A former member of the Ex-Latin Kings gang has found a new purpose as a Christian minister, proclaiming 'Praise to God.'

Andy "Rebirth" Pellerano, a former member of the Latin Kings gang, found salvation after serving a lengthy prison sentence and surviving a near-fatal overdose, leading him to embrace Christianity.

The Latin Kings gang member-turned-Christian minister stated on "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Wednesday that it was simply the wrong influences, voices, and gravitation towards the wrong things that led him astray.

Pellerano is a Christian hip-hop artist who has been nominated twice for the Nola Gospel Award and won the title Nola Gospel Rap Artist of the Year in 2018, in addition to his ministry.

"At the age of 14 or 15, I allowed five grown men to assault me in order to become their friend, as I put it. To maintain that friendship, I was later charged with first-degree attempted murder, three counts of aggravated assault, and one count of aggravated criminal damage. It was a gang-related incident, and I was charged as an adult when I turned 16 and 17."

"Paco the Pope of the Streets" was revealed as Pellerano's gang name.

"Paco was once a member of the gang and was known as Paco. After leaving the gang and going to prison, he formed an outlaw King Blood Nation with the Latin Kings and Bloods. He held the flag in prison and was the president of the group. He was ironically called "Paco the Pope of the Streets.""

During his time in prison, Pellerano's daughter visited him and he experienced a transformative moment.

Pellerano stated, "Through photos, I've watched my kids grow up, despite not being able to visit them due to my maximum security status. However, one particular moment stands out in my heart."

I was fully restrained with a belt that had handcuffs and shackles, and my little girl, who was almost 2 years old when I first got incarcerated, was now about 6 years old. I visited her and held her, and she started asking me many questions.

"She grabs my handcuffs and says, 'Daddy, daddy, what is this?' It was brand-new handcuffs. I said, 'Oh, that's my bracelets. You don't see daddy shining over here?' She looked at me and said, 'Well, what is this?' She grabbed my shackles and I started making them jump like a jump rope. I said, 'Oh, that's my jump rope.' She looked at me again and said, 'You look stuck. You look stuck.' Then she asked me again, 'Daddy, what is this?' I said handcuffs. She said, 'Daddy, what is this?' I said shackles."

Pellerano continued: "She asked, 'Why are you like this, daddy?' I replied, 'Because daddy was being bad and this is daddy's punishment.' She looked at me and said, 'Daddy, promise me you won't be bad anymore because I need you at home with me, daddy. I need you at home with me, daddy.' It broke my heart. But as I looked at her, she started asking me questions. She said, 'Daddy, what color are you? What color is mom? What color am I?' It broke my heart because my daughter didn't know her identity because her father wasn't in her life. And that's what I see happening in society today - people not knowing their identity because they're not in their father's life."

Pellerano's addiction and near-fatal overdose led him to church, marking the beginning of his transformative journey. He described multiple heroin overdoses that put his life in jeopardy.

The third time I woke up in a hospital bed, a police officer stood in front of me. I tried to pretend to be asleep, like playing dead. I searched for more drugs, knowing I had some on me. I wasn't handcuffed to the bed, but I had IVs attached to my arm.

"As soon as the police officer left to assist some nurses with another aggressive, intoxicated individual, I saw him move and jumped up. I tore the IVs from my arm and ran out. I managed to escape through one door, but the other required buzzing in. This brings me to the scripture that God will shut doors that no man can open and open doors that no man can close, and I am grateful for the closed door because I needed to be caught."

He stated that he wanted America to focus on Jesus, referencing John 1:1 in the Bible.

"My life is my story, and I must share it because the Bible says, 'In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God.' If God could do this in my life, what could He do in yours?"