A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to listen to three different speakers. The one I am focusing on for this blog is Pastor Jimmy Rivera. My first experience with Pastor Jim Rivera was in December, at the Christmas Tree Giveaway. At this outreach, the men from their church (City Limits) went up to New York to chop down trees and brought them back to their inner-city neighborhood. VFCC teamed up with their church and brought our black truck and provided some food as well. When we got there, there was so many people milling around - kids, adults, young people. Upon watching this, one of my first thoughts (that I remember very clearly now, four months later) was "This is such a missions field."
That night, there was music, dancing, rapping, puppet shows, etc. The kids really enjoyed being silly and dancing around to the music and so did I! That night was the first time I met Pr. Jim. He immediately struck me as a man on a mission! He was very focused on completing the task at hand, etc. When he came to speak to the class, I got the same feeling. He was very passionate in describing the church, his mission, and his neighborhood. Their church is very active in the community - they do outreaches, provide food, after school programs, community service, etc. Though they are located in a more dangerous area, they continue to be a strong presence in the Allentown area.
From attending an outreach at his church and listening to him speak in class, he has a passion to reach people that seem so far away from God. It is awesome to see someone who does not pay attention to all the things that are going against him or the ministry, but press on to make a difference and accomplish all that God has called him to do.
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