RisingFaith
Wheelchair basketball player. Builder of worlds & code. Nine surgeries. Still rising.
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Wheelchair basketball player. Builder of worlds & code. Nine surgeries. Still rising.
Some kids are born into a world that wasn't built for them.
Ryle is building his own.
Wheelchair basketball player. World traveler. Future shoe designer. A sixth grader from Dallas who's stared down nine surgeries — and never once looked away.
Behind every kid who defies the odds, there's a family that refused to set limits. Ryle's parents, his sisters Ava and Abigail, and Panda the cat are the foundation everything else is built on.
Mother & Son
Father & Son
The Family
Before the arena, before the medals — there was a little boy with a top knot, a big smile, and an even bigger spirit.
Same kid. Bigger dreams.
When he's not on the court, Ryle builds worlds — from Lego masterpieces to Minecraft kingdoms. He's a car enthusiast, an arcade regular, a sushi connoisseur since age five, and a kid who codes.
Car enthusiast too
The Fight
Spina bifida doesn't announce itself gently. It shows up at birth and never leaves. For Ryle, that's meant nine surgeries before his thirteenth birthday.
Mom never left his side
The Road Back
Post-surgery recovery
Comfort in hard moments
Learning to walk again
Each step, his own
Standing. On his own two feet.
Spina Bifida — one of the most common congenital birth defects. Lifetime cost of care: $790,000. But the cost of giving up? Ryle will never know.
The Comeback
Ryle, age 12
“My favorite part is the teamwork — if we use teamwork, we are able to win lots of games.”
The Team
Game Day
Not Just Basketball
Thanks to Kidd's Kids, Ryle flew to Walt Disney World on a Southwest charter — met the pilots on the tarmac, and landed in the most magical place on Earth.
Then came the Tron Lightcycle Run — the fastest ride in all of Disney. Ryle was terrified. Heart pounding. Hands shaking.
He rode it anyway.
“It was scary. But it was worth it. I conquered my fear.”
Characters, Rides & Magic
No one does this alone. Ryle's village — coaches, church family, teammates, and the crew at school — is the scaffolding around every comeback. The people who see Ryle, not his wheelchair.
“Making me try harder and helping me get better every day.”
First Place — Kidnetic Games
Eyes on the future
Ryle didn't get here because life went easy on him. He got here because someone showed up at every surgery, every game, every hard morning. Now he's asking you to show up for the next chapter.
Rising Faith isn't just a name.
It's a promise.
He reads every single one.
