Robert has finished 10 credit hours and received a deacon ministry award.

Robert's Testimony: I am an older ordained Christian leader. My main ministry is focused on demonstrating God's love to the people, primarily children, of the island nation of Haiti. As founder and Principal of Love the Children, Inc. (a 501(C)(3) Florida non-profit corporation)  my work is helping rural Haitians provide their children with life's basic needs such as water, food, shelter and the hope that education can bring. While much of my time and effort is spent on satisfying physical needs, I am very deliberate in demonstrating that this work is the manifestation of the love of Jesus. We have completed an education building, named The Taryn Lynne Budd Education Resource Center,  that is connected to our school in the remote village of Larevwa, on the south shore of Haiti. It has a solar power system and a computer lab. In addition to being available to all of the children in the area, we are using it to provide educational opportunities for adults as well as the children. We are praying that God will show us an opportunity provide Pastors and aspiring Pastors an opportunity for more formal and extensive training.

http://www.lovethechildren.org

Roy was born the seventh of eight children in Wilson County North Carolina and was raised by a single parent (mother) who shared her faith in God with him and my five surviving siblings. His mother would share her Christian belief with all of her children in a non-threating way regardless of her living conditions, whether on top of the mountain or down in the valley she maintained consistency in her faith-walk.

Roy's walk with God has faced many challenges. Though the grace of God he is now a parent of a college-age son. Roy was divorced many years ago, but through the grace of God, he has maintained a gracefilled relationship with the ex wife. They maintain a strong friendship/co-parenting partnership in raising their son.

Roy is employed as a youth and young adult specialist/coordinator. He assists young people with best practices regarding employment and educational pathway opportunities to enhance their personal and professional development.

Roy has been ordained as a deacon minister and serves under Rev. Walter Lucas at Faith Tabernacle Church as Associate Pastor in Worcester, Mass. Roy also serves on the board of directors of Christian Leaders Institute.

Samantha Kaiba is married to Kunin Kaiba. They got married on October 31,2015. They live in Nampa, ID.

She can't really remember when she started to believe in Jesus. She knew there was something bigger and that He created her. As, she grew up she wanted to know Jesus more each day. Her mom is real go getter. Her mom showed her so much as she grew up. Her mom took, so much time out of her day, just to take Samantha to the doctors. She has a disability where, when she was small she could not walk. She only crawled at first. Which made it tough for her to get though school.

She was baptized at Christian Family Fellowship when she was sixteen years old. She was baptized a second time at Calvary in 2014.

Her husband said the Christmas after we got married. If I buy you book will you read it? She said yes. This is where her real conversion took place. She read a book called Hard to Believe by John MacArthur. This book took me back through the Bible.  She could never go back after she read that book. She was called to Ministry in high school! She was offered the job as a pre-counselor. she knew at that point it was what God wanted her to do.

The Deacon ordination helps show people that she did get the training! She does not want work for the government for counseling people. She doesn't feel that is medicine is the only want to help people. She know from having disabilities of her own that a person may not open up. She feels that having more time to help each person will allow a person to feel safe. Sometimes problems come for Satan and his demons. She wants to be able to help someone with that problem.

Samantha was ordained with Christian Leaders Alliance in 2018! She would prefer to minister only to women in a mentorship position. But she would love to mentor to women even in other places than her area!

Scarlet Blackstone is a wife to a wonderful Veteran and mother to two amazing little boys. She stepped down from for a full-time job in management and leadership to devote this season of her life to support her husband, who has recently transitioned out of the Air Force and train up their sons in the way they should go. She as has strong passion for helping families worship God together.

She finished her B.S. in Psychology and has always felt called to minister to people through the love and life of Jesus Christ. She is very passionate about discipleship and mentorship in the family of God and would love to support you along your Jesus Journey at CLI.

Scarlet began Christian Leaders Institute in 2017 and is continuing to work towards a degree in Divinity.

Stephanie Davis resides in the Peach State known as Georgia. Stephanie gives honor to God who is the head of her life.

Stephanie’s first recollection of joining the church was at the age of 12. She would spend days on end in fellowship. Stephanie also sang in the choir and became a reporter for her church for several years. Stephanie also helps keep her church grounds clean and in order.

Ministry has been a part of Stephanie’s life. If I see something that needs to be done, she does it.  Stephanie came from a lineage of Pastors, Evangelists, Ministers. She knew in her pre-adult and so-called grown (18 yrs. old) days, being different and she couldn't get away with things that others could so easily. Stephanie felt conviction immediately and it appeared that no one else was being convicted but me. People have told her, "You don't look right in the club". Total strangers. However, she learned that Grace and Mercy covered me even while she was in Sin. Stephanie’s anointing followed her where ever she went. Had anyone said to Stephanie that I would be in Ministry, she would have brushed them off or laughed at them back in the day. Stephanie became the very person she swore never to be and that's a Minister-in-training.

Stephanie came across CLI at an unusual hour and just out of the blue. She was online searching for an Attorney and it just popped up out of nowhere. Normally Stephanie would ignore ads or other invites. However, she could not ignore it. The holy spirit wouldn't allow her to do so. Since then Stephanie has completed 24 credit hours just in the year of 2018! She has an amazing GPA and is willing to assist other students in their ministry walk.