Cursed from the Crib

Robert Weber has a hard life. His parents were addicted to Meth and his mom was caught up in prostitution. He was four years old when he was taken away from his parents by the state. He had been very neglected and was still in a crib and could not walk properly. As a young man he had development issues and learning disabilities. 

Brokenness in a Loving Family

At the age of six years old, Robert was adopted by a loving family. But Robert was already so broken and rebellious. He fought the love that the family was trying to give him. He did not trust anyone. He had authority issues and always stayed in trouble. As a teenager he left the home and went out on his own. 

Robert began hanging out with negative influences. He began drinking heavily and using all types of drugs. He soon found himself homeless and living under a bridge.

Searching for belonging in Desperate Isolation

He felt the deep need to belong and at his lowest point of desperation for any type of connection he joined a gang involved with the Klu Klux Klan. He soon got a big KKK tattoo on his left forearm. For ten years, Robert lived under an overpass on the streets of Memphis. He survived by begging passer-bys for loose change  and “Flying a Sign” for cash. He was known on the streets as “Dog Robert”, because of his long hair and tremendously long beard. 

Covered with the Cross

One day a nice lady offered to take Robert to a place called the Warriors Center Rescue Mission to get some help. He went reluctantly but found a peace there that he had never experienced. Robert Graduated and found the help he needed. Despite the joy of finally changing his life, he still had one problem – the KKK tattoo. He had been wearing long sleeved shirts to hide it even in the sweltering Memphis Summer. So, as a graduation present, Warriors Center paid for him to have the KKK tattoo covered with a cross symbolizing Christ covering his past sins.