MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Who influenced you to become the person and mother you are today? Read the account of Grace Banzon as she tells about how her own mother impacted her life spiritually and as a mom. Grace is presently the receptionist of Asia Pacific Media Ministry. Introduce yourself
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y name is Grace Banzon. I am married to a pastor, and we have an adult daughter. I am the fifth of the six children of Eliseo & Virginia Cruz, I grew up in the church parsonage of Caloocan Bethel Temple, the church that my parents pioneered and pastored for 19 years. I studied at the University of the East and now I have been helping & supporting my husband in church ministry for the past 35 years. Your mom, Virginia Cruz, had a reputable name among the Christian community. What was she known for? My mother, Virginia Cruz-Roberts, was known for being one of the pioneers of the charismatic movement in the late 70’s. She had an open door to preach and
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