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 eventually, he walked away from his powerful position as the gang’s Chief. Today, he is a prison minister bringing hope and healing to those behind bars in Chicago—and who better for the job than someone raised on those same streets?

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