Natalie Dow – Embracing God’s Visions!

Our local Singles Ministry in the South Sound Church of Christ is amazing. They are a tight family-knit group with deep relationships, strong convictions, and a passion for the kingdom of God. Each of our members in the Singles Ministry is awesome in their own way, and Natalie Dow is one of the many talented women in this group. Right off the bat, her faith, energy, and spirit of encouragement is radiant and luminous to those around her. She recently celebrated her 3^rd year as a disciple of Jesus on March 19^th. When asked how she would describe her relationship with God, she replied, “There are no words to express it, really. All I know is that God is very patient with me and his willingness to sacrifice His Son and wait for us is amazing and encouraging.”

Growing up, Natalie was an All-American girl. She played Tennis for high school and Washington State University (WSU), participated in school clubs and organizations, and also applied herself in ROTC for a few years at WSU. She also was raised Lutheran, went to a Baptist High School, and graduated from Washington State University. Although she was familiar with religion, she questioned her faith, who God was, and what it meant to have a strong and deep relationship with Him. It wasn’t until Natalie attended a 2-year Nursing Program after graduation that she started to earnestly seek after a relationship with God and to get her questions answered.

When she studied the Bible with the women in the Spokane Christian Church, Natalie said that she remembered feeling like she was living for the first time. Through the studies, she overcame her struggles and learned humility, to trust in God and His plan for her life, and be vulnerable with the women around her. After some time Natalie became comfortable with her surroundings and life in Spokane, but God had other plans for Natalie. After completing her nursing program, she started to look for job positions in Washington. Her passion has always been to work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with babies, and the perfect position was open in Tacoma. Moving to Tacoma was a huge turning point for Natalie, but remembering what she learned in Spokane about humility, trust, and vulnerability she was able, with the help of the Singles Ministry in Tacoma, to make a smooth transition to her new home.

It’s been a little over a year and a half now since Natalie moved to Tacoma and in such a short time she has made such an impact and added value to our Singles Ministry and church. She has many dreams and visions that she would like to accomplish as a disciple. She aspires to one day serve as a Kids Kingdom Ministry Coordinator and serve as well in a church planting, hopefully in Pullman to help others like her at WSU. Natalie currently works the night position in the NICU Department at Tacoma General Hospital and volunteers to coordinate the Blood Mobile Drive, with Cascade Regional Services, for our church members.

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