{"id":169,"date":"2013-05-15T02:31:37","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T07:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2021-09-30T18:00:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T23:00:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"David"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0738.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2617 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0738-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0738\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0738-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0738-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0738-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>David grew up in Rochester, NY.\u00a0 As a young child, David had trials enter his life. David\u2019s dad committed suicide when David was only 5 yrs. old. He did not grow up in a Christian home and at the age of 18 yrs. old, he had pretty much tried everything to satisfy the longing in his soul.<\/p>\n<p>One day when he was hanging out in the mall with his cousin, a man came up to him in the mall and handed him a Gospel tract called God\u2019s Simple Plan of Salvation.\u00a0 This man went on to explain how David could have eternal life!\u00a0 Those words, \u201cEternal Life\u201d stood out in David\u2019s mind.\u00a0 After the man explained how David could be saved, the mall guard came up and told the man witnessing that he could not do that in the mall.\u00a0 Although this man\u2019s witness was cut short, it still took root in David\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n<p>A few months later when David arrived home from a party that he went to again to try to fill the <a href=\"http:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0614.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-2546 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_0614-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0614\" width=\"259\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a>longing in his heart, he remembered these man\u2019s words of how to be saved and David knelt down by his bed and asked the Lord Jesus Christ into his heart to save him!!<\/p>\n<p>He has never been the same and God put someone in his path to invite him to a good, Bible-believing Baptist Church.\u00a0 He grew in the Lord and served God in Rochester, NY for a few more years.\u00a0 Then, he went to NYC to help a couple of churches there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0716.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-2598 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0716-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0716\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0716-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0716-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0716-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>David prayed fervently for a wife to serve along side him.\u00a0 Jill came into his life and after their marriage they served faithfully in various churches in NYC and in upper state NY.\u00a0 In NY, David taught a young married <a href=\"http:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/dav.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-170\" src=\"http:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/dav-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"dav\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/dav-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/dav-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/dav-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/rodriguesfamilyministries.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/dav.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>couples class for 10 1\/2 yrs.\u00a0 Then, God called them to West Virginia to work for two printing ministries there from 2012 to 2020.\u00a0 Now, they reside in beautiful Amish country in the state of Ohio.\u00a0 After years of training and experience, David finally felt ready and called to start his own printing ministry which has already printed over a million pieces of Gospel literature.\u00a0 David &amp; Jill\u2019s goals have been to make a difference in the lives of other people for the cause of Christ!!<\/p>\n<p>Jude 1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:<\/p>\n<p>All glory and praise be to Jesus Christ!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David grew up in Rochester, NY.\u00a0 As a young child, David had trials enter his life. 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