My faith started at a young age where my parents raised me and my two sisters in the church they were heavily involved in. Following in my parents footsteps, I also became very involved in our church taking on roles like ushering and lectoring. Rather than sitting a pew, being a part of the service…
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A little fun fact about me is that I’ve lived in four different states and five different cities. Moving helped me grow in my faith but has also deterred my faith sometimes. To start at the beginning, I grew up going to church with my parents, but never fully understood what it meant to be…
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I grew up with lots of christians in my life, starting in my own family. My dad was a pastor until I was in middle school. I accepted Jesus into my life at a very young age and was baptized by my dad when I was 11. Throughout middle school and high school, I was…
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I grew up in a Christian household going to church every Sunday and going to volunteer in the children’s ministry when I could. Life revolved around hobbies like legos and video gaming. I always put myself first, not really anyone else. Did not have a lot of friends growing up and when I really only…
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Ever since I was a kid, I have always been drawn to stories and storytelling, whether it was through books, plays, music, TV shows, or, as I would ultimately end up dedicating my career to, movies. Unlike a lot of young Christians, I did not grow up in a Christian home. I was baptized Catholic…
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Throughout high school, I placed my identity in sports and friends. I played four years of football and ran four years of track. Football gave me a sense of purpose in life. I was a part of something bigger than myself, and I fully bought into that. I rarely missed an offseason workout or practice…
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Testimonies and I have had a contentious relationship ever since I learned what a testimony was. Specifically, I thought that mine was nothing special, and I have even felt shame because I have not gone through some sort of harrowing transformation to get to where I am at in my faith now. However, I also…
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Before Christ, I was a shy, disheartened individual. By the time I came into high school, my first assumption on of people was that no one liked me, that everyone thought I was annoying, goofy, boring, not-what-they-were-looking-for. I assumed people only wanted to spend time with others that could give them something, and since I…
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When I was 13 months old, I was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). This disorder causes me to be very physically weak because it doesn’t allow my muscles to grow and strengthen, so therefore I am in a wheelchair because I am unable to walk and move around easily. SMA is the number one…
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If I could summarize my journey before coming to fully know Christ into one phrase it would be “misplaced identity.” I was born into a Christian home and as a result I knew who God was and that He loved me. I’m sure I accepted Christ as my savior early on in my life, but…
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