I am joined on this week's podcast by Ignacio Gonzalez. He was born and raised on the southside of Chicago in a neighborhood named "Back of the Yards." His family was hardworking and loving. From a young age he is taught the value of hard work and service to his people and community by his father who  was also a church deacon. He learns to maneuver through various Chicago gang neighborhoods on his way to and from school.  After high school, he finds that college is harder than he expected and decides to join some of his buddies who were already enlisted in the Marines.  This eventually puts him on a path that leads him into law enforcement and private contracting out in the middle east. He has a love hate relationship with the southside of Chicago which makes it easy for him to get away and travel the world. 
After the loss of some of his friends, he finds that instead of mourning for them he turns to anger. At the time he is unaware that he is unable to process his emotions in a healthy manner which leads him to become physically ill and weak. This one strong, tough and self sufficient man finds himself crying out to God. He goes on a spiritual journey that leads him down many paths. Through a series of events and circumstances he finds that the City of Chicago is calling him back. That there is a lot of work for him to do in his community. Tune in to hear the work and positivity he is bringing to a community which he once wanted to flee from. 

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