Participants: Bill Santos (Host), Ashton Simmonds, Chris Guarin-Adap, Claudia Coulombe, Jordon Putt, Josiah Morado, Marie Eve-Giguere, Scott Bowes, Serena Allen, Shannon Dooks, Zach Morado
Series Code: IIWC
Program Code: IIWC201010
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00:01 >>BILL: TODAY ON THE "IT ISRITTEN" PROGRAM,
00:02 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FEATURING STUDENTS AND 00:03 STAFF FROM OSHAWA'S KINGSWAY COLLEGE. IF 00:07 YOU'RE THE PARENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENT 00:08 OR A SOON-TO-BE HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENT OR IF 00:12 YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENT, YOU'RE NOT GOING 00:14 TO WANT TO MISS TODAY'S PROGRAM. "IT IS WRITTEN" 00:15 BEGINS RIGHT NOW. 00:19 (MUSIC) 00:28 >>ANNOUNCER: IT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME 00:30 GOD'S BOOK, THE BIBLE 00:34 STILL RELEVANT IN TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD 00:38 IT IS WRITTEN . . . 00:41 SHARING MESSAGES OF HOPE AROUND THE WORLD. 00:46 (MUSIC) 00:58 >>BILL: CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IS OUR THEME 00:59 TODAY AND WE HAVE ONE OF THE STUDENTS FROM KINGSWAY 01:01 COLLEGE VISITIING WITH US SERENA ALLEN IS HERE. 01:03 SERENA, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. >>SERENA: THANK YOU. 01:04 >>BILL: YOU ARE A STUDENT AT KINGSWAY COLLEGE. THIS 01:06 IS YOUR SECOND YEAR THERE >>SERENA: YES. >>BILL: SO 01:09 YOU'RE IN GRADE? >>SERENA: I'M IN GRADE TWELVE. 01:10 >>BILL: YOU'RE IN GRADE TWELVE. HOW IS IT 01:11 THAT YOU GOT TO KINGSWAY COLLEGE >>SERENA: WELL, IN 01:14 SEPTEMBER 2008 I WENT TO A CAMP IN NOVA SCOTIA CALLED 01:15 PUGWASH AND I WENT WITH MY CHURCH GROUP AND KINGWAY 01:19 ALSO WENT. SO, I MET A LOT OF STUDENTS THERE AND I 01:25 WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEM. >>BILL: SO YOU MADE 01:26 A DECISION TO GO THERE. 01:29 >>SERENA: YEAH. I DECIDED TO COME FOR THE NEXT YEAR. 01:30 >>BILL: EXCELLENT. HOW HAS BEING AT KINGSWAY COLLEGE 01:33 IMPACTED YOU? >>SERENA: WELL, RIGHT BEFORE I 01:38 STARTED ATTENDING, ON THE SUMMER, DURING THE SUMMER 01:39 OF 2009, I WENT THROUGH A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT 01:43 LEFT ME VERY UNHAPPY AND I ACTUALLY FELT VERY GUILTY 01:49 AND I FELT THAT GOD HADN'T FORGIVEN ME EVEN THOUGH 01:51 I'D ASKED. AND IT WAS VERY UNPLEASANT. >>BILL: YOU 01:54 WERE CARRYING THAT AROUND WITH YOU. >>SERENA: I WAS 01:56 CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT IT AND IT WAS.I WAS 01:57 CONSTANTLY, YEAH, I WAS VERY UNHAPPY. >>BILL: 02:01 SO, DID SOMETHING HAPPEN AT KINGSWAY THAT HELPED 02:03 ADDRESS THAT. >>SERENA: ACTUALLY, YES. I WASN'T 02:04 EXPECTING IT. DURING WEEK OF PRAYER, WHICH IS PRETTY 02:07 MUCH A WEEK IN WHICH A SPEAKER COMES AND HE HAS A 02:10 SERMON DURING THE MORNING AND THE EVENING, AT THE 02:11 END OF THAT THE CHAPLAN OF OUR SCHOOL, PASTOR JERAD 02:18 BROWN, ASKED IF ANYONE WANTED TO START ATTENDING 02:23 BIBLE STUDY. AND I SAID, WHY NOT? WHAT CAN I LOSE 02:24 FROM THAT? AND SO, ME AND FOUR OTHER STUDENTS 02:29 STARTED ATTENDING AND IT WAS REALLY ENJOYABLE. I 02:35 REALLY LOVED THE PASTOR AT OUR SCHOOL. AND DURING ONE 02:36 OF THE BIBLE STUDIES HE SAID SOMETHING THAT REALLY 02:41 CHANGED MY LIFE AND IT WAS JUST VERY SIMPLE. HE JUST 02:45 SAID THAT GOD CAN CHANGE OUR THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, 02:46 MOTIVES, ATTITUDES, AND CONSCIENCE IF WE WANT HIM 02:50 TO. IF WE'RE FEELING UPSET OR IF WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE 02:54 NO CONSCIENCE, YOU KNOW, ETC. AND I JUST REALIZED 02:55 THAT ALL THAT TIME I'M CARRYING AROUND THIS 03:01 BURDEN AND I DIDN'T NEED TO BE. IT WAS UNNECESSARY. 