A Tribute To Renee McGinley!
(Originally Written In May of 2000)
Hi. I guess I will start out by telling you a little about myself.
My name is Renee' McGinley.
I am 14 years old (I will be 15 in June).
I attend Holcomb High School in Holcomb, Missouri.
I am in the ninth grade.
I make straight A's, and am involved in several clubs and organizations.
I am Vice-President of my class, Secretary of FCCLA, Co-Captain of our Flag Corps, Reporter of Art Club, member of the Mural Team, member of the Beta Club, and on the Academic Team. I am in band (I play the flute), I am a Cheerleader, and I play Volley-Ball.
I am also enrolled in Girl Scouts and take an active part in Ely Baptist's Youth Group. I think that is about it.
I feel that I am just an average teenager, with a tightly packed social life.
I stay on the move all the time.....whether it is school related, church related, or just me and my friends hanging out, I am constantly busy.
Well, now I can tell you about how I came to know Jesus as my Savior............It all started when I was in second grade. I was 7 years old.
I came home from school after our Easter party that day. I did not feel good at all.....my legs and back were hurting. My parents thought that I had just ate too much at school, so they just put me to bed. When I woke up the next morning, I had big purple spots all over me, and I had a temperature of at least 104. Soon after that I started passing out.
I was rushed to St. Louis Children's Hospital.
I had caught a very contagious disease called Spinal Meningitis. But it was more serious than that. It had gotten into my blood. I am very blessed to be alive today.
Nearly every person who had this disease either died, or had loss of arms, legs, blindness, etc.
Thanks to God's grace, I came out of it with only migraines.
I thank God every day that he pulled me through that.
I don't remember this, but my family has told me that while I was in the helicopter, I actually died.
They told me that when I came out of my coma, the first thing I told them was that I saw my Grandma, my Grandpa, and my Great-Grandma (who all had died not long before this).
I told my family that I saw all of them, and that they said they were waiting on me.
They told me that although I wanted so very badly to stay with them, I could not, because I would be missed too much.
They said that my family and friends needed me, and that I had my whole life to live.
They told me that it wasn't my time yet, and that I had to go back to my Mom and Dad.
I don't remember any of this, but there are no doubts in my mind that it happened.
[THIS WONDERFUL REAL-LIFE STORY WAS WRITTEN BY RENEE' MCGINLEY AND THE WEBPAGE WAS CREATED BY KENNY MITCHELL FOR WEB UPLIFTER MINISTRIES ®--2000]--all for the Glory of Jesus Christ!!!
I spoke with Renee's Mother and She was happy to report that Renee' still loves the Lord and is enjoying her first year of college this year, with the help of an excellent grade average and several scholarships. You Go Girl...Praise the Lord!
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