “girls” night out – grocery shopping and walking and exploring and enjoying eating at this Indian Cuisine Restaurant! Ymmm! Their food tasted SO nutritious! The girls said it reminded them of MY cooking. 💁‍♀️ I sure do LOVE these beautiful young ladies….inside and out! ❤

Face painting done at our church activity on a Saturday.

As I stared at the TV screen and saw the flooding overtake the small, humble homes in the Bahamas by Hurricane Dorian, my heart was heavy! These are people that have little and have poured their ALL into their simple abode. It left me reeling with the realization how MUCH I have to be grateful for! We have So much here in America!

You know, one of the SINFUL descriptions in the Bible of the “end times”, is unthankfulness. II Timothy 3:2 | “For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

We live in a world (especially America) where we have an attitude of entitlement…

*I DESERVE it!
*Lovers of our OWN selves rather than God.
*They have it, why shouldn’t I?!
*Selfish
*Envious

Now, according to America’s standards, our family’s income and status (based upon how many people are in our home) would be considered poor. However, we do NOT view it that way. We are RICH! Sometimes we look around at ALL we have and nod our heads in wonderment. HOW?! The answer…ONLY GOD!

*Plenty of food on the table
*Clothes on our backs
*Nice home
*3 vehicles
*MANY wants (not just needs) supplied
*Bills paid
*Good health
*Not to mention salvation and God’s MANY spiritual blessings upon our lives!
*…And the list goes on

You see, a spirit of contentment is ALL in our attitude! Do we covet over other’s things, or do we stand in AWE at what God has done for us? I used to feel so guilty for ALL I had…living here in America. It overwhelmed me, because I forced myself to research and be aware of the suffering around the world. 😢

However, as I stood at my kitchen sink one day, doing dishes, I gazed out the window and simply talked to God. He reminded me that to have a spirit of gratefulness was all He was looking for. When we have this attitude, it sets into motion a mindset of contentment and hospitality to share with others what we have. It causes us to beseech God in prayer on behalf of the suffering. It brings JOY in our hearts and creates an unselfish mindset.

To live like this is a decision.

*Put your blinders on to people that have MORE than you and put your glasses on to people that have LESS than you.*

This will help you NOT to covet, be unthankful, or live in a spirit of entitlement. We have MUCH! Thank you, Jesus!

-Jill Rodrigues 💛💖

My children enjoying the bunnies at Homecoming Day in Winfield, WV where our family sang on Saturday.

ALL about Timothy…. (Psst, he is an OFFICIAL pilot now!!)

This is Timothy. Well yesterday there was an airshow (right at the airport I am learning to fly at) and it was so much fun. Here are some pictures. Also some pictures of me in the air on solo for the 3rd time. Hope you all have a blessed day.

Hey, FB friends, this is Timothy. I read this in a book this morning and wanted to share it.

An Urgent Message to Christians from the former persecuted Church in Russia!

“For 30 years we have suffered intense persecution, and now freedom is bringing another great harm to our churches. This damage is coming from the Christians in America who are sending rock music and evangelist accompanied by rock bands.

“Our young people to not attend these meetings because we have all committed not to participate and secular entertainment. This is a great burden on our hearts.

“Many come with Bible and hand and rock music. We are embarrassed by this image of Christianity. We do not know what words to use in urging that this be stopped. We abhor all Christian rock music coming from our country.

“Rock music has nothing in common with Ministry or service to God. We are very, very against Christian Americans bringing to our country this false image of ministry to God. We need spiritual bread – please give us true bread not false cakes. It is true that rock music attracts people to the church, but not the Godly living.

“We were in prison for 15 years and 11 years for Christ’s sake. We were not allowed to have Christian music, but rock music was used as a weapon against us day and night to destroy our souls. We could only resist with much prayer and fasting.

“Now we have a time of more openness, and we are no longer taken to prison. However, now it is Christians from America who damaged our souls. We do not allow this music in our church, but they rent big stadium and infect teenagers and adults with their rock music.

Wow! *Remembering the first time Timothy told David and I at 4 years old that he wanted to fly an airplane to deliver Bibles to people that didn’t have them to now! 😊✈ It is SO rewarding, watching Timothy continue to walk close with God, read his Bible, pray, stand strong, pray about a future GODLY mate, be faithful to church AND….fly! Wow! Timothy knew what he was called to do at 4 years old and he has never wavered on that. What a blessing to have front row seat to watch how God is going to use this FINE young man for his glory! We love you, Bud! (SEE VIDEO BELOW of Timothy Flying!)

EAA Airventure in OshKosh, Wisconsin was a HIGHLIGHT of Timothy’s Summer! 😊 He enjoyed the benefits with a VIP pass due to him being a licensed pilot! ❤ The “Meeting in the Air” meetings were also a blessing. (Terry Rushing). Timothy was BRAND new to that area and knew no one, so he was excited when our friends – the Duggar Family was there. He hung out with them and they showed him all around. The week was a blessing to Timothy. *Check out these neat pics below…

We wanted to make sure you saw the EXCITING announcement that Timothy David Rodrigues is now an OFFICIAL pilot! He worked LONG, HARD hours to make this happen! We are SO incredibly proud of him. He is now going to continue his schooling to include more advanced pilot training and Aviation Mechanics. He has 2 years of schooling left and we couldn’t be more pleased with him following God and His calling upon Timothy’s life!

Cheering You On, Bud! Love, Dad and Mom ❤💙 WE LOVE YOU!

That is it for now, folks. Until Next Time….Serving Jesus With Joy while looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of our GREAT God and Saviour Jesus Christ! -The Rodrigues Family

Psalm 68:19-21 KJV
[19] Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
[20] He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
[21] But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

I was shaking. Timothy had just come to my door informing me that CPS (Social Services) had just shown up at our front door. I frantically called my husband (who had just gone down the road to help my dad on his new house). He came flying home…not sure what my “emergency” was. Once he was home, I went outside to meet them. First of all, I thanked them for their service to help MANY children who are TRULY abused. And then, we willingly opened up our home and RV and children to their scrutiny. Oh yes, we also called our Christian lawyer. 😊

I KNEW as soon as they showed up at our door, it was due to our “hate followers”. You see, these are people that HATE Jesus and anyone that actively is a testimony for Him. They HATE righteousness and proclaim it as fanatical. They HATE that we have a large family and are raising them for God. They HATE that we boldly proclaim what God’s Word says about child bearing and sodomy and… well, all manner of sin. They simply – HATE.

We were kind to the social workers and even sang for them before they left. They left, telling us that we needed to come to their houses to show them how to organize and keep a clean house. I even gave the woman social worker a hug. ❤ They found food in our cupboards and running water…imagine that! LOL.

You see, when my husband and I were teenagers, we were SUPER skinny. We BOTH got teased all the time about it. We BOTH had very fast metabolisms. We BOTH ate well, but would gain weight slowly. (If only we still had that problem…LOL). Our children take after us…tall and willowy. If anyone saw our grocery bill on a weekly basis, they would know how WELL our children are fed! 😁 However, in a day and age in America were obesity is becoming an increasing problem and children no longer play hard outdoors…our children are becoming the minority. 😢 Our Pediatrician Doctor regularly does well check visits on our children and finds them ALL in the range of “normal”with weight. Imagine that! NO, WE DON’T STARVE OUR CHILDREN AND ANYONE THAT WOULD DO SUCH A HEINOUS THING, BELONGS BEHIND BARS!

The social workers could see through the accusations as hateful people attacking our family. However, we have suffered at the hand of this 2 different times. 😭 Both times, it seemed a waste of time that they were even at our home…and they agreed. They also agreed that continued future visits would be legally viewed as harrassment.