03:04 I DIDN'T NEED TO PUNISH MYSELF CONSTANTLY FOR 03:05 SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I COULD JUST MOVE ON. 03:09 AND AFTER BIBLE STUDY I JUST SAT DOWN AND I WAS 03:15 REALLY.I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH WHAT I'D JUST 03:16 HEARD. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS THAT SIMPLE. SO THE 03:19 PASTOR CAME OVER AND HE COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS 03:24 WRONG. AND I PRETTY MUCH EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I'D 03:25 HAD TROUBLE GIVING MY SINS TO GOD AND HAVING HIM 03:30 FORGIVE ME, REALLY, BECAUSE I FELT THAT I 03:34 DIDN'T DESERVE IT. NO ONE DOES DESERVE FORGIVENESS 03:35 BUT I FELT THAT I PERSONALLY DID NOT AT ALL 03:38 DESERVE FORGIVENESS. AND HE JUST.HE DID SOMETHING. 03:40 HE JUST TOOK MY PHONE THAT WAS IN MY HAND AND 03:41 HE SAID, YOU KNOW, I HAVE YOUR PHONE AND I SAID,O, 03:46 WHAT'S YOUR POINT? AND HE JUST GAVE IT BACK AND THEN 03:52 HE SAID, GIVE ME YOUR PHONE. AND SO HE GOT IT 03:53 AGAIN AND HE SAID I HAVE YOUR PHONE. AND I WAS 03:57 GETTING SO FRUSTRATED. 03:58 I WAS LIKE, WHAT'S YOUR POINT, YOU KNOW. I WAS 04:00 ALL UPSET AND HE WAS JUST MAKING THIS POINTLESS.AND 04:03 YOU KNOW, FINALLY RIGHT WHEN I SAID THAT 04:04 I REALIZED THAT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT GOD DOES. YOU 04:08 KNOW, WE GIVE HIM OUR SINS AND HE HAS THEM AND WE 04:12 DON'T HAVE THEM ANYMORE. 04:13 AND IT'S AS IF WE NEVER HAD IT. IT'S JUST OUT OF 04:17 OUR HANDS JUST LIKE THE PHONE WAS OUT OF MINE. 04:18 AND THAT JUST.I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. IT WASN'T 04:22 LIKE A BURDEN LIFTING OFF; IT JUST SUNK IN THAT, YOU 04:27 KNOW, I'M OKAY. GOD STILL LOVES ME NO MATTER WHAT 04:28 >>BILL: HE CERTAINLY DOES. 04:32 >>SERENA: AND IT WAS JUST LIFE CHANGING. AND I 04:33 REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE GOD WOULD HAVE CHANGED MY 04:36 FEELINGS. OF COURSE, HE WOULD HAVE BUT THIS WAS 04:42 JUST AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE THAT I'M SO THANKFUL 04:43 >>BILL: WE HAVE ABOUT 30 SECONDS LEFT AND FOR 04:46 THE BENEFIT OF SOME OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WATCHING, HOW 04:48 IMPORTANT IS IT TO YOU THAT WHERE YOU GO TO 04:49 SCHOOL THAT NOT ONLY IS THERE AN ACADEMIC 04:54 PROGRAM BUT THAT THERE'S THIS SPIRITUAL COMPONENT? 04:58 >>SERENA: IT'S PERFECT. 04:59 ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I SEEMS LIKE THEY JUST GO 05:04 RIGHT TOGETHER. I HAVE A PERFECT BALANCE OF 05:05 ACADEMIC AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. AND 05:07 IT'S VERY.I FOUND IT VERY BENEFICIAL FOR ME. >>BILL: 05:12 KINGSWAY COLLEGE MADE YOU A BETTER PERSON? >>SERENA: 05:13 I HOPE SO. >>BILL: WELL, IT'S MADE YOU A GOOD 05:15 INTERVIEW. >>SERENA: THANK YOU. >>BILL: THANKS FOR 05:17 BEING ON THE PROGRAM. 05:18 I KNOW YOUR STORY HAS INSPIRED SOMEONE WATCHING 05:21 TODAY. >>SERENA: I'M HONOURED. >>BILL: YOU 05:22 KNOW, SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE HERE AND WE'RE GONNA 05:26 HEAR THEM SING. AND WHEN WE COME BACK FROM THAT, 05:30 YOU KNOW YOU'RE PRINCIPAL'S HERE 05:31 >>SERENA: OH, NO. >>BILL: YES. AND SOME OF THE OTHER 05:33 LEADERSHIP TEAM. WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO 05:35 LISTEN TO THEM. LISTEN TO THIS SONG NOW AS THESE 05:37 YOUNG FOLKS PRAISE GOD THROUGH THE GIFT OF MUSIC. 