Ministry Woman Story
I am Laura Terrazas. I am so grateful to Christian Leaders Institute for this scholarship for free ministry training online. I have been serving and walking with the Lord for several years now, and have found myself in constant women’s ministry roles. I have also been leading several studies and I started a homeless ministry a few years ago. My church is so amazing and has been very supportive in my ministries. My church has also been formative in my ministry woman story. Because I work with women so much, I felt that getting ordained and receiving an education was definitely what the Lord was calling me to do.
I grew up in a family that was fractured and torn apart from the start. So in adulthood, I have had to overcome many challenges in my life including a very low opinion of myself. But through finding my identity in Christ alone, I have grown immensely. I sometimes still doubt my abilities, but I have to always remind myself that I can do nothing without Him and that all things are through Him. As I share my ministry woman story, I never in a million years thought I would lead a homeless ministry, teach and mentor other women, or be of any real use to God in this life. Completing my education at Christian Leaders Institute has been invaluable to me. It has also been a blessing in my ministries. I have grown very much in the past year of taking class by class. I am truly impressed by the teachers, the assignments, and the classes, and I feel far better equipped to do what the Lord has called me to do. Thank you so much, Christian Leaders Institute!
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Ministry Preparation Journey
My name is Reginal Merisier. I was born 0n the beautiful island of Haiti in the Caribbean. In 1992 my parents made the difficult decision of boarding our family of eight on a raft so we could make the pilgrimage to America to escape the ongoing violence in Haiti due to the coup of the then President Aristide. After being picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard, we spent four months in a refugee camp on the island of Guantanamo before we were given political exile status to enter into America. I currently live in West Palm Beach, FL where I’ve spent most of my life. I work as a chef while my wife and I raise our son and daughter. In 2012, my father, who has always been a minister of the Word of God, received a prophecy to plant a church in West Palm Beach where I am currently serving God as part of my ministry preparation journey as the youth counselor, an organizer, and a worship leader.
Working in ministry was not always what I wanted to do with my life. While growing up, my dream was to play professional soccer in Europe. After a horrible injury caused me to have surgery on my knee, my career was cut short and I felt lost. I started partying and hanging around the wrong people. Being the parents that they are, my mother and father prayed for my deliverance from that worldly chain that had enslaved me. I am extremely grateful to them because it is their love and faith that ripped me from the devil’s hold.
I’ve made the conscious decision to minister and begin my ministry preparation journey because I want to have a greater relationship with the Lord and I want to make a difference in this world by bringing people to know Christ. I honestly don’t know what God has planned for me in ministry, but I have a great hunger to please him so I am training and putting myself in position for what is to come. For as long as I’ve lived, my father has been a disciple of Christ. He is my mentor and an example for me to pick up the banner and continue with it so the next generation could know the one true God.
I am very grateful for Christian Leaders Institute because they have provided an opportunity for someone like me who comes from a poor country and a poor family to be able to get the proper education despite my financial shortcomings. A degree from CLI will allow me to help my community with proper training and knowledge to succeed in ministry.
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Mentoring Ministry Calling
My name is Mariah Polaco. I am from the U.S. in Pueblo, Colorado. I am 21 years old and just graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing, I have one sister and currently work at a local business in purchasing. I am very involved in my church and my local youth group. I have been the worship leader there for about three years and also help out with other areas in my church as well. I began my faith in Jesus Christ when I was in elementary school. I was raised attending a church where I was a part of worship teams and different youth groups and loved to serve. I have always known Jesus was in my life, but when I was a senior in high school, I went through a rough patch in my life, but I reminded myself that God is always there no matter what the circumstance. I got baptized that summer and re-dedicated my life to serve Him in my mentoring ministry calling.
I am planning on using my ministry training so I can be more confident in the work I do at my church. I am currently involved in the college ministry, the main service, and the youth group. I want to learn more and go deeper in God’s word so I can be prepared to help and serve in my mentoring ministry calling. My main reason for getting this experience is so I can be a great mentor to my youth students, and I want to be able to give them the Biblical truth and be confident in what I tell them. I want to confirm that God is using me and that I am as educated as I can be to serve these students.
Having a scholarship at Christian Leaders Institute will help me tremendously. I always thought about going to Bible school to get an education, but I never did because I couldn’t afford it. I will be able to fully focus on my studies and achieving the goals that God has set in place for me with this scholarship. It would be such a great opportunity to get this ministry training in my life.
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