Oak Bluff Bible Church - Oak Bluff

Ricardo (Rickie)
Reg's Story
I’m glad I have the opportunity to tell you about a very special man who works for YUGO – his name is Ricardo, or Rickie. He is one of the men who work on the construction side of things, and was a foreman at my house build site. There are several of these foremen, and they usually have an assistant. Their job is to order the supplies and have things ready on site, and to provide direction on the next steps, and how to do them if so required. It is quite amazing how he keeps the project on track with people coming and asking questions every 30 secs! This is now the 3rd house build I’ve done with our church and YUGO, and I have seen Rickie there all 3 times.....with him being my foreman twice.
   
That is just a little about what he does, but I want to look a little closer at who he is.....and don’t worry, I’m not sharing any secrets here as he is very vocal about his testimony and the life (and eternity) God has saved him from. He will readily tell you that he comes from a past of addictions, subsequent relational issues, brushes with the law and all that entails. He doesn’t focus on that however, and with a big smile on his face he’ll tell you that he found Jesus 18yrs ago and his life has TOTALLY changed. He started with YUGO not long after finding Christ and has built MANY a home with them. Not only has he given his life to helping the needy get home, he also volunteers 3 days/evenings a week at an addiction center.
 
Matt 7:24 states: “Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”.  When you see the work Rickie does with YUGO and the addiction center, and when you work with him on the construction site he’s always smiling, is very patient and explains things, and is always encouraging with his “you can do it!”.....it is evident that Rickie is putting God’s Word into practice, and is building his life on the Rock!
 
When our team was done our house a day early (YUGO wanted it done so we could hand over the  keys before Josephina went back to the hospital for another surgery) we were all quite excited that we could give back to Rickie and help him with a project at his place on our last day. His house is built on a steep slope (as most are in the hills) so every time it rained his neighbours retaining wall and his yard would wash away further. He had most of the slope removed already and now needed help in removing rock and sand, and jack hammering holes for foundations for a retaining wall.