Growing up in Chicago, Deacon Perez was recruited into gang life at a young age. Miraculously, he survived all the drugs, alcohol, and violence, and he eventually walked away from his powerful position as the gang’s leader. Today, he is the Chaplain in the maximum-security division at Cook County Jail, brining hope to the lost and troubled. He has made it his mission to help others see the light of Christ inside themselves and the world around them.
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