Ray Turner stays behind the scenes, but that doesn't mean he's not driven to drive.

He never has to go into the church to assist the patients at St. Andrew's Children's Clinic with their medical conditions, but when the day is done, Turner may play one of the biggest roles of the entire clinic.

He's the bus driver.

He picks patients up in Downtown Nogales, Ariz., about five miles from the clinic, and drops them back off at the U.S.-Mexico border after their treatment. He is the errand man, the volunteer who drives what he calls "this monster" to take patients to pick up prescriptions at Wal-Mart each month during the clinic, and in the more serious cases, takes them to the hospital to get x-rays or blood work done.

With over 250 children attending the clinic each month, Turner said the task is an all-day activity that involves many trips.

"When they're ready to go home we take them back to the border," he said, while waiting for patients outside the clinic. "Right now I got a couple people waiting at the hospital."

Turner first came to the clinic four years ago. He said his heart was touched and he was motivated to volunteer. After he found out they needed drivers, he took the wheel and started to steer.



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