{"id":12932,"date":"2018-01-04T14:03:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T19:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridabaptist.wpengine.com\/?p=12932"},"modified":"2025-11-04T15:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T20:53:11","slug":"island-crusade-sees-many-come-to-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flbaptist.org\/island-crusade-sees-many-come-to-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Crusade sees many come to Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Despite being the smallest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/flbaptist.org\/usvirginislands\/\">U.S. Virgin Islands<\/a>, the residents of St. John felt a huge Gospel impact during the Feeding of the Five Thousand revival that not only satisfied a physical hunger but a spiritual one as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jsingletary@flbaptist.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeffery Singletary<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flbaptist.org\/central\/\">central Florida<\/a> catalyst, said that during the two-day revival, a total of 7,200 meals were served, 45 decisions for Christ were made and attendance was in the thousands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Spirit of the Lord moved in a great way,\u201d he said through text messages exchanged while he was on the island.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Green said the crusade was an opportunity to speak a message of hope to the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands who were adversely affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPastors Willy Rice from <a href=\"https:\/\/calvary.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Calvary Church in Clearwater<\/a>\u00a0and Adron Robinson from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillcrestweb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Hillcrest Baptist Church in Illinois<\/a> did an outstanding job of proclaiming God\u2019s word,\u201d added Singletary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am grateful for the opportunity to represent our church in this small way,\u201d wrote Rice in a Facebook post. \u201cI have seen the resilience and faith of the people and we are praying that God will use this to strengthen the churches and open doors for compassionate Christian ministry and bold witness for Christ\u2026Thanks for praying for us though.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen pastors unite on the island and we have had the opportunity to build relationships with them and the people,\u201d added Dr. Green.<\/p>\n<p>For the Thanksgiving holiday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/flbaptist.org\">Florida Baptist Convention<\/a> served 28,000 meals and saw 575 decisions for Christ, reported Singletary.<\/p>\n<p>During the Easter season, the Florida Baptist Convention through <a href=\"mailto:mdowdy@flbaptist.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Myles Dowdy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/flbaptist.org\/missionsministry\/\">missions and ministry catalyst,<\/a> and Singletary will organize another crusade to bring meals and a message of hope in Jesus Christ to the people of St. Croix.<\/p>\n<p>These events \u201creflect the generous giving of Florida Baptists through their <a href=\"https:\/\/flbaptist.org\/cp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cooperative Program<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/flbaptist.org\/disaster-relief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disaster Relief<\/a> contributions,\u201d said Dr. Green.<\/p>\n<p>By Keila Diaz, Florida Baptist Convention, January 4, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite being the smallest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the residents of St. John felt a huge Gospel impact during the Feeding of the Five Thousand revival that not only 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