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infertility birthed uniquely knitted

Infertility Birthed Uniquely Knitted

doug & jesse share their personal story and struggle with infertility https://vimeo.com/457146171 In 2013, after trying for a year, Doug & Jesse were unable to get pregnant.  Jesse had a

I am a cycle breaker

What are you doing tomorrow? Wondering how someone gets inspired to say I am a cycle breaker.  Reggie was in a relationship and felt really broken that this relationship just

Reckless Love And ASL

What do reckless love and American Sign Language have to do with each other? Katie can tell you how for her, the two will always be inextricably intertwined. Katie talks

Isabel’s Story

VICTORY Child sponsorship saved this seven year old girl from an arranged marriage. The artist, Isabel Chavez, went on a mission trip to Kenya in 2017. This was one of

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Child Sponsorship Get The App Now

Child Sponsorship News It’s easier than ever to connect with your sponsor child in Kenya! For nearly a decade, Eastside has sent volunteer teams to assist missionary partners at an

Child Sponsorship App

child sponsorship app It’s easier than ever to connect with your sponsorED child in Kenya! https://youtu.be/nUBopTE27dk Hey, everybody, Arty Vangeloof coming to you with another global compassion update. This is

Olive Crest

Olive Crest We were all inspired by the movie “Instant Family” with Mark Wahlberg.  Imagine growing up without the love and support of family to guide you through life. That’s

Partnering With Olive Crest

We we’re all inspired by the “Instant Family” movie with Mark Wahlberg.  We’re partnering with Olive Crest a local organization that is making a huge impact for children in foster care. https://vimeo.com/534138556

healing after loss of a child

Healing After Loss

http://vimeo.com/506349328 Wondering about healing after loss or finding hope after tragedy. My parents, in 1964, took me, my older brother, Corey, and my younger brother, Kenny, out to the desert.

Robert shares his baptism story

I feel like I’m broken

Here is what Robert had to say about his decision to be baptized: I have been been coming with my family to Eastside since Easter in 2018. My wife’s friend

RIP medical debt forgiveness

Medical Debt Forgiveness

MEDICAL DEBT FORGIVENESS   Medical debt can hit any family. My name is Lilia and I’ve been with Titus for twenty years and we have four daughters. A few years

how shoes can show God's love

How Can Shoes Show God’s Love

How Can Shoes Show God’s Love? How can shoes show God’s love? My name is Ray, and I am with the Orange County Department of Education Access Program. ACCESS is

Only God Is Greater Than My Past

I’ve always had an identity problem, but there was one place that I was always accepted and that was with drug users, and that type of people. So I got

Freedom Isn’t Free

As a second generation military man, I know the sacrifice our service men, women, and their families make to secure the freedom we enjoy. The long hours, the stress and

An Unlikely Road to Fatherhood

Jazmin and Zeke had been dating for about a year and a half when they knew that marriage was in their future. Zeke didn’t have kids, so he knew that

Change Maker // Meet Katie

CHANGE MAKER // Meet Katie. She is a Change Maker serving in Eastside’s High School Ministry, HSM, at the La Habra campus. She is the definition of a true Change

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