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Lord, why the Supernatural?
by Daryl Pacheco
Minister Daryl shares his personal life experiences with the supernatural, asking God for answers as to why he had to experience these encounters...
Review The Dear Lord Letters Book 2
Lord, Why the Supernatural?
A raw, supernatural memoir that feels like sitting in on someone else’s private prayers—and realizing they sound a lot like your own questions.
This second volume in Daryl Pacheco’s “Dear Lord Y’Shua” series traces a lifetime of spiritual encounters: haunted apartments in 1970s Brooklyn, 14 suspicious fires, ghosts in a condemned hotel room, a dead tenant holding a steel door shut, a robbery at gunpoint in Oakland, and a chilling mermaid‑like entity in a Tennessee lake. But it’s not written like a horror book. It’s written as a conversation with Jesus.
What makes this book compelling is the **honesty of the voice**. Pacheco doesn’t pose as a guru or expert. He talks to Y’Shua directly—about fear, bad theology, poverty, porn exposure as a child, anger, and his own bad decisions with knives and guns—then lets you, the reader, listen in. He refuses to over‑explain his experiences or turn them into a rigid “formula.” Instead, he tells you what happened and invites you to ask God what it means for *you*.
You’ll see:
- A Brooklyn childhood shaped by real‑world trauma (fires, homelessness, sexual abuse) and very real encounters with the unseen.
- Life in the Gowanus projects, where a “normal” apartment hides spiritual residue from previous tenants.
- An adult near‑death moment in Oakland, where a clear inner voice and an unexplained light stop a gunman in his tracks.
- A modern, unsettling meeting at Percy Priest Lake with something that looks like a child—and doesn’t behave like one.
This book **can be read on its own**. If you pick it up without Book 1, you’ll still get a complete narrative arc: from childhood through adulthood, with a satisfying sense of where the author is spiritually by the end. You’ll understand who he is, what he’s seen, and why he keeps talking to Y’Shua instead of walking away.
But it’s **even more powerful if you’ve read Book 1 first**. The first volume lays the groundwork: early trauma, family history, financial struggle, and the beginnings of his “Dear Lord” letters. Coming into Book 2 with that background makes every encounter here hit harder, because you already know what kind of soil these supernatural events are falling into.
If you:
- Have had spiritual or paranormal experiences and wondered if you’re crazy
- Grew up in church but never heard anyone talk about the unseen world this honestly
- Or simply want a memoir that feels like real life—with doubt, sin, protection, and mystery all tangled together—
this book is worth your time and money.
And if you end up hooked, you’ll be glad to know Book 3 (“As I ‘Stumbleth’ Into Righteousness”) is planned to go even deeper—turning from “what I saw” to “how I sinned and still kept stumbling toward holiness.”
Sources
www.firstmessiahnic.life
Daryl Pacheco is a licensed Minister of the Messianic(Christian) faith.
Born in 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, first asked the Savior to lead him at age 14, recommitted to the Lord at age 20, has been on a continuous spiritual learning curve ever since 1990. Shares personal testimony more than tries to interpret scriptures and lecture people on right and wrong. Tries to use all personal experiences and comes to thoughtful conclusions that can hopefully help other people sort out their own personal walk with Y'Shua(Jesus). Founder and President of the First Messiahnic Ministry of Nashville inc. Websites: https://www.firstmessiahnic.life and sister-site https://www.corebeliefs.xyz
Second Edition
Introducing evangelist minister Daryl Pacheco and the First Messiahnic Ministry of Nashville inc.
The Dear Lord Letters Book 1
Second Edition
A raw, prayerful memoir that doesn’t flinch from trauma, spiritual abuse, or financial collapse, The Dear Lord Letters Book 1 reads like one long conversation between a wounded child, a growing minister, and the living God.
Across ten “Dear Lord” letters, Daryl Pacheco traces his journey from a dangerous Brooklyn childhood through Navy service, controlling church structures, and years of debt, eviction, and uncertainty, into a surprising season of provision and the birth of the **First Messiahnic Ministry of Nashville Inc.**. Rather than polish the edges off his story, he tells it plainly—sexual abuse at age three, near‑death accidents, harsh religious discipline, deployment orders to a war zone, broken promises, a painful clash with church leadership, and the ache of watching loved ones self‑destruct—always returning to the question: “Lord, what are You doing with my life?”
What makes this book stand out is its structure: each chapter is a letter/prayer that weaves vivid scenes with honest biblical reflection. One chapter may drop you into a memory that feels like a novel; the next will sit with Ecclesiastes, Ezekiel, or Matthew while Daryl wrestles with hidden sin, hypocrisy, grace, and the kind of minister he refuses to become. By the later chapters, you see those early wounds and prayers bearing fruit—particularly when he’s asked to deliver a powerful eulogy for a troubled uncle, or when a cascade of losses (eviction, fire, defaulted loans) becomes the unlikely soil from which his ministry and first home are built.
This is not a “clean, nice” Christian story; it’s a testimony for readers who know that life with God can be messy, confusing, and heartbreaking—and who need to hear that they’re not alone. The tone is conversational and pastoral, written especially for three kinds of readers: those who feel lost and far from God, “baby Christians” struggling to grow up spiritually, and seasoned believers who are weary and tempted to give up.
If you’re looking for a glossy, formulaic inspirational book, this isn’t it. If you want a deeply personal, scripture‑saturated memoir that says, in effect, “Don’t be dismayed, whatever you’re going through—hold onto your mustard‑seed of faith; God has not forgotten you,” then The Dear Lord Letters Book 1 is worth your time and reflection.
Sources
www.firstmessiahnic.life