05:56 BUT THE PROBLEM IS THIS, 06:01 WE WERE BOUGHT WITH A KISS, 06:06 BUT THE CHEEK STILL TURNS, 06:15 EVEN WHEN IT WASN'T HIT. 06:17 AND I DON'T KNOW 06:23 WHAT TO DO WITH A LOVE LIKE THAT. 06:27 AND I DON'T KNOW 06:32 HOW TO BE A LOVE LIKE THAT. 06:38 WHEN ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD 06:43 IS RIGHT HERE AMONG US. 06:48 HATRED TOO, 06:51 SO WE MUST CHOOSE WHAT OUR HANDS WILL DO. 07:02 WHERE THERE IS PAIN, 07:05 WHERE THERE IS PAIN, 07:06 LET THERE BE GRACE, 07:08 LET THERE BE GRACE. 07:10 WHERE THERE IS SUFFERING, 07:13 WHERE THERE IS SUFFERING, 07:15 BRING SERENITY, 07:18 BRING SERENITY. 07:21 FOR THOSE AFRAID, 07:23 FOR THOSE AFRAID, 07:25 HELP THEM BE BRAVE, 07:28 HELP THEM BE BRAVE. 07:30 WHERE THERE IS MISERY, 07:34 WHERE THERE IS MISERY, 07:36 BRING EXPECTANCY, 07:38 BRING EXPECTANCY. 07:41 AND SURELY WE CAN CHANGE, 07:46 SURELY WE CAN CHANGE SOMETHING. 08:02 AND THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS 08:07 IS WITH YOU AND WITH ME. 08:11 NOT THE LOVE THAT CAME 08:16 TO PREPARE EVERYTHING. 08:21 AND I DON'T KNOW 08:25 WHAT TO DO WITH A LOVE LIKE THAT. 08:32 AND I DON'T KNOW 08:37 HOW TO BE A LOVE LIKE THAT. 08:42 WHEN ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD 08:47 IS RIGHT HERE AMONG US. 08:52 HATRED TOO, 08:57 SO WE MUST CHOOSE WHAT OUR HANDS WILL DO. 09:04 WHERE THERE IS PAIN, 09:09 LET US BRING GRACE. 09:14 WHERE THERE IS SUFFERING, 09:18 BRING SERENITY. 09:24 FOR THOSE AFRAID, 09:29 LET US BE BRAVE. 09:34 WHERE THERE IS MISERY, 09:37 LET US BRING RELIEF. 09:45 SURELY WE CAN CHANGE 09:50 WORLDS ABOUT TO CHANGE. 09:51 SURELY WE CAN CHANGE 09:53 THE WORLDS ABOUT TO CHANGE. 09:56 SURELY WE CAN CHANGE 09:58 THE WORLDS ABOUT TO CHANGE SOMETHING. 10:13 THE WHOLE WORLD'S ABOUT TO CHANGE 10:17 SURELY WE CAN CHANGE 10:18 THE WORLD'S ABOUT TO CHANGE, 10:21 SURELY WE CAN CHANGE 10:23 THE WHOLE WORLD'S ABOUT TO CHANGE, 10:27 SURELY WE CAN CHANGE 10:28 THE WHOLE WORLD'S ABOUT TO CHANGE, 10:31 SURELY WE CAN CHANGE. 11:01 >>BILL: WELL, THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR THAT 11:02 WONDERFUL SONG. WE'RE BACK WITH TWO STAFF AND ONE 11:04 ALUMNI FROM KINGSWAY COLLEGE. AND LET'S JUST 11:09 TAKE A MOMENT TO QUICKLY INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. I 11:10 HAVE HERE SCOTT BOWES, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT. WELCOME, 11:12 SCOTT. >>SCOTT: THANK YOU. 11:13 >>BILL: AND I HAVE MARIE EVE LEGUERE, WHO IS 11:15 KINGSWAY COLLEGE ALUMNI, GRADUATED IN? >>MARIE: 11:19 2002. >>BILL: IN 2002. AND CHRIS GUERENADAUP, WHAT IS 11:20 YOUR TITLE THERE, CHRIS? 11:24 >>CHRIS: IN THE ENROLLMENT OFFICE IS WHERE I WORK 11:25 AS AN ASSISTANT. >>BILL: WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. 11:29 YOU'RE JOB IS TO HELP FILL THE CLASSROOMS. >>CHRIS: 11:32 BRING THEM IN. >>BILL: BRING THEM IN. THAT'S 11:34 RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING 11:36 HERE AND WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET SERENA AND 11:40 LISTEN TO THE YOUNG MEN SING. YOU SHOULD BE VERY 11:41 PROUD OF YOUR SCHOOL. 