First Weeks Impression

Since passing into the province of Saskatchewan I've been in a constant state of nostalgia. For those of you who don't know me as well, I grew up as a prairie boy from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan until the age of 9 when our family was relocated to beautiful British Columbia. Briercrest College is just outside of Moose Jaw in a tiny town called Caronport where, while I was young my Dad was attending College to become a Pastor. Now, 14 years later after traveling all over the map, God has brought me back to square one where my life first began to launch into the same training my old man went through to become a Pastor. It's been quite a remarkable few days as I've just stopped to remember how faithful God has been to our family since we moved from the prairies. I've settled in nicely in the 'Sundbo' dorm building on a floor full of musicians and athletes from all over Canada. It's great to be surrounded by so many gifted dudes who love Jesus and are seeking God's will for their lives. All day, everywhere you go you can hear people playing music and singing. The other night we had a big fire going at a pit they have on campus and were all singing and worshiping together. It was pretty awesome to be able to meet new people in this context. In terms of the academics part of school, (which has probably been one of the least considered parts since being here) it has been nothing short of a brilliant first impression. After hearing some of the faculty and staff here at Briercrest I was impressed by the level of spirituality and vision they possess for the school and students. There is a profound sense that Briercrest is an incubator of spiritual development where the faculty are God's heat lamps imparting growth and knowledge into us students. One thing I am particularly thankful for is the daily chapel students are expected to attend. Every day, as we prepare to engage our minds in study there will be a 45 minute window of time where we stop and give praise to our King, receive some spiritual nourishment from the Word and remember the reason why we're here. All in all it's been a great first week and looking forward to getting into the rhythm of college. Blessings from the flat lands!