{"id":42,"date":"2024-07-25T16:17:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T16:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-12-31T23:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T04:36:22","slug":"from-this-rock-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/","title":{"rendered":"FTRHome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42\" class=\"elementor elementor-42\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05da951 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05da951\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee2de8 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aee2de8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Your tax-deductible donation will fuel the establishment of a community health clinic in Nkerefi. With your help, we can make this mission a reality.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thanks to you, we have completed construction of a freshwater well there, a beacon of hope in a landscape marred by hardship. Your continued support ensures that the next project can cement that improvement in quality of life of Nkerefi&#8217;s residents.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5578c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa5578c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e3339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9e3339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b142db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b142db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium);\"><strong>Charter:<\/strong> From This Rock, Inc. was established in May of 2024 to address humanitarian aid (accessible clean water, facilities and supplies for proper healthcare, funding and promoting education) for communities in need. This nonprofit organization will support domestic and international aid.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b011bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b011bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Our first project was building a well for the people in Nkerefi, with a fundraising goal of $20,000.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">With this well completed, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">our next goal is to sponsor a community healthcare center in collaboration with local clinicians.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2685fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2685fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Committee-1024x673.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Committee-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Committee-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Committee-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Committee.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ebc021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ebc021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Left To Right: Fr Gabriel Chukwu, Seton Murphy, George Kokovidis, Rich Profita, Judy Pulsone and Nick Pulsone<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adfa8ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adfa8ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5913bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5913bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a0c9f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a0c9f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Goal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aff2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aff2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clean, life-giving water directly to the people of Nkerefi, Nigeria. To accomplish this goal, we will need to raise $20,000. 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src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-22-at-4.42.44-PM-3.jpeg\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2023-11-22 at 4.42.44 PM (3)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-22-at-4.42.45-PM-3.jpeg\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2023-11-22 at 4.42.45 PM (3)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-22-at-4.42.48-PM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2023-11-22 at 4.42.48 PM (1)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" 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class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-22-at-4.42.52-PM-2.jpeg\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2023-11-22 at 4.42.52 PM (2)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-22-at-4.43.16-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"An outdoor cooking fire.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">An outdoor cooking fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 16\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-11-22-at-4.45.22-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"The church being built in 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162 M 56 204 L 43 204 M 56 246 L 43 246\" class=\"therm_majorTick\"\/><path d=\"M 56 57 L 50 57 M 56 99 L 50 99 M 56 141 L 50 141 M 56 183 L 50 183 M 56 225 L 50 225\" class=\"therm_minorTick\" \/><path d=\"M38 25.5 C 28 25.5, 20 30, 20 36 L 20 251 C 15.5 255, 13 262, 13 268 C 13 282, 24 293, 38 293 C 52 293, 63 282, 63 268 C 63 262, 60 255, 56 251 L 56 36 C 56 30, 48 25.5, 38 25.5\" class=\"therm_border\"><title>Raised $14,000 towards the $20,000 target.<\/title><\/path><text x=\"38\" y=\"274\" class=\"therm_percent\" style=\"font-size: 17px\" text-anchor=\"middle\" fill=\"#000000\">70%<\/text><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803b1d7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"803b1d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec70b1a elementor-grid-4 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"ec70b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-636 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/final-fundraiser-update\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFinal Fundraiser Update\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/final-fundraiser-update\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Final Fundraiser Update\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-632 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-news tag-charity-dinner tag-clean-water tag-community-clinic tag-event tag-events tag-fundraiser tag-nigeria tag-public-health\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/fundraiser-update-interim-plans\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFundraiser Update, Interim Plans\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/fundraiser-update-interim-plans\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fundraiser Update, Interim Plans\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-626 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-events category-news tag-charity-dinner tag-clean-water tag-event tag-events tag-fundraiser tag-nigeria\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/may-2026-fundraising-dinner-from-this-rock-inc-seeks-to-expand-its-mission-abroad\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMay 2026 Fundraising Dinner &#8211; From This Rock, Inc. seeks to expand its mission abroad\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/may-2026-fundraising-dinner-from-this-rock-inc-seeks-to-expand-its-mission-abroad\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about May 2026 Fundraising Dinner &#8211; From This Rock, Inc. seeks to expand its mission abroad\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-606 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-news tag-charity-dinner tag-clean-water tag-event tag-events tag-fundraiser tag-nigeria\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/fundraising-dinner-from-this-rock-inc-seeks-to-expand-its-mission-abroad\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/From-This-Rock-Bulletin-Blurb-121625-263x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-608\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/From-This-Rock-Bulletin-Blurb-121625-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/From-This-Rock-Bulletin-Blurb-121625.