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 Dana O’Kelley. This is how God’s enabling me to live deeply through a nearly 25-year volunteer commitment to co-teaching CSPC two- and three-year-olds with my friend Suzanne Clothier. “They were going to close the room and there would be no Sunday school for two-year-olds. Not if they couldn’t find anyone to teach. And...
I’m CSPC member Jennifer Hill. This is how God’s been enabling me to live deeply through joining a CSPC mission trip to Prague this past October. “When I was a child, I wanted to be a missionary. I can remember reading in the Scriptures about going to tell, and I always wanted to do that. My grandmother taught Bible...
I’m CSPC member Mia Smalley. This is how God has been enabling me to live deeply through a CSPC mission trip to Mozambique this past summer, which Angie Cannon also recently described in her Live Deeply story. “At the beginning of the trip, I was definitely very nervous. Very afraid....
I’m CSPC member Angie Cannon. This is how I’m living deeply. “When Sybil Baloyi started her Christian school in Mozambique, she had 11 preschoolers enrolled, a room in a church, and a crazy idea: What if half the students paid tuition while the other half were at-risk children who got...
I’m CSPC member Mary Carson Rochelle, and this is how I’m living deeply through a ministry God prompted me to start. It’s called Hands and Hearts, and CSPC helps promote and support its work. “I watched Christy, the young daughter of my friends Jamie & David Hahn, go through chemo and the progression of her treatment for cancer. She...
I’m CSPC member Russ Simmons. This is how I’m living deeply. “’It doesn’t matter how smart you are. You can make mistakes and find yourself homeless,’ a middle-aged man with several advanced college degrees (who was homeless) told me. That really stuck with me. You think that if you have...
I’m CSPC member Catherine Martin. This is how I’m living deeply. “I told them all no. [CSPC Director of High School Ministry] Sarah Braden kept saying, ‘You should go.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t think so.’ And then she texted me the day of the deadline to sign up: ‘Your mom and I...
I’m CSPC member Jalen Pham. This is how I’m living deeply. “I felt like the world hated me. I’d let down all of Tullahoma, the small town where I grew up. There, like pretty much any town in Tennessee, the two most important things are football and church. Friday night...
I’m Caroline Orr, and this is how I’m living deeply. “My fever hit 103.4 degrees. I had bacteria all through my blood. My boyfriend left the hospital room and texted everyone: ‘I’m really scared. Stop what you’re doing right now and pray.’ Over the next 45 minutes, unbelievably, my fever...