"Jesus loves Oildale" I began carrying the cross after I had a supernatural experience with a loving, awesome, amazing GOD! He changed my life. Through out my life I’ve endured physical & Sexual abuse. Drug addiction, alcohol abuse, gangs, institutions, homelessness, and in my darkest hour I was gunned down and nearly lost my life. It wasn’t until a year after the shooting that I surrendered my life to GOD and asked Jesus Christ to come into my life. Since then it’s been my goal to reach out to the hurting with a message of HOPE! Every day countless lives our lost. We are burying our children because of drugs & gang violence. poverty, homelessness, & crime is on the rise. We must take compassionate action and respond to the needs of the children, youth & families that struggle, physically, mentally, emotionally, & economically in our neighborhoods, were we live and across America. Every Day people drive up and down the streets and lanes of our cities their hurting, lost, challenged by the uncertainties of life, their going through divorce, contemplating suicide, headed for the connections house to buy drugs, on their way to the club, their looking for something. I’m here to let them know that there is HOPE! It's strange ways such as this that the creator reaches out to his created to let them know of his undying, unfailing, unconditional LOVE. Thank you for your assistance in helping spread this message of HOPE! We all know someone that's hurting. Next time you drive through your town and see the homeless, drug addicted, Hopeless,& Loveless just think to yourself "it could have easily been me", or "had it not been for the grace of GOD there go I"! Contact Ray Ballard at [email protected] if you would like to make a difference. Or for information about our festivals & outreaches Dial (661) 348-1002MYFLYPROFILE.NET