Coming Clean: The True Story of a Cocaine Drug Lord and His Unexpected Encounter with God

Coming Clean: The True Story of a Cocaine Drug Lord and His Unexpected Encounter with God by Valdes, Jorge. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781578562244.

It reads like a gripping novel of suspense and intrigue. But its all true. The life of Jorge Valdés is an incredible testimony of the power of God to set free those bound by sin. After escaping Castros Cuba in 1966, ten-year-old Jorge Valdés and his family fled to Miami. Bright and aggressive, Jorge became an honor student and, by the age of sixteen, was working for the Federal Reserve Bank. But a few years later, he went to work for the Medellin drug cartel - one of the largest and most powerful organized crime webs in the world. Soon Jorge was in charge of all the cartels U.S. operations, making more than $1 million a month. But in 1989 Jorge Valdés encountered a person much more powerful than the strongest drug lord - one able to offer something more satisfying than anything women, drugs, money, prestige, or power could provide. Reading more like a fast-paced thriller than a biography, Coming Clean weaves a compelling story of forgiveness, renewal, and hope. And it offers a dramatic illustration of the power of the gospel to change lives.