NAOBC for Life Spotlight – Amanda Brame
When you are a member at NAOBC, no matter where God takes you, the love for NAOBC remains. It’s part of your DNA. Periodically we’ll spotlight women who were former members – see where they are today and what NAOBC means to them. Today we’re meeting Amanda Brame.
Q: Tell a little about yourself – family, occupation (if applicable), etc.
A: I was married to a wonderful Christian man, Clint Brame, for 11 years when he passed away tragically in September in an accident. We have an energetic seven year old, Lizzie. Currently I am trying to figure out the single mom life with being widowed at 33, so that has been challenging. My husband was the associate pastor at Olive Branch Baptist Church in Hanson, Kentucky, which is where we are currently. I am the reading interventionist at Sebree Elementary, and I love to work with my small groups of kids and help them to learn to read better.
I became a Christian at age six. I love to travel; I have been to 15 countries and 31 states. I also love to read and spend time with family.
Q: When did you attend NAOBC? What brought you to NAOBC?
A: We attended Ninth and O Baptist from January 2013-October 2016. We were members at NAOBC the whole time my husband was at Seminary. We found Ninth and O because I looked for Baptist churches near our house, and I tried NAOBC and I fell in love with it!
Q: Where did you serve while at NAOBC?
A: I taught 1st grade Sunday School while I was at Ninth and O. I volunteered at Vacation Bible School each summer. I also went on a mission trip to Zambia, Africa with a team from NAOBC.
Q: What memory from your time at NAOBC means the most to you still today?
A: I loved going on the mission trip to Zambia with the Ninth and O team. It was wonderful getting to stay in the rural villages and get to know the people there. We got to share Jesus with people who had never heard His name before.
Q: What is one thing you loved about NAOBC?
A: I loved that there were people of every age group, like a real cross section of society, in one church, actually functioning well as a church. A lot of times churches will be geared at only the old or only the young, and those people are the only people you find there. At Ninth and O everyone was there, worshiping Jesus and fellowshipping together.