11:43 SCOTT, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING. WHAT MAKES 11:44 KINGSWAY COLLEGE DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER SCHOOL? IF 11:47 IT IS DIFFERENT. >>SCOTT: KINGSWAY IS A SCHOOL THAT 11:50 HAS A GREAT ACADEMIC PROGRAM. IN FACT, IT'S THE 11:51 SAME AS ANY ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL AS FAR AS ACADEMICS 11:56 ARE CONCERNED. BUT KINGSWAY ALSO FOCUSES ON 12:01 THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF THINGS. WE REALLY STRIVE 12:02 TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO MEET 12:05 JESUS CHRIST THERE AND TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP 12:10 WITH HIM. I THINK THAT'S WHAT SETS US ASIDE 12:11 >>BILL: AND YOU'VE HAD SOME PRETTY PROMINENT 12:13 ALUMNI, INCLUDING MARIE EVE HERE WITH US, WHO 12:18 REALLY TESTIFY TO THE FACT THAT THEY GOT TO 12:19 KNOW JESUS CHRIST ON YOUR CAMPUS. HOW DOES THAT MAKE 12:24 YOU GUYS FEEL? >>IT'S A GREAT FEELING. TO HAVE THE 12:27 OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE JESUS CHRIST WITH STUDENTS, 12:29 EVERYDAY, IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY, A GREAT PLACE 12:34 TO WORK. >>BILL: IT SURE IS. CHRIS, LET'S PICK UP 12:37 ON THE SPIRITUAL. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PROGRAMING; 12:39 SPIRITUAL PROGRAMING THAT HAPPENS AT THE SCHOOL? 12:45 AND HOW IS THAT, SORT OF, MESHED IN, YOU KNOW, TO 12:48 THE ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL? >>CHRIS: WELL, 12:49 THERE ARE SPECIFIC SCHOOL DAYS THAT WE SET ASIDE AS 12:52 SPECIAL OUTREACH DAYS. AND THESE ARE DAYS WHERE THE 12:56 STUDENTS GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO DO COMMUNITY 12:57 SERVICE. THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR WE HAD AN OUTREACH 13:00 DAY AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS WENT TO A FOOD 13:05 BANK KITCHEN, SOME WENT TO THE ZOO, AND JUST DID ALL 13:06 SORTS OF THINGS AND JUST SERVED THAT WAY. WE ALSO 13:09 HAVE A MISSION TRIP THAT WE DO EVERY TWO YEARS. AND 13:16 PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ON A MORE REGULAR 13:17 BASIS IS THE SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING 13:20 THAT WE DO WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE IN CHARGE OF 13:28 VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOLS SUCH AS WEEKLY 13:29 WORSHIP ASSEMBLIES, CHURCH SERVICES, AND THEY ARE IN 13:33 CHARGE OF EVERYTHING FROM THE SINGING, THE PRAYING, 13:37 AND THE PREACHING. THEY GET A CHANCE TO DO THEIR 13:38 PERSONAL TESTIMONIES. 13:41 >>BILL: EXCELLENT. YOU KNOW, THE OTHER DAY MY 13:42 WIFE CALLED ME AND SAID THAT MY SON, WHO IS A 13:46 STUDENT IN YOUR SCHOOL, CALLED AND SAID THAT HE 13:49 HAS DECIDED TO GO ON THIS MISSION TRIP. AND WE ARE 13:50 VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THANK YOU 13:53 FOR LOOKIING AFTER MY SONS SPIRITUAL NEEDS ALSO. BUT, 13:58 SCOTT, OFTEN TIMES WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT 13:59 THE SPIRITUAL PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY THINK YOU 14:01 CAN'T HAVE A SCHOOL WITH GOOD ACADEMICS AND GOOD 14:04 SPIRITUAL. SOMETHINGS GOT TO GIVE, RIGHT? BUT THAT'S 14:05 NOT THE CASE WITH KINGSWAY COLLEGE, IS IT? >>SCOTT: 14:10 IT'S NOT. KINGSWAY IS INSPECTED EVERY OTHER YEAR 14:15 BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IN ONTARIO AND 14:16 HAS PASSED WITH FLYING COLOURS. ACADEMICALLY 14:20 SPEAKING, FOUR YEARS AGO THE NORTH AMERICAN 14:25 DIVISION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS TOOK UP A STUDY 14:26 CALLED 'COGNITIVE GENESIS' AND WHAT THAT STUDY HAS 14:30 DONE IS TAKEN THE CANADIAN TEST OF BASIC SKILLS WHICH 14:34 IS AN ACHIEVEMENT TEST USED IN ALL SCHOOLS ACROSS 14:35 CANADA .