Growing up in a Christian home, I’ve been going to church for
as long as I can remember. It’s pretty much a second home to me. My family
started coming to Kent Covenant when I was 7 years old. I made friends pretty
fast and hung out with Ruby a lot. She kept telling me about Middle School and
High School ministries and I was super excited to go.
In the summer
before 5th grade I went to Cascades camp for a week. It was my first
time going to a weeklong Christian camp. I had a blast! I went with one of my best
friends and made another friend while I was there. Both of them are still my
best friends, today. I learned a lot at that camp and I think I got a lot
closer to God there. It was the beginning of my real Christian life where I
brought him into my heart. It was a pretty special week.
When I finally
hit 6th grade I was able to go to Ignite and Primetime youth groups.
I loved it there. I was accepted and included in everything. Everyone was
friendly and generous. The next year I went into HRL (Hard Rock Leadership) and
was able to help plan some of the events we had. I also started learning how to
run the sound equipment and was able to run it for TOV and the Elementary kids.
Later that year I got help out running sound at VBS and help kids learn about God
and it was pretty cool. I’ve worked sound as often as I could ever since.
I started
going to a camp that my Dad worked at as a student called Soundview. I started
to get to know everyone and made some very close friends there. It’s one of my
favorite places to be. I also went to H2O and learned a lot about God and had a
great time with friends. I can’t wait to go to both places again this summer.
I think Youth
Group is a great place for teens to go. It’s safe, fun and you get to learn a
lot about God. I made my bestest friends, Garrett Stockman, Ashlin Dalton, and
Sydney Hawley, here and they are family to me. Making great friends is
important to teenager’s social life and Youth Group is the best place to do
make friends. I am friends with everyone there and everybody is friendly. I can
trust all of my leaders. You learn so much there, too. You learn how to respect
people and be kind. You learn what is good to do and what’s not right according
to the people and your health. You learn to set limits on distraction and try
to go farther in your faith. It has taught me a lot about life.
Youth Group is so much fun and I
encourage everyone to try it out for a week or two. If you already go, come
join the leadership and invite more friends. Kent Covenant Church is my second
home. It has definitely impacted my life and made me a better person.
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