NAOBC For Life Spotlight – Sarah Wood
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 Sarah Wood.
Q: Tell a little about yourself – family, occupation (if applicable), etc.
A: I am wife to Colin and mother to four wacky, wonderful kids (a boy and three girls, ages 2, 4, 6, and 8, respectively). Colin works at Refuge Bowling Green, and I homeschool our kids, help lead a local homeschool co-op, disciple college girls, and try out new recipes. I was actually born in Louisville and went to elementary school there, but moved to Bowling Green for middle and high school.
Q: When did you attend NAOBC? What brought you to NAOBC?
A: I came back to Louisville in 2006, and found Ninth and O pretty soon after. Two friends that moved to town with me had started attending, and I quickly fell in love with the fun crew of young adults there. Five years later, I fell in love with a guy in the Singles class, and we ended up getting married at the church in 2012. I was plugged in at Ninth and O until 2017, when we moved to Bowling Green. I still miss the camaraderie and community of NAOBC.
Q: Where did you serve while at NAOBC?
A: During my years there, I was a high school small group leader, served on the missions committee, was on staff as Beth Blackwell’s assistant when she worked at Whitefield Academy, was a greeter, served on a singles leadership team, helped with VBS, was a part of the Building Community team, volunteered in the nursery, went on several mission trips, helped teach an elementary Bible Fellowship Group, and was a ladies small group leader (not all at the same time, of course).
Q: What memory from your time at NAOBC means the most to you still today?
A: There are a lot of fantastic memories… Sunday nights with the singles at different homes, serving with students on the Ecuador mission trip, having ladies pray for me at the Women’s Conference, swapping stories with moms in the nursing mothers room, being goofy with students in the youth group, cooking for the Appalachia mission team, sharing food and a warm apartment with church friends during the ice storm… my time at Ninth and O brought me closer to Jesus because so many people there pointed me toward the Truth with their words and their lives.
Q: What is one thing you loved about NAOBC?
A: I love all the ways that NAOBC is intentional to keep people connected. During an early Building Community night, there was a bake off, and I really wanted to win, so I entered a category that didn’t have as many entries, found a complicated and delicious recipe for raspberry chocolate cupcakes complete with ganache and buttercream, and hid in the kitchen to watch Philip Brown and the other judge as they tried the entries. I kept that trophy for a long time… good times. On a more serious note, the most meaningful times were being vulnerable with and doing life alongside others whether it was in a ladies Bible study in our apartment with Rebecca Lucius (before we were married, obviously) or in a young couples community group, sharing the concerns of new parents and gleaning from those a few steps ahead of us.
