OUR STORY

We are Ralph and Susan Ridley. We have 5 married children, 17 grandchildren, 22 great- grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild. Since our marriage in 1968, we have always reached out to people, without giving it a title or recognizing it as anything special. Opening our home, allowing individuals or families to temporary live with us due their life circumstances, fellowship gatherings for single and married couples was just normal things for us to do, so we thought. Additionally, we also were involved in church activities, street witnessing and tent revivals.

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One day, a sister from our church (back in the day, the saints were greeted as brother and sister) said “You have the Gift of Hospitality.” She began to share scriptures in the Bible on hospitality which we had not noticed. It didn’t resonate with us that reaching out to people was a calling from God.
As time went on, serving and reaching out to others took us to another level. In January 1980 the monthly RAAH Women’s Prayer Breakfast was established. It lasted for ten years reaching thousands of women from all walks of life. In 1985 the RAAH HOUSE was established. It was a residential home for women who had fallen through the cracks of life, offering a 12-month program for restoration, healing and a new life in Christ Jesus. Its doors closed in 1990. Also, during this
time, our heartbeat and passion continued to flourish for married couples and Time Out for Marriage was established. This set up an opportunity for them to attend monthly workshops, gala dinners offering elegance and romance, live entertainment and various other events.

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Having numerous events that included many forms of reaching and ministering to people, in 2011, The Ridley Entertainment Arts & Creative Happenings was established, better known as THE REACH. It was inclusive of the various types of events and activities from both former and current years.

Once again, it’s time for the next level. Today, we are excited to announce that we have our very own YouTube channel called “THE REACH”.
THE REACH channel will offer a variety of programs and topics to include guest speakers, talk shows, group discussions, entertainment, arts, creative happenings, and much more touching and reaching the masses of people.