The Best Day of Joe’s Life!

For the high school student, Joseph Sarabia, yesterday’s President’s Day wasn’t only a great day because he got a day out of school, but more importantly because he was baptized into Christ.  Joe is a junior at Olympic High School in Bremerton and is a young man of great character.  With more than 50 people in attendance at his baptism, Joe and his parents (disciples Lorena and Ernie Sarabia) thanked God and all the disciples of the South Sound Church especially those in the Kitsap Ministry whose love and support allowed such a great miracle to take in their family.  People shed tears of joy and told Joe how much they respected his decision to become a disciple of Jesus.

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Sunday – March 1, 2009

Daren Overstreet preaches: “The Rich Young Man”

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Sunday – February 22, 2009

Daren Overstreet preaches: “It Doesn’t Take Much”

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Sunday – February 15, 2009

Daren Overstreet preaches: “All in the Approach”

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Erika Martin – Shining Brightly for God – January 2009

Erika Martin is known to always have a smile on her face and her joy to be insurmountable. Her bubbly personality lights up any room she enters and is a great friend to many in her high school and church family. I am personally grateful to know her and am so proud to see how she has grown in her maturity and faith as a disciple of Jesus in just a couple years.

Erika is currently a senior at Curtis High School and will graduate with amazing accomplishments. Not only is she an honor roll student in her class, she also has an ability to balance her other extracurricular activities well. She has served as Captain for the school’s cross country and track team for 2 years, and won high standings individually and as a team member in League, District, and State Championship in Cross Country and Track. She placed 12th in the 2008 Washington State cross county championships, and recently received a medal at the 2008 Junior Olympics. She is currently being recruited by several Division 1 colleges to run cross country. However, her biggest accomplishment though was not achieved in school however, but in her personal relationship with God.

It was shortly after the annual Northwest Youth Camp in 2005 when Erika realized that she wasn’t fulfilled by everything that she had already accomplished in life. At such a young age, Erika had the popularity, the high academic grades, and being the “golden child” in her family, but she was inspired by the faith of others at camp and knew she was missing something; a purpose in her relationship with God. While growing up around the church, Erika knew who God was, but hadn’t made decisions to completely devote her life to His word and His purpose in her life. After studying the bible and growing in her character, she was transformed into a new creation in August of 2006 at Titlow Beach Park in Tacoma.

Since her baptism, Erika has strived to be an example of faith and righteousness for her siblings and friends at school. Her heart for others is well-known by her friends by being a great listener, energetic, and giving 100% in any assigned task. This last summer, Erika worked for HOPE worldwide as an AmeriCorps Intern for a little over a month to work in Philadelphia at a summer camp for elementary and pre-teens as well as Camp Miracles where she was trained in a one-on-one mentoring program working with inner-city youth from North  Philladelphia. There, Erika would say with a big smile that she built some of her deepest friendships and was thrilled to have made a difference in those kid’s lives in such a short time. She also came away with stronger convictions to meet the needs of others, especially in discipleship; being open to discipling and being able to disciple others. Anyone would tell you that “she came back as a different person” after Hope Youth Corps because she exuberated security, confidence, and maturity. Erika is an amazing teen in our church. Currently, she is unsure of where she will be attending college, but I’m sure that wherever she is, her efforts and heart in a campus ministry will bring glory to God!

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A Victory at MLK Day of Service!

Thanks to volunteers over 4,000 families were served on MLK day-09!

In partnership with the American Red Cross, Over 275 HOPE worldwide volunteers came together to distribute life-saving fire prevention materials and provided a community fair in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy. Volunteers canvassed throughout South King County region. Door-hangers were distributed to more than 4,000 homes in the community and hundreds more people opened their doors to learn what they can do to protect their families and homes.

In the afternoon, volunteers and local families gathered at the Southwest Seattle Boys & Girls Club to celebrate with a community fair sponsored by the Hope worldwide – Washington, American Red Cross Advanced Academics, and the Southwest Seattle Boys and Girls Club. Mack and Zoe Strong were joined by Seattle Seahawks fullback Leonard Weaver, The Seahawks drum group Blue Thunder, Fox Sports Northwest sports analyst Jen Mueller and the Seagals to entertain and inspire the community. The theme of the day was “Dream Big. Think Safe. Get Prepared.” Members of the community had the opportunity to learn about disaster response, CPR and First Aid techniques, and history about Martin Luther King, Jr at various booths set up throughout the gym.

HOPE worldwide – Washington would like to thank all those who gave their time and heart to serve the community, and a special thanks to the South Sound and Seattle Church of Christ for providing the majority of volunteers! MLK Day ’09 was an amazing success and we can all be sure that the people of South King County were truly impacted by our efforts.

To see a full slideshow of the MLK event, click here!

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Sunday – February 1, 2009

Daren Overstreet preaches: “Who Is Number One?”

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Sunday – January 18, 2009

Daren Overstreet preaches: “The Purposeful Life”

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Sunday – January 11, 2009

Daren Overstreet preaches: “Dreams and Goals – Building The Church”

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Sunday – December 28, 2008

Marcus Wallace preaches: “Back To The Word of God”

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