 Tell us where you from and just begin to share your life story. I'm from here, from Pasco, from Washington. And I grew up here and stuff. And as I was growing up, I kind of grew up in a broken home. So my mom was always chasing my dad because my dad was always leaving the house. And in the mix of that, I kind of had no eyes on me. So I was able to come home whenever I wanted to. So I started going out and started getting kind of into drugs and stuff like that. So at the age of 15, I became a part of this gang here. And at that same time, I also got arrested for the first time. I went to a juvie for a possession of a firearm charge. And then from there on, for the next couple of years, it was nonstop incarceration. I just kept going to jail every year I was in jail. It was a cycle that I was kind of beginning to get stuck to. At the age of 17, I have a kid with this girl. And I ended up having another kid with this girl. But I don't know how to have a good relationship because I never had that example ship. So I messed that up. And at the age of 20, I go to prison. I get charged for felling in possession of a firearm and felling in writing with a weapon. And when I get out, when I'm in there, I have all this great master plan of how when I get out, everything's going to work out good for me and stuff like that. But when I get out, I get faced with all these problems and stuff. And I get a job. I get my license released. And as soon as I get my license released, everybody knows where I'm at. Everybody starts garnishing me. Life's not going as I planned it. And life starts getting hard. And I started thinking of giving up. And so this girl that I know and stuff from back then, she kind of comes into my life again. And she comes and she's talking to me. She's sending me these invites to go to church. And I didn't really want nothing from church. I just got out of prison. And we don't do church in prison, you know? And so as I continue and stuff like that, like I'm kind of in a situation where everything just starts getting worse and worse and worse, I get in an altercation with my baby's moms, new baby's dad, and stuff like that. So I get a restraining order. And then so I follow the parenting plan. And I kind of get back into drugs because that's my escape. I'm already thinking of giving up and going on the run. I'm on probation. I don't really care anymore, you know? And as I go through this, this girl just keeps on bugging me. She's just nonstop bugging me, you know? And so I'm like, I get to this point where I get my ankle monitor cut off my leg. I'm like, I'm free to go out. With some friends, we have a meeting. There's been some stuff that's been going on and a friend of ours got shot. So in the midst of all this, we have friends on both sides that we each lose and stuff like that. And so I'm driving down Court Street and there's a rival gang that's next to us. And I have my kids in the back. I got a chance to have my kids with me. And I didn't tell nobody. I didn't tell my mom nothing like that because they would be mad. And so they actually pointed guns at us. And I ended up telling my friend to take me home. We got taken home and stuff. And then I remembered that when I got out that I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't be the person that my dad was for me and I would be there for my kids. So I didn't want them to not be there without their father. And if they would have shot that car, I would have lost my kids. I would have been dangerous to my kids and I didn't want that for them. So I didn't know what to do. I was desperate. I didn't know how to leave. I didn't know how to stop doing what I was doing. And God just kind of just sent this girl again and she invites me to church. And I'm like, all right, like I'll go to church. So go to church and I kind of do this prayer. I do kind of don't really believe in God because the whole time my mom when I was growing up, she was always praying to God to kind of restore her marriage. And God never did it, you know? So I was raised Catholic. So I don't know if that has anything to do with it, but yeah, so that happened. And so I go to church and while I'm at church, she starts telling them, they start talking to the message and stuff. The message kind of hits me and stuff. So I go up to the altar and I tell God, God, if you're real, you got to show me that you're real because I don't believe in you. But if I promise, I was like, if you show me that you're real, that I will serve you and I will do everything that you want. And so I meet this guy there and his name's Tony. And he kind of becomes the guy that I kind of connect with throughout the week. And I was so desperate that I gave it just one week and prayer and everything and God didn't move and stuff. So I kind of go back and try to give him his Bible. And I'm like, hey, Tony, this isn't working for me and stuff like that. So before I could say anything, he just recommends it fast. He goes, you should try to fasting and stuff like that. So I go on this three day fast. A gang store fasting. Yeah, I was desperate. So I start fasting, I do this fast. I kind of keep away from everybody. I don't want nobody bothering me. I lock myself in my room and I take it serious and three days pass by and nothing happens. I'm already still thinking of giving up, you know? And I have like one week where everything kind of falls into order and stuff like that. And I have court for my restraining order because they got an altercation with my kids, with their stepdad. And then also I have my parenting plan. I had just gone through mediation. I was going to come and finalize my parenting plan and I had messed up and I had to go see my probation officer, which I hadn't remembered yet. And so I end up going and like, I don't know where I thought I was on this lucky streak and I end up just winning. I get my case dismissed for my restraining order and then I don't know where I get my favor and I get half custody, which wasn't