But its doubtful this stocky man. with an urgency in his voice that compels people to listen. will ever stop telling Hispanic farm laborers that they must take control of their own destiny. His plan is simple: "Show you can do it." he says. He asks no more of his congregation that he has of himself. Reyes was raised in a migrant family in Texas and Mexico and spent much of his early life picking cotton. strawberries. tomatoes and oranges. Hes never strayed far from the dirt and the crops. By his mid20s Reyes had compiled a resume of drinking. gambling and fighting.