However, having them show up at my door, rocked my world. I couldn’t understand it. We try SO hard to be the best and most diligent parents possible. To Love. To Nurture. To Care. To Feed. To Cook. To Snuggle. To Read to them. To Teach. But MOST importantly, to teach them of Jesus and His ways…**BINGO** therein lies the problem with our hate followers!

While singing in Florida, we were right in the middle of a song, my husband was asked (by a member of the church) to come outside. I didn’t know why my husband left. My guess was that our RV was parked in a wrong spot and had to be moved. Afterwards I found out it was a few police men that had been “tipped” to our location and lies were told them. They came to check out our RV…to make sure it was “kosher” to their standard for our children. Of course, my husband freely let them tour it (for we have nothing to hide). They found nothing wrong and sighed with this “lead” being a sheer “waste of their time”.

Yes, I shed tears…because the battle is real! I shed tears over the injustice of it all. I pray for protection over our family. We have had death threats sent to us and constant hate mail. The hateful lies being spread about our family viciously swirl about. I feel alone. Confused. Hurt. Helpless. And then, God wraps His loving arms of comfort about me / us and reminds us of these Scriptures from the Bible…

Matthew 5:11 ” Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

You see, this form of persecution is nothing new. They did FAR worse to my Jesus and in our modern day world, Christians suffer far worse than what we have experienced. We MUST count it all joy!

Satan WANTS us to give up. To be silent. To take DOWN our social media influence. He will strive, at whatever means necessary, to make that happen…just like he attacked Job in the Bible. He doesn’t play fair.

1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

Does it hurt to have all manner of evil spoken against us FALSELY? Sure it does…especially when you know it’s simply NOT truth. But, yet, it’s an HONOR! An HONOR to suffer these things for the cause of Christ. You see, people are the same as they’ve always been. Without Christ, they are lost, hopeless, miserable and seeking to destroy others. They do not experience that river of peace and joy deep within their soul.

So, as the tears rolled down my cheeks, I made a choice. A choice to pray for these people. To pray for their salvation. To pray for God to bless them as the Bible teaches below…

Luke 6:27 “But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.”

I don’t personally know these people, but I know this… I have chosen to love them and to pray for them. Yes, I will put up guards to protect our family from evil people, yet love and pray for them from afar. <3

What battle are YOU facing? If it is a consequence of your own sin and poor choices, then own up to it. Rise in the victory of Christ and press onward! You can do it! Remember, NO ONE is perfect except for God Himself. Don’t let defeat overtake you!

Or perhaps you are like us in this situation. Feeling helpless in the face of false accusations and lies coming from evil, hateful people. REST those cares in God’s capable hands. He is able. He is our defense. The TRUTH will prevail…just like it did with the Old Testament Bible story of Joseph.

Psalm 3:4
“I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselvesagainst me round about.”

I have heard of witchcraft practices done to missionaries in Africa (Bobby Bonner), Christians being tortured for Christ, all manner of evil spoken against them, missionary pilots killed (Mr. Elliot among others), etc., etc. These people are heroes of the faith. People that did NOT give up in the face of adversity. That pressed on for the cause of Jesus Christ and for the Gospel sake! ❤ My suffering seems small in comparison. I am reminded of the verse…

Matthew 10:28 | “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”

Heaven is my destination and I am HAPPY to serve my Jesus…even if it means suffering reproach for His Name.

Hallelujah for the CROSS! 😊❤ Jill

***See LOTS of courtship pictures AND wedding pictures at the bottom of this post!***

We posted a video on Facebook on July 1st of Nathan and Nurie announcing their new courtship!! We could not be MORE thrilled at God’s goodness to us. Nathan is SUCH an answer to our fervent prayers for God to bring a GODLY mate into Nurie’s life! 😊 Let us officially introduce Nathan Keller. 💙

Nathan is the 7th child (of 8 children), son to Mike and Suzette Keller. Mike and Suzette are AMAZING people and parents and we DEEPLY love them! 😊💙💖 They love God with a passion and work full time in prison ministry along with other facets of ministry. They LOVE the Lord with their whole hearts and have trained their children to do the same. 😊 We have visited them at their cozy, Florida home (where Nathan currently resides) nearly every year when on our singing tour South each winter.

The Lord put a seed of interest in both Nathan and Nurie’s hearts and they each (with honor) sought their parents advice and blessing. Both sets of parents could not be more THRILLED! 😁

They both entered a phase of “getting to know each other” and then recently Nathan asked David’s permission to “officially” begin to court Nurie. 😊💖 We are thrilled to see what the future holds!

Nathan has proven to be a prayer warrior and has SUCH a love for God and spiritual focus in his life. He has earned his bachelor of theology degree through IBBC (International Baptist Bible College). His heart’s desire is to serve God full time. For now though, he serves with his dad in his ministry; is heavily involved with the youth at his church; and is busy running (with his brother David) an awesome lawn care business (along with many other areas of service). He is SUCH a hard worker and we are BEYOND blessed to have Nathan in Nurie’s (and our) lives. He is SO kind, respectful, thoughtful, a gentleman, etc. 😊

Nathan has 7 siblings. Let us introduce them. 😊

1st born – Esther Shrader (mom to 11 and is a missionary with her faithful husband to Africa).

2nd born – Rebekah Hunt (mom to 2 and lives with her loving husband in Texas).

3rd born- Daniel Keller (married and lives in Texas.)

4th born- Priscilla Waller (mom to 4 and is in full time ministry in Texas with her cheerful husband David).

5th born – Anna Duggar (mom to 5 children and lives with her husband Josh in Arkansas).

6th born – Susanna Keller (mom to one cute daughter and is engaged to be married…how exciting)!

7th born – Nathan 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

8th born – single younger brother David.

What a PRECIOUS family this is and we are grateful God brought Nathan into our lives!

About 3 weeks ago, Nurie got these flowers from Nathan- delivered to our door, signifying the start to their courtship. 🙂 Then, when we were in Georgia for Hosanna and Timothy Noble’s wedding, Nathan came to visit for a couple days. 😊💙 It was LOVELY for us all (but especially Nurie 😉) to spend time with him.

We went out for coffee one evening, shared our hearts and Nathan made it even more official and special by presenting to Nurie this gorgeous necklace!

Describing the necklace in Nathan’s words…

Cross and Heart…

“The cross in the middle of the heart is to convey that Jesus Christ MUST be the center of our relationship…and as we keep Jesus center in our relationship, that our love for each other would grow.”

Diamonds…

“The little diamonds are to represent ‘light’.” (Because they are so sparkly). 😊 *Side note…Nurie’s name means “light”.

White Gold…

“The white gold is to represent the need for purity in our relationship.” *Side note…Nurie’s middle name is Katelin…meaning “pure”.

Nathan’s words again…

“It represents the meaning of your name- ‘PURE LIGHT’. 😊 I desire our relationship to be a pure light and example to others.”

Wow….oh….wow! Nathan, you are a blessing! 💙💙💙

Then, right before Nathan left, he presented Nurie with ANOTHER dozen and a half roses! Wow! Nurie is blessed!

