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Ninhursag Avakian from The Orchard North Shore shared the following testimony about how she has seen God work in her life by calling her to serve.


I serve with the middle school girls and the young adults both at the North Shore campus and at the all church gatherings. I have been so blessed to be serving in all three ministries and have been able to grow in each role.

 

With the middle school girls, I have been blessed to see a student give her life to the Lord and get the honor of walking alongside her in her journey with Christ as her leader.

I have also seen the girls come together and fellowship with one another in a way that is different from worldly friendships. We have been able to study the word of God together and create (by God’s help) an environment where the girls can ask questions and seek out answers about their faith. It’s been so beautiful to serve with the girls, and I praise God for the ministry and the girls often.


As I serve with the young adults at North Shore, although it’s a whole different ministry and age group it blesses me so much to know that I go to a church with other like- minded believers and young adults. At the North Shore young adults gatherings, we meet the last Sunday of the month and go through a chapter of the book of the Bible we are reading through that year. Last year we read through 1 and 2 Thessalonians and discussed who we are as Christian’s and that before anything, our identity is in Christ.

 

While serving with the all church young adults, I have been so thankful to be part of the ministry as I have seen the ministry almost double in size since we started. I have seen many young adults who are either looking for community in the church and are happy to find it here, or some that are looking for the Lord and have been enriched by the ministry and what the Lord is doing in and through it.


One story that has really made me praise God and has blessed me is a story about a young man who got invited to come to church for Easter while he was working one day. When he came he talked to Pastor Mike and ended up coming to the Young Adults Gathering. He came for a year and continually sought out community. Over time Mike checked in with him and the Lord has since started to change his life.

 

Through serving here at the Orchard, I have grown in faith, hope, and love and in leadership and I praise God for this!

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