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Ida Villavicencio

👤 Summary​

Ida is a school counselor for at-risk youth at a charter school in San Antonio that operates in a former Christian school building still connected to an active church. She is a devout Christian with a profound family history of ministry and supernatural gifts. She is the wife of Jesus Villavicencio and the mother of Carlos Villavicencio. Ida met Gary Sheng at an Ankit Rambabu revival and invited him to minister to her family.

She describes herself as highly intuitive and possessing "spiritual eyes," enabling her to see spiritual realities, such as identifying a predator as a "misformed creature" or seeing a demonic entity leaving her son during prayer. She views her work as spiritual warfare: "We reverse engineer schools that were the devil's playground. To disassemble the plans of the enemy against schools and children." She imagines herself "rolling up my sleeves and walking into hell" to bring light to those in complete darkness.

Ida sees her ministry as a relay race where she carries the baton for divine appointments - sometimes for a day, sometimes for years (like Bethany at 25 years). She believes her role is to make hearts "fertile" so when the next person in God's plan comes along, they're ready to receive Christ. She boldly lives her faith in secular spaces, playing Christian music and speaking scripture in her workplace, believing "I'm not gonna not be myself wherever I go."

She is currently developing "Jesus Christ Prep" (a Spirit-filled Neo school model) with Gary, aiming to disrupt the failing public school system by combining project-based learning with faith and global citizenship.

🤝 Relationship with Gary​

Ida identifies Gary as a divine connection and friend. She was the catalyst for bringing her family to Encounter Church with Gary, believing he was a key to her son's deliverance. She feels a deep spiritual kinship with Gary and plans to collaborate with him on various ventures including potential digital counseling business.

November 18, 2025: Ida and Jesus spiritually "adopted" Gary as their son. She told Gary: "We're adopting you, me and Jesus. You're our son." Gary is the first non-family member ever invited to their Thanksgiving dinner. She believes Gary "carries heaven with him" and that his "transformation is going to change millions of minds."

November 20, 2025: Ida continues to affirm her maternal role: "I've told everybody you're my spiritual son. I've adopted you." She sees Gary as uniquely positioned for kingdom impact in technology: "We need that because people are not knowing how to be human... We live in two worlds now" (physical and cyberspace). She believes Gary has "a calling and a purpose... to advance the kingdom" with the gifts God has given him for this technological age. Reassures him that God orchestrates all his career decisions: "Any choice you make is a God choice."

🔮 Ministry Philosophy & Approach​

  • Relay Race Vision: Sees ministry as passing a baton in divine appointments - "I would run with the baton as long as I had that appointment. It could be a day, it could be 30 days, it could be a year"
  • Heart Preparation: "The fertilization you make help make their heart fertile... so when the next person who's part of the plan is able to give them that opportunity to receive Christ... their heart and their spirit and their mind are more ready"
  • Workplace Ministry: "When I go to HEB, I'm the church" - ministers everywhere through conversations, smiles, and practical help
  • Bold Witness: Plays Christian music openly at work, responds with "thank you in the name of Jesus," refuses negative words saying "I speak life"
  • Kingdom Business: Believes in integrating faith with professional work - "speaking with access to the kingdom to these people"
  • Teaching Humanity: Core mission is "teaching people how to be human" and showing that "being a Christian is amazing"

