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Roela Victoria Rivera
As a child of GOD, Roela Victoria Rivera was blessed with gifts and graces that allow her to serve as teacher, writer, and creative artist. She is a diaconal minister and Person-in...view moreAs a child of GOD, Roela Victoria Rivera was blessed with gifts and graces that allow her to serve as teacher, writer, and creative artist. She is a diaconal minister and Person-in-Mission in the United Methodist Church serving in the Tennessee Conference and wherever GOD leads her to go. She is also an author and editor of several books published in the Philippines and in the United States.
After working on a historical book project for the Church in the Philippines in 2002, Roela had a serious illness that left her in a coma and led her to a near-death experience (NDE) that allowed her to see the glory and beauty of Heaven. She came back to earthly life after three days with GOD’s blessing of new plan and new purpose for her new life. Roela made a covenant with GOD to set an altar as her thanksgiving offering for the miracle of GOD’s loving and healing grace and for her new life. Roela became legally blind in 2004 after a mild stroke, but this condition did not stop her to fulfill her covenant with GOD. Through her GraceNotes Creative Ministry and inspirational items she designed herself even with her vision challenge, Roela hopes to share with others GOD’s great Word of love and joy, grace and hope. Being legally blind, Roela believes that she was able to write this book only by the grace and guidance from GOD, holy light from Jesus, and inspiration from the Holy Spirit with the faith and eyes of her heart, and with the heart and soul of her eyes. Through this inspirational book, GLIMPSES OF HEAVEN, she also hopes to share with others the many blessings and lessons she learned from her heavenly visions, the Scripture and from the Book of Life. She also wishes to inspire the blind, the physically handicapped and many others to overcome and rise above their challenges in life with faith and hope, love and joy.
Originally from the Philippines and presently living in Hendersonville, Tennessee, Roela has been blessed with a loving and supportive family --her husband Jun who is an educator and her partner in life and ministry; their three fine, talented and skillful sons -- Paul Christian, Paul John and Norman Vincent Paul; daughters-in-law, Melissa Lynn and Bridgett Evonne; and grandchildren -- Elijah Christian, Lucy Evonne, Jaymier Lyle and Jayred Lloyd for whom the initial parts of this book were lovingly written.
Thanks and praise be to GOD!view less
Books by Roela Victoria Rivera
Glimpses of Heaven: Lessons on Faith and Hope, Love and Joy - Volume One: An Inspiring Story Written by a Legally Blind Woman Who Saw Heaven, Featuring Her Original Creative Artworks