Yes! You can attain real love, joy and peace!  In this website, I share my personal life and experiences with you in hopes that it can inspire you.  Browse through the menus, links, and video to learn how I found peace in life. 

My name is Spiro Miras and I was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1965 and I’m of Greek descent.  I was raised by my mother and father, along with my brother and sister.  I attended a Turkish and Greek school in Turkey.   I was 8 years old, when in 1974 we moved to the United States in Los Angeles, California to start a New Life.

With the overwhelming responsibility for my father to earn money for his family of 5, and not knowing the English language, my father started to get depressed to the point of experiencing Manic Depression.  Not desiring the USA, my father by himself returned to Greece in hopes to earn enough money to bring the whole family back to Greece.  The bad news came a couple of months later that my dad attempted to commit suicide by cutting his wrists.  Eventually we all went back to help my father, and my dad recovered from the hospital after 4 months to go and get a job to help support his family by selling lottery tickets.  I remember as a child that my father provided for our family and I enjoyed playing in school, especially basketball.

In 1982, at the age of 17 I moved to the USA again to look for a better opportunity in life.  By brother and aunt had moved to the USA prior to my arrival.  I dropped out of high school shortly after to pursue a lucrative career in the automobile sales business that my brother had at the time.  I was living the high life that included making more money, dating many women, and a cocaine habit that I developed for 2 months.  In 1986 I started smoking marijuana everyday that lasted for about 10 years.  In 1989 I then purchase my own car lot, allowing me to drive the most expensive cars like Porsche's, Mercedes, Ferrari's, and even had Harley Davidson motorcycles. I also lived in the most prestige's areas of Los Angeles called Malibu beach. I also had a 1 bedroom apartment bedroom that I paid $2,200 a month rent at that time at Sunset Plaza.  At the time I also became addicted to sex, using escort services at my will.  I also took sleeping pills, and was becoming verbally abusive with my girlfriend Sandra on many occasions.  I loved pornography, and would purchase porno magazines, and also would visit the nudie bars on a daily basis.  I was a big spender purchasing cowboy boots for $1,500, and other expensive things.  I would even purchase lingerie and have my dates wear them and pose for me to take pictures.  I was traveling also to Greece frequently, and on every trip I would have a new girlfriend.  I loved rap music, rock, and also dressed the part including 4 earrings. 

Many people think that I had it all, but the truth is that I was very empty inside and very unhappy and full of guilt.

On November 22, 1992, I received a call from my brother-in-law in Greece. He gave me the news that my father had committed suicide.   Life changed in an instant.  My family that was all in the USA at the time got together to go to Greece to bury my father.  The family had a difficult time burying my father because the church would not give my father his final ceremony because of the Suicide.

While in Athens, Greece, my brother and I saw a priest passing by and my brother got his attention. We asked the priest, “Why does the church refuse to have a funeral service in the church for a person that has committed suicide”. We asked him to please explain to us the reason. The young priest with a very friendly smile and shiny eyes responded politely. "Of course there is a God he said. He asked us what the worst sin that a man can commit? We didn't know what to say so he continued. He said to take away someone's life. Still he said, even at that point if the sinner truly repents in his heart and asks for forgiveness from God, God will forgive him. In a case of a suicide there is no time to ask for forgiveness, and no one has the right to take his own life except for the one who gave it to us.

At that point when he explained that God can and does forgive even a murderer something happened inside of me that is hard to explain with words. I felt like a big heavy load had been lifted up from my shoulders. I felt like I was introduced to my God that I had totally forgotten about and I was very happy to know that he is so forgiving and graceful, and so I decided to get know him more.

After the funeral services, I went back to the USA with a Jesus on my mind.  But I was still verbally abusive, and it was at this point when my friends took me to a psychologist to be evaluated.  The doctor diagnosed me with bipolar disorder (manic depression) and started me on a treatment with medications exercise and regular visits.  Manic depression includes symptoms of self affliction and extreme depression to the point that I never wanted to get out of bed.  I had episodes of craziness that landed me in a psychiatric hospital for one week and multiple episodes of manic depression especially when I stopped taking my medications.

