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If you’d like to read the newsletters that individual staff write, check them out here!

The Gift
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Events
This month has been a bit of blur honestly, but let's jump into all the cool things that has happened in the world of TFC! First of all, we had a blast going to a Jordan Feliz concert at the beginning of the month!
Making It All Real
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley
This month we've kicked off our official Northern Valley TFC meetings with a hurrah! It finally seems like we are settling into more of a groove, after many years of uncertainty!
The Mystery of Camp
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Camp
More than anything I've yet to experience, TFC Camp is a magical place. I have loved it so much since I was a teenager and went myself. It was the place God changed my life…
Thriving in Desert Land
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Mission Trip
This year I was given an awesome opportunity to go to Rehoboth Christian Schools in New Mexico for our mission trip! We brought 14 teenagers and 7 adults and boy, it was a trip!
Some Very Hard Work!
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Home Remodel
Well, it's been quite a big two months. A VERY big two months. But after much hard work, we are moved into our new house!!
Conversations - The Heart of Our Ministry
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Lessons True and Better Weddings
It's been a busy couple of months! So busy in fact that I forgot to get my newsletter done last month! So, for the price of one, you get two this month! What a deal! We've been enjoying the weather slowly turn to spring, but unfortunately as I write this, the weather has decided to pound on us with snow again and maybe that's a good thing because it gave me the time to sit down and get my newsletter out!
All Kinds of Stories
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Lessons True and Better Weddings
What a new year! With so many new things!! This month has been filled with new changes at TFC, a newly married couple, and a new house!! What a firecracker starter to the year honestly, and boy has it been busy. Let me walk you through all that's been going on.
A Year of Waiting - Christmas Letter 2023
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Lessons True and Better Mom
Around when I should have been writing and sending out my last newsletter, I heard that my mother was getting put into the hospital, likely with pneumonia. This started a long week of hospitals and the passing of my mother.
A Full Two Months
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Lessons True and Better Mom
Around when I should have been writing and sending out my last newsletter, I heard that my mother was getting put into the hospital, likely with pneumonia. This started a long week of hospitals and the passing of my mother.
Father to Many - September 2023 Newsletter
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Lessons True and Better
God is referred to as our father in the Bible many times.
True and Better 🔝 - August 2023 Newsletter
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Lessons True and Better
Well, we ran out of food! That was the situation for our first night of TFC! It's a problem for sure, but a good problem!
TFC Camp Recap and New Year Plans - July and August Newsletter
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Camp
TFC Camp is over and WOW has it been an adventure! From NVTFC, we had 9 kids total come to camp. Our theme this year was Simon Says, and we dove very deeply into the life and growth of Simon Peter. Throughout our 2 weeks of camp, we saw a lot of students grow in huge ways as they got to see themselves in Peter's life.
Our Growing Family 👶
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Camp
This month has been quite crazy, and yet, not much has been done in TFC land. Just, ya know, two mission trips, a staff retreat to work on our plans for the next year, and a whole lot of TFC camp planning!
It Starts Now - Why Families Matter 🕰
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Mission Trip
The first half of my May has been busy, but once graduations were all over, it’s been strangely slow! Normally I’m gearing up for mission trip and would have gotten everything ready to go by now, but now that most things are
3 Months!? 📖
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Chris & Abbie Cochrun Northern Valley Bible
How long would it take me to read through the New Testament? That’s the question I got as we wound down our spring of Bible study with some of the junior high kids last week.
So. Many. Events. 😲
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Chris Cochrun
Chris & Abbie Cochrun Leadership Retreat Northern Valley 180 Encounter 45th Anniversary
At TFC, we do our best to make sure teens become a lot more than just Christians.