>>BILL: NOT JUST PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 14:39 >>SCOTT:.NO JUST PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS 14:42 ACROSS CANADA AND IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO 14:43 SEE HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE COMPARING ACROSS THE 14:46 AVERAGE ACROSS CANADA. AND WE'VE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY 14:52 TO DO THAT.>>BILL: WHAT CAME UP? >>SCOTT:.OUR 14:53 STUDENTS ARE PASSING WITH FLYING COLOURS. TYPICALLY 14:55 SPEAKING, WE FIND THAT WHEN THEY COME TO US IN 14:59 GRADE NINE, THE OVERALL AVERAGE IS RIGHT ABOUT 15:00 WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE. THE DIGITS THAT THEY 15:05 USE, THEY ARE AT A GRADE NINE LEVEL ABOUT TWO 15:10 MONTHS IN, WHICH IS WHERE ABOUT WE TEST THEM, THAT'S 15:11 TO BE EXPECTED. TWO YEARS LATER WE WOULD EXPECT THEM 15:15 TO BE AT ABOUT A GRADE ELEVEN LEVEL, TWO MONTHS 15:19 IN, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY FINDING THAT THE STUDENTS 15:20 ARE TESTING AT A GRADE TWELVE LEVEL SIX OR SEVEN 15:22 MONTHS IN. >>BILL: WOW. 15:23 >>SCOTT: AND SO WE'RE FINDING THAT THE ACADEMIC 15:26 PROGRAM AT KINGSWAY IS VERY, VERY STRONG. A 15:30 COUPLE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES THAT I CAN GIVE YOU, THE 15:31 SCIENCE PROGRAM, IN FACT, THE CLASS OF 2010, 15:36 WHEN THEY CAME TO US THEY ACTUALLY TESTED A YEAR AND 15:39 A HALF BEHIND WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE WHEN 15:40 THEY CAME TO US. AND AFTER TWO YEARS THEY ACTUALLY 15:45 TESTED A GRADE LEVEL AHEAD OF WHERE THEY WERE 15:48 SUPPOSED TO BE. SO, I THINK THAT DEFINITELY 15:49 SHOWS THE STRENGTH OF THE SCIENCE PROGRAM. >>BILL: 15:52 ABSOLUTELY. >>SCOTT: AND SO, WE'RE VERY, VERY 15:55 EXCITED ABOUT THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM, TONS OF 15:56 OPPORTUNITIES, VERY SMALL TEACHER TO STUDENT 15:59 RATIO, ABOUT ELEVEN TO ONE.>>BILL: OH, EXCELLENT. 16:04 YES. >>SCOTT:.SO IT PROVIDES GREAT OPPORTUNITY 16:05 FOR INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION FOR THE 16:07 STUDENTS. >>BILL: I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT ONE OF 16:09 THE THINGS THAT HAS IMPRESSED ME ABOUT YOUR 16:10 SCHOOL, NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE HERE BUT, 16:13 I'VE MENTIONED THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES TO FOLKS, 16:15 IT IS THE COMMITMENT OF THE TEACHERS. YOU GET A 16:16 SENSE THAT TEACHERS ARE IN THE CLASSROOM NOT OUT 16:21 OF A JOB BUT OUT OF A CALLING AND THAT'S VERY 16:26 IMPRESSIVE. >>SCOTT: THE TEACHING STAFF AT KINGSWAY 16:27 IS AMAZING. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO SAY IT. 16:32 I'LL COME INTO THE SCHOOL AT SEVEN IN THE MORNING, 16:36 PLANNING TO BE THERE EARLY AND GET A FEW THINGS DONE, 16:37 TO FIND TEACHERS THERE HELPING STUDENTS. I'LL 16:41 COME BACK AT NIGHT, AT 8:30 AT NIGHT TO PICK UP 16:45 SOMETHING FROM THE OFFICE TO SEE A TEACHER IN THEIR 16:46 CLASSROOM PREPARING A REVIEW SESSION WITH 16:51 STUDENTS TO PREPARE THEM FOR AN UPCOMING TEST. THE 16:55 DEDICATION OF THE STAFF AT KINGSWAY IS 16:56 UNQUESTIONABLE. >>BILL: ABSOLUTELY. I'VE 16:59 ALSO HEARD, ANICDODALLY, THAT THERE'S A VERY HIGH 17:02 PERCENTAGE OF YOUR STUDENTS THAT GRADUATE 17:03 THAT GO ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION. >>SCOTT: 17:05 ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, 98% OF OUR STUDENTS OVER THE LAST 17:09 FIVE YEARS HAVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER KINGSWAY 17:10 GONE TO HIGHER EDUCATION. 