Episode 28: Jorge Valdes, Drug lord to Lord of All, Part 2 (Cuba)

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Jorge Valdes was one of America’s notorious drug lords, and one of the country’s most powerful men. He had so much power and influence he literally thought he was a god. And one day, the most unlikely of men challenged him to live by a different sword–the Word of God. Hear how he went from drug lord to following the Lord of all.

Part 2

Would he be able to walk away from a drug cartel? Hear what the karate instructor’s bold challenge was and how he planted the Word of God in Jorge for three years. Jorge’s second incarceration was preceded by a coming clean moment with the judge and followed by a providential floating Bible verse in his jail cell, and eventually he finds real meaning in life through the Bible and the savior, Jesus.

Helpful links:

Coming Clean, Jorge’s memoir

Sendoff, Erin Foster haiku. See Erin’s poetry on Instagram @keyhole.poetry.
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1. Episode 28: Jorge Valdes, Drug lord to Lord of All, Part 2 (Cuba) (00:00:00)

2. Jorge's fierce mother (00:03:41)

3. Back to Miami (00:04:45)

4. Karate Instructor (00:05:03)

5. Meeting karate instructor later (00:07:13)

6. Back to Jail (00:08:45)

7. Coming Clean (00:10:42)

8. Life taking meaning (00:12:30)

9. Floating Bible verse (00:13:30)

10. We can choose who we follow (00:16:05)

11. You can change (00:19:30)

12. Money doesn't buy happiness (00:23:30)

13. New venture (00:25:51)

14. What he was learning from the Bible (00:27:30)

15. Growing in faith in prison (00:30:20)

16. Every human is hungry (00:31:45)

17. Last question (00:33:10)

18. Last words, "Don't tell people about Jesus. Show them." (00:36:00)

19. Sendoff, Erin Foster with Haiku (00:36:20)