History

I grew up attending both a Catholic church and a center of voodoo. My view of God was totally distorted. Then the separation of my parents created a very large defiance in my heart. I started to do everything I could that was wrong and forbidden by the authorities. In my heart, my parents were as good as dead to me. I lived with hatred, becoming an aggressive and wicked teenager.  At twelve I started smoking, drinking alcoholic beverages, and committing small offenses against the law. When I was 15, I found myself in the deep end, and then two friends told me about Jesus and God's plan for man's salvation. At first I thought all nonsense, but I kept the brochure with a biblical message and the address of the local Church. In the month of July in 1975, when I saw myself in deep anguish and despair , I remembered the brochure with the biblical message and the address of the church and remembered everything I heard about Jesus , and spoke my first prayer ever, crying out to God for help. The same week I went to visit the local church and there I listened to the hymns and the gospel message. I received Jesus into my heart. I was born again. In my prayer I said: “I am a youth and my heart is yours, my life is dedicated to serve you, use me, and sanctify me. I want to serve you Lord”. Literally my teens and twenties were dedicated to God in that local church. And there I was growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. In 1985, I married Mabia, the woman which God chose to walk alongside me into His presence, and I was devoted to pastoral ministry. Five years later, our first child, Israel, was born, and then two years later came our daughter, Gabriela.