17:13 THE COUPLE PERCENT THAT HAVEN'T TYPICALLY IT'S 17:14 BEEN BECAUSE THEY SPENT A YEAR GOING ON A MISSION 17:20 TRIP AND THEY'VE DONE MISSION WORK IN VARIOUS 17:24 COUNTRIES. A COUPLE STUDENTS HAVE WANTED TO 17:25 UPGRADE A LITTLE BIT MORE. 17:27 THEY'VE KIND OF CHANGED CAREER GOALS SO THEY WANT 17:28 TO UPGRADE HIGH SCHOOL A LITTLE FURTHER. BUT THEN 17:32 THEY TEND TO ALL GO ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION AS WELL. 17:35 >>BILL: HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO OTHER SCHOOLS? 17:36 FOR EXAMPLE, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL. IS THERE 17:38 A STATISTIC ON THAT? WOULD YOU KNOW? >>SCOTT: OFF THE 17:40 TOP OF MY HEAD I DON'T HAVE A STATISTIC.>>BILL 17:41 BUT I THINK WE'D ALL AGREE THAT 98% IS.>>SCOTT: VERY 17:44 HIGH. >>BILL:.EXTREMELY HIGH. >>SCOTT: VERY HIGH. 17:47 >>BILL: THAT'S GREAT. 17:48 WELL, I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS MY SON SPENDS A LOT 17:51 OF TIME DOING AT SCHOOL IS IN YOUR SPORTS FACILITIES 17:52 AND SO, MARIE, MAYBE YOU COULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT 18:02 ABOUT SOME OF THE PHYSICAL COMPONENT OF THE SCHOOL, 18:05 SOME OF THE FACILITIES YOU GUYS HAVE THERE AND SOME 18:06 OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR 18:12 STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN IT >>MARIE: THAT'S RIGHT. 18:14 FIRST OF ALL, OUR CAMPUS IS JUST A BEAUTIFUL PIECE 18:15 OF LAND THAT IS FULL OF GREENERY AND THAT'S 18:18 SOMETHING TO ACTUALLY BE PROUD OF. >>BILL: 18:20 ABSOLUTELY. >>MARIE: IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY 18:21 APPRECIATE WHEN YOU GO TO SCHOOL AND IT INCLUDES 18:26 A LARGE GYMNASIUM THAT IS THE SIZE OF TWO BASKETBALL 18:30 COURTS AND AS WELL, IN THAT GYMNASIUM WE HAVE A 18:31 WEIGHT ROOM AND A SQUASH AND A RACKETBALL COURT. 18:34 SO, IT'S.THEY CAN BE THERE AFTER SCHOOL AND PLAY SOME 18:37 SPORTS, YOU KNOW, AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR IN-HOUSE 18:38 INTERMURALS AS WELL. ALSO, WE HAVE FROM FLOOR HOCKEY 18:44 TO FOOTBALL TO VOLLEYBALL, YOU KNOW, YOU NAME IT AND 18:49 THEY'RE PLAYING IT THERE AND THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD 18:50 TIME. >>BILL: YES, I KNOW THAT. MY OFFICE IS ON YOUR 18:53 CAMPUS, AS YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE 18:56 WEATHER IS NICE BECAUSE I CAN HEAR THE WHISTLE FROM 18:57 THEM WHISTLING A FLAG FOOTBALL GAME OR SOMETHING 19:00 OUT ON THE FIELD. AND THAT'S ALWAYS A POSITIVE 19:03 SIGN. YOU ALSO HAVE AN INTERESTING, I DON'T KNOW 19:04 WHAT.YOU CALL THEM AN ACROBATICS GROUP, 19:11 A GYMNASTICS GROUP, THE AERIALS. TELL US A LITTLE 19:14 BIT ABOUT THE AERIALS. 19:15 >>MARIE: THE AERIALS IS ACTUALLY AN ACROBATICS 19:17 TEAM WHICH I AM PROUD TO BE AN ALUMNI OF THERE, AS 19:18 WELL. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE MIX OF GYMNASTICS AND 19:21 ACROBATICS. SO WHAT YOU GET IS SOME TUMBLING, SOME 19:27 PYRAMIDS, SOME PITCHING UP IN THE AIR. SO PICTURE 19:29 THREE, THREE STUDENTS STANDING ON TOP OF EACH 19:32 OTHER. THAT MAKES A THREE HIGH. THEIR PERFORMANCES 19:37 ARE INCREDIBLE AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THEY 19:38 PROMOTE A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE WHICH IS 19:41 ANTI-DRUG AND ANTI-ALCOHOL AS WELL, WHICH IS JUST 19:46 WONDERFUL. >>BILL: I KNOW MY SON SPENT A YEAR ON THE 19:47 AERIALS; HE'S TRYING TO GET BACK ON THE AERIALS 19:51 AGAIN. IT WAS A WONDERUL, A VERY, VERY POSITIVE 19:54 EXPERIENCE. YOU ALSO HAVE A VERY DIVERSE, IS THAT 19:55 FAIR TO SAY, STUDENT BODY. 19:58 >>CHRIS: WE DO. