This month’s LIFE Group Spotlight – where we highlight a specific LIFE Group at LBF and their leaders – is an interview with Leigh Marikian.
Tell us about how you came to faith in Jesus Christ. Mike came to faith when he was 10 and I found the Lord about seven years ago.
Tell us about your family. We have two young daughters: Reya, who is 3, and Grace, who is 7 months. Mike’s parents, Joe and Dea, live within a couple miles of us and with whom we are very close.
Tell us about how you found LBF. I started going to LBF through Mom-to-Mom when Reya was about 6 months old. And we started to attend Sunday services at the suggestion of our friends, Chad and Shauntel Raymond.
How long have you been leading a LIFE Group at LBF? For about a year now.
Tell us a bit about your LIFE Group. Our group has become very close. Mike and I have made it a goal of ours to encourage complete openness, which has laid a very strong foundation of trust within our group.
What are some of the discussion highlights you have had this year? We all have young families in common so many of our discussions have revolved about raising kids in a world not ruled by God and the challenges that presents to us.
What has been the most encouraging thing that has happened in your LIFE Group? Others’ willingness to share in an environment that is one hundred percent judgement-free. Our struggles as imperfect sinners has united us in an unbreakable bond.
How would you describe the importance of the LIFE Group you lead? I think that it has brought us all closer to the Lord because it puts our faith into a human perspective, in a one-on-one environment. Also, accountability is very important. We are very good about reminding each other that we are here to serve the God of the next world, not this one.
What would you say to someone that is weary about joining a LIFE Group? Try to put your fears of intimacy aside and allow God to work through fellowship. In a LIFE Group, you can access God in ways not available to you on your own. You can make invaluable friendships that you will have forever.
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