*Check out these photos below…. ❤❤❤

It blesses my heart MORE than I could EVER express to see my children love each other. 😊❤ Rejoice with each other. Praise each other. Timothy is SO busy learning to fly, yet he takes the time to send this sweet message to Nurie…

“Hey, beautiful. I am so happy for you and Nathan! Congratulations! Please tell Nathan I said hi. I love you soo much. Hope you have a wonderful night.” 😘😘🤟🤟❤❤😉😉 Love, Timothy

*Check out these awesome photos of Timothy in the air!*

Not sure what “courtship” means? Let us explain. Courtship is not dating. LOL. Dating allows for young people to “play the field” and flirt with any opposite sex person they find attractive…even if they would not intend to marry them. 🤔 It is a fleshly, carnal practice that has led the masses into fornication and / or divorce in the long run. We are NOT saying it always ends this way, but often it does. Guys and girls go off on a date with no chaperone to hold them accountable for their actions. They (with no seeming guilt) kiss and have each others hands all over one another. When they “tire” of that person or have their first big fight, they dump them to go find someone better??? You see, this can set up habits that in the future could lead to divorce. 😢 This depicts “dating” in a nutshell.

Now to explain courting…

It is SAVING yourself physically AND emotionally for the right one someday. It is a practice where both the guy and girl walk circumspectly, sober minded and focused on the Lord and their goals, while praying fervently for God to bring the “right one” into their life in His timing. It is WAITING until both parties are at a point they are READY for marriage, both in age, education and in job status (for the guy).

Courtship does NOT mean you can’t have interest in others, but always making sure to view through the lenses of “marriage material”?? If they do not line up with your values, faith, morality, etc. Then you would hold them at a proper distance and treat them kindly as Christ would, yet putting up guards to protect yourself from developing a relationship any deeper than that.

In courtship, once you think you may have found the “right one”, you seek parental and/or spiritual leadership counsel and their blessing and then go into a time of “getting to know” one another. This period of time is to see whether or not your faith and convictions line up and whether or not there is mutual physical and personality attraction. Once you determine a peace on all those points, it proceeds to an official “courtship”. 😁❤

This phase is to cultivate a special relationship with one another that puts God first and foremost in the relationship. Then comes engagement, then marriage. It is a pure process that puts in place chaperones when the couple may be alone so that the physical end of the relationship is saved for after marriage. This way, if anything goes awry in the relationship, there are no regrets physically. It calls for Purity. Godliness. Christ as the center and striving to become a powerful “duo” for the cause of Christ!! 😊

This explains courtship and it is what we pray all of our children will choose. 😁❤💙

LOTS of courtship pictures of Nathan and Nurie at the beautiful “Crescent” in Valdosta, Georgia.

When Nathan left, we all waved goodbye to him until we could see his car no longer. It was sad to see him drive away. He has become SO precious to our family! 😊❤ Sofia (just turned 4 years old) even said he is her “best bud”! This is his vehicle driving away. 😊

The REASON our family was in Georgia, was for Nurie to be in her best friend’s wedding! It was a GLORIOUS day! CONGRATULATIONS, Timothy and Hosanna Noble!!

We are here! 😁💖 Nurie is so honored to be a bridesmaid in Timothy Noble and Hosanna Plath’s wedding tomorrow. Tonight is rehearsal night. So exciting! Check out this GORGEOUS church in Georgia!

Timothy Noble and Hosanna Plath are accomplished musicians and they are PERFECT for each other!! Check out these music videos below! WOW!!

The BIG and LOVELY day has arrived!! Don’t you LOVE the color theme Hosanna chose?

What a special day! (The picture with the all the blonde girls is Hosanna with her 5 sisters).

Wedding Ceremony pictures.

Wedding Reception Photos. They are SO in love.

Nurie caught the bouquet! 😁Guess what that is supposed to mean?🤣💖😄

And, they lived happily ever after! The End.

We do have exciting news that will be officially announced via our Facebook page on Monday- July 1, 2019. But for now, we wanted to bring you “up to date” on our recent “happenings” and wish you all a HAPPY SUMMER!!

I cannot believe it was 20 years ago today that God blessed us with this BEAUTIFUL person…inside and out. Nurie, you LITERALLY bring us NOTHING but joy! We are blessed BEYOND measure to call YOU our daughter! HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY!

Love, Momma (and Daddy too)

Early Easter dinner yesterday…Saturday. 40 people here. Happy Resurrection Sunday! Hallelujah! He is RISEN! (30 of the 32 cousins were here. We are missing Levi Moravek and Timothy Rodrigues 🙁).

Resurrection Sunday. 😁❤

Rejoicing today that our Saviour Jesus Christ ROSE from the dead!
He LIVES!
He REIGNS!
Do YOU know Him as your Lord and Saviour? Remember, “…it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this, the judgement”.

It is SO important to know where you are going someday when you die. Settle it today! Ask the Lord Jesus to save you and forgive you of your sin. Become a Child of God! 😊❤ It will be the BEST decision of your life!

Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”

Romans 5:9 “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”

Romans 10:13 “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Enjoy today. 😁😁 With Care, The Rodrigues Family

I am SUPER pleased with Nurie’s hard work ethic. She bought herself a sewing machine and (without any help from me) taught herself to sew. Check out these Easter dresses she made for 5 of her younger sisters. Also, she added material on the bottom of Renee’s skirt to make it longer. Didn’t she do a great job? Thanks, Nurie. You provided beautiful Easter dresses for our girls! You are such a blessing! Love ya, Honey. Hugs, Mama

What a blessing it was to attend Crossroads (Made With Love) Annual Fundraising Banquet last night. 😊 We LOVE volunteering at this Pro-Life Pregnancy Center. ❤ We have come to love these folks we work with.

Wow! This was me (Jill) holding my baby Timothy…19 years ago (Pictured below)! 😯 Time sure does fly!

Moms, raise up those children for the glory of God. If we raise them up JUST to “have a good life” (and of course that is what we hope and want for them), but without the focus on them living a passionate life for Jesus, then we are investing no more into our children that we do a dog or animal. Yes, we feed, nourish, cherish, and put a roof over their heads and clothes on their backs. BUT…our ultimate goal should go MUCH deeper than that.

This world has a VERY strong pull towards evil. Protect, train, and warn them while they are young to put on their guard. Teach that satan is as a rouring lion….seeking whom he may devour. The battle is real. Put on the WHOLE armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. ~ Jill

LOVED going on errands with these munchkins. We had SO much fun together. I am a blessed Mama.

These 2 little sweeties LOVE to play with their dollies. I think they did a great job in coming up with a “make-shift” stomach pouch…don’t you? LOL. 😁💖

In a world infiltrated with social media, electronics,TV, etc. we need to (as mothers) make sure our children are learning to be creative with their minds. Play wholesome. Play dolls. Build forts. Cook. Sew. Paint. Etc. Turn OFF those electronics and encourage creativity. 😊😉

Studying to speak at a Ladies Meeting in New York with this little pumpkin’s soft breathing next to me. Oh, my heart!

It was a WONDERFUL day at the Ladies Meeting in New York – “OWL” Live For Jesus! Thank you, Mrs. Burdick for all your hard work and for the HONOR of inviting us!

We have been NY friends with Emily Woollett for years. It was an honor that while we were in NY, she asked us to be a part of her special, home school graduation. Congratulations, Emily! Love, The Rodrigues Family

P.S. It was also a blessing to minister yesterday at Maranatha Baptist Church in Mayville, NY. What precious people!

I am blessed to have such a wonderful Mom who raised me up for the glory of God. For Mother’s Day, we took my Mom out to honor her. Nurie went with us and took me out. I am one blessed lady!

What an honor it is to have been asked by Mrs. Judy Edmunds to take over the Annual Ladies Retreat held in Sugarcreek, Ohio at the Carlisle Inn each March. This is in the heart of beautiful Amish country and FILLED to the brim with beautiful gift shops and loads of things to do. Judy has been doing this retreat now for 19 years and due to fragile health conditions, felt that she needed to pass the torch on to someone else.

