414 New Christians!!

I learned this week that 414 people called the 700 Club last Wednesday to ask Jesus Christ into their lives and became Christians after our story was aired. Praise God!!

700 Club Official Air Date

Here is the message I recieved today from the producer of the 700 Club:

Bill, They loved the story in Virginia Beach! They are planning on airing it on 9/9/09 – Next Wednesday.

I’ve got a few small changes to make, but barring any complications that will be the air date.

Praise the Lord!

Exciting New Updates

I am so jazzed about all the great things God is doing in my life. I just returned from the Celebrate Recovery Summit at Saddleback church in CA and it was awesome.
I was just informed that I will be on the Focus on the Family Radio program on September 4th and on Gary Chapmans Five Love Languages radio program on September 12th. The air date for the 700 Club television show should be between those weeks but I do not have an exact date yet.
Here are the links for all three venues:
http://www.cbn.com/700club/
http://www.garychapman.org/
http://www.focusonthefamily.com/

I am so excited to return to our Celebrate Recovery service this Friday night and celebrate what God did during the Summit.
I had the awesome opportunity to speak at Community Christian Church in Naperville IL Tuesday night at their Celebrate the Journey Recovery kickoff service. I was excited to see a great church have a great ministry with great leadership!!
I will be in Lexington KY this week working on some talks for the fall and I will get to see my daughter who is the greatest!!
Your prayers for me are greatly appreciated and needed as we continue to ask God to open doors so thousands of people can find hope and healing in our story.

Trip to NYC

I am so excited to be going home again this week to see my family. and for those of you that know me, you know where I will be on Tuesday night...at the Brooklyn Tabernacle Prayer Meeting!!!
It has been close to a year since my last visit and I am long overdue. My life has been dramatically impacted in great ways by those Tuesday Night Prayer Meetings and I am so grateful for that church!!!
Be Blessed and Encouraged
Bill Rieser

New 700 Club Update

Just finished taping for 700 Club and we are praying that God will use our testimony to reach thousands of people. The show will air in 4-6 weeks...we will keep you posted. One million viewers is their US audience and we are trusting God to save and set people free!!
We are so humbled by this experience that He has chosen to get His story of redemption out for all to see and hear. We value and need your prayers now more than ever before.

Be Blessed and Encouraged

Bill Rieser

700 Club News

Ministry Updates

Things have been real busy and God is doing great things as usual!
Close to 400 people were baptized this past weekend at Heartland Community Church and 30 were from Celebrate Recovery!!
God continues to open up doors since the release of “They Called Me White Jesus.” We received some great news from the 700 Club that they are planning a trip to Rockford the third week of July to videotape me and Carolynn for one of their shows to talk about our life, our marriage and the book.
I am in awe of how God is using this book to reach and touch people. Please continue to pray for me and Carolynn that God would continue to use us and open up doors for us to share all that God has done in our lives and continues to do all for His Glory!!

Be Blessed and Encouraged

Bill Rieser

Suprise Blessing from Duprey Elementary School

I had the awesome privilege of speaking to the 6th and 7th grade class from Ana Roque De Duprey Elementary School in Chicago this past Wednesday. I have to admit that I went with the intention of inspiring and encouraging the students. What happened taught me a valuable lesson of never underestimating the hope and potential that exists in every young person who has clear set goals with the ability to dream of a better tomorrow.
I listened to so many inspiring stories of hope through the students of Duprey Elementary. So many inspiring aspirations of what they wanted to do in life and I was blown away. I was so impressed with their character, their heart, their passion and most of all their hope that they will make it and be successful. I witnessed character and commitment as basic traits that I know will help them never compromise for anything less than fulfilling the dreams of their hearts.
I walked away as the one who was inspired and encouraged and it will be a day I will not forget. I was hoping to leave a mark on their lives that they would never forget. Instead they marked me and I will always remember the day when two classrooms came together to inspire and encourage this fortunate man.
My thanks go out to the 6th and 7th grade of Duprey and all the awesome teachers that made the day special too!!