River of Life Christian Ministries was founded on 2 October 1994, by Pastors Thamo and Mirolyn Naidoo. After graduating from Bethesda Bible College in 1987, Thamo and Mirolyn were assigned to oversee the Sharon Full Gospel Church in a small, semi-rural community in Greytown. The strong pioneering grace upon Thamo’s life quickly became evident as their ministry began to transform the spiritual landscape of the church in that area. What seemed like an ideal environment for a peaceful life was soon disrupted by Thamo’s stirring conviction that “There has to be more to God.” This internal struggle led to intense searching and the conviction that their time of ministry in Greytown had ended. They realized they were on the brink of a new season, which could only begin if they summoned the courage to leave their comfort zones, relinquish the prospects of senior leadership within their denomination, and abandon the security of a newly purchased property in Greytown.