I wanted to take a moment and introduce you to a song that was written and produced by my son, William Walker Jr., called Raise Me
This song is deep, and it has a powerful message behind it
He's talking about the past of our lives, something that he was exposed to, not by choice, but by accident
My son witnessed me at a very young age being confrontational with a stranger

I was walking in some hills and had slipped on some ice and fell in the presence of my children
My kids thought I was severely hurt, and no one came to help me get up
But in the midst of them coming to my rescue, my children, trying to help me get up, a guy across the street in my presence was laughing at me
So I said, instead of you laughing in the presence of my children, you should have came and been a gentleman and assisted me up

And the man responded with very abusive, verbally abusive, foul language
And I responded back
And the next thing you knew, the guy was coming over and was beating me in my face
I was still trying to catch my balance and get up off the ice and fight back with everything that was in me

I refused to let my children watch me get beat by this man
But anyway, I tried my best to fight back and to hit back and to defend myself
And before you know it, my face was just totally destroyed because he had rings on both hands
And my face was so unrecognizable at this point

But my child carried this for years
In the back of his mind, seeing this, being exposed to this, and to see how God can take that memory and turn it around and use it for his glory today
is an incredible, powerful thing
I am so proud of you, William, the way you continue to yield to God and allow God to use you

There's so much that you've been through. People don't even know half of your testimony
If they only knew where you've come from and the things that you've been through, your testimony would be mind-blowing
Don't be ashamed, afraid to tell the things that God has delivered you from, that he's brought you through
You know about it through this song. You expose some of the things

How you've been to prison, how you battled with depression, and the things that you've dealt with
All of that, you are talking about it in this song
And in the midst of you sharing that, I know God is healing you by you releasing it
So I'm proud of you, and I love you. Continue to let God use you

But family, friends, listen to this song. Share it
It's powerful, and I know many of you will be able to relate to it
God bless. Be encouraged. Bye
Raise me