Rick Godwin's statement

[ANON also]

Come to Summit and see what God has done. Rick and Cindy praise God for Summit and the lives that they are touching. He is real and his messages are right on the mark, always. These distractions and attacks are just manifestations of the devil wanting to bring something good down.

I was raised Southern Baptist, it turned me off to religion. Being told that Jesus died for my sins, but if I drank a beer I would go to hell really didn't seem right to me.

We ALL have things in our past that we wish we didn't have or could have done better - Get over it and move on. Life is too short!!

My family and I have found a community where we can grow in our walk with the Lord. My girls are excited about going to church, always.
I WANT to go to church and LOOK FORWARD to it. That was NEVER the case before hearing Rick's orations.

I will continue to have faith in the Lord and believe that Rick and Cindy are doing God's work.

God Bless you all.

[charles]

I would imagine that you believe the tabloids as well! Unless you've confirmed these details FIRST HAND what you spread is nothing more than juicy gossip. Shame on you.

Matilda wrote:

There is no hype, the stories and evidence speak for themselves. His first wife died in an auto accident in 1976 while Rick Godwin was in South Carolina w/ Shannon. This occured AFTER he unbiblicaly divorced his wife.
He then met his 17 yr old student in the youth group where he taught, and she (Cindy Godwin) did not want Shannon. Rick and Cindy Godwin put 8 yr old Shannon in an institution and when they wouldn't keep her because she wasn't crazy, they put her in an orphanage, took Shannon's trust money and went to Hawaii.
Shannon's maternal grandparents finally were able to get her out of the orphanage and adopt her if Rick and Cindy promised not to press charges on Godwin for stealing her trust.
Now, he's still stealing tithe money that was meant for missions according to the documents given at
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/feedbac...
Now, after buying two new Mercedes, he's begging for money for the new $36 million building.
This church has turned into a big business money scheme.

[ex member]

I was a member at ENCF for over 5 years. In this time I never heard Rick mention that his ex was a drug addict. He did ste that she was not a christian, and since she didn't want to become one he divorced her. He also went on to say that the inheritance that would have been hers, is now Cindy's.

[friend of Jesus]

I visited Eagle's Nest during a seminar back in the early 80s. At that time, I discerned the whole bunch to be false prophets. Thank God I didn't become involved with them.

[saddened sister in Fla]

I am so very saddened by the Christians who are being attacked and overcome by satan in this day. It really grieves me to see that Rick Godwin appears to be one of satan's prime victims. It is also sad to see that instead of praying for his restoration, if such is needed, there seems to be nothing but condemnation and judgment. Where is the mercy and grace YOU would want if YOU were in his shoes. You could be, you know!! If he is guilty of what he is accused of, it is because satan has overcome him and deceived him. WWJD???
Rick, I am grieved to the core of my being over what I am seeing. You have my prayers and my compassion. There, but for the grace of God, go I.
I ask that the peace of God cover you and keep you,
that you would be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might according to His glorious power, for all lpatience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father,Who has qua;ofoed us to be partakers of dthe inheritance of the saints.
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His Love.
Rick, in the Name of our precious Savior, Yeshua Messiah, I apply the precious blood of Jesus to your wounded and damaged heart. I speak freedom and health to you in His precious Name. I rebuke the powers of darkness and command that you be freed in the Name of Yeshua Messiah. May you walk in His Presence and Love.