Lucila Erendira Garcia Rivera (Lucy) dreamed of attending the Haggai
Institute. But, there was one major obstacle standing in the way . . .
. . . she did not speak
English fluently, which is
one of the requirements.
She determined to master
the English language and 16
years later she met her goal
– as this commitment had
to be woven into her other
responsibilities.
In 2001, Lucy traveled to
Maui. Imagine the sense of
anticipation as she entered
the Mid-Pacific Center.
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As with most H.I. alumni
who express a “life
transformation” at the H.I.
training, Lucy returned
home a different person –
determined to reach others
for Christ in whatever
language necessary!
At the request of Dr. Aldo
Fontao, former vice president
of international training at
H.I.’s Mid-Pacific Center on
Maui, Lucy began recruiting
people to attend a regional
H.I. seminar in Argentina.
It was a challenge, since the
people attending the seminar
would have to pay their own
expenses.
Lucy was able to recruit
12 people including her
husband, Noél, a medical
doctor on staff with Sandvik,
a Swedish company with
a manufacturing plant
in Mexico. He is now an