[Saecularis]

Hello. My name is Martinez Rosado.

My favorite Biblical verse is Psalm 77:14, as that is the verse that I have come to believe in most strongly. He saved me, and He performs miracles everyday. It shows that He loves us.

I was born and lived in Durango, in a place under control of the Sina cartel in the few years before I left. My father had been killed when the Zetas and Sinas had a shootout near the fields that he worked in. The Sina-Zeta war was only a few km away, 30 at most, so I took my girlfriend, best friend and mother with me to escape. Although not often, smugglers did come by. We took the first one that month and left. Halfway through, a group of Sina gunmen held up the truck. He ordered all of us out, and asked us what we were doing. I had prepared for this by throwing 3 pounds of flour under a tarp in the back. I told him it was a coke shipment. The gunmen were having trouble believing it, and were about to fire until my best friend took the "coke" out, and showed it to them. They bought it and let us on our way. During that time of the holdup, I heard Jesus say "It is not over." I cried once we got into the truck again, and was saying "Praise God, Praise God". Once we got to the Sina coastline, we took a boat to Sur. We ordered everything out, and a year later we left Mexico for America 6 years ago.

I go to Mass every morning to thank Jesus and God for the miracles they perform everyday. I attend FBC in Portland, Oregon. Praise the Lord!