CRISTA Senior Living Moments

Some stories remind us that God can bring purpose and hope out of even life's most difficult chapters. In this episode of CRISTA Senior Living Moments, Chaplain Cathy Taylor shares how her journey through cancer, loss, and ministry prepared her to walk alongside seniors with compassion, helping them face the future with faith, peace, and courage.

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Every one of us has a story of how God gently led us from where we were to where He wanted us to be. In this episode of CRISTA Senior Living Moments, you'll hear Pastor Marty Anderson share his inspiring journey of faith, calling, and service, along with how God led him to minister to residents through Christ-centered care at CRISTA Senior Living.

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From finding a beloved family home to influencing loved ones through her faith, Carolyn reflects on the unexpected ways God guided her life and relationships.

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Carolyn reflects on how a reluctant trip to buy a Bible and attend a study for her husband's sake became a life-changing encounter with faith. What began as an obligation turned into a deeply personal spiritual journey when a verse in John 14 spoke to her heart, leading to an experience she says transformed her life forever.

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Carolyn’s story is one many people can relate to: moving far from everything familiar, facing overwhelming challenges, and feeling alone while trying to hold a family together.

As life in remote Neah Bay became increasingly difficult and her struggles grew, a persistent invitation to a Bible study became an unexpected turning point, offering hope and the beginning of a new direction for her life.

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Carolyn’s story is a reminder that life rarely follows the path we imagine. After growing up during the Depression, dreaming of a career as an illustrator, and facing a devastating hand injury that changed her plans, she found herself in rural Oregon navigating culture shock, loneliness, and disappointment.

Through it all, Carolyn reflects on how God used unexpected detours to shape her life and lead her in a different direction than she ever expected.

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Carolyn Feasey’s story feels like opening a treasured scrapbook—one filled with courage, faith, and nearly a century of memories that still shine.

At 93, she shares how God carried her from Depression‑era New York to Crestwood Park during COVID, where beauty, community, and chaplains have become her new home. And just when you think you know where her journey is headed, an unexpected twist in her early career sets up a cliffhanger that makes you eager for the next chapter.

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The dining room at CRISTA Senior Living has become one of Amanda's favorite places on campus. It’s where residents and King's students meet together in the most natural, joy‑filled ways. Sharing meals there feels a lot like gathering around a big family table, with rotating dinner companions, prayer, stories, and laughter that make community feel both warm and deeply rooted in faith.

It’s one of those everyday spaces where God keeps showing how much beauty can grow when generations sit down together.

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Evening worship has a way of slowing us down enough to really hear God, and CRISTA’s Vespers service does exactly that—bringing seniors together for prayer, music, and rich teaching that feels both peaceful and deeply rooted in faith.

As Amanda Hostetler shares, these gatherings become beautiful two‑way conversations where students and residents swap stories, wisdom, and decades of lived ministry, reminding us that God is still shaping hearts at every age. It’s a glimpse of the Kingdom in motion, where spiritual growth, encouragement, and God’s love continue to flourish in community.

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Watching King’s High School students build real friendships with seniors at CRISTA Senior Living is such a sweet picture of faith passed down through lived experience, and Amanda Hostetler—whose family is woven through CRISTA’s ministries—shares how these visits become mutual blessing for everyone involved.

Students show up to pray, listen, and learn, while residents pour out wisdom, stories, and decades of ministry that still shape lives today. It’s the kind of intergenerational community that reminds us of how the family of God grows stronger when we show up for each other.

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There’s something beautiful about watching faith come alive across generations, and Amanda Hostetler’s story does exactly that—shaped by life in East Asia, a bustling home of 15 kids, and years of teaching students to see the world through a biblical lens.

Her passion has sparked a growing partnership between King’s Schools and CRISTA Senior Living, where mission‑minded teens step into memory care and worship spaces to pray with, learn from, and serve residents.

It’s a sweet picture of the Kingdom in motion: youth and seniors blessing one another, growing together, and building a m...

CRISTA Senior Living’s intergenerational community shows how God weaves together the lives of students and seniors in ways that bring joy, purpose, and unexpected friendship. As King’s Schools students share meals, conversations, and encouragement with residents, people like Diana’s mother‑in‑law discover renewed meaning, deeper connection, and a beautiful “second chapter” surrounded by faith and community.

For families considering a transition, hearing directly from residents, who warmly invite others to “join them”, often becomes the clearest reminder that God meets us through welcoming places and the people who fill them.

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CRISTA Senior Living shows how God uses simple acts of service to knit generations together in ways that shape hearts on both sides. As King’s students serve residents with meals, music, and everyday help, they discover friendships that deepen their faith.

Those same relationships helped Diana Fairchild’s hesitant mother‑in‑law find renewed joy, purpose, and community at Cristwood. Through prayer, gentle encouragement, and a welcoming Christian environment, she now feels healthier, less alone, and grateful she said yes to a place where God is clearly at work.

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CRISTA Senior Living’s story is a gentle reminder of how God uses relationships across generations to bring healing, purpose, and unexpected joy. As King's students serve residents and form genuine friendships, their lives, and the lives of those they meet, are shaped by prayer, shared stories, and simple acts of love.

Diana Fairchild’s own family experienced this transformation when her lonely mother‑in‑law found community, renewed faith, and a fresh start at CRISTA, showing how God often meets us through the people who welcome us in.

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For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org

For more information on CRISTA Senior Living, go to cristaseniorliving.org