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Where Are They Now?1980Alberto Delgado (’79, ’80), who pastorsAlpha & Omega Church in Miami,Florida, prayed the opening sessionprayer at the U.S. House of Representativeson July 8, 2009. This made himthe first Cuban-American minister inhistory to open a session of legislature inWashington, D.C.ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTJoseph Bergeron, M.D. (’79, ’80)When Joseph Bergeron attended RBTC, heworked at Kenneth Hagin Ministries and alsoenjoyed a brief career with the studentmusical group “The Trumpets of Zion.” Aftergraduating, he worked in pastoral ministry and missionaryevangelism for seven years, but then made a life-changingdecision to attend medical school.Today, Dr. Bergeron is a specialist in Physical Medicine andRehabilitation—a specialty dedicated to treating neuromuscularinjuries and disabilities. Faith is an integral part of hispractice and he shares the Gospel with his patients wheneverhe can. Active in the Christian Medical and Dental Association,he has taken many short-term evangelism and medicalmission trips, including more than 15 trips to India. He hasalso organized and participated in trips to Mexico, Kenya, andEthiopia.Dr. Bergeron lives inIndianapolis with hiswife, Magdalen, andsons, Joseph, age 10,and Matthew, age 7.1984Tony and Debi Palmisano (both ’84), after 18 years of pastoringLiving Word Community Church inLauderhill, Florida, have become theSoutheast Regional Directors ofPastorCare.org—a national clergysupport network. www.pastorcare.org1989Carl and Belinda Benton (both ’88, ’89)celebrated 20 years of ministry onSeptember 20, 2009. Upon graduatingfrom RHEMA they returned toLafayette, Louisiana, and pioneeredLiving Word Church (now The LivingGlory Church). They have purchased14 acres of land and are in the process of building a newfacility. www.thelivingglory.orgPrentice and Becky Knight and Ceciland Jan Jensen (all ’88, ’89) are goodfriends who met at RHEMA and nowregularly visit and pray for each other.The Jensens are active in itinerantministry based out of ColoradoSprings; the Knights pastor Great Harvest Family Church inSalt Lake City and are RMAI District Directors for Utah.www.ghfchurch.webs.com1992Barry Moen (’89, ’92) and his wife, Beth, have an outreachto the Native American nations in Wyoming and Montana.They hold revival meetings—as well as meetings from houseto house—and also hold weeklymeetings in the Crow Nation. Thispast summer, they traveled over8,000 miles on their motorcycle andled between 800 and 900 people tothe Lord.20 | fall/winter 2009