Victor Torres

V�ctor Torres, a pastor, teacher and conference speaker, was a gang warlord and heroin addict in New York City�s violent streets. Through the ministry of David Wilkerson and the prayers of his mother he encountered Christ. V�ctor is the founder and President of New Life for Youth, one of America�s largest and most successful ministries, helping literally tens of thousands of young men and women, over the course of their 50 years in ministry, find freedom from drug addiction and gang life. Currently, New Life for Youth�s headquarters is in Virginia, housing 200 students and staff. Victor together with his wife Carmen are the founders and Senior Pastors of New Life Outreach International Church in Richmond, Virginia. A 1000 member multicultural church made up of over 40 nationalities and cultures. Pastor Torres was the recipient of the Multicultural Unity Theologian Award. New Life Outreach Int�l has 22 churches throughout the United States and the world. V�ctor has an honorary doctorate from Vanguard University. He is noted as an expert in the field of addiction and has been recognized by many government agencies for his work. A major motion picture has been produced about the life of Victor, detailing his life as depicted in his autobiography of Son of Evil Street. He has also authored several other books. V�ctor and Carmen Torres have four children and eleven grandchildren. Their vision is to reach the lost for Christ and make disciples by duplicating their ministry one hundred times over, all within their lifetime. V�ctor Torres es un pastor, maestro y conferencista, quien perteneci� a pandillas y fue adicto a la hero�na en las violentas calles de la ciudad de Nueva York. A trav�s del Ministerio de David Wilkerson y las oraciones de su madre, experiment� sanaci�n y un encuentro cercano con Jesucristo. V�ctor es el fundador y presidente de Nueva Vida para J�venes �New Life For Youth-, uno de los ministerios m�s grandes y exitosos de Am�rica, ayudando literalmente a decenas de miles de j�venes, hombres y mujeres, a lo largo de sus 50 a�os de servicio, a encontrar libertad de la adicci�n a las drogas y la vida de pandillas. La sede del ministerio est� en Virginia y cuenta con 200 residentes entre estudiantes y personal de apoyo. V�ctor, junto a su esposa Carmen, son los fundadores y pastores principales de la iglesia Internacional de Alcance Nueva Vida (New Life Outreach International Church) en Richmond, Virginia. Esta congregaci�n multicultural cuenta con aproximadamente 1,000 miembros representantes de m�s de 40 nacionalidades y culturas. El Pastor Torres recibi� el Premio Teol�gico de Unidad Multicultural. La iglesia tiene 22 sedes a trav�s de los Estados Unidos y el mundo. V�ctor tiene un doctorado honorario de Vanguard University. Se constituye en un experto en el campo de la adicci�n y ha sido reconocido por muchas agencias de gobierno debido a su trabajo. Se ha producido una pel�cula sobre la vida de V�ctor, que detalla su vida como se describe en su autobiograf�a: Atrapado en la calle del mal. Tambi�n es autor de diversos libros. V�ctor y Carmen Torres tienen cuatro hijos y once nietos. Su visi�n es alcanzar a las personas quebrantadas y darles esperanza en Cristo, haci�ndolos disc�pulos y duplicando su Ministerio aun cien veces m�s en el trascurso de sus vidas.