Good News Travels Fast! LISTEN to many interviews and learn about updates and projects past , present and future! FIND FIDEL IN THE PRESS! Milwaukee Independent: How is faith a part of your life and the work you do? Fidel Verdin: For me, my existence means faith. I am the result of faith. The umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck a few times when I was born. I was almost a miscarriage before I was born. Faith is fighting for life and accepting the inevitableness of death.