World Renewal International

This blog article first appeared in December of 2007 here. I thought some of you might like to read it again or for the first time.

They all attended the Tangier School then Turkey Run High School. As boys they all had attended VBS at the little country Rush Creek Friends Church north of Rockville, IN. They all remember attending revival services that Carol and I led when they were children. However, the paths they chose in life were quite different. Steve and Mike Cruse along with Steve Lindley formed the Cruse Brothers Band.to experience this on a weekend, they would come to Christ!” I am sure they were right. Doug even invited Steve Cruse to a couple of events in 1991 and also in recent years, but it did not happen. God still had a plan. In November 2002, Mike Cruse alone in his parents bedroom, under house arrest for his second DWI, knelt by his bed and invited Christ into his heart. “Fire shot into my body,” Mike tells. Mike has never turned back from following Christ.In 2005, Doug asked Mike to join Renewal. Mike’s high energy expertise on the keyboards and testimony have propelled the ministry of Renewal to a different place. Doug, Steve Lindley and Mike Cruse also over the years have returned to the little country church, Rush Creek Friends and lead the worship team when not on the road with Renewal and Gary. Several months ago, Steve Cruse walked through the door of the little country church. Soon he joined the worship team and is walking with the Christ he heard and knew about from his youth.Doug Newnum says that he remembers "when I prayed with my little boys before they went to sleep that the Cruse brothers would know Christ. Now they are all part of our church and Renewal! My boys are now all adults and were there that Sunday morning we played together for the first time. It is really something special!” said a smiling, teary-eyed Doug Newnum.Hey, Guys! It is time for the new CD!“Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth to all!

[PICTURE ON RIGHT IS AFTER PLAYING THAT FIRST SUNDAY TOGETHER AT THEIR HOME CHURCH, RUSH CREEK FRIENDS, WHERE THEY ALL ATTENDED AS CHILDREN.]

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