The year that followed my dad's death I lost my business and my house because I couldn't afford the payments. My credit got ruined and my girlfriend that I promised to marry moved away after I changed my mind.

The depression continued for a long time until a close friend gave me an opportunity to work with him in the Caribbean.  I had to change my life and so I took the job.   I have now been living here in Santo Domingo for the last 10 years. When I first came down here to the Dominican Republic I went wild again going out every night to casinos, discotheques, nudie bars, whorehouses, you name it, drinking, gambling, and the girls down here were so very beautiful and friendly.

I even remember once rolling a joint with a small piece of paper from my bible.

Then I met my current wife who was a blessing from God, and although I would continue to misbehave with my wild mentality, God put her in my life to bring me closer to him.

It was in February on 2003 that my wife invited me to go to the church. After attending 4 or 5 more meetings that week, I understood with the help of God, and his Holy Spirit that if someone considers himself to be a Christian he has to really commit himself to Jesus Christ and follow Him. I understood that I had to make my decision public, and get baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  Although many people including my wife doubted my commitment, and ability for God to forgive me because of the sinfulness in my life, I realized that none of the characters that are in the bible that God considers them as His people are perfect except of course for Jesus Christ.

Moses killed an Egyptian, David committed adultery and killed Bathsheba's husband Arias, Rehab was a prostituted, Mary Magdalene was a prostituted, Matthew was a tax collector and the list goes on. These people where like you and me when they SINCERELY repented from there sins. God forgave them and when they obeyed and followed God's rules is when they where blessed by Him.

I then became baptized.  It is the act of going in the water where your old self dies with all the sinful nature, and you come out of the water a new person in Christ.

That is exactly happened with me. I felt like a new person. I was very happy with my decision to follow Christ. I started going twice a week to church, studying my bible daily and praying.

After that, I told my psychologist that I wanted to try to see if I could live without taking any medication, and he told me that we could try as long as I was honest with myself. Since March of 2003 I have not needed to take any medications, Glory be to Jesus.

I trusted Him 100%. I believed all his promises and with his help I was able to clear up my sinful lifestyle and start new. I am here to tell you that Jesus Christ still cures today. First you must want to be cured. Second you must believe that He can do it for you. Third you must commit 100% to Him and follow him because from his part, he wants to cure you.

This is how he cured me.

He cured me from an illness that doctors can't cure.

He took me out of the darkness and put me in the light.

So NOW is the time to give your heart to Jesus.

I am full of Joy every day because I know that every day is made especially by Him for us.

I appreciate my friends and relatives my neighbors my coworkers, and everybody that I met because I know that they are one of God's creations.

Give Him a chance. He is at the door of your heart knocking now if you let Him in.

He works miracles!

Receive Jesus Christ in your heart right now.  With a sincere heart pray out loud this prayer with me.

Dear Jesus Christ. I know that I am a sinner and I need your forgiveness. I believe that you died for my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I now invite you in to my heart and life. I want to trust you and follow you as my Lord and Savior. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

JESUS LOVES YOU!

ISTANBUL, TURKEY 1965-1974

ATHENS, GREECE 1975-1982

BASKETBALL, I LOVE THIS GAME

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1974, 1982-1995

CAR BUSINESS, 1982-1995

PLAYBOY LIFESTYLE, 1984-1995

MARIJUANA

TRAVELING

SUICIDE OF A LOVE ONE

BIPOLAR DISORDER (MANIC DEPRESSION)

SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1995-2007

CASINOS

KIDS

INVITATION TO CHURCH (EVANGELISTIC MEETING)

JESUS KNOCKING ON MY HEARTS DOOR

I GOT BAPTISED ON 3-1-2003 (AS JESUS DID)

DISIPLE OF JESUS SINCE 2003

HELPING THE FORGOTTEN ORPHANS