Storyline Fall 2018
Check out the newest edition of First Alliance Church's Storyline Magazine! Produced by a talented team of writers, graphic designers, and photographers. The team works to capture stories of God a work in our ordinary lives - stories of hope, life-change, hardship, and more. This edition features a story on the value of a man, Overcomer (story of cancer survivor) and updates from the summer missions teams. You don't want to miss this issue!
Check out the newest edition of First Alliance Church's Storyline Magazine! Produced by a talented team of writers, graphic designers, and photographers. The team works to capture stories of God a work in our ordinary lives - stories of hope, life-change, hardship, and more. This edition features a story on the value of a man, Overcomer (story of cancer survivor) and updates from the summer missions teams. You don't want to miss this issue!
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the day was always my favourite, and not because we had<br />
been up since 6:00 am. Our debriefs were typically from<br />
8:30-10:00 pm. These times gave me renewed strength<br />
and spirit to wake up at 6:00 am again the next day. We<br />
would gather in a circle and talk of the ways we saw God<br />
move in the children or community and in the ways He<br />
was working in our lives. We would pray for teammates<br />
affected by sickness and sing songs of worship. God<br />
showed me the true meaning of community through<br />
these 20 incredible individuals. We ranged from singles to<br />
families, students to doctors, children to adults … and yet<br />
in all our differences God made us one community under<br />
Him.<br />
Dalton: My whole life I have struggled to find God.<br />
I’ve always believed He’s been there but I’ve never seen<br />
anything to prove it. I’m sure there have been many<br />
obvious signs but I’ve been too caught up in my own<br />
ways to see Him. I’ve made so many wrong choices in life<br />
where I find myself seeking forgiveness from God and<br />
from the ones I love. I’ve been doing it my whole life. My<br />
wife is a great example of forgiveness. If forgiveness<br />
is a person, I’m married to her. There was a moment<br />
in Colombia that I always think about that was the<br />
highlight of my trip. Erin and I shared some very personal<br />
moments from our life with Paul. Paul and his wife Lineth<br />
are the missionaries we worked with down in Colombia.<br />
Paul said something to me that I will never forget. He said,<br />
“The love that Erin has shown for you is the love that God<br />
has for you.” For the very first time in my life I could see<br />
the God I’ve been searching for. He’s been here the whole<br />
time and I’ve chosen to ignore it. God revealed Himself to<br />
me during this trip and it reminds me of what one of our<br />
leaders, Tiffany, said: “It’s the trip I never knew I needed.”<br />
Since arriving back from Colombia, God has shown me<br />
a new purpose for my life. I used to value money and<br />
furthering my profession as quickly as possible. Now, I<br />
pray that God blesses me so I can give the money back<br />
to Him and in turn those in need. Matthew 10:39 says “If<br />
you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up<br />
your life for Me, you will find it.” God is showing me every<br />
day how to continually surrender my life to Him. Like I<br />
mentioned before, Colombia was the trip I<br />
never knew I needed.<br />
Interested in a<br />
STM Trip?<br />
“Let’s FACE It!”<br />
Click to listen to episode about the<br />
Colombia team
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