At the age of ten, five of us from my large family (nine total) moved to the United States. After a year in LA, my mom and four sisters moved to Santa Ana, a city in Orange County, California. During this time, I was invited to a new Hispanic Baptist church. I began attending and not too long after. At 13, the Lord called me to salvation at an evangelistic meeting. After my salvation, I felt the fear of death lifted off of me like a weight. I immediately began serving the church in all aspects of ministry, including preaching. I believe God called me then and I pursued full-time ministry.

In 1991, I married my wife Patricia. In 1994, I earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Southwestern College and in 1998, I obtained my M. Div. from Golden Gate Seminary and currently working on my D. Min at Midwestern Seminary (2019). I served in full time ministry from 1995-2001 as a church planter and afterward worked for fourteen years as a full-time teacher. My wife Patricia and I have two grown children who are married, one grandchild, and two adopted children at home.

I enjoy running, books, history, beans, tortillas and coffee.

I have been serving as Campus Pastor for Grace Español since 2015.