Auburn teen finds fasting sanctifying

To call LeNorris Crabb an average teenager is like calling Michael Jordan just an average basketball player.

While others his age are spending hours debating the merits of MTV’s latest reality show in an Internet chatroom, the 17-year-old from Auburn manages to actively involve himself in eight major extracurricular activities, including being Auburn High School’s “Aubie”  mascot. In addition, Crabb works a part-time job.

An active member of Auburn’s Lakeview Baptist Church, Crabb participated in the church’s  fast near the end of 2001.

Lakeview, like a growing number of churches across Alabama, fasted for 30 days in order to deepen individual relationships with God and strengthen a sense of community.

Crabb was a willing and eager participant. “Fasting made me so happy. After coming to the church early in the morning, we prayed and fasted until sunset,” said Crabb, who described his personal experience with fasting as a time of “sanctification, remembrance and deliverance.”