✝️ Personal Testimonies & Background​

  • Educational Background:
    • Masters in Educational Leadership & Administration, passed principal test first time
    • Masters in School Counseling | Licensed Professional Counselor
    • Certified educator Pre-K through 12
    • 10 years experience each in elementary, middle, and high school
    • Family educational dynasty: Mother was curriculum specialist in math, father is state superintendent mentor with 40 years experience, siblings all in education
    • Extended family of 15 first cousins all highly educated (lawyers, surgeons, doctors, brokers)
    • Ida having two masters is "probably the least educated" in family
    • Family vision: "Always talked about a school... helping create global citizens"
  • Professional Experience:
    • Advisor to UTRGV Schools of Engineering, Business and Computer Science
    • High School Teacher
    • School Counselor at District Alternative Education Center
    • School Counselor / Crisis Intervention Specialist
    • School District Boot Camp (6th-12th grade)
    • SEL Counselor at 2 charter school systems
    • School-Based Therapist at Bexar County Juvenile Justice Academy
    • School-Based Therapist at Communities in Schools (nonprofit nationwide)
  • Ministry Experience:
    • Missionary since 14 years old in the Rio Grande Valley
    • Ministry to gang-affiliated youth and teen parents
    • Healing prayer ministry to the broken and afflicted
  • At-Risk Youth Work (Lifelong Calling):
    • High School: Trained in "Heartline" club sponsored by HS counselors to be peer supporter for students with mental health issues
    • Age 18: Led "Night of the Living Dead" revival drawing 2,000 youth (ages 11-18) from multiple Rio Grande Valley school districts; hundreds gave their lives to Christ
    • College: Baptist Student Union missionary to Mexico helping impoverished churches and communities
    • 10 Years as At-Risk Counselor: Served at 5A school district working with youth ages 11-18 facing: substance abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, incarcerated parents, suicide of parent(s), criminal justice involvement (probation/parole), extreme childhood trauma, abandonment, early exposure to pornography/alcohol/crime, gang affiliation, foster care system survivors, children with 15-20 half-siblings but no father presence
    • Common Profile: "Mom had lots of boyfriends and bio dad lots of girlfriends and kids scattered without any bond or authentic relationships with either biological parents... lots of pain and anger and chaos without goals for a better life... no vision... until they had an encounter with me by God's divine plan and appointment"
  • Family Heritage: Grew up Protestant, a rarity for a Hispanic family [3190]. Her family line includes ministers and prayer healers [3629]. Parents modeled extreme generosity - gave to both childhood church and current church monthly throughout their lives. Mother served as church treasurer. Witnessed parents give freely without expecting repayment, later saw God provide through unexpected repayments when most needed.
  • Marriage Testimony: Endured 30-year marriage transformation with Jesus Villavicencio who was cocaine addict for first 15 years. Attempted divorce three times over 15 years, each time divinely stopped by Black pastors who appeared at crucial moments (TC, Keith the ex-NFL player, photographer-pastor). Strategy for transformation: "I treat them as if they're already where they're supposed to be... I talked to him as if he were a godly man." Jesus committed adultery multiple times but she forgave: "With Christ, the love can change and evolve... more than you can know." Now Jesus has half million in savings, no debt, follows Dave Ramsey. She says: "Everything he has done, he's done to himself. It wasn't to you."
  • Healing (Rheumatoid Arthritis): Suffered from severe, debilitating joint pain for years, which doctors diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis [3507, 3525]. Her insurance repeatedly denied biologic medication [3513]. She was miraculously healed after attending an Ankit Rambabu revival [3528].
  • Healing (Childhood): She was born with severely deformed legs, which were corrected by wearing a steel bar brace for the first two years of her life [2967, 2971]. She also had a rare, lupus-like disease from birth until age 11, which doctors said would kill her if it didn't go into remission. She was healed after puberty, which her family attributes to prayer [2991, 3005].
  • Healing (Encounter Church): During the Nov 16, 2025 service, she received prayer for a "mystery illness" [1889] and experienced a profound spiritual "release" of the 24-year burden of prayer for her son [2314].
