David grew up in Rochester, NY.  As a young child, David had trials enter his life. David’s 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.

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’s Simple Plan of Salvation.  This man went on to explain how David could have eternal life!  Those words, “Eternal Life” stood out in David’s mind.  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.  Although this man’s witness was cut short, it still took root in David’s heart.

A few months later when David arrived home from a party that he went to again to try to fill the longing in his heart, he remembered these man’s 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!!

He has never been the same and God put someone in his path to invite him to a good, Bible-believing Baptist Church.  He grew in the Lord and served God in Rochester, NY for a few more years.  Then, he went to NYC to help a couple of churches there.  He served with the Pete Montoro Family in Astoria, Queens and then the Dana Dice Family in Jamaica, Queens.

David prayed fervently for a wife to serve along side him.  Jill came into his life and after their marriage they have served faithfully in various churches in NY State until God called them to West Virginia.  In NY, David taught a young married couples class for 10 1/2 yrs.  David & Jill’s goals have been to make a difference in the lives of other people for the cause of Christ!!

Jude 1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:

All glory and praise be to Jesus Christ!!!

Jill

Jill grew up  mostly in Rochester, NY until her dad got a job transfer to Horseheads, NY.  Jill’s parents were very devoted Christian parents. When Jill was very young, her parents began to teach her of her need of salvation. One night at the dinner table, when Jill was only four years old, she began to cry and told her parents that she wanted to be saved! Jill still clearly remembers that night and how her daddy carried her up the stairs with her mom close behind and they led her to the Lord.

jil1Jill and her three sisters went to Christian School the first few years of their school years and then Jill’s parents felt burdened to pull their girls out of school and home school them. They were one of the pioneering home schoolers back in the 80’s and they did a great job!  They home schooled their girls until graduation.  During Jill’s junior and senior year of high-school, she worked hard and also obtained a cosmetology license.

Jill “officially” met David with the intent of courtship in January of 1997.  She was in her senior year of high-school.  David proposed to Jill in a horse and buggy in Central Park in NYC in May of 1997!!  They joyously planned their wedding on October 4, 1997 and when they got married, they saved their FIRST KISS for that day!!  It made it so special for them!!

Although Jill has no dynamic testimony of God saving her out of a horrible life of sin, she recognizes that she was JUST as much in need of His salvation as any other and she is so thankful that God saved her FROM a life of sin! Praise be to his HOLY NAME!!

Jill now enjoys traveling with her husband on deputation and singing.  Jill has written several songs that her family uses when they sing. Jill enjoys the opportunities that God provides her to speak at ladies meetings.  She also speaks weekly on a Christian Radio Station.

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When David & Jill got married in 1997, they made a decision to let God decide the size of their family and truly believe that children are a gift from God.  Jill has had 11 successful natural births thus far and she has suffered through the sorrow of 5 SEVERE miscarriages.  Jill also home schools all of her children. She is so thankful for the opportunity to invest in her children’s lives on a daily basis. She loves being a homemaker.

Jill’s life verses are……Tit 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

The Rodrigues Children

Ps 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

David & Jill are so thankful for the children that God has given them. In 1997, when they got married, they made a decision to let God control how many children they had. That decision has been tested as Jill suffered through 5 very difficult miscarriages. However, God has kept His promise…. 1

Ti 2:15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Nurie – April 1999	Timothy – March 2000	Kaylee – July 2001
Renee – June 2002	Phillip – July 2003	Samuel – November 2004
Gabriel – May 2006	Tessie – July 2007	Hannah – September 2008
Olivia – January 2012	Sadie – November 2013	Baby #12 Due in July 2015!