Ok, guess what!? My first ever concert is coming up next Sunday night, November 5, 2006 in Waxahachie, Texas at Waxahachie Bible Church. I really hope that you can come - but if you can’t, send your prayers. God bless and love you all.
SRay
Jun
19
Well we just got back from Glorieta, New Mexico yesterday after one of the most spiritually uplifting times in my entire life. Although I was there as an adult sponsor for our students, God used the time to edify me as well, not to mention re-ignite my passion for students coming to fully know Christ.
I love times like camp because they serve to remind me of God’s good plans for his children, plans that are often eclipsed because we are so accustomed to accepting less. So keep me honest, ok? It’s time for Park Hill to reach places unimaginable through God’s grace and purpose. It’s time for our students to know God on a level that was thought to be attained only by monks and nuns. It’s time for God’s name to be glorified again, not shun and shamed by those who don’t know him (and those who do).
It won’t be easy because unfortunately, the down side of experiences like camp is that it leaves people in a place that seems so much lower than the high time just experienced. But the thing that keeps me going is the wonderful knowledge that what just went on at Camp can be an everyday thing in our hearts. God intends good things for children. The question is: will we let him work? Time will tell.
SRay
Mar
19
Well friends, I have good news and bad news. Bad news first: I didn’t advance. Good news: I get $1500 anyway. I got wonderful feedback from the judges. I get to home and head out to New Mexico (shh!). It’s been a wonderful run. Thanks so much for your prayers and support. See you soon.
SRay
Mar
18
Holy Cow, I love this city! The culture! The people! The everything! Ok, so I admit I was a little nervous at first, but I think I am really warming up to this place. So, first experience - my taxicab driver (an Arab…lol) drove like a madman (like everyone eslse here) but got me here safely. He was actually a pretty cool guy, telling me about New York.
So then there was the MET stuff. Dude, we have our own IDs! We can go anywhere - backstage, dressing rooms, etc - anywhere! I have my coaching here in about an hour, so I’m about to go get ready for that.
One thing: could this really be my life? I feel some doubts (what’s new, huh?). But I trust that this is the path. In fact, I trust that whatever path I pursue, God will walk with me.
My family and Drs. Secrest (and Caitlin) come in tonight. I’m excited about seeing everyone. Plus, I think that I might go to church with Andrew Shepherd tomorrow morning. Pray for my audition…that God would be glorified, and that I would perform my best. I love you all and continue to implore your prayers.
SRay
Mar
16
I sit here at home, leaving in about 20 minutes for the Little Rock Airport. Perhaps the first of many trips around the US and world for the sake of singing. I’m kind of filled with different emotions right now. Part of me is afraid - exactly how I felt before I left for Austria - of what I will experience while away from the comfort of Home and Ouachita. Part of me is excited to partake in an amazing thing like this. Part of me is wondering if, despite his many confirmations, this is really God’s calling for my life. But all of me is confident that, no matter what happens, God is with me. Like the lady said, I am going to see where this goes. New York (by way of Chicago), here I come! Dear friends and family, I will need your prayers. Pray that God’s will be done and that I see and follow it. I will be in touch. God bless you all.
SRay