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Events<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/fundraising-dinner-from-this-rock-inc-seeks-to-expand-its-mission-abroad\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFundraising Dinner &#8211; From This Rock, Inc. seeks to expand its mission abroad\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/fundraising-dinner-from-this-rock-inc-seeks-to-expand-its-mission-abroad\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fundraising Dinner &#8211; From This Rock, Inc. seeks to expand its mission abroad\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-513 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/construction-of-the-water-tower-and-the-pump-house\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/well-build1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-507\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/well-build1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/well-build1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">News<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/construction-of-the-water-tower-and-the-pump-house\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tConstruction of the Water Tower and the Pump House\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/construction-of-the-water-tower-and-the-pump-house\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Construction of the Water Tower and the Pump House\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-496 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2024\/11\/06\/survey\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Survey2-226x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Survey2-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Survey2.jpeg 482w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">News<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2024\/11\/06\/survey\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSurvey\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/2024\/11\/06\/survey\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Survey\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e7ca4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20e7ca4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d873d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43d873d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10076a91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10076a91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d5290e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60d5290e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd78ece elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7dd78ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FatherG-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FatherG-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/FatherG-2-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Fr Gabriel Chukwu<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a07928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a07928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:director@fromthisrock.org\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/email-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-268\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1beeda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1beeda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gabriel Chukwu was born and raised in Nkerefi, Nigeria.\u00a0 He was ordained a priest on July 4, 2015. He received his Master of Arts in Theology and Ministry from Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry, Brighton, MA on May of 2024 and as of Feb 2024 he serves as a parochial vicar with the Quincy Catholic Collaborative\u2019s Divine Mercy Parish in Quincy, MA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71326d3 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"71326d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kreeft-John.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kreeft-John.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kreeft-John-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">John Kreeft<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1736702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1736702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John lives in Wilmington, MA. He worked as an aviation college professor for 13 years. He is currently completing his 15th year as a captain for a regional airline. John also teaches an aviation kids camp, a college course on drones, and is one of the founding members of From This Rock.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ea553 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1ea553\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9079492 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9079492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kokovidis-G-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kokovidis-G-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Kokovidis-G-2-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">George Kokovidis<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">President<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0672e7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0672e7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:president@fromthisrock.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/email-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-268\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba038a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ba038a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>George was born in Katerini, Greece and currently resides in Waltham, MA. He is married and the father of two children. George is an electrical engineer working for a medical electronics company for over 30 years. He is one of the founding members of From This Rock.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699faa0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"699faa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mercy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-526\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mercy.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mercy-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mercy Enemchukwu<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b33d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44b33d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mercy Enemchukwu is a doctorate Nurse Practitioner and a consultant with Point32Health. She was born in Nigeria, is married,and has been a Waltham resident for the past 32 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e04d10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e04d10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9880a11 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9880a11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Profita-r-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Profita-r-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Profita-r-2-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Rich Profita<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Clerk<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6079dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6079dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:clerk@fromthisrock.org\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/email-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-268\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070ee97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070ee97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rich is a resident of Waltham, MA.\u00a0 He attended the Berklee College of Music and has been employed with the Waltham Public School System for 29 years. \u00a0Rich is a lifelong drummer and moonlights as a DJ.\u00a0 He is a devout Christian and a founding member of <em>From This Rock<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be7b84 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6be7b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/A-Blessing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/A-Blessing.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/A-Blessing-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Blessing Ajaero<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37979a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37979a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blessing Ajaero is a multidisciplinarian that dabbles in the arts, community organizing, entrepreneurship, social justice, and other fields of interest. Blessing is an enthusiastic advocate for potable water in her family&#8217;s homeland. She encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and the sharing of resources for the betterment of all humanity&#8211;we are all interconnected and interdependent, and we all benefit from helping one another.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1d68c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc1d68c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef021a2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ef021a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pulson-J-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-226\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pulson-J-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pulson-J-2-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Judy Pulsone<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Treasurer<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0105f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0105f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:treasurer@fromthisrock.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" src=\"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/email-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-268\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103f6c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"103f6c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Judy was born and raised in Waltham, MA.\u00a0 She is married and the mother of six children.\u00a0 Currently, Judy works as an accountant for Marathon Sports and is a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Waltham, MA.\u00a0 During her free time, she founded and currently serves as the treasurer of <em>From This Rock<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bff43f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bff43f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Numbers 20:11\u00a0\u201cThen raising his hand, Moses struck the rock twice with his staff, and the water gushed out in abundance for the community and their<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":319,"href":"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":620,"href":"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions\/620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromthisrock.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}