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Freddy began his ministry outreach in Portland, Oregon in 2012 volunteering as a workplace chaplain. His goal: to care for those in the workplace who are struggling and just need support. Freddy has served with InFaith since 2014, right about the same time he moved to Polk County.
In 2017, he joined a group of local volunteer chaplains who serve with the fire and police departments in the rural towns of Monmouth and Independence. The group serves the community by assisting first responders during tragic events within the community. This led him to find his passion in serving the first responders. Freddy is now the Lead Chaplain and is growing the MI-Chaplain program in his community. He visits the departments on a consistent basis to build and maintain relationships and trust with the workers.
For many years now he has also served as the employee Chaplain for Cornerstone Valley Inc group homes. These workers give a lot of themselves in this caretaking role, and he longs to be a support to them personally, as well as contribute to the health of their organization.
This ministry is definitely a somber one, but also very rewarding to be able to support and uphold those who support and uphold the entire community! They need care that goes beyond what most are able to give. Freddy has been getting all the training and resources he can from conferences and other experienced chaplains since 2018 to be able to serve this area well.
As Freddy helps the first responders, he says his wife, Shelley, and his 5 amazing kids help him by supporting him 100% in this ministry. They make quite the team! The call of God on their lives is to minister in the community they live in and to engage deeply with the neighbors on their block, no matter where God calls them.