  • Family: She is the primary confidant for her son, Carlos, regarding his supernatural experiences. Carlos talks with her in the kitchen for 1-3 hours daily about "spirit, philosophy, psychology." Her brother, "Al," is a gifted music producer with autism but also a "master class manipulator." Her younger brother Alex (almost 50) left wife Amy for a stripper, now works at Jaguar making $110K but is miserable. His three kids (Olivia-20 who got into UT Austin, Lily, Joaquin) are in therapy and say "We don't know that man." Ida prevented Alex's suicide three times by calling exactly when he had gun to his head. She believes he's demonically influenced: "I talked to the thing... I saw it." Her stepdaughter Asia (28) is studying to be a nurse, works at a hospital, and recently returned to church after years away from faith. Asia was raised part-time by Ida and Jesus, married a Marine 10 years ago, has two children.
  • Ministry Experience: At age 18, organized a revival called "Night of the Living Dead" at an athletic club that drew 2,000 youth from across the Rio Grande Valley (McAllen, Edinburgh, Mission, PSJA), where hundreds came to know the Lord, including her 11-year-old brother.
  • Ministry to Jewish Rabbi: Ministered to dying high-status Jerusalem-born rabbi at request of his daughter Renit. Initially rejected but after hearing Isaiah 53, accepted Christ. Made and left family a cross necklace. Ida reflects: "from totally different worlds... at the end of the day he needed someone like me to help him not be afraid to die." Maintains friendship with Renit who now lives in Boston.
  • Church Scandal Experience: Witnessed pastor's affair with Paula White (Trump's spiritual advisor) that destroyed his marriage. Pastor had multiple affairs, paid off men whose wives he slept with. Paula White told congregation to put jewelry in baskets, promised Gucci boots and jets. Ida met Paula when invited to White House pastor event. Saw friend give so much to church she used ice chest instead of refrigerator. Learned "pastors are human... not perfect" but got what she needed from that season.
  • Current Work: Counseling multiple suicidal students (two attempted suicide the week before Nov 22) including one who attempted after being bullied for his speech impediment, and "Sarah" - a girl rejected by her educated parents (both school principals) who lived with the school's pastor temporarily. Must obtain SB12 consent forms for official mental health counseling. Describes her work as "teaching people how to be human" and helping them understand "being a Christian is amazing." Saved coach from affair with 22-year-old teaching assistant that would have destroyed marriage to "Greek goddess" wife and career.
  • Business Venture: Established "The Red Jay Guidance and Counseling" with website and infrastructure through Therapy Sites ($50/month) and Simple Practice for scheduling. Has not actively marketed due to feeling called to influence "lots of people at a time" rather than one-on-one therapy. Considering not advertising as explicitly Christian to avoid turning people away, instead saying she "speaks life into your situation."
  • Spiritual Calling: Feels called to minister to young people. Has mentored several students who achieved exceptional success - one became VP at Goldman Sachs (from 10 generations of poverty, Stanford psychology degree), another became marketing director at a top oil & gas company. "I think that God lets me see people that are going to choose God... And that's what I see. Their realness, their truth, the who they really are according to God.", wanting to "tell them how much God loves them" through praise, worship, and speaking into their lives. Views her counseling as the first part of God's plan: "setting up their heart, setting up their mind, setting up the ground for whatever's next for them." Has been considering renting a space for youth ministry for two years.
  • Workplace Alienation: Multiple times told she "doesn't fit the culture" at secular schools. Gay principal who "stole his husband from a woman" didn't renew her contract. Called "too positive" for secular environments. Jesus's response: "Thank God you don't fit in. If you did, you would be them." Feels like "an alien... my whole life."
  • Depression Battles: Experiences severe, sudden depression: "When I get depressed, it comes fast. And it's like, kill yourself. It's not depression like, oh, I'm sad... No." Tormented by thoughts of being "worthless," never getting better positions. Uses helping others and encouraging people as coping strategy. Maintains "real joy" even during struggles: "no one knew because I still showed up to work."

