Rafael Cruz to speak at local church

Rafael Cruz is a powerful example of the American Dream. Born in Cuba, he lived and suffered under a cruel, oppressive dictator. He began fighting Batista?s regime as a teenager and was imprisoned and tortured for his role in that fight.

Rafael arrived in Texas on a student visa in 1957 with nothing but the clothes on his back and $100 sewn into his underwear. He got a job as a dishwasher, making 50 cents an hour, and worked his way through the University of Texas, while learning English. He later built a small business in further pursuit of the American Dream.

He believed that the Carter administration was having a negative impact on the United States, and he became engaged in conservative politics as a grassroots activist during the 1980 presidential campaign of Ronald Reagan.

When his son Ted was a child growing up in Houston, Rafael would tell him, ?When we faced oppression in Cuba, I had a place to flee to. If we lose our freedom here, where do we go??

In 2012 Ted Cruz was elected U.S. Senator from Texas.

Today, Pastor Cruz is an ordained minister, sharing the Word of God in churches and pastors? conferences throughout the United States. He is also the president of Kingdom Translation Services.

As he travels the country sharing his story and speaking on the biblical foundations of our nation, it is his passion to encourage Christians in what can be done to return the nation to the principles that made America exceptional.