The Esperanza Story | Legacy Interview With Ron andCarolyn Klaus

Legacy Series | Ron & Carolyn Klaus

Carolyn and Ron Klaus are the founders of Esperanza Health Center in north Philadelphia. They have a remarkable story of living among people in communities that most people avoid, being changed by their experiences in the community, and stepping into needs that they would never have seen had they not been obedient to God and followed him into unlikely places. They have been pioneers in both domestic and international medical missions, church planting, and Christian community development. I have enjoyed time with them over the years, talking about the Kingdom of God, and how to faithfully live that out in the different seasons of life.

I sat down with them on July 4th, 2024 in their kitchen which is covered with maps of east Africa and southeast Asia. And asked them to share their story.

Jesus said that the key to living an integral life is to “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness”. Carolyn and Ron are people whose lives are great examples of that. When they discovered the gospel of the kingdom…medicine, engineering, academics no longer were an end unto themselves, but pathways to express and declare through action that Jesus is Lord over all.

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~Steve Noblett (CCHFTalk Host)

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