Praise the Lord for this incredible opportunity! I have had a burden to encourage my fellow sisters in Christ since I was a teenager and this opportunity is SUCH an answer to prayer! I already have several facets of ministry (ministering to my sisters in Christ), and this opportunity expands that.

In fact, some of you may remember that a year and a half ago I even planned my own Ladies’ Retreat at Stonewall Jackson Resort in West Virginia. However, rather than continuing to build that up from scratch, I will now channel all my energy into this retreat.

***See pics below of the GORGEOUS resort this ladies retreat will be held at! We are expecting such a large crowd of ladies, that we booked the ENTIRE hotel (except for one room that was already reserved)! God is GOOD!

Pictured below is Judy Edmunds turning over everything to me and teaching me the “ropes”.

I am THRILLED to announce the theme for the 2020 Annual Ladies Retreat. *See picture below*

Isaiah 61:3
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.”
King James Version (KJV)

My little cutie below… Sofia had her face painted as a butterfly at our church’s Venture Club carnival.

Kaylee, we are SO proud of you! At our church, they kindly recognized Kaylee’s upcoming high school graduation from Rodrigues Family High School.

Kaylee has been SO diligent in her studies and we are TRULY honored to call her our daughter. She is kind, giving, humble and SO honoring to David and I. She loves God with her WHOLE heart and seeks to please Him in all that she does. We are excited to see what God is going to do with Kaylee’s future.

Happy Graduation, Kaylee! Congratulations and we LOVE you! You are our sunshine! Much Love, Daddy and Mama

P.S. We had a celebration at our home after church. What an HONOR it was to have 4 Pastors attend! What great men of God these men are and we are honored to call them our friends!

Our next meeting..

It is important to find those simple moments in nature to just enjoy your children and the wonderment they experience. This creek (in Ohio) was one of those beautiful moments. I enjoyed it too. 😁😊

My Plexus business continues to go great! I am SO thankful for the sustaining health and energy these products give me, my family and others!

Guess what?? I just got my **FREE** iPad yesterday! I have to say I am SUPER excited that God allowed me to accomplish this AMAZING March goal in Plexus! What a GENEROUS company I work for! WHOO-HOO!! ~ Jill

Kaylee, great job on your vocal, singing competition. Keep singing for the glory of GOD!

What an amazing weekend it was at the HEAV Homeschool Convention in Richmond, VA! Our faith has been encouraged AND…we got to meet Kirk Cameron! What an honor!

What an AMAZING day it was on June 8th!! Kaylee graduated from Rodrigues Family Homeschool. It was a bittersweet day. Kaylee, we love you and are SO proud of your extreme diligence on your schoolwork! It has been a JOY teaching you. Forever With Love, Daddy and Mama

Check out all the photos below…including at the elegant Marriot Hotel for the banquet afterwards. Yum!

Look at all these homeschoolers!! There was OVER 200! Hallelujah! There is still HOPE for America!!

At Kaylee’s Graduation, Scott MacIntyre, (former American Idol Season 8- star) was the speaker. He has been blind since birth, plays the piano beautifully and has had 2 kidney transplants. 😯😮 He is also married and has a precious little boy. His story is a MIRACLE! It made us cry.

We are thrilled he is a Christian that gave a clear plan of salvation at the graduation. It was an honor to meet him and get a quick pic with him on our way to present Kaylee her diploma.

Below is a video of him singing. You can also find lots of YouTube videos of him on American Idol (we are not promoting that show…but thought it was interesting.) 😊

This is where we enjoyed singing and worshipping the Lord in Richmond, VA. What an INCREDIBLE blessing this church was and is to us! We love you guys!

LOVED seeing some history while in Richmond, VA!

The other night was VERY special! We had Pastor Burdick, his wife- Dorothy, and their daughter Keren (missionary to Honduras) come to our house (coming from New York on their way to TN for vacation) to pick up an order of Spanish smiley tracts. 😊😁 It was SO sweet to sit around our table for dinner and have sweet fellowship! 😉❤💛 We love you, Burdick Family. 😊❤ The Rodrigues Family (P.S. It was their 44th wedding anniversary! ) Congrats!

Our family has been SUPER busy putting together another 100,000 order of Smiley Gospel Tracts. We were all tired, so we decided to take a relaxing family day. 😊❤ We enjoyed getting to know our home state- West Virginia- better at the Cultural Museum in Charleston, WV. How special! We LOVED spending quality family time with each other.

Look at those ADORABLE little feet!

What an honor it was on Father’s Day to have the PRIVILEGE of dedicating our precious Janessa to the Lord. We LOVE you, Janessa, and are SOOO GLAD God gave you to us!

Love, Daddy and Mama xoxoxo

It is crunch time to get another 100,000 smiley Gospel tracts done. What a joy it is serving Jesus! 😁😊❤

P.S. Timothy is now safely in Wisconsin and has been flying a LOT! Please pray for his safety. The below is the plane he’s been training in.

This is SO encouraging and VERY true!

1 Thessalonians 5:22-23 KJV [22] Abstain from all appearance of evil. [23] And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hmm, sadly this verse below sounds familiar…does it not? 🤔☹

II Timothy 4:3 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;” 😟

No more OLD fashioned convicting of sin. We only want to FEEL good all the time, instead of fall contrite before God in prayer and seek Him in all we do.

Was s0 excited to see this beautiful rainbow in the sky yesterday! Did you know that years ago when I was praying whether or not David was the one God wanted me to marry, I prayed I’d see a rainbow. So, in faith, I got up from my prayer time and went right outside. There was a DOUBLE rainbow!

God is personal! He sent the rainbow after the flood all those many years ago as a promise never to destroy the earth by a flood again. He had sent the flood as judgement to the sin that ruled the earth (including sodomy). Interesting how people living in that very sin now, use it as their symbol. 🤔😥 Sad. Twisted.

I still LOVE seeing a rainbow and remembering its original meaning. 😊🌷 Jill

***This picture is explained below….

As Christians, let’s take BACK the rainbow!

Ken Ham…

We now have new permanent rainbow lights at the Ark Encounter so all can see that it is God’s rainbow and He determines its meaning in Genesis 6.

The rainbow is a reminder God will never again judge the wickedness of man with a global Flood—next time the world will be judged by fire.

The Ark is lit permanently at night with a rainbow to remind the world that God owns it and He decreed it’s a sign of His covenant with man after the Flood—Christians need to take back the rainbow as we do at the Ark Encounter.

The Holy Bible…

Romans 1:24-28 “Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”

**Heaven and Hell is real! Where are YOU going someday? Have you asked the Lord Jesus to save you of your sins? Are you trusting in His shed blood at Calvary to save you? I hope so….because I want to see YOU in Heaven someday.

1 Timothy 1:19 KJV [19] Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

We CARE fore the eternal destiny of each of your souls. No matter your status in life, we LOVE you and want to see you come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ!! God bless You! With Love, The Rodrigues Family

Dearest Family and Friends,

We have a big announcement to make!! There has been a HUGE change in Timothy’s future schooling plans for Missionary Aviation and we wanted to make you all aware of it. Let us explain…..

In Timothy’s first semester of college at Moody Aviation in Washington State – we were all filled with exciting dreams for Timothy’s future and his dream of flying to remote places to bring them the glorious Gospel. He did great in his first semester and worked EXTREMELY hard to pay his own way. When he paid his last installment (totally DEBT FREE) for that semester, he breathed a sigh of relief and expressed his joy to his college mates. It was then that one college mate in particular looked at him and fairly scoffed… “You may be able to do that the first year, but CERTAINLY not in future years!!”