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM THE 19:59 UNITED STATES, FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, KOREA, 20:05 JAPAN, BERMUDA, BAHAMAS WE JUST GET OUT THERE AND 20:10 TRY TO GET AS MANY KIDS INVOLVED AT KINGSWAY AS 20:11 MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE THINK WE HAVE SO MUCH 20:14 TO OFFER THESE STUDENTS >>BILL: WHAT IS THE DRAW 20:18 FOR THESE FOLKS? 20:19 WHAT BRINGS THEM? A KID IN BERMUDA, BAHAMAS BECAUSE I 20:25 WOULD SUGGEST THAT IN THE WINTER IT'S A LITTLE 20:26 COLDER HERE THAN IT IS IN THE BAHAMAS. >>MARIE: 20:29 FOR SURE, FOR SURE. WE HAVE EXTRA-CURRICULAR 20:33 ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE OUR TOURING GROUPS. FOR 20:34 EXAMPLE, OUR AERIALS, OUR BAND, OUR CHOIR AND OUR 20:38 DRAMA TEAM AS WELL. AND WHAT'S GREAT IS FOR THESE 20:42 STUDENTS IS THAT THEY GET TO TRAVEL WITH THESE 20:43 DIFFERENT TOURING GROUPS. 20:45 FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR OUR AERIALS WAS ABLE TO GO ALL 20:46 THE WAY TO TENNESSEE AND WESTERN ONTARIO. OUR CHOIR 20:52 WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO HALIFAX AND BACK. 20:58 >>BILL: WONDERFUL. 20:59 >>MARIE: AND OUR BAND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO TO NEW 21:00 YORK CITY. SO EACH OF THESE TOURING GROUPS ARE 21:01 ABLE TO PERFORM WHERE THEY TRAVEL AND IT'S JUST 21:03 A WONDERFUL BONDING EXPERIENCE FOR THEM AS 21:09 WELL. >>BILL: ABSOLUTELY. 21:10 CARRY THAT FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE. >>MARIE: JUST 21:11 INCREDIBLE. THE MEMORIES THAT THEY HAVE JUST STAY 21:12 FOREVER. >>BILL: I WOULD AGREE. >>SCOTT: WHAT THAT 21:14 ALSO DOES FOR THE KIDS TO, IS GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO 21:16 SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AT KINGSWAY, LEARNING ABOUT 21:17 CHRIST, WITH OTHERS. AND I THINK, NOT ONLY, IS 21:23 THAT A BLESSING TO THE CONGREGATIONS THAT THEY 21:27 ARE PERFORMING FOR BUT IT ALSO STRENGTHENS THEIR 21:28 RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST AS WELL. >>BILL: 21:31 ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU HEARD SERENA SAY HOW IMPORTANT 21:32 THAT WAS FOR HER OWN DECISION TO COME TO YOUR 21:33 SCHOOL. NOW, SCOTT, AGAIN, WHEN YOU THINK OF PRIVATE 21:36 SCHOOLS, WHICH KINGSWAY IS, THEY TEND TO BE 21:40 EXPENSIVE. WHAT CAN YOU, SORT OF, TELL OUR VIEWERS 21:41 ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF KINGSWAY COLLEGE? 21:47 >>SCOTT: OUR GOAL AT KINGSWAY IS TO MAKE 21:50 KINGSWAY AN AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR ANYBODY WHO 21:51 WANTS THEIR CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE KINGSWAY. 21:55 KINGSWAY, AT THE BEGINNING IS ALREADY, AT LEAST, HALF 22:00 THE PRICE OF MOST PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS. ON 22:01 TOP OF THAT WE PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY $210,000 22:05 PER YEAR IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OUR 22:11 STUDENTS. ON TOP OF THAT, THROUGH THE WONDERFUL 22:12 DONATIONS FROM OUR VERY SUPPORTIVE ALUMNI, WE 22:18 PROVIDE CLOSE TO $50,000 A YEAR IN RETURNING 22:23 SCHOLARSHIPS. SO THESE MAY BE FOR FINANCIAL 22:24 ASSISTANCE, THESE MAY BE FOR GREAT ACADEMICS, 22:28 POSITIVE SERVICE, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE 22:34 THAT. AND AGAIN, ONE OTHER THING IS THAT WE OFFER A 22:35 WORK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 