Our faith teaches us that emotional and physical healings are available through Christ. We like that, however, at one point or another, we must confess our struggles. Well, this confession part, we don’t like so much.
To show this kind of vulnerability to another human being is terrifying for some. Who can we trust with our shameful secrets? Because of our fear of others finding out, fear of what folks will say, loosing friends, disappoint loved ones, pride, and shame, many in the Body of Christ rather put on makeup on their pain.
We don’t need to announce our struggles to the world; that’s for sure! Everybody don’t need to know, but somebody must know. The Bible tells us “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” James 5:16 (ESV)
It is the intercession and guidance of that righteous person that will release God’s power to bring forth fruit of deliverance. Degrees and certifications are not enough if you are seeking healing. The person who you go to must be a mature person in the Lord; a person who is bearing fruits of righteousness (Philippians 1:11). Your confession must be to a righteous person, not to any fool.
An independent thinker with a profound call to see the orthodoxy of the church and passion for Christ manifesting together. Angel was born in Brooklyn, New York in April of 1968, he was raised on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico where he earned his B.S. degree in Sociology with a minor in Education from the Inter American University in San Germán in 1991. That same year he moved to Jacksonville, Florida. After working construction jobs for a year and learning the English language, his first job working with foster-care children in the capacity of youth care worker was with Jacksonville Youth Sanctuary in September of 1992. With JYS he was promoted several times as group home supervisor, legal caseworker, and program director.
While in Jacksonville, Angel studied a couple of martial arts styles. After earning his black belt, he became the founder of Good Fight Ministries as he used martial arts as an instrument to preach the gospel. In 2004 Angel was selected Martial Arts Instructor of the Year for the State of Florida and in 2005 Angel was inducted in the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame where he also received the Christian Spirit Award. In July of 2005 Angel accepted his call to pastor a bilingual church in Winton, NC where he served for a couple of years. Five months later he lost his first wife to cancer in December of that same year. This initiated a deep valley of suffering in his life, a mountain of costly mistakes and the embracing of lifestyles of sin that are well documented through this blog.
In August of 2012 Angel moved to Fairbanks Alaska with his wife Rayette Casiano and six children who are now adults. In Alaska, Angel continued his social work-related career and his ministry of preaching, teaching and writing. Angel is the author of two books, Hope for the divorcee: Forgiving and Moving Forward and 7 Banderas de Esperanza: La Bendición de Yokdzonot.
In January 8th of 2020 Angel and his wife moved to Arizona. On June 8th 2021 Angel started his home church, not as a starting point, but as a closer way to how the church is suppose to look like according to Scripture.
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