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| Raffy Figueroa, Pico Escondido Guest Services Coordinator |
Hello my name is Rafael Figueroa (Raffy). I was born in Las Yerbas - a farming community outside of La Vega. I have 3 siblings. I am the youngest. In my childhood everything was very good until the moment when my mother had to go to the United States. After that I had to several times change what family I lived with and adapt to new customs, but I continued my studies - with great sacrifice. I moved to the city of La Vega where I graduated from high school. In July 2003 I was invited to a Young Life outreach camp, where I met Christ. From that moment my life started making sense. I entered college in 2005 to study civil engineering, finishing classes in 2011. In February of that same year I started working at the camp where I met the Lord. At that time I worked in the construction department under Joey Espinoza. In mid-June of 2012 I began as the head of the guest services department.
In August 2012, our guest services coordinator (Jacob Salmond) moved back to Oregon to work with Young Life there. After a long search and interviewing several candidates, we decided that Raffy was the man for the job. In addition to being smart and hard-working, he also has a history of service, faithfully serving as a volunteer leader in our field ministry for several years. Until recently, he was the head leader at the Vida Joven club nearest camp. Raffy loves the Lord, loves the ministry of Vida Joven, and even though he could earn more money working elsewhere as a civil engineer, he chose to stay here to help other kids have the best week of their life at Pico Escondido, just as he did back in 2003. Raffy got married on May 11. Please bless Raffy and Genesis' marriage with your prayers.
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