Journey of Comfort
Rhoda Louella White was born March 2, 1955 to William and Freida (nee Call) White in East St. Louis, IL. She was the fourth child with one sister and three brothers. Ms. White was born into poverty. Her father and uncle built the family a home constructed of old orange crates. She remembered her father's later statement, "It seemed like a good idea at the time." The family had no indoor bathroom. One of her childhood memories was that of lying face up in bed with her hands clasped behind her head staring at the ceiling. When her mother entered the room and asked her what she was doing her reply was "Watching the mice play." The inside walls were devoid of sheet rock and mice used to run along the boards at the top of the walls. God was good to the White family and so was the State of Illinois.  During construction of Interstate 64 the highway department discovered they needed land to complete the project. They bought the White's home. Due to what Rhoda believed was "divine intervention," the highway department bought property from the Whites three times. Each time they were able to build a better home. Rhoda secured a position with the U.S. Air Force working at Scott AFB IL, which afforded her much-needed education, not to mention cash. During this time she married in 1984 and became the mother of two children, Todd Ryan and Heather Sue Mitchell.  Much to her sadness she divorced in 1994. God gave the Whites and Faries families natural musical ability. Rhoda became a church soloist, organist, and pianist. One night at church a local minister laid hands on her and told her, "God calls you My Little Jubilee." The name Jubilee stuck. The Lord uses Jubilee in signing to the deaf and the five-fold ministries. Her philosophy is one of love. "If you love God and people it triggers your faith to help them, because faith works by love. With God's involvement, anything can happen." Her highest aim in life is to complete her God-given assignment. She wants to teach people how to hear the voice of God, which she believes opens a world of possibilities to accomplish the supernatural.