Testimony

there are SO many testimonies where I've read/ heard and thought, " wow they've been through a lot." But, mine is pretty plain and amazing in its own way.

    I was born in Tennessee. I lived in an itty bitty town called Savannah. I loved it. however, the summer after first grade I received the news that we would be moving to a town by the name of Starkville, Mississippi. I was upset at first, but I adjusted quickly in Starkville, so it wasn't a big deal. Though, there was one  "problem" that I thought I had. All of my friends had accepted Christ in their heart and they had been saved, but no not me. I believed in Christ, I just wasn't ready yet. It troubled me throughout elementary school that I hadn't been baptized, but I still didn't feel that calling so I remained as I was. Eventually my little brother, Taylor, got baptized before me. And that majorly embarrassed me, but I just wasn't ready. I still didn't feel like I knew the whole meaning. In 7th grade, at DNOW, we were worshipping and I felt that tug on my heart. I knew it was time to talk to my youth minister, Jim, but I didn't have the guts to do it. I was embarrassed that I was in 7th grade and just now getting baptized. Well, I didn't have the guts to tell him until 8th grade. I realized accepting Christ and getting baptized is an EXCELLENT thing, and it should in no possible way be something embarrassing. About a month after talking with Jim, I was baptized. Whew, finally. Skipping forward to my ninth grade summer, super summer and Guatemala. My cousin is a youth minister in Texas, and he asked me to go with his youth group to Guatemala. I prayed about it for a while, and I knew God was leading me to go. Wow. It was an amazing and indescribable trip. God worked in so many ways through me, the group I went with, and the ministry we went with ( http://engadiministries.org ) In a super short summary, it was AMAZING.

 

 

I was asked by my youth leader to go to super summer because he considered me a leader. I was so excited about the invitation, and I couldn't wait. God really reached out to me and touched me at super summer, I had never felt that close of a connection (I even cried, no, bawled one night.) That experience as a whole was also unforgettable and indescribable.     

   

 (My super summer bestie/other half, Ansley)

That is pretty much my whole testimony kinda shortened. I used to want one of those "wow" stories like I said before. Now, after looked at how I've been so blessed, and very very fortunate, I have realized I have a "wow" story. Just my own type of "wow." 

        From Starkville with Love, MCRAY 

A first blog intro to me, MC

My name is Mary Catherine Ray. I am a Tennessee born, Mississippi raised 16 year old from Starkville, Mississippi. I am a sophomore at Starkville Academy. I swim all the time and way to much, I run XC for some odd reason, and I also run track (which is way better). Here is a pic of me with a swim bestie.

I have two brothers, an older(Joel) and a younger(Taylor) #middlechildprobs, and a younger sister named Maggie. #sheisreallyadogbutourfamilydoesntthinkso #andneitherdoesshe . so here are pics of my sibs:

My absolute favorite thing to do is travel. And my absolute favorite place to go is......NEW YORK CITY. I absolutely love every bit of it (except the street smell). Did I say absolute too much? Oops. But it's the truth. Also, I went to Guatemala this summer. (I'll write my next blog on my summer trips) and it. Is. Beautiful. Both the people and the geography. So that could also be one of my fave places too. So yeah there's a small bit of my travel love. Oh ha wait, i forgot to mention the beach. If you can't find me in stark, I'm prob at the beach. And I'll never ever get tired of it.

So, I talk a lot and I have a lot to talk about. So I'm putting it in blog form. I hope you enjoy :) 

P.S. This was my first ever blog so, sorry if it's not fab Xoxo 

From Starkville With Love, MCRAY