No Matter Your Age Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 The name “Grace Radosevich” is known pretty widely across campus, which is funny given that Grace is an introvert and only a freshman. Evidently, her friendly personality and heart for service have fit right in at Cumberlands.
because . . . “ I want to give back and glorify God.” Grace Radosevich, ’23
Grace grew up in Letcher County at a multifunctional ministry called Calvary Campus. She routinely met new people who visited Calvary while she helped run Vacation Bible Schools, archery camps, and other ministry activities. Mountain Outreach (MO), the construction outreach program at Cumberlands, used to stay at Calvary every Spring Break while they did projects in the area. Grace didn’t really care for the college kids – just not her peer group, not her type – but she saw how hard the students worked and thought it was awesome. When Grace chose to attend Cumberlands, she contacted MO. To her surprise, they accepted her on the summer home-build team. Grace wasn’t even a college student yet, and she was already putting her faith into action. “Meeting people where they’re at and providing for their needs is a way to speak truth and love to them,” Grace
said. “Mountain Outreach is very intentional about getting the Gospel into conversations, but just helping them out and showing them Christ’s love speaks volumes too.” Grace is now a work-study in the MO office, helping the staff keep things organized, setting up the warehouse before events, and doing construction work or community cleanup on designated Saturdays throughout the year. She is setting an example for fellow freshmen and students older than her who haven’t yet plugged into service programs. “My age has never been a factor to me,” Grace said. “As a kid, my dad would tell me to walk up to adults visiting Calvary and give them jobs to do, like, ‘You, go do this, and you, go do that.’ I’m pretty independent, but I’m trying to still fully rely on the Lord. I’m here, and I’m available, so I’m going to serve.” She admits that it can be scary to take initiative sometimes, and she realizes there is a lot of responsibility on her shoulders. But she’s grateful for the chance to work hard and learn to see people the way God sees them.
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