
Ruben Enaje: After the first time, you get scars on your hands. These scars are opened the second time, and you feel the pain. Then it gets worse. What goes through your head immediately before the nails are driven into you?
I feel nervous for a whole month before, even after 25 years of doing it. I feel pain in my hands almost a month before. How do you deal with the pain?
I close my eyes and pray to Jesus that nothing will stop me. If I see the people, I cannot pray. What’s the recovery process like?
I do nothing; just heal. They have a first-aid person who cleans up the blood and stuff like that, and they give me medicine, like antibiotics. But I don’t do anything. But your livelihood depends on your hands. How long does it take you before you get back to work as a sign painter?
About five days. Maybe a week. And how long do you plan on continuing with these crucifixions?
My last year will be 2013. I must do my penitence for 27 years. Nine years for my wife, nine years for my daughter, nine years because I survived my accident. Would you recommend getting crucified?
No, because it’s against the Bible. So then why do you do it?
When I was first crucified, I didn’t know it was against the Bible. But I have to finish what I started. I have to do penitence for 27 years. If I don’t, I won’t have paid my dues. What do your friends say about it?
They say it’s very beautiful.