Gloria Roberts
As a Catholic woman in ministry, Gloria has long been motivated to preach the uncompromising word of God in a powerful and Spirit led way. Since her conversion and healing, her mission everywhere she goes is to bring an honest sharing and testimony of faith to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Gloria Roberts was born and raised as the third of six children. Her devout Catholic, Hispanic, and Military family, gave her a strict upbringing. Deep devotion and rigid obedience to the Church and her teachings was expected in her home. However, Gloria’s strong desire to be free from such a rigid home life led her into a relationship that found her pregnant and married at seventeen. Gloria and her new husband moved to Texas but shortly after the birth of their daughter, they divorced and she returned to her native home in Tucson Arizona.
Angry and bitter, she vowed never to allow another man control her life. This led her down a path of destruction that resulted in her becoming promiscuous and an alcoholic. Though she always remained Catholic, Gloria found herself seriously straying from her childhood beliefs.
However, at the age of twenty-one, while reluctantly attending a Lenten mission, she was introduced to a “Personal and Loving Savior”. This encounter with Christ would change her life forever. Gloria endeavored to re-embrace and rediscover her faith. One night while attending a prayer meeting, she encountered the Power of the Holy Spirit and the Power of Prayer through a miraculous and spontaneous healing of a crippled leg and broken spirit.
This gave birth to an insatiable desire and hunger to understand this incredible blessing in her life. Shortly after her healing, she was Baptized in the Spirit. This newfound relationship began an anointed journey of faith that set her heart ablaze. She began to travel with a local Catholic evangelist, sharing her testimony and growing in the knowledge of ministry. During this time, she witnessed first hand the power and anointed work of the Holy Spirit. Little did she know the Lord was preparing her for what would be the beginning of a thirty-one year journey.
Gloria’s faith has been tested at many levels and in many different ways; through the death of a spouse, cancer and two drug-addicted sons. But through it all her suffering has never been more bittersweet. With each trial, Gloria has learned the meaning of deep faith, holiness and a profound intimacy with Jesus Christ, one she calls “Her Greatest Love”. Each test became a testimony to the reality of the Power of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Today she still lives in Tucson with her husband Barry, her three children, and six grandchildren. Gloria is currently employed as a Community Director for a large apartment community. Her heartfelt desire and prayer is to one-day work fulltime in ministry.
In the last thirty years, she has ministered in many facets of parish life lecturing at mass, Eucharistic Ministry, Stephens Ministry Coordinator, and Youth Ministry Director. Ten years ago while attending a Christian conference the Lord spoke to her heart and called her to help create a Retreat Ministry for Women. Since the inception of “Vine of Grace Retreat Ministries”, she and her ministry partner, Erin Blanchette, have traveled throughout the State of Arizona testifying to the miraculous workings of the Holy Spirit. (www.vineofgrace.org)
Gloria witnesses from a foundation of clear Catholic and biblical teachings blended with her own personal experiences. She shares the “Good News” of Christ with boldness and a deep conviction. Through the anointing of the Holy Spirit and a strong belief in the power of prayer, she prays for healing for those sick in body, mind and spirit. Her hope is for all people to experience “Eucharistic Amazement” as they journey towards a deeper encounter with the Power of the Holy Spirit working in their lives!
Since 1978 Gloria has spoken at bible studies, prayer groups, youth rallies, conferences, missions and retreats. Gloria’s commitment to Christ since her supernatural healing remains the same today; she has been faithful to her promise to “always bear witness and testify to the Glory of God in her life.”
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