Mathias was born on a cold wintry day in a large midwestern city, with a backdrop of a large river.Birth was hard on mother and child, due to Mathias having a hernia and other issues. Docie, Mathias' mother, loved him and nurtured him through the illnesses.Mathias, as a toddler played, played alone most of the time. While his sisters gathered together, making up games to keep them occupied. Docie surely had her hands full raising seven children alone. Docie struggled to keep them fed and clothed on what little she was able to provide through independent work.As Mathias grew, his mother and sister, Bethany, had to keep watch on him. For he would wander out the door to "go by go", as he put it.A wandering child from the beginning, started his life of journeys; later to become a prayer warrior.Join Mathias on his newest journey, to becoming a prayer warrior.