{"id":515,"date":"2016-05-11T13:49:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T13:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpoffice\/enfold-fitness\/?page_id=515"},"modified":"2026-04-03T07:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:14:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/riseabovetheflames.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-4xl6pv-88da8e89202013683efe495d27810a6a main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-515'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4rfzr7-2b4f327b7c192b86ef127594c6a47674\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-4rfzr7-2b4f327b7c192b86ef127594c6a47674{\npadding-bottom:30px;\nfont-size:70px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-4rfzr7-2b4f327b7c192b86ef127594c6a47674 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-4rfzr7-2b4f327b7c192b86ef127594c6a47674 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:70px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-4rfzr7-2b4f327b7c192b86ef127594c6a47674 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-4rfzr7-2b4f327b7c192b86ef127594c6a47674 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-4rfzr7-2b4f327b7c192b86ef127594c6a47674 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-4rfzr7-2b4f327b7c192b86ef127594c6a47674 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  av-thin-font av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Redeemed To Rise<strong>.<\/strong><\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4jarff-be5e5ff58537b0c8a5c12fa1d96828d9\">\n.flex_column.av-4jarff-be5e5ff58537b0c8a5c12fa1d96828d9{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4jarff-be5e5ff58537b0c8a5c12fa1d96828d9 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-4dndo3-2339d3aa7378c0b92a60a4446d6c5978 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"443\">Jorge Hernandez is alive by the grace of God.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"872\">Once a promising athlete with big dreams and a bright future, Jorge\u2019s life was marked early by instability, broken identity, and silent pressure. Raised in Las Vegas after being born in Mexico, he grew up navigating a fractured home, an alcoholic father, and the weight of trying to be strong for his family. By high school, he was popular, talented, and voted \u201cBest All Around.\u201d But beneath the surface, identity was shifting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"1045\">What began as small compromises became deeper drift. Lost opportunities, broken relationships, and misplaced identity slowly pulled him away from who he was created to be.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-eyp57-a164698ea472d37bc3b6bbddb5e11b8c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-eyp57-a164698ea472d37bc3b6bbddb5e11b8c{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-eyp57-a164698ea472d37bc3b6bbddb5e11b8c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dsk63-fb30713cebf07307910ce0e7857dbdb5\">\n.flex_column.av-dsk63-fb30713cebf07307910ce0e7857dbdb5{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-dsk63-fb30713cebf07307910ce0e7857dbdb5 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-3owr63-132862eb08de23f359450557889b8f60 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1116\">On June 28, 2009, everything changed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1442\">After a season of spiritual confusion and chasing fulfillment in the wrong places, Jorge found himself unconscious in a parked car on the hottest day of the year in Las Vegas. A tragic accident caused the vehicle to explode. Engulfed in flames, burned over 80% of his body, Jorge was given less than a 5% chance of survival.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1680\">He spent months in a coma. Doctors told his family repeatedly that he would not make it. His kidneys failed. His body shut down. Both legs were lost. His hands were severely damaged. Everything that once defined him physically was gone.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1707\">But God was not finished.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3k0p7f-58b90673f0511834c7c7c39ecdc02647\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3k0p7f-58b90673f0511834c7c7c39ecdc02647{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3k0p7f-58b90673f0511834c7c7c39ecdc02647 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-33ydrf-4697a3018c45e3bd8ca9437701c0a618 entry-content-wrapper alternate_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2xgtkz-8176bc31777d3903a0b42e13fa9cdaa4\">\n.flex_cell.av-2xgtkz-8176bc31777d3903a0b42e13fa9cdaa4{\nvertical-align:middle;\nbackground:url(http:\/\/riseabovetheflames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hero-3.png) 0% 50% no-repeat scroll ;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-2xgtkz-8176bc31777d3903a0b42e13fa9cdaa4{\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-2xgtkz-8176bc31777d3903a0b42e13fa9cdaa4 av-gridrow-cell av_one_half no_margin  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  content-align-middle av-zero-padding avia-full-stretch'  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2svtrn-16df381f82694e52083d28214b5aafd8\">\n.flex_cell.av-2svtrn-16df381f82694e52083d28214b5aafd8{\nvertical-align:middle;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-2svtrn-16df381f82694e52083d28214b5aafd8{\npadding:100px 100px 100px 100px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-2svtrn-16df381f82694e52083d28214b5aafd8 av-gridrow-cell av_one_half no_margin  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  content-align-middle'  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2mrjzf-959d4d9644c9cc86ada57ba400d183d8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2mrjzf-959d4d9644c9cc86ada57ba400d183d8{\npadding-bottom:20px;\nfont-size:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2mrjzf-959d4d9644c9cc86ada57ba400d183d8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2mrjzf-959d4d9644c9cc86ada57ba400d183d8 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:50px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2mrjzf-959d4d9644c9cc86ada57ba400d183d8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2mrjzf-959d4d9644c9cc86ada57ba400d183d8 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-2mrjzf-959d4d9644c9cc86ada57ba400d183d8 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2mrjzf-959d4d9644c9cc86ada57ba400d183d8 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-11  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-thin-font av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >A Miracle Of Purpose<strong>.