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I was born in
Santiago of Cuba, a city located in the
South coast of the biggest island in the
Caribbean. From my childhood I loved to
watch the ships to appear and to
disappear in the horizon, and I always
dreamed of discovering the world beyond
that distant line. But it appears to be
an impossible dream at that time. |
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I lived my
childhood with my grandparents in a small
country town surrounded by poets,
musicians and very genuine people. At the
age of 8 I learned the first
guitar chords, but I quit the lessons,
discouraged by the indifference of my
teacher. At
15 years old I retook the
6
strings and rode my bicycle out of town
to see a farmer boy who taught me how to
play the first song ("Que
será"). Soon after I composed my
own tune, and since then the guitar
became an inseparable friend. On her
frets I unloaded the pains and joys of my
adolescence. |
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I was raised and deeply
educated in atheism. At that time I was
completely convinced of the theory of the
evolution and there was no other choice
for me. In 1990 I traveled to Russia to
study shipbuilding engineering. I was 18
when I recorded for the first time in the
radio, with a Russian band called
"Rio". I visited several
countries of Europe and Scandinavia. I
was able to see the world from a
different perspective, but the
adventure of traveling, or the power
science, nor the pleasures of this world,
nor did my beloved music brought the
happiness and the peace that my soul
longed for. |
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In 1992 I
arrived at Canada looking for the freedom
and the reason of my existence. I did not
put brakes to the desires of my heart and
I dedicated myself to live my
childhood’s dreams. But the more I
tried the more I found my life empty and
meaningless. |
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In 1997, while
reading a bible in my apartment, the
janitor of the building knocked at my
door and asked me if I believed in God.
Then he tried to show me in the bible
that Jesus was God, but I was skeptical
and did not pay attention to him, and was
eager to see him leave. Then he returned
the next day very enthusiastic and he
invited me to his church. I accepted the
invitation thinking that he would leave
me alone after that. I don't recall
anything from my first visit to this
church but that it was a peaceful
experience. I returned a second time with
no resistance whatsoever and then
something happened inside me, I had this
sudden urge to find out the truth about
God. I wend back home and opened the
bible and kept reading it for many days
without stop, until I found the answer in
John 14:06 where Jesus says: "I am
the way, the truth and the life and
nobody comes to the father but through
me". Then I knew the search was
over: "The truth is Jesus!"
Shortly after, on a Friday evening I made
the most powerful prayer of my life:
"God I don't know you, have mercy on
me, reveal yourself to me, I want to know
you". Then a powerful torrent as of
many waters came upon me and all of my
being was shaken and I cried like a new
born baby, and in a matter of seconds I
saw pass my whole life in front of my
eyes like a film. I understood then that
God knew me from my birth. Soon after I
heard a delicate and peaceful voice that
said to me "I am Jesus and I want
that you love to me". From that day
my life was changed forever, it was
February the 14th 1997 when I met Jesus.
Yes, Jesus lives and is possible to know
him personally. In him I found the true
love and the eternal life and the peace
that so much my soul longed for.
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