Wife, mother, and
grandmother Mary Gray lives in Fayetteville, North
Carolina. She was a military wife for twenty years. Her
husband, Woods Eastland Gray, is a retired Army Lt. Colonel.
He is presently on staff at Village Baptist Church as Minister of
Pastoral Care and Senior Adults. They have three sons: one serving in the
U.S. Army, Major Rob Gray; one a former Army Captain and now FBI
Special Agent, Andrew Gray; and Michael Gray,
a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. Having been a military wife and now a mother of
two sons serving in the military, anything involved in supporting
and encouraging our military and their families is very near and
dear to her.
Mary is actively involved in her church, Village Baptist
Church, in Fayetteville. She leads a weekly Ladies Bible
Study, is a MOPs (Mothers of Preschoolers) mentor, is a Senior Adult
Ladies Sunday School teacher and is involved in Women's Ministry and
Military Ministry."
Before moving to Fayetteville in 2005,
Mary and Eastland worked in ministry with the Louisiana Baptist
Children’s Home. She was selected as Louisiana Mother of the Year
in 2002. Mary received her Women’s Ministry Certificate from the
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and she was Women’s
Ministry Coordinator for her church in West Monroe, Louisiana. She
was also a women’s conference speaker and participated in Speaker’s
Bureau as a speaker for several non-profit organizations, all
involving family and child advocacy. Mary is devoted to serving
God and her family and has always been involved in her church and in
her community, no matter where she has lived.
Mary is happy to speak to
any church, business or organization about the mission of Operation
Bandanas. She also enjoys speaking at Women's Conferences
motivating women to be all they can be in Christ. She can be contacted at 910-578-8840 or
bandanas91@yahoo.com. |