He changed his life, then led 895 fellow students to Christ

Abraham Aguilar, a former drug user and student in Palmdale, Calif., has led nearly 900 fellow students to the Lord in the past year.

“There’s hope even when it seems like it’s impossible. because addiction makes you feel there’s no other way,” he told “God Reports. “Jesus is the way, and nothing else in this world can be substituted for Jesus.”

As a youth, Aguilar wanted to be a professional soccer player, but when he broke his collarbone, he lost hope in his dream and fell in with his older brother and friends into smoking marijuana. “My life was completely backslidden,” he said.

Then his mom got married and moved from Los Angeles to Palmdale. She delivered an ultimatum to her son: “If you want to live in my house, you have to go to church.” After hearing a sermon about hell, he reached out to a brother in the church and asked for prayer. Not long after that, a brother invited him to a men’s discipleship seminar. He hooked the still reluctant Aguilar by offering to take him out to eat after the seminar.

“I felt God saying, `’it’s either now or never,’” he said. “He asked to receive Jesus and said a prayer with the pastor. I surrendered to Jesus, and my life started changing.”

Sharing his faith was part of that passion. “I just started witnessing to students, teachers and janitors,” Aguilar said. “People were very open. During the lunch line, I would open my mouth and start boldly proclaiming God’s word.”

First a group of 12 got saved, and they launched a Bible study on campus. By the end of the semester, 275 teens had prayed to receive the Lord. Their high attendance was 73 at the lunch Bible study, and they had to move from a classroom to the gym. In the second semester, he got even bolder. He preached in the school square, and 70 students responded. By the year’s end, 895 high schoolers gave their lives to Christ.

“I didn’t go to church thinking I was going to change,” Aguilar said. “I still had my earring. Slowly I started taking steps. It’s scary in the beginning, but when you catch the flow of it, it all starts making sense.”

–Alan Goforth | Metro Voice