You see, the aviation schooling is a 5 year program and his classmate (his senior) explained that the the prices continue to go DRASTICALLY up due to the type of training. For the 4th year of college there, Timothy would have to pay OVER $50,000 to cover college expenses, flight gas, etc.

This news nearly knocked the wind out of Timothy’s sails. Most ministries that take missionary pilots (once they have finished college) won’t even consider taking you unless you are debt free. So, this would put Timothy into a tailspin of MOUNDS of financial debt……just what Timothy was trying to avoid.

Before entering Moody, Timothy had asked SEVERAL times for a “break down” of the costs of each year there. They ignored his request, so learning of this, was a shock. He knew it would be expensive, but over $50,000 for just ONE year?!! Let’s just say, you are PAYING for the “name” of Moody when going to school there. Our entire time of dealing with Moody last year while trying to enroll Timothy, was nothing but a headache. They were impersonal and we struggled getting answers from them to our most basic questions. However, we felt God leading to that end and had little to no other options for this line of work/ministry.

It was early December that I remember talking with Timothy on the phone and he was discouraged. Not ONLY about the finances but also the spirit coming from one professor in particular at the college. He continually criticized Timothy for using the KJV 1611 Bible (which we were told before he went there, that they did NOT care which Bible you used and NEVER “pushed” their preference on you.) We knew they were not “like minded” to us in Bible Version and some Bible Doctrine. However, we were confident that Timothy’s upbringing and being grounded in a GREAT church there, would bolster Timothy’s faith to stand strong. Timothy DID stand strong, and hence it GREATLY discouraged him when he suffered disdain and his professor looking him in the eye and telling him that he threw his King James Version of the Bible RIGHT into the trash! (If that doesn’t prove that this version of the Bible is under attack, then what does??!!)

Between these 2 things, we KNEW there had to be another option for Timothy’s schooling. We began to pray. Nearly RIGHT away, God answered our prayers. We found the ministry- “Wings As Eagles” in Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Brother Terry Rushing. They do not have an organized program for training, but work with some local, Christian pilots to help young men with this specific calling. They also have a local tech college – Fox Valley Tech – where Timothy has already successfully enrolled for this upcoming semester – August 2019. It is a FRACTION of the cost to learn airplane mechanics there as opposed to how much it cost at Moody. Timothy will literally save TENS of THOUSANDS of dollars!

We are THRILLED that God has blessed Timothy’s desire to stand STRONG on the Word of God AND to stay as DEBT free as possible!! Timothy stayed in Washington this past semester and saved his money like CRAZY!

This June and July, he will be FLYING! Wings As Eagles ministry recommended a Christian pilot for Timothy to get his first installment of pilot training from. He gave Timothy a $ amount to come with to cover training and fuel expenses, and we are so proud of Timothy that he worked hard to save that!!

So, with that said, Timothy continues on pursuing God’s call for his life- just at a different college / ministry. He is excited about his future!!

We are honored by Timothy’s choices and can’t WAIT to see pics / videos of him flying soon!! Timothy has “flown the nest” for good, because there is NO way he can give up his job every holiday / summer to come home to see us. We miss him, but talk and text him a lot. We have NO greater JOY than to hear that our children walk in truth.

We trust and KNOW that Timothy’s steps have been ordered by the Lord and this brings us peace.

Psalms 37:23 “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”

Thank you for your continued prayers for Timothy. We (and he) love you all.

In Christian Love, David, Jill & Timothy Rodrigues

April 11th……

Yeah! Finally on our way to see Timothy. There is still a little turbulence near Denver, Colorado due to the blizzard snowstorm in the Rockies…but we are almost there for our layover. Then, on to Spokane, Washington!

Thank God, even though our flight got cancelled yesterday due to the storm, they re-booked us for today!

We are here. Safe and sound! SOOO good to see Timothy! Let the fun begin.

This was the snow from the snowstorm when we arrived in Denver, Colorado yesterday on our layover to Washington State. WOW!

Once we (Jill, Renee and nursing Janessa) finally arrived in Washington State, we went to the Missions’ House, got settled; got cleaned up; took a short nap and then went to a restaurant called “The Milk Bottle” to celebrate Janessa’s 1st birthday. So special! Janessa, we are SO thankful for you!

The next night’s stop for dinner after going to the mall. Timothy (every Saturday after soul winning visitation) goes to the mall to hand out a ton of Gospel Tracts. He knows that his own Dad got saved that way…so he loves doing it.

You know you are blessed when on the way home, a car stalls in front of us and your son (Timothy) immediately pulls over to help. They ran out of gas…so, Timothy runs to the gas station and gets them gas. When he brings it back, he hands them a Gospel Tract and invites them to church. Love ya, Bud! Love, Mom

The next day it was a fun day of exploring downtown Spokane, Washington. We especially enjoyed going to the historical Davenport Hotel and finding the “secret” inscription in the wood of the beautiful crown molding saying, “Will You Marry Me?”. SOO interesting! It was found under all the drywall and paint when they restored the hotel back to it’s somewhat original state.

It has been a blessing spending quality time with these 3 precious children of mine…Timothy, Renee and Janessa.

What a blessing to go to church with Timothy. LOVED watching him sing in the choir. Loved seeing and visiting with his precious church family. LOVE seeing my son (on his own) choose to do right with his life and to seek God in all that he does.

Timothy, keep on keeping on for Jesus. Continue to bathe ALL decisions in your life in prayer. Keep singing and playing that trumpet. Continue to always make God the LORD of your life. And know this…I will always be your BIGGEST cheerleader. Praying with fervency for you every step of the way!

Forever, Mom

What a lovely day again in downtown Spokane, Washington…looking at the falls among other fun things we did. What quality time with 3 of my precious children. I sure do miss my hubby and children at home though, but am cherishing this time. -Jill

Enjoyed going bowling with some of my favorite people!!

At Sky Way Cafe eating breakfast. It was our last day to spend with Timothy. It was at Spokane Airport where Moody Aviation is located. (In case you didn’t know, Timothy is studying to become a missionary pilot).

Beautiful visit to a garden park with Timothy. Wow! God’s creation is SO glorious!

It was SUCH a blessing that God provided for us to go see Timothy. Unlike most college students who come “home” for the summer, Timothy will be unable to do that because he is working a job and does not want to lose that due to him paying his OWN way through college. We are SO proud of his hard work and love and miss him, yet we are thrilled he is following his passion and calling. Timothy is honestly going to make a GREAT dad someday. He is kind, gentle, loving, helpful and SUPER creative in building fun things for his younger siblings. Timothy, Janessa just LOVED spending quality time with you…her big brother. THANK YOU for setting a good example to your younger siblings and choosing to do RIGHT with your life! We love you dearly!

On our way back home!!

Flying over the Rocky Mountains on our way home from Washington.. How beautiful…and the rumor is that our world is overpopulated, so STOP having babies. 🤔🤔

**News Flash** It is NOT overpopulated. That is a lie from the devil. Take the children God will bless you with and raise them up for the glory of God!

On another Note…By Timothy’s Pastor’s wife…

“Why is it now that CHRISTIANS think it is okay to do “social” drinking? It is SO sad…especially when the Bible CLEARLY condemns it. I think it is because they are apathetic, second generation Christians that have not seen the devastating effect drinking has on families and our nation. Where as I, well… I experienced that first hand.”

