His name is Luis Pulgarín. He is 21 years old, but his story speaks of struggle, pain, and redemption. At 17, he began walking down a dark path. Amid family conflicts and the need to feel accepted, he believed that using drugs would give him identity, relief, and belonging. He thought it would quiet the noise in his mind and fill the emptiness in his heart.
When everything went silent, his conscience reminded him of who he really was. He remembered the child he had been, raised in church. And although he tried to silence that voice, he knew he was running away.
At 18, he decided to enter the Ranch. He knew his life was not on the right path. But he still wasn’t ready to surrender. He stayed only a short time and left saying, “If I stay, I would be a hypocrite… because deep down, I don’t want to change.”
And he returned—back to the same place, the same “friends,” the same habits.
He tried to fill his heart with substances and things that gave temporary satisfaction. He even sought refuge in other men, hoping to find identity and acceptance there. But nothing was enough. Everything faded, and the emptiness grew larger.
Until one day, tired, broken, and without strength, he understood something that transformed his story:
“I need to find my identity in Christ. The only one who can fill this emptiness is God.”
It wasn’t a passing emotion. It was a cry of the soul.
He returned to the Ranch, but this time not just to finish a program. He returned to surrender. To allow God to do what he couldn’t do for himself.
The process was hard. There were tears, internal struggles, and days when he faced his wounds, his guilt, his shame, and his past. But in the midst of that process, he began to experience something new: he felt embraced by God.
He discovered that God did not reject him and did not condemn him. He discovered a Father who restores, heals, and transforms.
What seemed like a long and heavy time became a time of encounter. The emptiness began to be filled with peace. Guilt was replaced by forgiveness. Hopelessness was replaced by purpose.
Luis entered with no hope, but today he is a transformed young man who has learned to forgive his family, to forgive himself, and has learned that his identity is not in his past but in Christ.
It has been 1 year and 3 months, and today he serves in the ministry and is studying at the Seminary, with a hunger to grow, to prepare, and to be a useful instrument in God’s hands.
His testimony is not just one of rehabilitation—it is a testimony of redemption and a living proof that God continues to change lives.
Let us continue praying for Luis, that he remains firm, that he never forgets where God brought him from, and that his testimony continues to be a light for those still searching for a way out of the darkness.
“Finally, we want to extend a heartfelt invitation to all those who feel called to serve, whether in Tijuana, Sonora, Chiapas and Oaxaca. Your time, talent, and heart can make a profound and lasting impact. Thank you for your prayers, generosity, and unwavering support. We are deeply grateful to walk alongside you on this beautiful journey of service and transformation.”
In His Love and Truth, Carlos and Rossy Montoya and the rest of La Roca team
