Val Friesen
Outreach Lead
Val has been attending Radiant since 2023, and serves as Outreach Ministry Team Lead.
She is a natural creative, who adds beauty and joy to the lives of everyone she meets. She is a poet, an artist, and a creative builder.
Her Story
Val grew up knowing Jesus, but chose to go her own way as a young adult. That path lead to years of substance abuse, and searching for meaning in the new age movement.
After years of living with sever depression and anxiety, she cried out to God. He heard her and He saved her.
Twelve years later, God has completely rebuilt her life. He has set her free from her burdens, filled her with joy, and gave her a spiritual home at Radiant.
Her Favourite Scripture
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 63: 1-8