Sustainability Through Service: Gerson Ramirez Profile

Achieving sustainability through service and empowerment is Gerson Ramirez's primary purpose in his role as one of ENLACE's newest church coaches. At 23 years old Gerson is the youngest member of the ENLACE team, but his tenacity and joyful willingness to serve give Gerson value far beyond his years. 

Three years ago Gerson says he began to pray for a vocation where he could serve impoverished people in a sustainable way. He later heard about an opportunity to work as a church coach at ENLACE, but knew that his schedule while finishing his Theology degree would not allow him the time to work such a position. So he told his father, Pastor Isidro Ramirez, about the position. His dad took the job and serves as a church coach in the growing Abelines Region. When the opportunity to apply for the position came up again Gerson didn't hesitate. He was impacted by his father's experience and realized that ENLACE’s vision and mission was a perfect fit for what he felt called to as a minister. 

Now, with just over a year of experience he says “It is so meaningful for me to see people from the local church looking to serve their neighbors with humble and pure hearts.” Gerson believes that when a church chooses to serve its neighbor it also impacts the attitude of the community towards the church.

“It is as if the kingdom of heaven has come to earth. This is what God has called the church to do: to transform and serve their community.”

People who know Gerson describe him as a joyful and passionate young man who serves with Gerson, first on the left, along wth members of El Rosario community and Paco Gonzalez. everything in him. Alfredo Vargas, Director of Operations for ENLACE says that "despite his young age, he is a talented servant-leader with a heart for the poor." Gerson recognizes that being a servant-leader requires determination and says that as Christians we "must take advantage of any opportunity for service that comes our way. Service and empowerment are the only ways to bring transformation and sustainability."

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