BY SARAH WOMER - @YSSARAHWOMER / Loaned photo
Professional percussionist Walter Santos was having a great time touring with the famous jazz and rock musicians, but he was “dying on the inside.”
An addiction to heroin nearly got him locked into a life prison sentence, and after a roller-coaster ride of relapsing, rehab visits and some encouragement from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Dion Dimucci of Dion and The Belmonts, he turned his life around.
He is now a traveling around the world with his wife, Andrea, sharing the good news he found in Jesus Christ that helped him to break free from his addiction that was steering him toward the direction of an early grave.
This year's Yuma Area Prayer Breakfast will feature Santos as a keynote speaker, and he will also be performing some of his gospel doo-wop music.
By telling his story of recovery, he hopes to inspire people to change their ways, as he is also now a drug and alcohol counselor through Calvary Ranch in Lakeside, Calif.
“I'm looking forward to coming to the great city of Yuma to share my story of hope and some great gospel doo-wop. So come out and invite a friend for a blessing.”
Jackie Van with the Yuma Area Prayer Breakfast said the yearly gathering generally attracts more than 800 people. She added she hopes that this year's message will especially touch the young people in attendance as they embark onto their journey of adulthood.
Van noted that the purpose of the event is ultimately to demonstrate the power of prayer through personal testimony.
The 21st annual breakfast, catered by the Yuma Civic Center, will be held at 6 a.m. Feb. 1 at the Yuma Civic Center.
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