It was the blast that should have ended everything.
Instead it became the flame that is lighting the whole world on fire.

The Beginning

Born in Iliili, American Samoa. Raised between island roots and the streets of Fresno — a combination that gave him a cross-cultural fluency most speakers never develop.

Age 16

Shot in the face. Blinded instantly. In the hospital, he heard a voice: "Loto, you're going to be blind for a while. But don't worry. We're going to take care of you." That voice changed everything.

First National Exposure

Featured on The Montel Williams Show — his first national platform and the beginning of a story that would reach far beyond Central California.

Music Ministry

Released Even If — a rap and hip-hop album that became the creative heartbeat of the early ministry. Music was never just performance — it was the first language that opened doors into places preaching alone could not reach.

The First Door

His best friend Jorge invited him to his first outreach — with Cornerstone Church. God used that one invitation to birth a ministry that has now reached thousands. Without Jorge, there may never have been a Loto Ministries Inc. to talk about.

The Family

Married to Maria — and together they built the Fab 5. At 16, his crew operated on a 22-year plan because none of them expected to live past it. He long outlived it — and built a family and a marriage that makes every platform worth standing on. Maria and the Fab 5 are not the backstory. They are the reason.

Since 2013

Certified Chaplain at Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus through Loto Ministries Inc. — over a decade walking alongside at-risk youth who remind him every week why none of this is optional.

2024 — The Miracle

The man who shot him stood on stage beside him. Together they worshiped the God who forgave and redeemed them both. The place was never the same. Neither was anyone in it.