TESTIMONIALS & STORIES

Joy & Celebration

As the summer comes to a close and the question of “what did you learn this summer,” is ever present in conversation, I have spent some time trying to formulate the perfect response. To answer this question, I don't have a perfect answer but something that encapsulated a lot of what I have learned is how to recognize joy and celebrate well in community... Read More

​Author : Jessie Zantingh

Born to be a Leader

There’s this idea that leaders are individuals who are born with naturally gifted abilities to lead others. We often have this image of leaders only being the vocal person, who is visionary and driven to accomplish goals. However, there is more to leadership than that. This week, we began to reframe our understanding of leadership that invites all of us to participate as leaders... Read More

Author : Victor An

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Discovering Your True Identity

You are God’s son/daughter, you are deeply loved by Him, and He is well pleased with you. This is our true identity and the good gifts God blesses us with everyday. This is what we discussed and explored this week with Pastor Jeff. We can probably all agree that this can be difficult to accept and hard to live out... Read More

Author : Makayla Meinen

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Sharing Our Stories in Community

Have you thought about your story?
What are the events and Who are the people that have helped to bring you to the moment you are in right now? 
Where has God been leading and guiding you?

Each of us SoCo Beach Project participants were given the opportunity to share our stories through a Post-It-Note timeline following “Purposeful Living” as our guide... Read More

Author : Sarah Gysbers

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The First 6 Weeks

It’s been 6 weeks of the SoCo Beach Project already, can you believe it? Because we can’t. It's hard to believe that we even made it here, in Port Dover, amidst a pandemic. God had plans and still has more in store for this group of young adults, the community of Port Dover, and Immanuel CRC. Back on May 9th, 7 SoCo participants arrived in Port Dover and moved into two cottages. We would then spend the next 6 weeks... Read More

Author : Maddy Zomer