Testimonies and stories from our members.
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"God has used this community to help me fall in love with Him and His word...if you have found yourself in a place where you are seeking community or to fall in love with God and have His word come alive in your life, I would encourage you to join in and meet this group of women and see what God has in store for you!”
Glyn Kennedy
Santa Barbara, CA -
“It’s changed my life, it’s changed the foundation of how I study scripture. We dive really deep with one another and we’re there for one another. This is a community..they’ve walked through some joyful but also really difficult parts of my life and I don’t know how I could have gotten through it, especially Covid without them.”
Jen Johnson
Denver, CO -
“I always thought “Why I am going through this?” or “Why is this not happening for me?” or “God I can’t hear you.” And just being with this group of women, I’ve realized we share one thing—and that is Jesus. We are all going through it. We are all seeking deeper relationship, and I am so thankful that God led me to this Abide women’s group. ”
Shareta Chappelle
Las Vegas, NV -
“I love that we pray together, laugh together, cry together and we’re there for each other. It’s really helped me to stay in God’s Word, I have a lot of different avenues of worship and prayer and listening to God’s Word, but being in my journal everyday has just reminded me when I was first on fire for Jesus....thank you Abide.”
Jan Young
Los Angeles, CA -
"The older I get the more I sense a lack of community, and can lack that connection with likeminded people. I know I can come on here to talk with sisters in Christ, get Christlike advice, prayer and that has been one of my favorite things about Abide."
Whitney Sicher
Denver, CO -
"I found I can be myself here, and I’m safe to be myself here..in a world where its easy to shrink back and hide yourself, vulnerability is your superpower. To be embraced in addition to being a human navigating this world, we’re ultimately pointed back to our Savior, Jesus Christ."
Ashley Lewis
Atlanta, GA -
"I took a leap of faith, started meeting with some of the women online and my life is forever changed. I’ve never spent more time in the Bible than I have before joining Abide. That makes all the difference in your walk with Christ: studying the word of God and talking about it is an absolute blessing. "
Sarah Manzinger
Austin, TX -
"I'm so grateful for the Abide community. It is a great place for sisters to come together to be transparent, to study the bible and ask questions. It is an amazing, encouraging and nourishing place for you to come as you are, share and grow."
Ashley Korth
Los Angeles, CA -
"It’s been really nice to get to know women from across the country and hear their stories, study scripture with different people and see the love and zeal they have for the Lord. It's something that is pretty rare, I don't see as often as I'd like to and sometimes it can be lonely, so it's been lovely to be around women who have that same desire."
Jamilah Cayenne
Brooklyn, NY -
"Not only do you get to fellowship with Christ centered women from all across the nation— you also get to gather, divide and consume the Word of God so that is deeply nourishes your soul from the inside out. And in the process build meaningful relationships.”
Bomyee Hwang
Seattle, WA -
"As a feeler, I can be very emotion oriented with how often I read the Word. This community has honestly helped me be more consistent. The passion and hunger from the other women rubs off on me and it’s convenient and accessible because it’s virtual!"
Kristin Bruce
Brooklyn, NY -
"I have found a space to be vulnerable and a space where everyone is working to live their real lives in line with God’s Word, finding it hard and difficult, but recognizing it is a realistic pursuit."
Dee Dee Maguehi
Brooklyn, NY -
"I love the ability to connect with other women across the U.S from the comfort of my home and the discussions are so rich, filled with knowledge and differing perspectives, yet rooted in biblical truth. We are not meant to do life alone, we are designed to be in relationship with others, and what I found at Abide is a community of women who are shamelessly seeking to live for Christ."
Allison Roe
Illinois -
"I have been re-discovering the richness behind each passage in the Bible through our weekly bible study with these amazing women in Abide. The Word of God never became as real to me as it is now. I wake up in the morning looking forward to reading the Bible.”
Keiko Hirano
Brooklyn, NY -
"Abide has allowed me to strengthen my knowledge and understanding of the Word. Being able to unpack and study Scripture with other women has been so fulfilling and has helped me to understand God and His promises and goodness on such a deeper level.”
Megan Nelson
Minnesota