I started my walk with the Lord in 1996. The Lord found me in a very scary and sad place. There were many supernatural occurrences that I could not freely share because no-one would believe me. To be honest, I had a hard time trying to make sense of them.  King Jesus showed me Himself, my need for the repentance of my sins, and the need to dispose all the metaphysics books I had in my possession. He showed me His sacrifice on the cross for me, all by Himself, without human intervention. He did all these things through a radio program, a book, and a vision that brought me to my knees asking Him for forgiveness.

Then another miracle happened. A friend of the family invited me to a Christian church.  For the first time in my life, I was invited to a Christian church where I saw people dancing during worship, speaking in tongues, and prophesying.  I had no idea what was that about. I was raised as a Catholic and even graduated from high school from a private Catholic school.  I had never stepped in a Christian church before, but I was ready to start my journey with Christ. I experienced the first love mentioned in Revelation 2:4. I started reading the book of Ecclesiastes, and from there nothing could stop me to read the entire book. I decided to start attending a non-denominational church where I got baptized.  That is a story in itself, but I would like to fast forward to the moment I had been already walking with the Lord for 12 years.  

At this point in my spiritual journey I had already experienced nightmares that would freeze me up, visions of demons getting on my bed to oppress me, attempts to fit in the body of Christ with a broken heart, open doors to darkness that I could not close, and a deep sense of concern, out of my observations, of the lack of commitment in the congregation to study the Word.  I would ask questions that no-one would answer. I was sincerely desperate for the right direction, but not one person would explain the real meaning of freedom in Christ, freedom from the occult, blood line renunciation, or even a convincing explanation of why we, believers, are not stepping on the devil to place it under our feet as the Word of God says we should.  Questions like, "What do you do when you see what seems to be a ball of light coming at you, laughing hysterically, in the middle of the night, trying to get inside of you or inside your child torturing you with terror?"  Who can explain how and why immediately after closing your eyes to get some rest, just after spending hours travailing in prayer and crying out to the Lord on behalf of a loved one suffering from depression, your spirit is taken out of your body at an extremely high speed to receive what seemed to be the living water of the Lord and hear the Father say, "Beg for the Holy Spirit."  The answers were in the Word of God and I thank the Lord for guiding me to each one of them, but I always felt the need to share these extraordinary events with other believers without being labeled as "weird" or receiving the silent treatment.  

Bride Ministries International is the place where I have found loving believers with personal and powerful encounters with the Lord willing to hear others and share their battles with the world of darkness, without judging but instead rejoicing within for the wonderful God we have. Never in my life had I expected to be directed to a ministry like this and I truly thank my Lord, my King, and Savior for His goodness.  I have learned so much in the past year and I have come to understand so much about the power of the right language in prayer, plus the importance of our human spirit, plus the royal identity we have in Christ that I truly do not have any time to dwell on past mistakes.  All because of the heart of a Good Father, the passion and commitment of a Perfect Son, and the power of Holy Spirit for His children, His creation, and His Kingdom. Blessed is the name of the LORD!