Transcripts​

Transcript IDDateSummary
2025-12-30-gary-ida-education-corruption-relationship-wisdom2025-12-30Education system corruption insights (charter school kickbacks, foreign ownership), relationship wisdom, potential Felicia introduction, Gary's 2026 marriage belief
2025-12-29-gary-ida-microschool-triage-model2025-12-29Microschool support model development with Ida as regional counselor/triage specialist, $100 ad validation experiment, 504 accommodations expertise, dual credit pathways, and public school system critique
2025-12-22-gary-ida-christofuture-prep-founding-alignment2025-12-22Christofuture Prep founding vision alignment covering nonprofit structure, 6-hour day model, and bold Christian design philosophy
2025-12-21-hang-with-ida-sylvia-coffee-shop2025-12-21"Jesus Christ Prep" strategic session with visit to Carreno family and education vision development
2025-12-20-ida-family-gathering-enrique-house2025-12-20Multi-generational Christmas gathering featuring competitive board games, deep education discussions, and exploration of neurodiversity and spiritual gifts
2025-12-17-ida-villavicencio-faith-led-education-vision2025-12-17Faith-Led Education Vision & Prenda Strategy
2025-12-14-ida-villavicencio-revolutionary-school-vision2025-12-14Divine 10-hour vision dream for revolutionary faith-based charter school model
2025-12-13-ida-gary-micro-school-exploration2025-12-13Micro school opportunity evaluation and educational entrepreneurship discussion
2025-12-12-gary-ida-primer-fellowship-application2025-12-12Ida's comprehensive Primer Fellowship application for micro school leadership
2025-12-11-gary-ida-primer-fellowship-discovery2025-12-11Discovery of Primer Fellowship opportunity and divine alignment for educational venture
2025-12-10-ida-gary-kingdom-tribe-carlos-progress2025-12-10Kingdom Tribe vision and Carlos's remarkable transformation discussion
2025-12-06-ida-villavicencio-healing-generational-curses2025-12-06Divine timing discussion, generational healing, miracle testimony, and family ministry heritage
2025-11-30-ida-gary-ministry-life-wisdom2025-11-30Ministry stories, church scandals, and life wisdom during phone call
2025-11-28-ida-drive-to-bus-station2025-11-28Deep conversation about marriage, family, and faith during drive to bus station
2025-11-28-morning-after-thanksgiving-ida-alfonso-gloria2025-11-28Morning car ride and breakfast with Alfonso and Gloria discussing gender roles and spiritual gifts
2025-11-27-thanksgiving-gathering-villavicencio-family2025-11-27Thanksgiving family gathering with multiple generations and extended conversations
2025-11-24-ida-villavicencio-spiritual-headship-education-tech2025-11-24Confronting spiritual headship issues and educational technology vision development
2025-11-22-ida-gary-healing-business-thanksgiving2025-11-22Miraculous healing testimony, spiritual warfare insights, and Thanksgiving family planning
2025-11-20-gary-ida-villavicencio-career-ministry-guidance2025-11-20Career guidance, ministry philosophy, and business collaboration discussion
2025-11-18-gary-ida-spiritual-counseling-ministry2025-11-18Spiritual counseling, youth ministry calling, and adoption into the Villavicencio family
2025-11-16-villavicencio-family-liberty-church-visit2025-11-16Family visit to Encounter Church with healing and deliverance for all family members
2026-01-01-gary-ida-speaking-life-faith-testimony2026-01-01New Year's call on speaking life, faith testimonies, and spiritual warfare against depression/death
2026-01-01-gary-ida-microschool-support-strategy2026-01-01Microschool support infrastructure vision, TEFA/Odyssey mechanics, lieutenant governor partnership pitch, and Christian education ecosystem strategy
2026-01-03-gary-ida-elva-spiritual-heritage-healing-testimony2026-01-03Four generations of family healers, childhood medical miracles, Karen's possible demonic possession, and microschool nonprofit strategy with Aunt Elva present
2026-01-05-gary-ida-uvalde-healing-timeline-carlos-breakthrough2026-01-05Full Uvalde attack timeline, mystery illness details, Liberty deliverance from weekly suicidal thoughts, Carlos agreeing to therapy/job/haircut, and Last Chance Ministry building vision
2026-01-08-gary-ida-carlos-breakthrough-microschool-counseling-thesis2026-01-08Carlos's profound spiritual awakening (crying first time since 11, reading warfare prayers compulsively), workplace crisis (3 resignations, sexual harassment), fractional counseling thesis for micro schools, Jeremiah testimony