 Can you please tell us your name and where you're from? My name is Marvin Soto and I'm from Los Angeles, California, born and raised there and currently living within Tri-Cities, Washington State. And can you begin to share with us your testimony and what God has done in your life? And can you just start by telling us how was your life before you came to Christ? How was your life before you gave your life to Jesus Christ? My life before I gave my life to Jesus Christ, I just want to state that I had a nine-year adhesion with marijuana because I had chronic pain within my knees and you know smoking marijuana you know it'll make my pain go away but you know it'll come back once my high will go away and not just that but I had a my family bond within my brother and my mother it was and really established it was broken there was no love there was no connection there and not just that but financially as well you know we weren't that great you know we're based off living check-to-checks or things we're going that great and can you share with us how did you come to our church and what was your first experience? First off I got invited to a three-day event at the track here in Pasco to come and witness Wiseman the Harry and you know me seeing that I had chronic pain I got told that that man was capable of healing people through Jesus Christ and being a strong believer and you know I thank each and one of you for inviting me there and when I went up and got to see that man and I seen him heal people that had the same pain that I did I seen people within warechairs being able to rise people with evil spirits be delivered that's when I came to my senses and told myself you know there's a God out there and people out there had the same pain that I can you know then I don't need no medication I don't need no marijuana to think that I'm healed you know I must see God and one day I decided you know like I decided to come to a Wednesday service and it was during a prayer line and once again I got to witness people with pain or people with family members with pain or with evil spirits within them be delivered and on that day I just told myself you know what it's about time I give my life to God and I asked the king of healers to heal me and so that Wednesday did you give your life to God? It wasn't that Wednesday I was Easter of this year actually that just passed by I decided to give my life to him and I made a strong prayer to him being the father of all nations and healer of healer I asked him and I made a promise to him I was like God if you heal me I want to devote my life to you I want my prayer to grow stronger and I want to be one of your apostles and you know it didn't happen one day to another but I can't say throughout time I got to witness that I was capable of squatting I was capable of running with no pain in my knees and you know I was grateful because of that and thank you God by the way and and not just that but many of my friends or relatives know that me and my family even though we're family we didn't get along as well me and my brother couldn't communicate or my mother and through time I started witnessing that me and my brother had started growing a connection we actually had a few laughs it will go out you know get along and with as well as my mother I was capable of coming home with a smile you know not just going straight to my room and not just that but you know I got blessed as well for a job opportunity which I want to thank Samuel for allowing me to get that job opportunity and thank you God for hearing out my prayer and I can tell you that my life has changed for the good let's put our hands together so after you gave your life to Jesus so you were healed before you gave your life to Jesus Christ and after you gave your life to Jesus Christ you saw a lot of changes in your family in your finances in your health is that right that is correct and so what would you what are your goals now as a believer we know you got baptized this Wednesday congratulations so guys let's put our hands together for him congratulations so what are your goals now as a believer my goal as a believer is first off to increase my knowledge within the Bible and the word of God attend home group more and be mentored more so the knowledge of the word of the Bible can increase more within me so those that were once lost like I was I can go ahead and help them and help them reach salvation as well through the word of Jesus Christ and I want to be able to rise to be a leader as well and have my own home group so those relatives and those friends that are weren't capable of making it to church or you know don't have that strong will to come they can see where I came from then knowing where I came from and then they can be touched by my testimony and then through hopefully through the time you know I'm gonna keep praying that they come and deliver their life to Christ and before I let you go I have one last question what would your advice be to people maybe they're out there that have a sickness or that have not been coming to church what would your advice be to them my advice be you know if you're taking medications for any type of pain that you're having or you know as well if you're with marijuana and you think that's going to heal you but your pain keeps coming back it's not really healing you because it's coming back just let me ask you you know if you seek God he will answer your prayers don't be the one that just prays and prays but doesn't seek him because there's no need of your prayers being answered and like I said you know seek him he will answer you knock and great opportunities be opened through God and I just want to say God bless each and one of you and thank you hungry generation for opening your arms to me and you know at first I was a little shy I coming but each and one of you were grateful and I thank you for accepting me for who I was and delivering me and help me see God amen thank you guys let's put our hands together for him and for Jesus Christ of what God has done in his life