{"id":13716,"date":"2022-10-24T13:22:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T17:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kensingtonchurch.org\/?p=13716"},"modified":"2023-10-19T16:48:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T20:48:16","slug":"my-baptism-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensingtonchurch.org\/my-baptism-story\/","title":{"rendered":"My Baptism Story","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13716\" class=\"elementor elementor-13716\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a22e6c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a22e6c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8721b47\" data-id=\"8721b47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9d5df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de9d5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em>At our baptism service in August 2022, Layna shared her story with the Troy campus community. She had been baptized weeks before in the Dominican Republic by Student Ministry staff member, Sarah Ranz<\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e745a64 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e745a64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/kensingtonchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC05687-scaled.jpg\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90f1f9f\" data-id=\"90f1f9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d234a ee-heading--gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading-extended\" data-id=\"e6d234a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading-extended.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"ee-heading elementor-size-default\" data-title=\"Life always seemed so manageable to me when I was younger. \"><span class=\"ee-heading__text\">\n\t\t\tLife always seemed so manageable to me when I was younger. \t\t<\/span><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461675b elementor-absolute elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"461675b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd74980\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d36e33\" data-id=\"4d36e33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e316c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e316c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span><\/span><span>Sure I dealt with things like my parents\u2019 divorce, the passing of family members, and moving across the state due to my mom\u2019s remarriage, but during that period of my life things didn&#8217;t really bother me, or at least I didn&#8217;t let others know it bothered me. Since I was a sensitive kid, it was easier to not ask questions and continue being the ray of sunshine everyone viewed me as.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d66538 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d66538\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/kensingtonchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_4037.jpg\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-558f2c5\" data-id=\"558f2c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c37790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c37790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4085df\" data-id=\"f4085df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11871e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11871e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><\/em>In February 2021, life became not so manageable. I found ways to cope with my feelings that were unhealthy and simply not safe. When my mom figured out the things I was dealing with, my life changed drastically. I started attending several therapy sessions and several doctors appointments. <br><\/p><p>One specifically that took four hours of testing in the hopes of being able to diagnose me with something; I just wanted answers. <em>Severe Depression and Anxiety<\/em> soon became the labels of my life.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4516b4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4516b4d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-113e2f1\" data-id=\"113e2f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758dd76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"758dd76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32e7afe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32e7afe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-310c858\" data-id=\"310c858\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3878d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df3878d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c23ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c23ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span><\/span>I was prescribed several different medications throughout the year, but the self-harming never stopped. It became an addiction. Covid hit my life hard like many people I know. The struggles of everyday life soon seemed so overwhelming to me that I thought it would be best to simply be gone.<br \/><br \/><strong>What I can say now is that l didn\u2019t want to die. I just wanted all the pain and constant struggles to be resolved.\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/strong>About a month after my first suicide attempt, I spent time in an outpatient hospitalization program. Once out, life went on just the same as before and in November 2021 I made a second attempt, leading me to the emergency room.<br \/><br \/>That night was without a doubt, the worst night of my life. I received a call from someone I looked up to. Their words still break my heart to this day. How could such a short call be so hurtful? In their words, I was \u201ca disappointment\u201d and \u201churting them inevitably more than myself.\u201d <br \/><br \/>That\u2019s when I knew I needed to change &#8212; not for the people who wanted me to, but for myself and my connection with God. The path I was going down wasn\u2019t what I dreamed my future would look like. <br \/><strong><br \/>Today, I can say that I still struggle; life is hard in its own ways for everyone. But what I realized after getting out of the hospital that still sticks with me today is that God was there <\/strong><strong><em>for<\/em><\/strong><strong> me and there <\/strong><strong><em>with<\/em><\/strong><strong> m<\/strong>e.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c30c039 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c30c039\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/kensingtonchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-5183.jpg\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51a43b2\" data-id=\"51a43b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf5d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ddf5d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afae110 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afae110\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2046150\" data-id=\"2046150\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03dab91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"03dab91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dad2cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dad2cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In late June, I was blessed with the opportunity to go on the Edge mission trip to the Dominican Republic. What I assumed was going to be just a good experience happened to be so much more than that. I came home with so much to say and share but with no way to do those experiences justice. <br \/><br \/>I came home truly feeling like a new person. I was able to cope in healthier ways with the emotions I was experiencing. I developed a new perspective on life and soon became able to share my testimony without shame or fear because I knew that God kept me in this world to not only reconnect with him but be able to impact others through relatable experiences. <br \/><br \/><strong>But most importantly I came home baptized.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f83edbd elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f83edbd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/kensingtonchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/86060D0D-C058-44E0-8917-4EBE6C79A0DD.jpg\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccf3dff\" data-id=\"ccf3dff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1461a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c1461a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd8e7a3\" data-id=\"fd8e7a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2242abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2242abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><\/em>One night my team was asked if anyone wanted to be baptized. And without a thought about if my parents would want to see it or if it was the right time, my hand shot up. The next thing I knew, I was being baptized by one of the most amazing people in my life, Student Ministry leader Sarah Ranz. To this day I know I was meant to meet her. In fact, she is the reason I am brave enough to share my story and be vulnerable with you all!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77c9c71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77c9c71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5469ef\" data-id=\"a5469ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ac41f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13ac41f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb6f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adb6f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So what I leave you with, is this:<br \/><br \/>Whether or not our experiences are similar, I can tell you with 100% certainty that God is working nonstop. 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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/kensingtonchurch.org\/baptism\"><span>kensingtonchurch.org\/baptism<\/span>.<\/a><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kensingtonchurch.org\/what-is-baptism\/\">What Is Baptism?<\/a> &#8211; by Justin Warns<\/p><p>Interested in learning more about our high school trip to Dominican Republic? Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/kensingtonchurch.org\/trips.\"><span>kensingtonchurch.org\/trips<\/span>.<\/a><\/p><p>Feeling desperate and suicidal? 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