Stories of Others Living Deeply
At Cedar Springs, we see you – and we’re with you. We know what it’s like to be overwhelmed with the hurriedness of life. We also understand the feeling deep inside you for something deeper than you’re settling for now. In fact, we believe God created us for those deeper things, and we want to help you discover them.
Below are a series of stories from people right here at Cedar Springs. Some come from great experiences while others were walking through hard times. The unifying thread through all of them is a life living deeply in pursuit of Jesus.
I’m Sarah Stewart, and we lost our daughter Mary Mitchell about four and a half years ago, at age 5, to a cruel disease they call Childhood Alzheimer’s. This is how God is working in me to live deeply through a new group I’ve started called Good Grief. “The idea...
We’re Chris & Mia Hanlon, and this is how God’s using a CSPC church planting vision/mission trip to the UK last fall to enable our living deeply in Him. Chris: “We’d done our premarital counseling with [CSPC Young Adults Pastor] Mike Ford, and then a couple of months after getting...
I’m Thomas Arsenault, and this is how God’s teaching me to live deeply. “My story really begins on July 10, 2023. It was a hot summer day at Coldstream Christian Camp in Adams, Tennessee, where I’ve volunteered for years. My now-wife, Claire, was helping run the camp, but back then,...
I’m Kendra Holt, and this is how God has been enabling me to live deeply through a medical mission trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last fall. “I had heard about the Ethiopia ACT medical mission trip for years. My sister-in-law Heather went on one of the early trips and came...
I’m Bonnie Claire Phillips, and this is how God has been enabling me to live deeply through a mission trip I took to Prague in January. “I didn’t want to go. When [CSPC college pastor] Mark Steimer first mentioned a college ministry trip to Prague, I was exhausted. It had...
I’m Heather Holt, and I’ve gone to Ethiopia four times on medical mission trips through CSPC. Here’s how God has been at work through those to help me live deeply. “I knew God was calling me to do something that would stretch me- I wasn’t sure what it was. My...
I’m Kate Latture, and this is how God’s enabling me to live deeply through missions. “I grew up in a family that emphasized local missions. ‘Serve in your own backyard’ was always my approach. But then I married Compton, who has a deep passion for global missions. His family’s focus...
I’m Compton Latture. I’m sharing how God’s been enabling me to live deeply through a CSPC church planting vision trip I took last fall. “When [CSPC pastor] Mike Ford reached out and invited me on this trip, I was honored. He told me, ‘You came to mind as someone solid...
I’m Channing Lewis, and this is how I’m living deeply through missions. “I’ll admit, when my husband Will and I got asked to join a group of young adults on a CSPC overseas trip last fall, I was all in right away. Traveling with friends sounded amazing. Will, though- he’s...