October 23rd, 2009
Rubén Turtulici, M.Ed. This past year, MTM was pleased to announce the addition of a new staff member, Rubén Turtulici, M.Ed. of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Rubén has joined our team as the MTM Venezuelan Director and President of the Venezuelan branch of MTM, Fundación Árbol de Mostaza (Mustard Tree Foundation).
Born in Maracaibo on March 21, 1978, Rubén has lived there his entire life. He became a Christian at the age of 10 when he heard the gospel at the funeral of a beloved uncle. Since then he has served in the church in many different areas including praise and worship, missions, and Christian education.
Currently Rubén serves at the church Misión Cristiana Nazareth as the Sunday School Superintendent, young peoples’ Sunday School Teacher, and the worship leader. He is also pastoring a church located in a Wayuu community north of Maracaibo in the town of Santa Cruz de Mara. (see our section on the “Wayuu Project”) In July 2009 he was ordained by Liberty Fellowship of Churches and Ministries.
Rubén holds a Bachelors Degree in Modern Languages from Zulia University and a Master’s Degree in International Education from Framingham State College. Being fluent in 4 languages (Spanish, English, French and Italian), for the past five years he has worked as an ESL (English as a Second Language) and Foreign Languages Teacher at the local International School, Escuela Bella Vista. This year was promoted to be the school’s Librarian and is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Southern Mississippi via internet.
Rubén & Melyber
Rubén is engaged to be married to Melyber Rivero, a young lady he met at his church. She is a medical student and works as a nurse in a local hospital.
The video below contains sample clips from a message Rubén preached while in the USA in December 2008.