22:39 SO NOT ONLY TO OUR STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOL BUT 22:40 THEY ALSO SPEND A COUPLE OF HOURS OF THE DAY 22:43 WORKING. AND THIS GIVES THEM A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, 22:47 NUMBER ONE, TO LEARN SOME VERY VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS 22:48 BUT NUMBER TWO, TO EARN SOME MONEY TO HELP PAY 22:53 FOR THEIR TUITION. AND THE COMBINATION OF THESE 22:55 THINGS MAKE IT SO THAT ANYBODY WHO REALLY WANTS 22:56 TO ATTEND KINGSWAY CAN. 23:00 >>BILL: WE HAVE ANOTHER THREE STUDENTS FROM YOUR 23:01 SCHOOL HERE WITH US AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE 23:06 OPPORTUNITY, RIGHT NOW, TO LISTEN TO THEM AS THEY 23:08 SING. 23:10 (MUSIC) 23:29 FATHER, YOU'RE THE ONE I ADORE, 23:35 SO I GIVE ALL MY PRAISE TO YOU. 23:41 YOU'RE EVERYTHING MY HEART COULD EVER WISH FOR, 23:47 SO I GIVE MY LIFE INTO YOUR AWESOME HANDS. 23:54 YOU GAVE ME A LIFE TO LIVE; 24:00 YOU GAVE ME THE HOPE OF A BETTER DAY. 24:06 AND I REALIZE I DON'T, 24:10 NO, I DON'T REALLY DESERVE IT, 24:13 BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME NONTHELESS. 24:20 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S THERE FOR 24:21 ME DAY AFTER DAY. 24:26 YOU OPEN UP MY EYES IN THE MORNING. 24:33 YOUR MERCY FLOWS OVER ME IN EVERYTHING I DO. 24:39 I WANT TO SHOW YOU I'M GRATEFUL TODAY, TODAY. 24:58 SO I WANT TO START OUT BY SAYING THANK YOU, 25:04 'CAUSE I KNOW IT MUST NOT BE THAT EASY 25:11 TO SACRIFICE IT ALL, 25:14 TO SAVE SOMEONE LIKE ME 25:18 BUT I REALLY LOVE THAT YOU DID. 25:24 YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S THERE FOR ME, DAY AFTER DAY, 25:30 YOU OPEN UP MY EYES IN THE MORNING. 25:36 YOUR MERCY FLOWS OVER ME IN EVERYTHING I DO. 25:43 I WANT TO SHOW YOU I'M GRATEFUL TODAY. 25:49 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S THERE FOR 25:50 ME DAY AFTER DAY. 25:56 YOU OPEN UP MY EYES IN THE MORNING. 26:02 YOUR MERCY FLOWS OVER ME IN EVERYTHING I DO. 26:08 I WANT TO SHOW YOU I'M GRATEFUL TODAY, TODAY. 26:49 >>BILL: WELL, LET ME THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING ON THE 26:50 "IT IS WRITTEN" PROGRAM. 26:54 IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT 26:55 KINGSWAY COLLEGE, CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE, 26:57 KINGSWAYCOLLEGE.ON.CA THERE YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT 27:01 A LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS GOING ON AT THAT SCHOOL 27:02 INCLUDING IN MID-APRIL THEY HAVE A SPECIAL 27:06 WEEKEND CALLED 'COLLEGE DAYS'. THAT GIVES YOU AN 27:08 OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON SITE, EXPERIENCE SO MUCH OF THIS 27:10 FIRST HAND. IT'S FREE OF CHARGE. CHECK THAT OUT ON 27:14 THE WEBSITE. THE FIRST 100 PEOPLE ON THE WEBSITE THAT 27:17 FILL OUT A FORM THAT'S THERE, WILL BE GIVEN THIS 27:18 GIFT, "STEPS TO JESUS" AS A SPECIAL FREE OFFER FROM 27:23 THE FINE FOLKS AT KINGSWAY COLLEGE. WELL, THAT'S IT 27:27 FOR THIS WEEK. I HOPE YOU'LL BE BACK WITH US 27:28 NEXT WEEK. REMEMBER THE WEBSITE, 27:30 ITISWRITTENCANADA.CA; SEND US YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS, 27:34 YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP FOR THE CORRESPONDENCE BIBLE 27:35 SCHOOL. UNTIL NEXT WEEK, REMEMBER, IT IS WRITTEN; 27:40 MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE BUT BY EVERY 27:43 WORD THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD. 27:48 (MUSIC) |
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