Bringing Hope To A Hurting World

Our world needs hope over doubt, faith over fear, love over hate; can the church provide that? What does it look like to stare into the eyes of someone who does not share your values and love them like Jesus does? Chaplain, EMT, Pastor, and Crisis Responder Jim Caruso shares his real life experiences about what it means to bring hope into a hurting world.

Jim was born in Princeton BC and became a welder after leaving High School. He worked in construction and later came back to Princeton and operated his own welding business. A few years later, he became a full-time paramedic with the B.C. Ambulance Service in Victoria and spent five years as a paramedic before feeling God was calling him into full time ministry. The first church he pastored was in Dawson City, Yukon. Over the last 39 years he has pastored eight churches in BC. Jim and Elaine ministered throughout the BC/Yukon District of the PAOC as Conflict Resolution and Crisis Intervention Counsellors. Before his retirement from Richmond Pentecostal Church in January 2020, Jim had served throughout his ministry as a Volunteer Chaplain for the RCMP, a Volunteer Fire Fighter, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing and Crisis, Trauma counsellor, volunteered for the Salvation Army, a volunteer with Emergency Social Services Operations. Jim and Elaine have travelled and ministered in 8 countries throughout their ministry. Jim received a master’s degree from Trinity Western University and a Doctor of Ministry in Semiotics and Future Studies from George Fox Seminary in Portland Oregon. Jim and Elaine celebrated 49 years of marriage in June (2021). They have two married children and six grandchildren. They are enjoying their retirement. Living in their RV fulltime and helping out wherever they can.