Jose Rivera

Schools in Puerto Rico until 1970.

Puerto Rico, Illinois, Texas, Maryland, Ohio and Georgia.

Presently I lead the Spanish worldwide outreach (Amaras a Israel) of the worldwide ministry, LoveIsrael.org.

I was saved from being a sinner and going to hell at Calvary Baptist (Dr. Arno Q. Weniger, Jr.) in Normal, IL on 14 March 1976. The Lord has not abandon me since that day and He has blessed me more than I deserve. I am now his servant working as ana Ambassador for His Kingdom, the future home of all saved believers.

In November of 2022 I completed the coursework and obtained a Master of Theology (Pastoral Theology) to be better prepared to continue in His work.

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

I transferred from Puerto Rico in 1970 and enrolled at BHS as a senior. I could not speak English and I was placed in the Freshman class in order to take some required courses that I needed (like Speech) in order to graduate from BHS. Amazingly, I did well and was inducted into the National Honor Society. I also competed in a Spanish class contest at ISU and won a special price since I could not compete (higher score) with the other students who learned it as a second language. I had a hard time at BHS (due to the language barrier) but it was a fun year and I have great memories.

I am sorry that I did not meet many of my 1971 Classmates. Therefore, in a class reunion I would be s stranger to almost everyone. Lord willing, there will a 50th anniversary reunion and I will be able, Lord willing, to attend it and meet some that I may only knew casually (like PE or Homeroom).

Terry Bennett (RIP) was a classmate that befriended me even though I could not speak much English. He found me in FB around 2010 and we were friends in FB until his death. He had a great heart. I know that we will meet again in the Kingdom one of these days!