Juan

Juan was born and raised in Colombia. When he was around 12 years old, by God’s grace, the Gospel was presented to his family. He had the blessing of growing up under the faithful proclamation of the Gospel, at home and at church.

In his youth, he was very passionate about business. Right after graduating from high school, he had the opportunity to start his first small business while pursuing a Bachelor in Computer Science degree. Having his own business early in life drove him to continue pursuing success in the business world. By his mid-twenties, he already had two different growing businesses.

However, in God’s perfect plan, everything changed. In his mid-twenties, the Lord graciously changed his heart, his desires, and his purpose in life. The Lord moved him from wanting to be a successful businessman to having a strong, overwhelming desire to proclaim Christ and teach the Bible. At that moment, providentially, he had the opportunity to receive training and to serve at the church he had been attending since his childhood. Then, he served as a teacher of discipleship and the fundamentals of faith at that same church. The Lord used that time in his life, along with the church’s confirmation, to affirm his strong desire to pursue higher theological education. So, he decided to leave his business life behind and pursue theological training to teach the Bible faithfully.

In 2019, Juan came to the United States to study English as a second language to subsequently begin his seminary training. He began his seminary training in 2022 at The Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles, California, and completed his Bachelor of Theology (equivalent to a Master of Divinity) in 2026.

During his seminary training, the Lord graciously blessed his life with the love of his life, his amazing wife, Amanda. They married in 2024, and in 2025, they were blessed with the birth of their precious son, Jonathan. As a family, they love sports, outdoor activities, movies, and getting together with friends and family to eat delicious food and play games in their free time.

While in California, they had the opportunity to serve in youth ministry at Grace Community Church, and it was during that time that the Lord increased his passion for young souls. The Lord used that time in ministry to ignite the flame in his heart and develop many skills to serve and pour his life into young people. Towards the end of his seminary training, he had the blessing of serving in youth and children’s ministries during his pastoral internship at Community Christian Alliance Church, which was a great opportunity to confirm his love and passion to pour his life and ministry into young people and their families.

In the future, he would love to pursue a doctorate in Biblical counseling to continue serving and shepherding families in the church.

Now, relocated to Mount Vernon, Juan and his wife are incredibly thankful to the Lord for His grace in bringing them to the church family at EBC. They are excited to serve their church family at EBC and the families of Skagit Valley. They pray that the Lord gives him the grace to serve faithfully, remembering that all things are for His glory and for the good of His people. (Romans 11:36).