Me in Ox4

There was a time in Rick’s life when he felt lost and empty. A young man without purpose or direction. Growing up in church being known as a “PK” or (Pastor’s Kid). Not realizing or understanding the call that was upon his life, he felt the need to escape this profile of being known as the Pastor’s son. “I began to try and create a whole other life for myself outside of the church… I felt trapped and sheltered.” During this time he found himself seperated from his family, the church and God. “I remember just graduating from High School that summer and coming to the realization that I was addicted to Crystal Meth. I remember looking in the mirror, not recognizing myself and thinking… ‘Who are you? And what are you doing?’”

Shortly after this self evaluation, he began to go back to his roots. “ I remember going back to my father’s church (Victory Outreach San Bernardino), not knowing if I was really ready to give it all up, but I new that I needed to change.” From there he learned about the Victory Outreach Urban Training Center in Bridgeport, Ct.  Also known as the U.T.C.

“It was there in the U.T.C. that I had my first genuine experience and relationship with God. It was there in the U.T.C where  found my reason for living and purpose in life!” He goes on to share… ” I Remember sitting on the stoop of the house reading the Mission Statement, and it wasn’t the first time I read it, But this time it was different. It liked jumped out at me. It became real to me!  It said…

Victory Outreach is an International, church-oriented Christian ministry, called to the task of Evangelizing and Discipling the hurting people of the world, with the message of hope and plan of Jesus Christ…

 And it was then that I found my purpose in life and reason for living! From that day on my life has never been the same! There was even a time a few years later when I fell away from the church and God, But I couldn’t stay away because I knew that God had called me. I knew that I would never be satisfied unless I was serving God.”

Rick Alanis Jr. now serves under his father Pastor Rick Alanis who is the Senior Pastor of Victory Outreach San Bernardino and is also one of the Elders of Victory Outreach International. He (Rick Jr.) is the overseer of the New E.R.A. Leaders (Young Adult Ministry) there in VOSB. He also travels and ministers across the country in many of the churches in Victory Outreach. He is a Motivational Speaker at many of the High Schools and Jr.High’s in the San Bernardino Co. as well as many local Community Events.

He is happily married to his beautiful wife Valerie who serves along side of him in the ministry. Together they have four children; Serena 7, Angelina 4, Rick James (Papa Bear) 3, and Jaelle 1.

” Building New E.R.A. Leaders For A New Era”