Ruben is educated as both a Construction Engineer and Master Cargo Surveyor and worked as an engineer, but found his passion in reaching people for Christ.  In 2011 he completed a Bachelor in Theology in Matanzas, Cuba and is currently working toward a Master of Divinity at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2011, Ruben came to the United States and currently serves as a Hispanic pastor at Urbancrest Baptist in Lebanon, Ohio, where he resides with his wife, Yusidy, and his son, Samuel.