Young Adult Staff:
Mason Sherrill, Carl Crispin, Natalie Kompik
Young Adults
This year God called us
to serve together as a
community of young adults
in numerous ways. On Friday
evenings, our young adults
traveled to a local apartment
complex to play sports and
outdoor games with the
kids. Also, a group of our
young adults returned to the
Brightmoor neighborhood of
Detroit to host a children’s
day camp this summer. The
children heard teachings on
the Ten Commandments and
participated in numerous
activities which were
designed to reinforce the truth
they had heard. Through
serving together, we were
again reminded that it is
more blessed to give than to
receive.
Young Adults Fast Facts
• Attended some part of
our yearly young adult
conference, Journey to the
City: 76
• Meals served to College
and Young Adults: 107
• Children served through
service projects and
mission trips: 118
• Small group meetings held:
154
• Campfires: 5
• Different instruments used
to praise the Lord: 9
14 | Calvary Church Annual Report
Knowing Jesus
is the most
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important thing
Vandenhook
in the world,
and one of the best ways we come
to know Him is through living in
community with other believers.
Being involved in the College
Ministry this year has shown me
what it means to be a part of a caring
community. I experienced the care
of community when I spent time
praying and studying the Bible with
fellow students in our Community
Groups. I enjoyed the fellowship
of others as we ate together and
discussed the joys and difficulties of
life. Not only have I been blessed,
but being a part of the College
Ministry gave me the opportunity
to serve and care for others as well.
As the year went on, it was great to
see how God moved in our hearts
and began transforming us even
more into the people he wants
us to be. Our College Ministry
became a place of sweet fellowship,
carrying one another¹s burdens, and
most importantly, glorifying God
together.
College
When thinking
about caring for one
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another, I just don’t
Nathan
know what to say
Johnson
because what I did
was so simple. Sue needed someone
to give her a ride. I have tons of free
time in the summer and I offered
to help her whenever she needed.
We live really close to each other,
so it’s not like I am making a huge
sacrifice here. I think that Merge
is a community where offers like
that are common. Open offers of
help – a phone number and “call
me anytime.” Express a need and
people rise to the occasion. We
have to be this way because, like it
has been said, we are each other’s
family. We have all chosen to
make Grand Rapids our home and
in many cases that means leaving
our families of birth at a distance.
When we have a need we rely on
each other, Merge – our family in
Christ, to help us. Sue was a sister
in need. I just did what any family
member would do.
Merge
Our son Eliott
was born early
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at 29.5 weeks
Anna & Eliott
in May. After
Warren
passing on the
good news to our Foundations class,
the phone calls, visits, meals, and
gifts began pouring in. We were
so blessed to have so many people
praying for us so early about Eliott’s
birth. One of the many unexpected
surprises was when we were blessed
with several generous gas cards
given to us by Foundations (our
young adult class for married
couples at Calvary) that helped with
our daily trips for 60 days to visit
Eliott in the NICU. We’ve been
extremely blessed by the Calvary
family th