About Us

I was born into an immigrant family and grew up in the inner city. I was able to go to college where I studied Mechanical Engineering, and actually played some college ball. I play basketball with enthusiasm and I actually lost my two front teeth trying to steal the ball! However, the brightest spot of my college career was coming to know Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. I’ve been a true Christian now, a true follower of Christ, for more than 35 years; and I have been privileged to head up Cursos Emmaus for over 20 years.

I met Jesus Christ 20 years ago and it was and has been the best thing that has happened in my life. God was able to bring order to my life after I had spent a number of years of my youth in the drug world. Thanks to the miracle that God has performed in my life, he has given me great stability and a vision to help others. For at least 15 years I have known about and worked with the Emmaus courses and for 20 years have ministered in the prison in Salamanca. During these 20 years I have had a stable job and a wonderful family, all of which would have been impossible without His intervention.

Since I was a child I was raised in a religious environment and thought that I knew everything there was to know about Jesus Christ. But in 1998, while reading the Bible, I came to know Him personally when I accepted Him as my Savior. It was an unforgettable moment and produced a radical change. At that time I was in the military. I decided to leave the military and prepare myself to work helping people who have problems with drug addiction and delinquency. God helped me to obtain that goal. Years later, I also became a part of the Emmaus team. Both in my work and through the courses, the Lord has given me the privilege of teaching and preaching the Gospel to many people.

Until I had a personal encounter with Christ, my life was characterized by hardness of heart, dissatisfaction, and a struggle for survival that many times resulted in frustration. Although I had a consciousness of God, I was trapped in the superstitions of a religion that required that I earn my relationship with Him. One day I understood from the Word of God, that God Himself in His love, had provided the way to have this relationship with Him through the death of His Son “...not by works, so that no one should boast” (Ephesians 2:9). I accepted by grace this great salvation that He offered. Since then my life has not been without difficulties, but I can say that I haven’t stopped enjoying His love, His peace, and His joy. Now, with a grateful heart, I live to love and serve this One who gave His life for me. “To the only wise God, be glory through Jesus Christ, forever” (Romans 16:27).