I was born in 1986 in a small town in Mexico. I grew up in a humble family, that didn’t attend any type of Christian church. When I was ten years old, I started drinking alcohol, when I was thirteen I became a smoker, and at fourteen I was using cocaine, marijuana and other drugs. My life was totally different from other kids my age.

I came to the USA when I was eighteen, looking for work and hoping to make a better life. I found a job and some friends who invited me to continue in my addictions, even while working. I stopped eating and my body gradually became sick; rampant drug use had taken its toll on my mind as well. I was hospitalized several times, the latest being in March 2015 – I was completely out of my mind. A social worker had come to meet with me, and told me he found an excellent place I could recover in a Christian community. I immediately said yes.

When I entered A Better Way Ministries, I found myself among wonderful friends, teachers, and counselors. People that were so different from others I had met before, and so authentic. One of the counselors taught me about discipleship in Christ. This was the first time I had ever heard the Gospel. I understood many people were suffering like I was and need to know about Christ. Before I became a Christian, it was like I was walking a dusty dirt road, hardly able to see. Christ has brought true clarity into my life and has opened my eyes to a whole new way of living.