supposed to happen. I'm supposed to work my way through it. I get half custody and I pass the away that I'm not supposed to pass. And from that away, I'm taken off and I'm kind of my sister's taking me home. And in the car, she was a Christian. She tried to give me the church too, but I didn't go there. And so she's listening to this radio station called Kayla Vanda. There's this guy on the radio named Luis Pallon and he's talking about, he goes, did you know that in the Hebrew language that there is no word for coincidence? Everything that happens is because God's ordained it that way. And the sooner that we start saying that it's not a coincidence, but start acknowledging that it's him, that the more we'll see the blessings poured out upon us. Amen. And let's put our heads together for Jesus, yes. God can even speak to you in the car through a radio, yes. So I'm in the car and to my sister doesn't seem like anything. But to me, I felt like God was telling me, he goes, no, it's not a coincidence, it's me. So I look out the window and we're driving down the highway and I start kind of like, God's reminding me of all the stuff that happened throughout the week and I'm broken. And I know that God's been like telling me, like, no, that's me, it's not your coincidence, it's me. And so I get home and stuff and I lock myself in the bathroom where nobody can see me because I'm still embarrassed to pray and stuff like that. So I get on my knees and I pray and I tell God, like, all right, God, I see you, you know, and what do I do next? You know, I don't know what to do next and stuff. And God's perfect timing and Diana calls me again. It's this night service that they're doing on Fridays. And so now I'm excited. And I'm like, all right, yeah, pick me up. I want to go and you go to the service and man, the service just wrecks me and I'm just all over the gods all over me. And they do an altar call and God's tugging me to go and to go to the altar. So I go to the altar and I do the sinner's prayer. I give my life to Christ. And I just remember opening my eyes and I was crying and I didn't want nobody to see me crying. So I walk out of there. And so Tony becomes my mentor. He kind of just kind of guides me and teaches me but something changed inside of me. Like I got this fire for God and now I knew God was real and I knew he was looking at me. So I was always like on making sure that everything that I did was what he wanted me to do. So I started cutting stuff out. My pride was one of the hardest things to cut out because I didn't want none of my friends to see me but they were doing an evangelism thing. And I was like, you know what God, I want to be sold out. I don't want to just do this thing halfway. So I end up going and doing this stuff and I'm on fire for God and God's just pruning me and I'm just broken at the altar constantly. And I get to this point at three years like on fire and I get with this girl and kind of posing me out again. I kind of wanted to God to bless something that was in my will, not his will. And so he posed me the devil posed me back out and I ended up going to jail and I ended up going back to jail for a crime and God gets me alone and just me and him in the jail. So I don't have a Bible. And I just remember that I was looking at it, felt convicted and I started repenting, started asking God to forgive me. And I rededicated my life in the jail. And so when I get out from there, I cut off everything. I don't want nothing. So I was tattooing back then too. I cut out tattooing. And it was a hard thing for me to do because I was making really good money. So I cut that out. I cut out unhealthy relationships, everything. And I could push you forward. I was like, it's not what I want. It's what he wants. And that's what I'm gonna decide to do. I'm doing this all the way. He doesn't want half an hour. He wants my whole heart. So. Hallelujah. Today he has people that he brings every service, morning service, second service, Spanish service. Can you begin to just tell us just a little bit more what God is doing through your life? We know that it's not you. It's him just from your obedience to surrender to him. What is he doing in your life now? Okay, so now that I've kind of been like re-dedicated my life and everything and now my kids have a good relationship with my kid's mom. And I'm able to bring my kids to church and my kids come to church. My kid actually gave his life to Christ here on the stage as well as my nephew. My nephew came a couple of services ago when he gave his life to Christ. He's bringing his mom today and his family. So they're coming. I have friends from the gang that I was from that are coming to church now as well. And yeah, God's just using me and I'm just trying to be that willing vessel to bring people. Amen from drug dealer to gospel dealer. Amen. So we're so excited. And what is your advice that you have for people that are maybe constantly backsliding or are into drugs and gains? What do you want to tell them today? Just one thing that I kind of noticed in my life was God wanted me to surrender some stuff and I was still trying to hold on to him. Most of the time I think what keeps us going back is that we don't fully surrender. We kind of want God to bless what we want and it doesn't work that way. God wants us to give that up. With obedience comes surrender and you have to surrender. So every time I've ever come to the altar I was coming to surrender something and to turn away from it and to not go back to it because that one little foothold that I gave the enemy it just pulled me right back and this time I'm watching everything and I'm taking advice from everybody. So I'm surrounded by leadership and I have a good leadership here as well. And I'm just gonna push forward and make sure you guys surround yourself with some good people, Christian people that are doing good. No delight less in your life boys. Thank you so much. We appreciate your sharing. Let's put our hands together for Jesus.