The Beginning

Stories are a great way of revealing the identity of a person or group. On this page stories about the youth group will be shared through personal Testimonies, events, trips, devotions. So please share by emailing me (Pastor Marc) a testimony and then I will post it after proofing it.

Our Story, has a beginning as a youth group, and it does not have to have an ending if you will take what you have learned with you throughout the rest of your life. The OCBC church has been here in Orting for many years, and has seen much growth that has made us the largest church in town. We are in the middle of a building program that doubles our campus. I moved here in August of 2008, from the Phoenix valley area. The climate here is so much different than the 110 degree weather of the dessert valley floor. There is a measure of beauty every where you live, and this area of the country is just that.

Our youth group has such a great core of teens that it is so exciting to see what the Lord is going to do in all of their lives. We range from so many backgrounds of family life to schooling, to places lived or have been that it brings such a neat variety. With those differences the one thing that brings us together is our personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

So here our story begins with the Lord as our leader. Please pray for each other, as we are all in this world that has rejected the Savior that died and rose from the grave that we might have life everlasting. Never look down on others but only love them as Jesus loved you so much.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Farewell To the Youth Group: From Josh

       To my Youth Group: Guys, it has been great getting to know each and everyone one of you!  You do not know the impact that you guys have had on my life and the encouragement you have given me in growing in the Lord and building relationships with people. It has been a great ride and I am glad to have been a part of it. Even though I am leaving, God will bring others into your lives to build you up in Christ and the Lord. Remember, God says in Romans 8:28 “ All things work together for good to those who love God and to those who are called according to His will.” I will keep all of you guys in my prayers and please keep me in yours. You guys are all great friends and I will miss you guys very much. I will never forget this youth group who helped me to follow the Lord and love Him with all my heart. I would especially like to thank Pastor Marc for being a great leader and youth pastor.

                                                                                                 You’re Friend,

                                                                                                  Joshua White

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  1. Pastor MarcJune 4, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    Thank you Josh for being a great example. Thanks for showing your love to the Lord through your words and actions. I do wish that I could of gotten more time with you. But you are right that "all things do work out together for good".

    Like I have already told you that I remember what its like to lose friends by moving. But the friends that you have made here are ones that will last for ETERNITY.
    Pastor Marc
    Ezra 3:11

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