Personal Narrative: My Journey To Colorado Christian University

There are several things I hope to gain from my experience as a student at California Baptist University. Such things include, a community of God loving, supporting and encoring friends, a Christian based education and opportunities to grow into the person God created me to be.

East Carolina University is and has always been a dream school for many students including myself. I have grown up hearing about the University and it is nothing short of spectacular. Many family members of mine have attended East Carolina, and I have always pictured myself at this school. It would be an honor to be a pirate. Throughout high school I have struggled in Science and Math. I know I could have done better in high school but in life you can always do something better, im eager to push myself more and work harder than ever to succeed as an adult, if given the chance There are many times when I should I have put school in front of my extra curricular activities such as dancing, art, work, tennis, and swimming. However, all of those

My personal faith grows daily by my choice to follow my love and savior, Jesus, every day I wake up. It was by no accident that God showed me Liberty University, and has now become a top option in my choices of colleges. I believe in the deep mission Liberty University has to develop Christ-centered believers because it is the same mission I strive to live out daily in my walk as a follower of Christ. My season of life will not always be the same as someone else's, but I pray that what I have walked through and what God taught me in those seasons can give perspective to others. I have grown up always knowing God but not until my sophomore year in high school did I truly start to live that out. I took two opportunities in the past two years

I would be lying if I said Rock Valley College was my first choice when it came down to choosing a place to continue my studies. Then again, like many others students, I didn’t have a

I spent a year of college trying to be African. Afrobeats vibrated through the walls of Beets-Veenstra’s first floor dorm. My Christian college had an open-door policy. Walking past the ninth door on the left gave visitors an eyeful of my black hips swaying in circles as if an invisible hula-hoop entangled my waist. I had to get the moves I learned at the parties right. The beats were different from the hip hop music I regularly danced to. They were smooth tempos, but faster than reggae and bodies rocked with more control. My roommate complained about the hours I spent dancing in front of the mirror. We were not flat mates the next the year.

Life has had its ups and downs for me.Like most people, I struggle with a host of issues

This past spring, I had the opportunity to tour Abilene Christian University for the first time. The administration at the university also allowed me to spend the night in the freshman dorms so I could have the full ACU experience. Prior to this visit, ACU had been one of my top college interests but after touring and getting a taste of what ACU was really like, I absolutely fell in love. I found that the people I met were open about their faith, I got to see firsthand how excellent the nursing department is, and I saw how easily students were able to get involved with the many programs ACU provides.

There is not a singular event that has brought me to Colorado Christian University, rather an unexplainable journey that has placed this institution in my path. Since the day I was baptized in the First Baptist Church in Savannah Missouri at the age of 13 I have been avoiding a path that hind sight has shown me very clearly. From the beginning I have usually taken another route than the one I was intended. When I could have been more involved with my faith I typically did not fully engage. I entered college in 1990 with no real direction in mind. I was not invested and I did not succeed, but I also did not follow the still small voice that was calling me to service the lord. I left school after accomplishing very little and joined the military

Why would I spend some of the most important years of my life at a Christian liberal arts school? Because if I went anywhere else, I know that I would lose my faith. It is not that I do not trust that God would stay with me if I went to a state school, it is that I don’t trust myself to stay with Him. The world is a corrupting place, led by the devil and his schemes to take down the Kingdom of God, and I am very susceptible to that corruption. I do not know who I am just yet, I’m still learning, still growing as a follower of Christ and I always will be. However, as a baby Christ follower, I fear that if I went to a state school I would get lost in the world. But here I don’t have that fear, because I can feel God here.

Coming from a public school experience, to a Christian centered experience has already begun to transform me so that I am focusing more on God and what He has planned for me and my life. One way I am growing and will continue to grow in my faith is by learning more about The Bible and its interpretations. Through Old Testament, New Testament, and Christian Doctrine, I will begin to grasp the details, backgrounds, perspectives, ideas, laws, and practices taught in the Bible. By studying the Bible, I will learn how to better serve God and follow the path that he has laid out for me. I have always wanted to be a teacher and I believe that my calling is in the realm of education; after I teach I want to create educational policy, and consequently become a leader in my field. By doing what I feel God has called me to do, I am glorifying him. Finally, in coming to Westmont I am working to center my life in Christ, because Westmont centers itself on Christ. At Westmont, I have already seen so many opportunities to help me grow in my faith. By having faith integrated into my classes, attending chapel, and conversing about what it means to be a Christian, I know Westmont’s environment will help me grow in my

June of 2012 forever changed my life. I entered into July with the excitement of a new career in healthcare in its infancy after having suffered a tragic personal loss; yet a new hope was born from its ashes. I gave my heart to The Lord and my life was forever changed. Let me preface this by saying that I certainly was not a Christian up to this point and my life was definitely lacking that relationship. Thus, my entrance essay will be a combination testimony and explanation of why I desire to become a CCU student as one essentially lead to the other. I had been working at the same dead-end job for six years up to this point in my life. My husband was a supervisor at that same employer and we often joked that we had to go to work just to see

My ultimate goal in life is to glorify God. He has called me to do this by helping support and treat children and teens who struggle with mental disorders. Too many kids have given up on their lives both because of disorders such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, and because they do not know Christ. By attending Abilene Christian University, I will be able to gain the knowledge needed to help these children, while bettering myself in my faith and ministry. The environment at ACU will be both challenging and supportive, which will help me succeed in both my academics and in my spiritual journey. It would be such a privilege to be surrounded by fellow Christians that I can grow with and develop positive relationships with. When I imagine

Being raised in a Christian household was such a blessing, but my committed relationship with God really took off the summer of my junior year in high school. Growing up, there were multiple times where I prayed to give my life up to God. I had a wonderful youth group down the street where I grew up, and my youth pastor really inspired me to explore Christianity, and what it means to walk with Christ. The summer of my junior year I was fortunate to be a councilor in training at Camp Firwood, located in Bellingham, Washington. It was hard work but it gave me the opportunity to spend me summer devoted to working things out in a supportive community that really solidified my relationship with God. That summer I gave my testimony in a huge stage setting for the first time. That summer really gave me the confidence to share my faith with others and initiate conversation to grow in faith and take in other perspectives. I believe that Jesus Christ is my personal savior, and that it is a continual relationship and it doesn’t just end when we declare that we are followers. There are so many people that have come into my life and shared their experiences with me and that has really grown my faith and I hope to do that for others.

For the most part I was doing fairly well in my junior year of undergrad studies, but I realized that I was putting work and my education first before God. I thought I was taking the wrong path in life. As I was researching different pharmacy schools, I learned that the Loma Linda University’s library was closed on Saturdays due to Sabbath. This inspired me to do the same. Instead of going to the library and studying all day like I would usually do, I started to go to church to worship and learn more about the word of God. Even though I studied less by resting on Sundays for Sabbath, my grades dramatically changed. That year I received straight A’s for which I have never

My faith is one of the most important things in my life, and seeing where God has lead me to, and what he has brought me through has opened my eyes even more to him. For a while I never really thought about college. I knew I wanted to go but I wasn’t sure where. It was not until March that I decided Johnson is where I wanted to go. Even though