Nala Ray

It didn't seem like it. Cause like they were married first before they got into Christianity again for the second time married and then slowly started being in the church more and more. And then that's when my dad felt the calling on his life to be a pastor. So, um, like as a kid, like when he was pastoring, I couldn't tell you one sermon that I remember or anything like that.

It didn't seem like it. Cause like they were married first before they got into Christianity again for the second time married and then slowly started being in the church more and more. And then that's when my dad felt the calling on his life to be a pastor. So, um, like as a kid, like when he was pastoring, I couldn't tell you one sermon that I remember or anything like that.

I just remember like all of us kids were like had to do things in the church. Like we have to show face for the church. You know, we have to be there super early in the morning, greet people as they're coming in, be on the worship team, be in Sunday school, like leaders of all these little tiny things. Like there was a puppet class.

I just remember like all of us kids were like had to do things in the church. Like we have to show face for the church. You know, we have to be there super early in the morning, greet people as they're coming in, be on the worship team, be in Sunday school, like leaders of all these little tiny things. Like there was a puppet class.

I just remember like all of us kids were like had to do things in the church. Like we have to show face for the church. You know, we have to be there super early in the morning, greet people as they're coming in, be on the worship team, be in Sunday school, like leaders of all these little tiny things. Like there was a puppet class.

Like we had to be involved in that because again, we're the pastor's family, stuff like that, you know? And it just felt so forced. It wasn't like, I actually want to be here. I actually want to do this. This is like, my dad and mom are telling me to do this. I have to do this.

Like we had to be involved in that because again, we're the pastor's family, stuff like that, you know? And it just felt so forced. It wasn't like, I actually want to be here. I actually want to do this. This is like, my dad and mom are telling me to do this. I have to do this.

Like we had to be involved in that because again, we're the pastor's family, stuff like that, you know? And it just felt so forced. It wasn't like, I actually want to be here. I actually want to do this. This is like, my dad and mom are telling me to do this. I have to do this.

Fourth. No, I'd say I was in fifth or sixth grade to 18 years old.

Fourth. No, I'd say I was in fifth or sixth grade to 18 years old.

Fourth. No, I'd say I was in fifth or sixth grade to 18 years old.

I didn't have friends. It was just my siblings. You know what I'm saying? Being at home a lot. I started working a job at 15. I wanted to be out of my house so bad. Like I hated my environment. I felt so alone and so isolated and just kind of like a caged bird, you know, and I just wanted to leave so bad because again, it just felt like

I didn't have friends. It was just my siblings. You know what I'm saying? Being at home a lot. I started working a job at 15. I wanted to be out of my house so bad. Like I hated my environment. I felt so alone and so isolated and just kind of like a caged bird, you know, and I just wanted to leave so bad because again, it just felt like

I didn't have friends. It was just my siblings. You know what I'm saying? Being at home a lot. I started working a job at 15. I wanted to be out of my house so bad. Like I hated my environment. I felt so alone and so isolated and just kind of like a caged bird, you know, and I just wanted to leave so bad because again, it just felt like

we have to do all of these things um and then I had my first boyfriend when I was 16 he was going to the church he ended up like was just crazy and like slashed the tires on my car and stuff we had to go yeah we had to get we had to get a restraining order against him and his family because they were just horrible people and so um like that was my first like dating experience um so

we have to do all of these things um and then I had my first boyfriend when I was 16 he was going to the church he ended up like was just crazy and like slashed the tires on my car and stuff we had to go yeah we had to get we had to get a restraining order against him and his family because they were just horrible people and so um like that was my first like dating experience um so

we have to do all of these things um and then I had my first boyfriend when I was 16 he was going to the church he ended up like was just crazy and like slashed the tires on my car and stuff we had to go yeah we had to get we had to get a restraining order against him and his family because they were just horrible people and so um like that was my first like dating experience um so

very intense it was horrible it was absolutely horrible but yeah so much of my life just changed constantly and then like the hurt from my parents going through those church splits and there were still trust issues from the cheating and like that carried out through their relationship and like they i in my head in my opinion it was never shown that like this was a really good healthy relationship

very intense it was horrible it was absolutely horrible but yeah so much of my life just changed constantly and then like the hurt from my parents going through those church splits and there were still trust issues from the cheating and like that carried out through their relationship and like they i in my head in my opinion it was never shown that like this was a really good healthy relationship

very intense it was horrible it was absolutely horrible but yeah so much of my life just changed constantly and then like the hurt from my parents going through those church splits and there were still trust issues from the cheating and like that carried out through their relationship and like they i in my head in my opinion it was never shown that like this was a really good healthy relationship