On this week’s podcast episode I am joined by a good friend, Julio Mercado. Julio grew up in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago. Which is near north, near west side. He was raised in a loving home with both his parents in the picture. His neighborhood is surrounded by gangs and drug dealing and early into his teen years he finds himself able to stay away from those things. Sports become an outlet for him and help keep him busy and out of trouble. One day on his way to the Boys & Girls Club he is confronted by gang members from the opposite side of where he lives. They question him about his gang affiliation and they are not convinced that he is not a gang member. A group of them decide to jump him and begin to beat him. After this encounter, Julio walks back to where he lives and joins his local neighborhood gang within hours of his beating. Full of anger and rage, a violent side of him is awakened and unleashed. He wages all out war on those who attacked him. This one moment for ever changes the course and destiny of his life. Frequent gun violence, beatings, deaths and drug dealing become the norm and he feels right at home in this environment. The devil grabbed a strong hold of this man and didn't want to let him go. Tune in to hear how one man was finally able to escape from the all out war in the streets of Chicago.

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