Growing Up Archive

  • God makes all things grow

    God makes all things grow

    Submitted by Esther…    I’m thankful to witness God at work in the lives of our seniors.  It amazes me how God changes people within four years.  It’s amazing to see the changes through the years.  It’s amazing that though these seniors were once strangers to...

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  • The “hard”est thing I’ve had to do

    The “hard”est thing I’ve had to do

    Submitted by John…    What’s harder than trying to lead a retreat for a bunch of Fourth Thru Sixth graders? Leading them but having your hard drive crash 20 minutes before you’re supposed to give them the message! Well, that’s what happened to me during Gracepoint...

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  • Elijah’s prayer

    Elijah’s prayer

    I had the opportunity tonight to oversee the children as they ran Joy Scouts (J-Scouts), part of our children’s ministry here at Gracepoint Fellowship, tonight at our North Loop building while all the parents are in Bible study or other Friday night activities.  I was...

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  • My summer at North Loop

    My summer at North Loop

    Submitted by Jennifer…  I wanted to share this as I know many new grads (and others who haven’t received jobs yet) will be at North Loop this summer! I’m so thankful for last summer at North Loop. Every day that I’m at North Loop (Gracepoint...

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  • Last year’s famine

    Last year’s famine

    Submitted by Mike…      Last year right around this time, the sophomores and juniors of a2f Blue along with the staff drove out to the San Francisco Food Bank for an afternoon of volunteer work. We arrived at a humongous warehouse structure filled with towering rows...

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  • RED-HD @ Glenbrook

    RED-HD @ Glenbrook

    Submitted by Emily   It was a small group of us (15, which is small for RED-HD!) and it was JUST the perfect sized group.  For the students who went, they all had such a good time, and just connected with each of the seniors there. ...

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  • Sang’s story

    Sang’s story

    When I first came to Cal, I was a wide-eyed freshman, not knowing what to expect from the next four years of college. People say college is full of new experiences, but I never thought going to the church would be one of them for...

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  • G-Live with the seniors

    G-Live with the seniors

    Submitted by Frances… One of the biggest sources of joy for me in the past two months was the G-Live (Gracepoint-Live) experience. Something about this time around stands out much more than the previous experiences. Though it started off a bit slow and late in...

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  • Jing’s story

    Jing’s story

    As I was sorting out my pictures from the past to submit for the graduation banquet slide show, I was hit with flood of memories. I was reminded afresh my life values at the time or the lack of, and I couldn’t help but cringe...

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  • Multiply Your Talents

    Multiply Your Talents

    Every year, as a church, we hold a bunch of classes, ranging from Photoshop to Video to Stage/Lighting to Bass to Guitar. I had the opportunity to teach

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  • Serving in ImpACT

    Serving in ImpACT

    Submitted by Dung God has dignified my life by letting me serve in ImpACT. I look at my childhood with shame, because I failed to be the older brother that my younger brother needed when he was growing up. He needed love from me, but...

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