Ray's church, First United Methodist Church of Germantown in Philadelphia, has been twinning with the Peasant Association of Fondwa since 1994. That year, Fr. Joseph asked the church for a grant to charter a bank for the organized poor. This became the Fonkoze Foundation.

He was also with Witness for Peace Haiti, and before that was President of the Board of Directors of a local community credit union created to give housing loans to black homeowners in their diverse neighborhood in Philadelphia.

Fonkoze and the work of the Father Joseph Network have inspired Ray to build a more just and beloved community. He has also believed for a long time that from the work achieved by FJN, a servant leader will arise to lead Haiti.