Several weeks ago, I offered a summary of the 10-week Good Neighbors ministry to children at Redwood Baptist Church; none of this would have been possible without the ministry of Debbie Ruiz, transportation coordinator. She has an interesting journey, and I asked her to share it with our readers.
"I am a follower of Jesus committed to children’s ministry at Redwood Baptist Church," Ruiz said. Last summer, in 2018, during the second week of Good Neighbors, I accidentally cut my forehead on broken glass while attempting to get the keys out of the locked van. Brother Phil Walker put a little blue bandage on the cut, and I was able to pick up the kids. We had a great session, and afterwards I got all the children home safely.
“Then I went home to Fentress where I perceived I was having a heart attack," Ruiz said. "I got on my knees and I asked for forgiveness of my sins and I promised the Lord that I would never take my life or my beating heart for granted ever again. I called my son, Ray, and told him, ‘Son, I think I am having a heart attack.’ Because his jobsite was shut down that day, he was next door at the shop.
