Our Redeemer in Irving is blessed with a mindset that Hispanics and English speakers can work side by side in God’s kingdom doing outreach ministry. There are approximately 204 students in their ESL program with 28 volunteers helping out with teaching, child care, snacks, youth activities, etc. All this in an effort to fulfill the Great Commission of “Making Disciples of all Nations.” To God be the glory for their faithful witness.
Our Redeemer’s ESL (English as a Second Language) is a tremendous outreach in Irving. There are 96 adults enrolled in the basic class, 25 in the intermediate, 9 in the advanced. ORLC also serves the children of the ESL students: 23 are youth and 51 are small children. A “Service of Blessing” is held to launch their fall ESL program. At the end of this service, all children and youth can come for a personal blessing from Pastor Gonzalez and Juan Zamora, a new seminary student. This personal blessing took over an hour because of all the children. After the service, over 250 bags of school supplies were distributed. Quoting Pastor Gonzalez, “God the Holy Spirit was present. It was absolutely beautiful to see and touch the faces of the children as Juan and I were blessing them.”
Another program that reaches out to the community is their annual Pan American Fair. This fair provides valuable information to families about city, state and federal agencies as well as food, fellowship and a witness of their Christian faith. The last fair had 26 vendors sharing information about banking, taxes, health care screenings, job opportunities and the ministries of Our Redeemer. This program is a huge blessings to God’s kingdom through Our Redeemer!
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