Living Word In The Desert

A Multi-cultural church with a heart for God & a heart for people. Founded by Pastor Jesse Sanchez who was born in Los Angeles, CA. At the age of eight years old, his parents moved to the Coachella Valley . At the age of fourteen years old, he started a gang in Desert Hot Springs known as “Brownstown”. The gang just added to the violence that was already present in his life. At the age of sixteen he was being charged with attempted murder for stabbing a rival gang member. His sentence was; Two years in placement and while in placement Chaplin Ruben Morales led Jesse to the Lord at the age of eighteen. A few months later he was released and willingly admitted himself to Victory Life Men’s Home of La Puente under Pastor Ruben Reyna. He graduated a year later. On May 27th 1995, he married Allie. In September of 1996 Jesse and Allie purchased their first home which later became our Victory Life women’s home. In 1998 Pastor Ruben Reyna sent them out to pastor in Cathedral City, CA. They started a church from a house to a storefront to a church building and the rest is history in the making.