Carlos del Hoyo

Brother Carlos del Hoyo has been attending the White
Memorial Church for the past five years. He is a native
of the town of Santurce in Puerto Rico. His early education
took place at public schools, but he later attended the SDA
college in the city of Mayaguez, where he finished his
studies as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Even though he did
his college studies in an Adventist institution, he did not
take well to the SDA message. It was only a few years
after college, when he was 27 years old, that he was
invited by a friend to attend a small group meeting in
a very old church in Rio Piedras. He reluctantly agreed
to go as a courtesy to his friend, but he said to himself
that it would be the first and last time he would go to
such a meeting. Little did he know that just a few hours
later the word of God would be preached to him and
stir his soul. That very same night he accepted Jesus
as his Lord and savior. Jesus has been his best friend
ever since.
Later in his life he moved to Boston, where he worked
as a nurse and struggled to keep his faith.
Brother Carlos said to the WMC Talk Blog that he has
encountered some difficult times in his life, even to the
point where he stopped attending church on a couple of
occasions; but he is happy to say that his faith did not
die out completely. He points out that while he drifted
away from the Adventist church, he never did attend a
Sunday-keeping church during that period.
He began attending the White Memorial Church
because some friends told him about it upon his arrival
to Los Angeles from Boston.
He says his favorite ministry is to counsel youth.
His advice to the White Memorial Family is to show love
because the Gospel in a word is love. He also stresses
the importance of attracting youth. He explains that if
we bring youngsters to our church, their parents are
sure to follow. He believes one first step in that direction
would be for the SDA church to make inroads into non
SDA schools, so we may have a presence there.

We are happy to have brother Carlos del Hoyo in our
family. We pray that he will find love and support among
our members.