Neil Ruda
Assemblies of God World Missionary
Neil accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior in 1980 as a young adult. As a young boy, Neil had first sensed that his life might be involved in missions, but he avoided that and sought after worldly, material pursuits. But when he finally prayed to accept Christ, once again God confirmed that He had a plan for his life and it involved taking the gospel to the world.
Neil’s first involvement in full-time ministry was at Western Michigan Teen Challenge in Muskegon, Michigan. He served as Director of Education and assisted the Executive Director in numerous ways.
After several years at Teen Challenge, God led Neil to relocate to Florida, where he was asked to join the ministry of S.T.A.R. (Spanish Television And Radio) Ministries. Neil served there for 5 years in various ways, including audio, graphics, promotions and designing the new facilities as the ministry grew.
For further information on what his ministry has entailed in the years since, click on the tab to the left entitled, Our Work.
I have two terrific children. My son is 16 years old and my daughter is 12 years old. I truly are blessed!
My son has special needs, which has meant the curtailment of itineration that our fellow missionary peers are allowed to do each five-year term. I have a number of churches and individuals across the country which support me that I truly desire the opportunity to visit and share a ministry update of what your support has meant. However, because it has been impossible for me to travel, in lieu of this I have created a brief (4 minutes) DVD which gives an excellent overview of my ministry in missions. It makes an excellent missions window. If you would like a copy, please let me know (see the Contact Me tab on how to reach me) and I’ll be glad to send you one!