Krista's Testimony

First of all I would like to congratulate the publicity committee for creating such a professional blog.

My name is Krista Cartwright and I have attended 2nd Baptist Church since my existence on this earth. I feel very grateful to have been raised in a church that has always encouraged my spiritual development and allowed me to be surrounded with great examples of God’s servants.

As a person that has always been surrounded with bible truths and “Christian” people I feel like I have come to a place in my life were I am unexcited or unresponsive with many spiritual things. I don’t know if this is because of years of spiritual complacency or lack of faith. When talk of this revival first started I had many emotions and thoughts that came to me. I first thought that I would attend 3 or 4 services and after they were finished would see little lasting impressions made on our church or community. I also questioned the “tactics” that would be used to share the gospel. I quickly saw that some past experiences or this pessimistic attitude was quickly affecting my thoughts that a “revival” would do anything for me or the lost people in Marion, IL. My negative attitude came to a halt when I saw something different in some of His people. I saw a desire. I saw a desire to see God work. This was something that moved me from with in and has started a spark in my own life.

I have witnessed many people honestly fired up with the possibility of people in our community coming to know Christ. This has not only excited me but it has also given me the realization that revival is something I need for myself. I looked up the synonyms for the word revival and these are a few of the results: restoration, renewal, revitalization. I can easily say that these are the exact things I need to take place in my life.

I want to come to a place where I am totally dependent on Jesus Christ and continue to have a great desire to know Him more. I am ready to be a part of something great. I am tired of “going” to church and am ready to be the church that God wants me to be.

Thank you to everyone that has given time to the planning of the revival. I also want to thank God for giving us the opportunity to meet with you.

Krista Cartwright