Roy Juarez Jr.

We sat on the front porch of that church and just waited for someone to show up. Because I knew it was Wednesday and they were going to have service. And sure enough, the lead pastor shows up. And she gets out and she recognizes me. She goes, Roy? I was like, hi, Pastor Doris. I said, can I talk to you? And she goes like, yeah, let me open the church.

We sat on the front porch of that church and just waited for someone to show up. Because I knew it was Wednesday and they were going to have service. And sure enough, the lead pastor shows up. And she gets out and she recognizes me. She goes, Roy? I was like, hi, Pastor Doris. I said, can I talk to you? And she goes like, yeah, let me open the church.

We sat on the front porch of that church and just waited for someone to show up. Because I knew it was Wednesday and they were going to have service. And sure enough, the lead pastor shows up. And she gets out and she recognizes me. She goes, Roy? I was like, hi, Pastor Doris. I said, can I talk to you? And she goes like, yeah, let me open the church.

So we go inside the church and I plead my case. We have nowhere to live. I just need a place to live with my baby brother. I promise you I will take care of everything. I will do the yard. I will clean it. It will be ready for all your services. I just need a place to live. And she says, Roy, you can't live here. You can't live in this church.

So we go inside the church and I plead my case. We have nowhere to live. I just need a place to live with my baby brother. I promise you I will take care of everything. I will do the yard. I will clean it. It will be ready for all your services. I just need a place to live. And she says, Roy, you can't live here. You can't live in this church.

So we go inside the church and I plead my case. We have nowhere to live. I just need a place to live with my baby brother. I promise you I will take care of everything. I will do the yard. I will clean it. It will be ready for all your services. I just need a place to live. And she says, Roy, you can't live here. You can't live in this church.

And for a second, I thought I had made the biggest mistake because baby Ray had a roof over his head. And now he would be living with me on this tree.

And for a second, I thought I had made the biggest mistake because baby Ray had a roof over his head. And now he would be living with me on this tree.

And for a second, I thought I had made the biggest mistake because baby Ray had a roof over his head. And now he would be living with me on this tree.

Well, she said, you will live with us under one condition. And I was scared because Everyone had a condition. Sometimes they were good. Sometimes it wasn't good. And so with all this anger, I was like, what do you want? And she says, Roy, calm down, calm down. She says, all we want is that you go back to school. You can live in our home, but you will go back to school.

Well, she said, you will live with us under one condition. And I was scared because Everyone had a condition. Sometimes they were good. Sometimes it wasn't good. And so with all this anger, I was like, what do you want? And she says, Roy, calm down, calm down. She says, all we want is that you go back to school. You can live in our home, but you will go back to school.

Well, she said, you will live with us under one condition. And I was scared because Everyone had a condition. Sometimes they were good. Sometimes it wasn't good. And so with all this anger, I was like, what do you want? And she says, Roy, calm down, calm down. She says, all we want is that you go back to school. You can live in our home, but you will go back to school.

And that's how I went back to high school. And then from high school, I graduated and took off to college. They kept me for four years. The only reason why I moved out of their house is was because I decided to leave. So they are my parents. They didn't legally adopt me, but they're my parents. So I have more than one set of parents. And that's okay.

And that's how I went back to high school. And then from high school, I graduated and took off to college. They kept me for four years. The only reason why I moved out of their house is was because I decided to leave. So they are my parents. They didn't legally adopt me, but they're my parents. So I have more than one set of parents. And that's okay.

And that's how I went back to high school. And then from high school, I graduated and took off to college. They kept me for four years. The only reason why I moved out of their house is was because I decided to leave. So they are my parents. They didn't legally adopt me, but they're my parents. So I have more than one set of parents. And that's okay.

Because family is just not the love in your veins. Family is the love that's in your heart. That's family. We can choose family as well.

Because family is just not the love in your veins. Family is the love that's in your heart. That's family. We can choose family as well.

Because family is just not the love in your veins. Family is the love that's in your heart. That's family. We can choose family as well.

Right. Absolutely. I'm a, I'm in community college. I'm struggling. I know I'm not doing very well. I didn't have a good high school foundation. Right. So if I'm going to be honest, one counselor said, I know what she was, she was trying to help me, but she said, Roy, did you take algebra? I was like, nah, miss. Like I've never had it. She said, Roy, did you take algebra? Yeah.

Right. Absolutely. I'm a, I'm in community college. I'm struggling. I know I'm not doing very well. I didn't have a good high school foundation. Right. So if I'm going to be honest, one counselor said, I know what she was, she was trying to help me, but she said, Roy, did you take algebra? I was like, nah, miss. Like I've never had it. She said, Roy, did you take algebra? Yeah.