| Ray Danna, Orange County, CA |
AGE:
· 41
BORN:
· Torrance ca
FAMILY:
· Wife
o Kristina
· Kids
o Jacob - 17
o Allen - 14
o Benjamin - 7
RACES COMPLETED:
· Pacific coast tri 08
· 24 hour mountain bike (hurkey creek) 05,06
· Solvang century
· Palm springs century
· Amtrak century
· New years day ride etc.
TESTIMONY:
I was raised catholic and I went to ccd classes in high school. I am ˝ Italian and the pope is practically god to Italians.
I started attending saddleback church years ago but, I would only attend once in a while. I suppose I lacked the motivation to commit to attend each week.
About four years ago I was facing an IRS audit and it took everything I had to keep it together. I had many sleepless nights and unproductive days. Even, resorting to hospital visits for shortness of breath and other times for chest pains.
Like so many others I came to rely on Christ as “my everything” when I had no other options.
“Nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:39
We had already been attending saddleback church regularly for a couple of years and I decided I would take the first step, so I volunteered to teach 6th graders the word of God on Tuesday nights. I signed up for a bible study on wed nights.
I prayed "Lord I need your help; there is no other way for me to keep my home or my business.”
Within a week of praying that prayer a company I had done some work for called me and said "we want you to wire our new office." “Oh and by the way we don't care how much it cost we want your company to do the work". Praise God, my struggle was over.
“We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character, and character produces hope.” – Romans 5:3-4
MY PASSION:
Cycling in general, road and mountain are a huge passion of mine. My family shares my passion I have a road tandem and a mountain tandem and love riding with my boys.
