Rick was born in 1962 to Dick and Judy Hoyt. As a result of oxygen deprivation to Rick's brain at the time of his birth, Rick was diagnosed as a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. Dick and Judy were advised to institutionalize Rick because there was no chance of him recovering, and little hope for Rick to live a "normal" life. This was just the beginning of Dick and Judy's quest for Rick's inclusion in community, sports, education and one day, the workplace. Dick and Judy soon realized that though Rick couldn't walk or speak; he was quite astute and his eyes would follow them around the room. They fought to integrate Rick into the public school system, pushing administrators to see beyond Rick's physical limitations. Dick and Judy would take Rick sledding and swimming, and even taught him the alphabet and basic words, like any other child. After providing concrete evidence of Rick's intellect and ability to learn like everyone else, Dick and Ju...

Manusia berkata Penca itu tak berguna, Tak bisa apa-apa hanya bisa menyusahkan orang.... Tuhan berkata Penca itu ciptaanKu, mereka sama seperti kau yang normal Penca itu berharga bagiKu, Aku juga mati untuk mereka.... Dunia boleh memandang aku dan teman-teman penca dengan sebelah mata.... Tapi apapun yang tejadi, apapun yang menyedihkan hatimu, Tuhan selalu ada untukmu, dan ingatlah selalu kau berharga bagi-Nya....

Karena dosaku Dia dihina, Dicela, disiksa, bahkan…. Disalibkan…. Aku bukan apa-apa dan bukan siapa-siapa. Aku manusia kotor yang penuh dengan dosa. Tak ada seorangpun yang mencintaiku, Seperti Dia mencintaiku…. Tidak hanya aku yang Dia cintai…. Dia mencintai seluruh dunia yang penuh dosa ini…. Yesus mencintai anda semua…. Kembalilah padaNya sadari dosamu dan mintalah Agar Dia mengampunimu dan tinggalkan dosa itu…. Dia mencintaimu lebih dari yang kau bayangkan….