Folks, this is SO true and I was glad to hear her say it. Yesterday, I saw first hand the DEVASTATING effects of this. There was a man…broken, blind, twisted….ALL due to his father coming home drunk when he was a baby. His father (in his drunken stupor) kicked his baby boy across the yard. He kicked him SO hard, that the baby landed fiercely against a tree trunk….hitting his baby boy’s head SO hard that he went blind and will never live a normal life mentally. 😫 My heart ached. My heart BROKE! Let’s get back to what sin should be called….SIN!

Called me old fashioned. That’s okay by me. – Jill

Wow! This was me (Jill) holding my baby Timothy…19 years ago! 😯 Time sure does fly!

Moms, raise up those children for the glory of God. If we raise them up JUST to “have a good life” (and of course that is what we hope and want for them), but without the focus on them living a passionate life for Jesus, then we are investing no more into our children that we do a dog or animal. Yes, we feed, nourish, cherish, and put a roof over their heads and clothes on their backs. BUT…our ultimate goal should go MUCH deeper than that.

This world has a VERY strong pull towards evil. Protect, train, and warn them while they are young to put on their guard. Teach that satan is as a rouring lion….seeking whom he may devour. The battle is real. Put on the WHOLE armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. -Jill

On a sober note….

Heaven and Hell is real! Where are YOU going someday? Have you asked the Lord Jesus to save you of your sins? Are you trusting in His shed blood at Calvary to save you? I hope so….because we want to see YOU in Heaven someday.

God bless you all. We love you. -The Rodrigues Family

**Kaylee’s Graduation Photos Below…

Home…oh, SWEET home! After being in our RV for 2 months, our home seems HUGE! We are SO blessed! Here I come, gardening!

LOVE being home and getting my little seedlings started for my garden. I had a HUGE garden in New York and a very small one when living in Clay, WV. Now, I am back to big.

I want to teach my children to live off the land. To be productive. To be hard working. To use their minds. To be creative. NOT to just sit around watching TV and playing on phones or social media. Mamas, let’s raise up a generation of productive children.

My garden….ready for planting.

Do you like the garden entrance (trellis) my boys made for me? Also, thank you, boys, for putting together my garden boxes. You are the BEST! Love, Mama

How GLAD we were to get back to see these 2 amazing people…my precious parents!

It has been great to be back at our home church- Maranatha Baptist Church!!

We cannot believe our beautiful and sweet and godly Kaylee is already about to graduate from Rodrigues Family high school! 😬😩😁👍

She is such an incredible blessing to us. She is such a hard worker and great organizer in our home! Kaylee, we love you and GREAT job on almost completing high school. 😁❤

Can you tell Kaylee LOVES farms? She prays to marry a farmer someday and even wanted her photo shoot on a farm. 😄

Didn’t her senior / graduation pictures turn out great?!! As always our photographer- Lori McCrary Schaible at LS Photography did an AMAZING job! 😊❤👍 Thank you!

My wonderful husband (for no specific reason) brought me home flowers, jar of candy, balloon, and nice card and offered to take me on a date.

How did I get SO blessed?! I love you, Babe, and thanks for a lovely date last night!! Hugs, Jilly xoxo

What a blessing it is as a family to work in the print shop together to get Gospel Tracts ready to ship out to churches, missionaries and ministries. May many souls be saved for the GLORY of God!

By Phillip Rodrigues…
“The standard we hold as Christians ought to have been revealed unto us by God and blessed of His Kingdom or dominion and power. For if we go on in our own power, how shall we continue in our stand? And, how shall we advance the Kingdom of God when our footsteps are straying from His example?

Consider your stand to see that it is stable. Consider your convictions to see if they will last; so that when people see your standard, they may know that it is a standard loved of God and promoted by His everlasting Kingdom of peace.”

I have to say, that this lady (my sweet sister- Amy Foster – Kevin Foster) is my hero. We are SO glad to be back in town so that we could go visit and fellowship with them last night.

I had fun cutting Amy’s hair and we LOVED the sweet fellowship with this precious family.

Nurie and Janessa each have a birthday this month, so Amy had some cookie/cake ready for them so we could sing to them.

These “Longyi” skirts are from Alpha Boggs. Mrs. Boggs, thank you from the DEPTHS of our hearts for purchasing all of these for us when you were on your Missions trip visiting your daughter and family in Myanmar / Burma.

We really like them and appreciate the modesty the women have there. We LOVE you, Mrs. Boggs! ~The Rodrigues Ladies

Sweet Scriptures From God’s Word the Bible….

Ps 145:14 “The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.”

Ps 145:21 “My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.”

We love you all and God bless you as you continue to serve Him!

With SO Much Care, The Rodrigues Family

Each winter we travel South in our RV motor home to go to many churches to sing and present our ministry at. We also visit some friends along the way. Please scroll down through the below posts to see where we went and to view some beautiful pictures of our exciting adventures. God bless you all! -The Rodrigues Family

We deeply enjoyed our time with the Mike Keller Family. Praying together, studying God’s Word together, exhorting one another, and sweet fellowship. They showed our family some of the sweetest hospitality we have ever experienced! Thank you, Keller Family!

Until Next Time, The Rodrigues Family

One of the things I LOVE when we are in Florida, is being invited over for dinner to a beautiful, Florida home. ❤ Check out this beautiful home we had dinner at last night before the church service. 😊 Thank you, Sacketts, for your hospitality!

2 children with their licenses, and 11 still to teach! Yikes! Kaylee’s first driving lesson by Dad after the church service here in Florida.

We are here in Florida and guess what? We got a package from our precious Timothy ALL the way in Washington State. 💖 He wanted to remember and treat Nurie and I for Valentines Day. 💖💖

Timothy, your thoughtfulness and honoring me (Mom) and your sweet sister for Valentines Day meant SO much! You are going to make such a KIND husband someday! Thank you from the depths of our hearts! 😊 💜 Mama & Nurie

What a GREAT week we had at this week long Revival Services!
Farewell until next year to our DEAR friends! 😢❤ Revival services were GREAT and VERY refreshing to our souls. We LOVE you, Gardens Baptist Church! Thank you for your hospitality to our family! 💛💛💛 The Rodrigues Family

LOVED taking this precious Pastor’s wife and my DEAR friend – Dana Parker out to coffee for some sweet fellowship! 😁❤

Fun fact. Did you know that in the “jungles” of Florida, there live wild/boar hogs/pigs? This is one we saw grazing VERY near the church we are staying at. Yikes! 😯

We met Billy Graham’s “look alike”. He was a Pastor for years nonetheless.

What a JOY it has been to be at Victory Baptist Church with Pastor Sawyer down here in Florida. Their church is growing and it is truly an exciting place to be!

Also, we have enjoyed some Florida sunshine while here. Pastor Sawyer and his precious wife Terri are some of the DEAREST people you will ever meet! They are truly the “salt of the earth”.

Thank you for your incredible hospitality to our family! We LOVE you folks! ~ The Rodrigues Family

My guys had an AWESOME time with Pastor Sawyer on a fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico. 😊😁 Thank you, Pastor Sawyer!

David caught a TIGER Shark here! Wow!

What an incredible time of fellowship we had with this dear family – The Bontrager Family Singers!

We loved watching them sing, played some instruments with them, ate breakfast with them and more importantly, were blessed by their LIKE MINDED goals towards raising up a large, godly family for the GLORY of God! ❤ 😊 Amen! What a JOY it is serving Jesus!

I am blessed to be married to the most wonderful man on the face of the earth! For Valentines Day here in Florida, my husband took me for a delicious dinner right at a restaurant with an OCEAN FRONT view on Miami Beach.

Also, he took me exploring (one of my favorite things to do). We checked out the Trump Resorts and Towers here on Miami Beach and even had fun going to the 30th floor of one of the buildings. Babe, thank you for a LOVELY day with you!

