Testimony

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Testimony

Joe Gentry Rice III

Born: Oct 22, 1973

Cofounder: Mens Prayer Network

I have my parents to thank for my faith. They brought me up in a loving Christian home and took me to a wonderful church where the seeds of salvation were planted. When I was 6 years old, I invited Christ into my heart and gladly accepted the forgiveness that He had poured out on the cross. My teenage years where nurtured in a great youth group where I formed many of the friendships I still lean on today. As I reached my late teens and early twenties, I went through the rebellion that so many of us have experienced. I thought that I would be able to rely on myself and the world to accomplish the things I felt I needed in my life. Boy, was I wrong! I came crashing back into God's arms one Sunday night during the Christmas season of 1996. I can't say that the road hasn't been rocky at times since then but it has been a lot easier to navigate with His guidance. God helped me through one of the darkest times of my life in November, 1998. I was celebrating one year of employment with the fire department, when I got a call that a dear child in my life had been called home to heaven. My heart was broken. God began to heal my heart when I met a wonderful woman named Vanessa. After a very short courtship, we fell in love and were married in March, 1999. She has blessed my heart immeasurably over these past years as I have seen her faith grow and have watched her become a wonderful woman of God. She and I have been blessed with the two most beautiful little girls in the world, Madelyn, and Audrey. (there is nothing quite like two Daddy's girls!) And we are now working to raise them in the same type of Godly, loving home that I was raised in.

I hope with all of your support, that I am able to handle the responsibilities that God has brought to my life with this ministry. I hope that we, at Mens Prayer Network, will be a blessing to your life.

God Bless,
Joe G. Rice III