Contact Me: ali.stong@campusoutreach.org

Ali has been serving with COI since 2022.

Education: Ali graduated from Purdue University in May 2022 majoring in Public Health with a minor in Business management.

Hometown: Ali is from Greenwood, IN.

Our Interests/Hobbies: Ali loves to go Skeet shooting/sporting clay shooting, camping, and also bake desserts.

Favorite Books: Joyful Surrender by Elizabeth Elliott

Favorite Verse: Lamentations 3:22-24 "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."

Ali’s Testimony: I was first introduced to God through my grandma who was mormon and later learned who Jesus was at catholic school. God wasn't talked about much at home and I found myself putting my purpose in being the caretaker of my family and the best student. It wasn't until I attended Purdue University that I met some girls who stressed the importance of making God a priority in everyday life. Since I never read the Bible past common parables, I started to investigate with the help of a friend that was in Campus Outreach(CO). She shared Romans 6:23 which states, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." I thought God's love and acceptance depended on what I did or offered to the table. It was at New Years Conference through CO where I repented of my sins and fully trust that the work Jesus did on the cross was all it took to make me blameless before God. I now have an insurmountable amount of peace knowing that Jesus is by my side at every moment as I seek to glorify Him daily and share with others what He has done in my life.