Our Declaration

Repent, Request, and Resist

On the basis of scripture, I stand for leaders of this island, and I stand as a representative for other island pastors who desire to do three things: repent, request, and resist.

We Repent -

We ask the Lord to forgive us for the sins that have taken place in this state and this region, specifically this island. We ask for forgiveness of the sins of political corruption, racial prejudice, moral perversions, witchcraft, occult and idolatry. We pray the blood of Jesus to cleanse our hands from the shedding of innocent blood. We ask forgiveness for divisions in the church, forgiveness for pride, forgiveness for the sins of the tongue, anything that has hurt the cause of Christ. We repent and humble ourselves to ask for mercy to be poured out on our land, our community and our churches.

We Request -

We ask for God’s kingdom to come, and His will to be done on this island. We ask in the Name of Jesus for an outpouring of grace, and mercy and fire, for true spiritual revival to come and cover the community, causing a turning back to God, a cleansing, and a brokenness, and a humility. We ask for the destiny of this island not to be aborted.

We ask that You visit this island and our churches, and our homes. Do not pass this island by. We ask for a restoration of the foundations of righteousness to this island.

We Resist -

On the basis of my submission to God, by faith I resist the devil and his works, all forces, and all powers of evil that have taken hold of this island. We resist the spirit of wickedness that has established strongholds on this island, the dark places, the hidden works of darkness, the mystery places where the enemy has set up encampments. We call on the name of the Lord to destroy all spiritual strong holds, we proclaim this day that this island, especially this region, is now under the power and ownership of the Holy Spirit. All other spirits are hereby given notice, and evicted from this property by the power of the Name of Jesus. Today we stand in the gap and build a hedge of protection around this island.

Pastor Jody Patterson
The River Church

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

— 2 Chronicles 7:14, NKJV