Norma Pimentel, Sister with the Missionaries of Jesus

Norma Pimentel, a Sister with the Missionaries of Jesus, has served as the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley for over 12 years. She oversees the charitable arm of the Diocese of Brownsville, providing oversight of different ministries & services in the Rio Grande Valley through emergency assistance, homelessness prevention, disaster relief, clinical counseling, pregnancy care, food programs, and the Humanitarian Respite Center. In this podcast she shares with us about her early years growing up in Brownsville and Matamoros. She also talks about how she chose this path for her life and her parents' reaction to this matter. Sister Norma, talks about God being the center of her life and also encourages us to give back. In 2015 she received the Martin Luther King Jr. “Keep the Dream Alive” award from Catholic Charities USA and in 2020 TIME100 listed her as one of the most influential people in the world. She ends with life advice for the listeners.