About us

Gershom, Michelle and Percy Saayman are the directors and founders of River Mount Hope Ministry. The name of their ministry was derived from the churches which they came from, Mount Hope and The River at Tampa Bay Church which played a significant role in their lives. The impartation they received from these two churches is the basis upon which they build their own ministry.

The Saayman family is a 3 generational family originally from Cape Town. Percy Saayman is married to Theresa who are the parents of Gershom and Claressa. Gershom fell in love and married Michelle the love of his life on the 27 April 2006. Out of their union came two beautiful children Matthew and Micah. The family had been in the ministry and leadership roles for many years and has acquired a wealth of knowledge and experience in spiritual matters. In 2019 Michelle and Gershom left their careers to pursue the call of God.

Pastors Gershom and Michelle Saayman received scholarships from The River University in the USA where they relocated their family to for the duration of their studies. This is where their journey of faith for them really began. They describe it as their walking on water experience, where they had to step out of the boat and walk on the water by keeping their eyes fixed on Jesus. They lived out of the hand of God and saw Him perform all sorts of miracles on their behalf. Their testimonies speaks of the goodness of God. They both graduated with Bachelors in Ministry.

In May 2021 Pastors Gershom and Michelle Saayman were licensed for Ministry through Revival Ministries International Ministerial Association at the River Church in Tampa Bay.

Pastor Rodney Adonica Howard-Browne released the Saayman family from the River Church in August 2022 to start their own Ministry in South Africa.

USA Missionary Work

While being in the US the Saayman Junior family did Missionary work with a specific focus on soul winning and outreaches. They refer to themselves as Nation Shakers in-line with the great commission, where Jesus said “go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” They traveled through 30 States in America to minister the gospel and lead people to Christ.