ChristRoller88's 1998 Mitsubishi Diamante

Never before could i imagine myself being here writing about how god changed my life. Especially since i never believed in the big fella up stairs. I've been threw alot, my life has had its up's & down's (like everyone else) but i won't let that b something to make my testimony stand out. Let me start from the beginning.

When i was a kid, i used to hear my mom say "Be careful what you say and do mijo, God is watching you". Every time she said that, it just made me more angry, because i thought she was using "God" as a shield instead of flat out telling me, "Stop what your doing and listen when i tell you something"Either one she would of said, i still wouldn't have listened to her. I hated when someone told me to do something or act in a certain way. I took it as disrespect and I couldn't stand when people disrespected me. I was born with the thought in my head that i was in my own boss and that no one controlled me but me. My dad knew i had an anger problem and used to tell me in spanish, "One of these days, Your gonna lose badly to someone and your gonna kill them" I unleased my anger on myh family as in Choking my older brother till his neck turned red, Chasing my sister with a knife (Only god knows how that would of ended up if she didnt ran faster than me) and backtalking to my parents for the simplest things. Throughout school, i was the type of kid who wouldnt listen to teachers and did what i wanted to do. I wasn't a bully to anyone. Matter of fact, i was nice when people tryed bullying me around until they took it too far and i would flip out and attack them. I could never control my anger and it always got the best of me. I graduated elementary school and moved on to middle school. I began noticing changes as in i started using foul language, hanging out with the wrong people and i was constantly in the principal's office. I didnt walk with my grad class but i took summer school and moved on to high school. I started hanging out with even worser company than i did back at elementary school. My little gang was notorious for causing problems during lunch or during classes. SOphmore year i changed my group of friends and things didnt calmed down at all. If anything, they were just as bad. My Jr. year, i was told either " Stay here till your Senior year ends and dont graduate or give yourself one more chance and go to a program at RCC called "Gateway to College" so you can retrieve your credits and graduate on time" I put up a fight but it was nothing i could do. I was forced to leave in benefit of my future. I left the beginning of second semester and told all my friends goodbye. I ended up going to RCC and seeing one of my old friends from high school and started hanging out with him. It was only a little bit of time where i had a little 5 man gang and again trouble followed me. Principal's and Counselors sat me down telling me how much they didn't accept my attitude since i arrived and that it was an oppurtunity that they accepted me. I listened and changed my ways a little bit. I also changed the people i hung out with and began noticing another change. A good one. I cared more about my studies and more about my friends. I ended up failing all my classes and was sent to summer school. There i passed both classes and went back for another semester at RCC but with my final chance under my belt. I accepted the challenge and passed all my classes and met new friends. They told me that went to a place called Harvest and they wanted me to go with them one day. I said "Heck, why not", and went on a friday night. I sat, listened to the study and learned alot. I felt a little change in me but not too much. We went out to eat with my "new Friends" at norm's from that service and suddenly things shifted. I began making changes to my schedule and attending services at harvest 3 times a week. I still didnt change my ways and still acted the same. Months passed and my attitude began changing. Little by little, i started feeling conviction for all the things that i knew were wrong and that god didnt appreciate. Finally, one friday night, during the movie night, i began weeping to myself. We were watching Raul Ries life when he wasnt a christian and how he changed. The testimony movie was called "From Fury To Freedom" and began noticing that if i died tonight, i wouldn't be going to heaven. When prayer time was called, i raised my hand to pray for my salvation and how bad i wanted god in my life. Our youth pastor let me speak and all i could remember was recalling some of the bad things i did and how i needed god to be a part of me. Ever since then, i have never felt better about myself and my life. No more worrying about where i might go if i die. I know where I'm going. Sometimes, i find it difficult to spread god's word on what people might think but i got over it and know, before i can say too many people judge before i open my mouth, i gotta remember Jesus was criticized and battered with negative people. I am now a intern for a Youth Counselor at Harvest Spanish Ministry and Play in a Basketball league where the guys praise god's name before anything else. I'm also working in a studio creating Chritian Hip-Hop & Christian Reggaeton. I work with all types of music but those are my main two. I have also opened up my own business of arcade machines and going back to school for Computer Engineering and Web Design. I also sell Mobile Homes and will be moving up to Real Estate very soon. I also Coach Youth basketball at the YMCA and work out/play basketball in my spare time. If i could pray for anything, it would be for god to open up my heart to understand the bible alot more... because at times, it could seem as if the bible was written for genuises. :-) I wanna thank anyone who sat down and read threw my testimony. If you would like to get in contact with me, you can find me threw MySpace at MySpace.com/reggaetonperu88. Thanks Again & God Bless!