Mission Statement
Our Mission is to further God's Kingdom by sharing the love of the Father through the compassion and servant's heart of His Son, Jesus. The Word of God is our foundation and that foundation grows stronger as the Holy Spirit moves in our everyday lives.
Illinois Valley Revival
http://www.illinoisvalleyrevival.com
A little bit about us.
Robin and I got married in June of 1994 in the community of Arthur Illinois. I started going to church with her before we were married but did not know the Lord. I became a deacon in the Baptist church but still did not know Jesus. It was in July of 1996 in St Louis at a Promise Keepers event that I gave my heart to Christ. God instantly changed me and taught me the Word extremely fast. I started leading interdenominational men's Bible studies while going to college to become a computer engineer. Three years into my studies God began calling me to ministry. I argued with God and told Him I could not speak in front of people. I got too nervous, to the point of shaking when I spoke in front of people. I argued this for almost a year and the Lord spoke to me one day on the road home from college and told me "You will not be the one speaking, I will be speaking through you. There was someone else that tried to use that excuse with me and Moses didn't get away with it either". I submitted to Him and went to Bible college in 1999 and have followed Him where ever He leads ever since.
Robin and I heard the call of God in 2006 to move north to LaSalle/ Peru Illinois to begin a new work. We left our two grown daughters and eight grandchildren, including our jobs and ministry, to leave Arthur and follow Him. Two partners and I started a construction company called "His Business" in January 2007. We then started the church of Servant's Heart Ministries in September 2008. We have seen people grow tremendously in the last year and are enjoying the move of God in our lives like we have never experienced before.
Servant's Heart Ministries is following a vision God gave Robin and I ten years ago about reaching the homeless, the sick, the widows, teens and the lost in general with the love of the Father. We are in the process of purchasing an old Catholic School to run an outreach center and church out of. We will be establishing a youth center, counseling center, tutoring center, soup kitchen, food pantry, worship center (to teach others to use musical gifts for the Lord), soaking center, shelter and much more from this building. This is also to be a training center to see the five-fold ministry raised up and sent out into the Kingdom of God. We also do street ministry and are praying for miracles to flow on the streets in LaSalle/ Peru area. We are also building unity in the Body of Christ with several pastors and churches to see the Kingdom of God flow. This building and our lives are dedicated to serving our Heavenly Father. God's favor has been with us from the start of this ministry and we have been seeing many healings and signs and wonders flowing. We praise the Lord for all He has done.
Pastors Michael and Robin Shaver
209 Elm Street
Spring Valley, IL 61362
Michael's Cell # 815-664-8985
Our "family" at Servant's Heart Ministries
