Raymond's Story: Beat Up, Beat Down, and Becoming Free.

Raymond's life began with a dad who beat him up and a life that beat him down.  He learned from an early age to fend for himself, began dealing drugs at age 11 and landed in prison at age 19.  Raymond spent his early adult life traveling the country and visiting every state in the continental U.S. by manipulating money and service out of strangers.  At age 36 he met a woman that changed his life and caused him to change his ways.  They had a wonderful son named Sebastian, who Raymond loved dearly and to whom he became the kind of loving Dad that he never knew himself.  Then when Sebastian was 12 years old a drunk driver hit him and his mom and took both of their lives.  Raymond was crushed and began to face a continuing number of further hardships.  Raymond went back to Alcohol, becoming destitute and ended up homeless.  But God.  God created Raymond with some very special qualities, resilience like none other, compassion for others, and a humility to learn lessons even in the face of harsh and devastating circumstances.  Raymond had a grandmother whose voice and influence had far reaching power, and Raymond had a God who he would learn that loved him more than he ever knew.  This is a story you don't want to miss.