Bennie Rodriguez:  

when I graduated from high school I had been discouraged by the school counselor from ever attending college., more on this later. I was pretty wild in those days & I would blow off steam by heavy drinking & partying. during this time my dad suffered a horrible car accident an 18 wheeler hit him. he was left in a coma .. the doctors said he wouldn't live.In that iemergency room I got down on my knees and I prayed to God to let my dad live. my life was taking me nowhere. I wound up in jail. when I got out I turned to a higher power I realized I could not make it on my own. I was converted and gave my life completely to the Lord. he let me see with new eyes. He gave me hope. My dad came out of the coma after 3 months. he was a hemiplegic. he lived praising the Lord for 12 more years! I started singing, recording & writing songs I became an ordained minister.I also married & became a licensed insurance agent for about 15 years.we had two beautiful children. long story short I went through a divorce. I moved to Colorado. I lived there for the next 17 years I decided i wanted to try a new field. I decided to go back to college even if I had been told not to attend college. I believed in myself even if nobody els...Expand for more