I’m the type of person that doesn’t like to fit into a mold. I don’t want to be someone that you can put your finger on and say, “She’s that kind of girl.” I’m unique and I’m on a journey of finding out who God wants me to be. That’s a life-long process but it’s one that I've now begun.
When I first came here I had a really bad relationship with the Lord. I didn’t know it, but I did. It was face value and I was leading a double life. Since coming here I’ve learned how to have consistency by saying, “I don’t have to be the way I was before.” I can walk in a straight path. I feel like my time at BCOM has been about learning that He’s not going to give up on me. I know that seems like such a simple thing to grasp—but actually knowing in my heart that God’s been pursuing me, to get me to this place in my life, is amazing.
I go running sometimes. I’ve also loved hanging out in the dorm and building a deeper relationship with the girls on campus
When I’m off campus I find random fun things to do: going to coffee shops, hanging out with people off campus who I’ve met at church and stuff. Downtown Minneapolis is the place to go and just hang out, walk on the streets and run into random homeless people and just chill and talk with them for hours. That’s fun.
Before I came here, I didn’t really know what to expect with living in a dorm room full of girls. But it’s been incredible to build true relationships with other women in Christ. I would never change anything about my experience with dorm life. There’s constant laughter and crazy pranks always going on. I love it.
I think I’ve learned a lot more heart knowledge in the classroom than head knowledge. I expected to learn a lot about the Bible—which I have—but it’s been more of a deep core learning than anything for me. I’ve learned about the attributes of God and who He is, and I had no clue before I came here. I was confronted with the idea that God wanted me, and I didn’t have that at a heart level before BCOM.
Wow! They are something else. I guess I didn’t expect them to have such a great sense of humor about everything. They’re so laid back and honest with us and are willing to answer ridiculous questions at times. The professors here have a genuine passion and really care about us as students. Just the fact that we call them by their first names is awesome—we know them as our friends that are willing to come to our level and teach us the deep things of God. They genuinely care about how we’re doing, and that’s cool!
My eyes have been opened to what’s going on in the rest of the world—like through having people come into chapel to talk about what’s going on in China. I’ve been able to tangibly see people who are coming from all over the world. The Lord has placed passions in my heart for countries I didn’t even know had people, like Iceland. Also, before I came here I swore I would never go to an Asian culture, and now I’m going to spend a year and four months of my life in Southeast Asia. The world is so small yet it’s so big. It’s cool to see how God has opened my eyes to what’s going on in the world.