<\/strong><\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2cbwu3-49e1a3977e16e7185099b625071fb64b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1783\">Against medical expectation, Jorge survived.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1827\">Not only did he survive&#8230; he was awakened.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1829\" data-end=\"2097\">Through the faith of his mother, the prayers of believers, and the undeniable mercy of God, Jorge experienced what can only be described as divine intervention. What looked like an ending became a calling. What felt like destruction became the foundation for ministry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2306\">Learning to live again meant learning to walk with prosthetics. It meant enduring surgeries, rehabilitation, pain, and the rebuilding of identity. But more importantly, it meant surrendering fully to Christ.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2372\">Jorge realized that God does not waste suffering. He redeems it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnikikw5-c442fa291fee8f31ccaed2689cbd18a8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-mnikikw5-c442fa291fee8f31ccaed2689cbd18a8{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mnikikw5-c442fa291fee8f31ccaed2689cbd18a8 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnikhluq-895231aaf507326204ce1bac34253328\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mnikhluq-895231aaf507326204ce1bac34253328 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mnikhluq-895231aaf507326204ce1bac34253328 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mnikhluq-895231aaf507326204ce1bac34253328 av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lhEqjJ5LSes\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='button'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-983 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-983 avia_image ' src=\"http:\/\/riseabovetheflames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/button-300x93.png\" alt='' title='button'  height=\"93\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"http:\/\/riseabovetheflames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/button-300x93.png 300w, http:\/\/riseabovetheflames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/button.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-wcper-62d1327fd0800d849d382d446ea930ad main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-515'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mlpr5dv7-f3a0fda22014842612978f10b653589a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mlpr5dv7-f3a0fda22014842612978f10b653589a{\npadding-bottom:30px;\nfont-size:70px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mlpr5dv7-f3a0fda22014842612978f10b653589a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mlpr5dv7-f3a0fda22014842612978f10b653589a .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:70px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mlpr5dv7-f3a0fda22014842612978f10b653589a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mlpr5dv7-f3a0fda22014842612978f10b653589a .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mlpr5dv7-f3a0fda22014842612978f10b653589a .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mlpr5dv7-f3a0fda22014842612978f10b653589a av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  av-thin-font av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >RISE ABOVE THE FLAMES<strong>.<\/strong><\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-pn3vn-584487de0847d3ab9383adb44df26dea\">\n.flex_column.av-pn3vn-584487de0847d3ab9383adb44df26dea{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-pn3vn-584487de0847d3ab9383adb44df26dea av_one_half  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mlprb9cx-ecc7646bf246093d4cc183665c64b1b0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-start=\"2405\" data-end=\"2457\">Rise Above The Flames was born from that revelation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2835\">This ministry exists to proclaim that no sin, no addiction, no broken past, no disability, no failure, and no shame has the final word. The Gospel does. Through Scripture, testimony, and honest truth, Jorge now speaks to churches, schools, athletes, leaders, prisons, and communities calling people to confront what is holding them back and rise into the freedom God offers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvi8b-9966a161eab1df0927c5070d49067d8d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-mvi8b-9966a161eab1df0927c5070d49067d8d{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mvi8b-9966a161eab1df0927c5070d49067d8d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-e05bf-3c2a79f738cf8d7b8ff112bf2e7b050b\">\n.flex_column.av-e05bf-3c2a79f738cf8d7b8ff112bf2e7b050b{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-e05bf-3c2a79f738cf8d7b8ff112bf2e7b050b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mlprbki4-e1eee0ae9dd30ce88539884393b40743 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p data-start=\"2837\" data-end=\"2900\">His message is not motivational hype. It is lived resurrection.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2902\" data-end=\"3096\">From a 6\u20193 athlete to a 3-foot above-the-knee amputee, Jorge stands today as a reminder that identity is not physical, success is not material, and purpose is not accidental. 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