Manny was born and raised in El Paso, TX. In 1994, at the age of 18, he moved to Detroit, MI to further his education and pursue a career in the automotive industry. In 2002 he married Virginia, also from El Paso. They have two young children, Selah and Manny. In 2008, while on an internship in the L.A. area, Manny served as a member of the New City Church launch team. In 2009, after living in Detroit for 15 years, he returned to LA and began his career in the aerospace industry. In 2010 Manny began serving on New City’s Transitional Advisory Group (the TAG team). After the TAG Team, he served in the Leadership Team until 2019. Also in 2010, Manny began leading Recovery in the Spirit (RITS), a ministry and book he began developing in Detroit. RITS studies what it means, practically speaking, to “live by the Spirit” in a way that brings life transformation from the heart.