Also, I LOVE my teddy bear, perfume, chocolates and card! You are the BEST man I could ever have asked God for! Your Jillybean

What a GREAT time we had at Grace Bible Baptist Church in Leesburg, FL. What a precious / loving church they are! Plus, we saw 2 couples we KNEW from other Northern Churches. – ( Jerry & Debbie Phillips AND Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison)! What a joyous reunion!

What a joy it was to visit Landmark Baptist College and see Nurie’s sweet, lifelong friend – Jasmine Cady.

Sadie: “Girls, LOOK AT ME! I got Janessa to fall asleep!”

Us: “Oh, wow…okay…um…is she comfortable?” 🤔

Sadie: “Yes, isn’t she SO cute?!” 😊

Us: “Yes, Sadie, she is so cute and you have such a way with babies. Now, let’s get you and Janessa more comfortable.” LOL. 💖💛❤

What a LOVELY family week we had midst our traveling and meetings.

It was a time of spiritual and physical refreshment and VERY sweet family bonding.

What a blessing this family of 15 is to me! 😁

My husband preached a late Valentine’s Banquet. He did a great job!

What a blessing to pray with these precious folks as they seek to please God with their lives and raise up their children for God’s glory.

What a blessing it was to minister at this growing, booming church!!

Pastor and Mrs. Stidham and church family, we love you all and thank you dearly for your hospitality to our family!

We are SO thankful for the teachers at Nurie and Kaylee’s Bible Institute they are enrolled at! They were willing to record (on mp3) their lessons and send the girls their work to get done via e-mail. It has allowed Nurie and Kaylee the opportunity to still travel with us, but not get behind in their studies.

Phillip (who has a DEEP desire and calling to be a missionary someday) had 2 opportunities to PREACH in Florida. He has now preached 3 times total and is SO honored that God has allowed him these opportunities!!

One of the churches that Phillip was allowed the honor to preach at, was Lighthouse Baptist Church – Pastor Clark Walden – Port St. Lucie, FL. We LOVED seeing the Lighthouse Church family again! PRECIOUS people! We love you guys!

Below was a LOVELY, family day and our LAST day in Florida! So, we enjoyed the sunshine, park, and beach with our precious children.

Goodbye, Florida and our DEAR friends there…until next time. ~ The Rodrigues Family

Nurie is a GREAT blessing in our home and a STELLAR example to her younger siblings! So, David and I thought she deserved a special date with us in the beautiful, historical City of St. Augustine , FL (on our last day in Florida)! We just LOVE the history here.

Nurie, you are a delight to have in our lives and we are excited to see what God has in store for your future.

Love, Dad and Mom

As ALWAYS, it is a JOY to visit the Plath Family when we are down South. They live in Georgia. They are a precious family and it has become a “tradition” to visit them each year! Hosanna (the Plath’s oldest girl) is Nurie’s closest friend and Nurie will be in Hosanna’s wedding this coming June!

We are blessed to call the Plath Family our friends. I enjoyed my fellowship with the mother – Kim. We LOVE you guys! Thank you also for the delicious dinner and thoughtful gifts! 😁💜💛❤

With Love and Thanks, The Rodrigues Family 😉

What a blessing it was to minister at this wonderful church in Georgia.

We have made wonderful new friends. We love you all at HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH and thank you for your TREMENDOUS hospitality towards our family!

Driving through Atlanta, Georgia …..

This beautiful lady – Cynthia – is on my Plexus team and I am SO proud of her!

In our travels, we went to Alabama and I presented Plexus at a Plexus Opportunity Meeting that Cynthia put on. She did a GREAT job! It was a GREAT turn out and I took pics of some of the people that were there.

Thanks again, Cynthia, for all your hard work! Thank you also to Cynthia’s team for coming and being a part of this fun night! ~Jill

While at Cynthia’s, some of our children LOVED playing on her farm and with the animals! It is BEAUTIFUL there!

Coffee with Cynthia the next morning…

What a JOY it was to be at this church in West Virginia on Thursday and Friday to sing and update on our ministry for their Mission’s Conference. They fed us well and we enjoyed SWEET fellowship! Thank you, First Baptist Church! ~The Rodrigues Family

What a blessing this church was to us yesterday! Young families- on FIRE for God! Tons of children in the nursery! Growing, thriving, view children as a gift from God, etc. We have been blessed to minister here! We love you all here at Bible Baptist Church in Ohio! Thank you for the delicious food and gracious hospitality.

We were parked near Hocking Hills, Ohio. So, I and a few of the children decided to go for a hike! I got a LOT of miles in and some great pictures! How BEAUTIFUL God’s creation is here!

**Check out these gorgeous pictures!!

Pics with…. Jill, Renee, Phillip, Samuel, Gabriel, Tessie & Hannah

While in Hocking Hills, Ohio, we stopped at this gorgeous Lodge. Special Memories!

One more FUN thing to add to our absolutely magical day – we stopped at this fun Pencil Sharpener Museum.

On our way to the next meeting in Pennsylvania, we stopped at the 3rd BIGGEST Cabella’s in the country! How fun! Plus, David took me to Cheddars for much needed one on one time. I sure to LOVE this family God has blessed us with!!

Enjoying being at the Family / Missions Conference in PA!

I am BEYOND thrilled to say that lots of souls were saved! My family personally led 2 of them to the Lord on visitation! Hallelujah!

What can I say about these 2 AMAZING people?!! ❤ They have worked tirelessly on planning meals for this Missions / Family Conference week – on TOP of working their full-time jobs, etc. God has indeed seen their labor of love this week! All the food has been delicious!

**Above: Special Missionary Family to Europe at the Conference.

What a PLEASURE it was having my sister – Angie – and her 8 precious children come visit the last church (New Testament Baptist Church) we were at in Pennsylvania. Here are some special pictures…

Farewell, our sweet friends at New Testament Baptist Church….until next year. We love you SO much!

We are now HOME SWEET HOME and enjoying it! There is truly NO place like home!

Sadly, we are living in a country where there is a Holocaust of aborted babies (all under the guise that woman should have a right to choose.) The slaughter of these MILLIONS of babies, is devastating and we fear it will bring INTENSE judgement from God upon our nation. Take a look at these quotes / pics below about this very issue.

Truthful thought to ponder…

We LOVE the Word of God- the Bible. Here are some verses from there.

Ps 139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

Ps 119:11 ¶ Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee

Ps 119:133 ¶ Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Ps 119:142 ¶ Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Ps 121:1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth!!

Ps 128:1 Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

Ps 142:5 I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

Jeremiah 20:11 ” But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.”

I cannot tell you HOW MANY TIMES we have felt like this. When Scripture convicts, people fight it…including my own wicked flesh sometimes.

Oh, to be like THEE, blessed Redeemer!

We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual wickedness in high places!

We hope you have enjoyed this VERY lengthy post …LOL. Farewell, until next time.

Serving Jesus With Joy, The Rodrigues Family

Just to be brutally honest…this is a baby the worldly, radical, leftist, evil people would have deemed as “abortable”. 😫😠

Extensive sonogram testing showed major concerns on the development of Janessa’s brain. Cysts, stroke (leaving a portion of her brain damaged) and no corpus callosum were the grave diagnosis once she was born. 😭😢

We cried, not knowing what the future held. Would she ever walk, talk or live a normal life?Through it all though, we had peace and an overwhelming love swept over the chords of our hearts that God had placed this precious baby girl (our 13th child) in our care for a reason. 😊❤

We prayed over her every night since she was born and trusted. Trusted a sovereign God. Trusted that HE would give the strength no matter what. Still trusting.

