Future pastor met God at a crossroad in his life
By Tom Bryant
Sunday June 22, 2008
Holly Hart
Pastor Raymond Winfrey delivers his Sunday morning sermon at the Crossroad of Life Community Church in Rantoul.
Moses had his burning bush.
Saul had his light on the road to Damascus.
Ray Winfrey had his riding lawn mower.
Cutting grass can be a mindless, butt-numbing chore for a homeowner. For Ray Winfrey, who mowed for the Champaign Parks Department, it was job security. That is, until one late spring day in 1979, when his mowing went from mindless to mind-blowing.
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