Sipping Coke and Speaking Truth: Welcoming Nikki Gentry
Nikki Gentry is the newest staff member to the Gap Year Enrollment team, although she is an old friend of ours. In 2010, she attended the Gap Year program and has continued to stay connected ever since. Everyone in the office knows that Nikki loves her morning Coke and good southern cookin’. She normally waltzes…
Lessons from Wounded Healers
Since landing in Cape Town, South Africa, Team Leeu (4) has been very busy with cultural immersion experiences organized by Sport for Christ Action South Africa (SCAS). These experiences have taught us a lot about the history and cultures here in South Africa, particularly the harsh realities and aftermath of apartheid. Apartheid was a period…
Knowing comes first
Last week, our class delved into discussing knowledge, its’ origin, the redemptive principles of the Bible, and our American culture. Luckily, we boldly were lead by a professor who is both wise and hilarious, Gene Fant. Marrying his knowledge of philosophy, literature, and other fields, Fant instructed the class on the necessity of knowing God…