To this day, Janessa has shown NO signs of being behind developmentally. She tries to talk, walk and is RIGHT on target. The doctors scratch their heads…eager (it seems) to find SOMETHING she is lacking in; behind in; slow in.

They find…NOTHING.

What a great God we serve. 😁❤

Now we understand and appreciate that not all situations have such happy and successful endings. We are grateful to a God that still works miracles. 😊❤

However, our point is, if ANYONE is looking to ONLY give birth to a perfect baby and if the baby was NOT, they will abort them. 😢

In a heartless decision like that, our precious little Janessa Ruth would have been one of those sad statistics. She would be lying mangled and ripped apart lying in some dumpster behind a demonic and evil abortion clinic. 😭

It pains me to even type out those words. Yet, it is a reality check. We CANNOT give in to human reasoning, convenience, or perfection in order to be “comfortable” with giving birth to human life.

All life is ordained by GOD! Let HIM be the artist of how HE chooses to paint and design that life. Resting our concerns, worries, lack of resources, etc. in HIS capable hands brings a peace that TRULY passes all understanding. 💖💙 Plus, God never fails!

Take a close look at this precious baby girl! Do you think her life should have been snuffed out before it even began due to wicked and inadequate “human” reasoning? NO, NO, NO!

She is perfect, precious, beautiful, special, loved, and designed perfectly by her Maker- God. 😊💖

As I snuggle my nose against her soft cheek, a tear runs down my face. I raise my eyes towards Heaven and thank God for this precious little gift from God….our sweet, little Janessa Ruth.

Hi, this is Nurie. I thought I’d take a moment to share my heart with you….

Title: “Are We a Counterfeit Christian, or are we the REAL Thing?” I often challenge myself with the question, “Am I a real Christian?” In other words, do I appear to others as a godly person, but God sees me as someone who is dirty and unrighteous inside. I thank Jesus that His blood covers my sin. Yet, I never want to willingly LIVE in sin.

Sometimes it can be easy to fall into a rut of just acting out the Christian life. So many times people will act like a godly person in front of other Christians, but then behind closed doors, or in a worldly atmosphere, they act a totally different way.

Why is this? How can people change so quickly? I believe when this happens, it is because it is not in the depths of their heart to want to please God with their life.

Proverbs 21:2 “Every way of man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.”

In the human life, we tend to focus more on the outward man more than the inward man. I have often found myself thinking too much about what others think of me. When I put my self confidence in man, I begin to struggle with thoughts of worry and my insides feels like they are tied up in a big knot.

Satan LOVES to find ways to distract the Christian and when Satan can get us to be more focused on what others think of us, rather than what GOD thinks, he has gotten a big foothold in our hearts.

I have found that when I am struggling in this area, it is harder for me to read my Bible, pray and listen to preaching because my mind is filled with distracting thoughts. I have come to the conclusion that one of the reasons Christians are falling so quickly to the standard of this world, is because they devote themselves to the image they set before men rather than God.

If it is truly in the DEPTHS of our hearts to want to please God, then we will not care what others think. If we are looked upon as the odd-ball, or hated for taking a righteous stand; may we remind ourselves that it is an honor to be hated for the LORD’s sake.

Matthew 5:10 “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

Luke 6:22 “Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.”

I want to say that I am not an expert at this. I have only been around for 20 years. I still have a lot to learn, for it is only by God’s grace that I do not stumble and fall.

But, I have some amazing examples to look up to. It would be an honor to point out who a few of those people are.

First, I would like to say, that my parents have been such an encouragement to me in this area. They never drop their standards and beliefs so that they can “fit in” with what everyone else is doing around them. Also, my parents are not hypocrites. They live out what they teach us and they are true Christians to the core of their souls. When I look at all the sacrifices they have made to give us children a godly upbringing, my heart is filled with gratitude to them. I realize how blessed I am. I know there are many others who wish they had parents like this.

It saddens me to see how rare it is to find parents that are passionate about raising up their children for the honor and glory of Jesus Christ. It also saddens me to see so many people that were raised in a godly, Christian home take for granted what they were given. They just throw away the great gift they have, and decide to live a life that is not pleasing to our precious Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

“Thank you”, Daddy and Mama, for all you have given me!”

Secondly, I would like to point out my wonderful Grandpa and Grandma Noyes. They have set the perfect example of faithfulness. It is such a blessing to have grandparents I can look up to and see that all they have tried to do with their whole lives is to please God. I am thankful to have a godly heritage.

Thirdly, I would like to say what an inspiration my Aunt Amy has been to me in my life. She is truly someone who cares only what God thinks of her. In the midst of her suffering, and not having the use of her hands or legs, she continues to press onward for the Lord Jesus Christ. Instead of allowing herself to wallow in discouragement, self-pity, or depression, she rises up and determines to choose joy. So many people in our world today, use their physical or spiritual attacks as an excuse to give up living a godly, passionate life. I want to thank Aunt Amy, Uncle Kevin, and all the Foster children for continuing to live righteously even in the midst of tragedy and hardship. You are such a good example to me and many others.

Lastly (but certainly NOT least) I want to thank my Heavenly Father who sets the perfect example in every area of life. When humans fail and disappoint me, I am thankful for a God who will never fail or forsake me. I often wonder why so many people blame God for so many bad things that happen when God is the One Who has given us hope and joy in this sinful world. If it was not for the salvation of our Lord Jesus Christ, we would be hopeless, homeless, lost and dying a spiritual death.

If there is anyone reading this that is not saved, I BEG of you to accept the Lord Jesus as your Saviour today!

II Corinthians 6:2 “For he sayeth, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”

“I thank you, Lord Jesus, for saving me from my sins when I was only 4 years old on November 7, 2003.” What a GLORIOUS day that was!

May we all be encouraged to strive to be REAL Christians. I do not want the Lord looking down at me and seeing a warm, and mediocre Christian. God is not pleased with that.

Revelation 3: 15 & 16 “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.”

May I and all of us, come before God with humble hearts and ask Him to help us be the kind of Christian that He would be pleased with.

“Oh, precious Lord and Saviour, I ask that you would help me and all the other Christians in this world to stand up and have courage to do what is right. May we not give in to the fleshly things of this world or the temptations that Satan will bring our way. Help those who are being persecuted for Your name’s sake to and give them strength to keep pressing onward.
Oh, Lord, please put your loving hand around people who are struggling with physical and spiritual sickness.
May we never use hard times as an excuse to stop serving you as we should. I beg of you, Lord, to help me never let pride get in the way of my worship to you.”
Give us a spiritual awakening and revival throughout the world. Open our eyes and help us realize how worthless we would be without the blood of Jesus Christ. Give us boldness that we may spread the Gospel to every creature. Raise up more generations of Christians who are truly passionate about serving you and are passionate about living a godly life.
Thank you, Lord, for loving me when I am not lovable.
Thank you for giving me the best family a person could ever ask for.
Thank you for allowing me to live in a country where I can freely worship you.
Thank you for all the godly examples you have given me in the Bible and on earth who are heroes of the faith.
Thank you for your Word.
Thank you for providing me with all my needs.
Thank you for giving me legs, arms and hands that work.
Thank you that I can talk, see, hear, touch, feel, taste and smell. Thank you for giving me good health.
I could go on and on with all that you have blessed me with, but there is just not enough time.
Lastly, thank you for my salvation…the greatest blessing of all. Lord, may I always remember that I only have one short life; so help me to live it for you! In Jesus Name, Amen.”

With Love, Nurie Rodrigues