Last week we had Campus Days, a chance for potential students to come and check out the school. Wes (in the orange shirt) works with me in the Admissions department. We went to town to pick out prizes for the games and came up with what could be our best Grand Prize ever.. a figure of Sir John A MacDonald! He comes complete with a writing table, little plastic books, and spectacles. Ben, a Campus Days visitor, was the winner of this wonderful Grand Prize. Other people got chocolate bars and other tasty food, but only one got the figure of Canada’s first Prime Minister. Lucky guy.

It was a very successful Campus Days.. possibly our biggest yet. We had 20 people attend, some who had already applied, some who were too young to apply now, and a bunch who were there for the first time. We ended up getting 10 applications from this event! As my boss put it, “where else can you talk face to face with young people about their future! I love it!”

For the next two weeks I will be home alone. Naomi and Ellie are in Alberta visiting family and spoiling the grandparents. Naomi’s mother is going to have some surgery on her feet that will keep her from walking for a bit, so Naomi is there to help around the house and Ellie is there to cheer everyone up. Please pray for Noami’s mom and for a safe return for Naomi and Ellie.

Ellie “helps” mom pack clothing

I will be quite busy while they are away.. I have two conventions to attend to represent WOLBI, one is a church denomination’s regional convention, the other a home schooling convention. Please be praying that we will be able to share our ministry of youth evangelism and discipleship with many people going past our booth.

I will also have another Campus Days happening next week (April 28-29). We are now expecting around 25-30+ prospective students to come and check out the school! This is likely going to be our biggest CD yet. Please pray for these young people that they will seriously consider formal Bible training.. and that it would be with us at WOLBI!

An answer to prayer: Today is not only Easter Sunday, but it was the first Sunday for our new pastor at South End Fellowship Baptist Church. For the past 21 months our congregation has been without a pastor and that has meant a lot of extra work and responsibility for me and the other deacons. We thank God for how he has worked in our church during the transition time and that he has provided a new pastor for us, and I look forward to working with Pastor Mark Lowrie and to what God has next for our church.

Troy welcomes Pastor Mark and his wife, Margaret

Troy, Naomi, and Ellie

A couple of weeks ago we hosted a Campus Days at the Bible Institute. It is a time when young people are challenged to seriously consider studying God’s Word. They get to stay on campus and attend classes and chapel and experience campus life. Many of them apply to the BI and end up coming. This last one we had 12 young people come and had a good time getting to know them. A few had already applied prior to coming and five more applied for this coming year!

Snow Camp is in full swing (www.wol.ca/snowcamp). We have had four weeks so far and three more to go. Over 370 young people have been involved and challenged by the Gospel and to dedicate their lives to Christ. Our BI students get involved in many aspects of this ministry, doing everything from helping prepare food in our kitchen, Cardiac Grill (has great pizza!) and Snak Shak, to being counselors, to running sports and activities. Our Snow Camp season started out green, but God has sent us a few metric tons of snow (most of it on my walkway). All our outdoor activities are in full swing: ice rink, tube hill, ice flume, snow sculptures, etc.

Thanks for being a part of our ministry with these Bible students.

Troy, Naomi, & Ellie