More than one percent of the children in our state are homeless - far too many, if you ask Pastor Terry Woodside.

He's a circuit-riding preacher, making a trek from Parkersburg to Fairmont to raise awareness and money for a home for children in need.

It's been a long haul this week for Pastor Woodside and Uni Habito Caballo, or Uni for short. They rode 12 miles in the heat just Tuesday. But it's been a much longer journey since Woodside first saw children sleeping on the Streets of Shinnston.

"An 11 year-old boy told me this story. He said, 'Mom and Dad got a divorce. Mom got a new boyfriend, and he said it's me or him, one's got to go,'" said Woodside. "I can't take that."

Since that night, Woodside has dreamed of a place where he can proactively change the lives of children who are homeless: a place like FHC Ranch.

"Well, when we start seeing that the need was so great, and that there's more children out there than we could really take care of just at a small scale, we realized that this ranch and this property was the way to go," said Burnside.

FHC stands for faith, hope, and charity. Woodside's circuit-riding background gave him a jumping off point to start raising the money for the ranch.

Pastor Woodside and Uni, whose Spanish name means "Only Begotten Horse," have ridden 60 of their 110 mile trip - one mile for each acre the ranch will stand on. They money they raise toward their goal of $100,000 will go to purchase the land - and erect the first buildings.

Tuesday's stop was Mount Hebron Baptist Church in Salem. Pastor Kenneth Lloyd is excited at the prospect of a children's home.

"I believe that everyone who has a chance should try and support him, so he can help them with the gospel," backed Lloyd. "They can understand that Jesus came seeking to save that which is lost, and they're part of the ones that need him."

"If we can offer them Faith in God, Hope in something else besides what they've been experiencing already, and show them real charity," says Woodside, "Then we can change their life, one young person at a time."

To get more information or the ride's itinerary, or to donate to the FHC Ranch, click on the link below.