NOAH EATON

Role - Campus Staff (SEU)

Hometown - Jacksonville, FL

Growing up in a Christian household meant that I learned from a young age how to do what ‘good’ Christians did, but my actions were often driven by self-glorification rather than a genuine heart for God. Around senior year I started to recognize my struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder which I later learned was rooted in a deeper desire for control over my own life. This struggle persisted throughout much of high school and early college. I felt trapped in my own thoughts daily, often believing the lie that my works would save my life. It wasn’t until CO’s Summer Project that I realized I could actually be set free from OCD. Through conversations I had with friends there, God changed my heart and I truly encountered his grace. Through this ministry, I have met people who live lives that exemplify what Paul says here in Philippians, “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” Therefore out of recognition of all that God has done, I know that there is nothing I would rather do than to partner with the laborers in this ministry.