October 11, 2018
Alpha Kirabira grew up in an orphanage in war-torn Uganda, where his mother worked and cared for children. She taught him many lessons, like the value of every human life and the need for communities to care for one another. When Alpha was sponsored by a Canadian family at the age of twelve and moved to Surrey, BC, Canada, he determined to treasure these concepts and apply the principles he leaned in this new country.
October 2, 2018
After graduating in 2005, Zeeshan “Shani” LaalDin (’05) returned to his home in Pakistan, where he used his education to start a business dedicated to providing aid and relief for the marginalized in the community he loves. Despite walking through one uncertainty after another, LaalDin says with confidence that God has been very real and present in his travels, and there’s no where he’d rather be.
September 26, 2018
In partnership with a Palestinian School in East Jerusalem, TWU Alumna Elie Pritz (’03, ’12) has developed Peace Heroes Curriculum, a platform of education focused on teaching history through the lens of peace rather than war. Since its implementation in 2013, Peace Heroes Curriculum has spread from Israel and Palestine to schools in Kenya, South Africa, Burundi, and two refugee camps in Northern Iraq/Kurdistan. It has had an incredible impact on helping children overcome trauma and strive toward making the world a better place.
September 17, 2018
From childhood, Adam Froese ('14) longed to play field hockey at the Olympics. But after he and the rest of Team Canada suffered a devastating loss and were denied their hopes of playing at the 2016 Olympic Games, Froese wondered if it would ever be possible. But as it turned out, this loss was exactly the wake-up call he needed regarding the state of his heart and his relationship with God.
September 5, 2018
Jonathan Larsh (’04) is a teacher, a missionary, and a pastor to the people of Cat Lake First Nations. He and his wife, Katie Larsh (Symonds, ’05) followed the call of God to serve this community. Through their experiences, they've come to believe contentment in God is the key to defeating discouragement in times of uncertainty.
August 22, 2018
Andrea Bonilla ('06, '14) works as the Audience Development and Acquisition Manager for Lightworkers Media. By working here, she hopes to effect change in culture by providing quality, faith-based, family-friendly content that people will want to watch. She credits her time at Trinity Western and the hand of God in her life as crucial for where she is today.
August 13, 2018
International dance choreographer Scott Forsyth (’14) believes Christians shouldn't be afraid of being in the dark places of culture. Instead, he wants to see Christians turn to God and use the skills He has given them to make a positive difference in the world.
August 10, 2018
Martina Scholtens (Byl, ‘96) wasn't sure how she could she pursue her passion for medicine while also indulging her love of writing. But after discovering Narrative Medicine, she learned how story principles could make a huge difference in her work with refugees at British Columbia's only refugee clinic.
August 2, 2018
When Sonja "Sunny" Ray (Tallaksen, ‘74) was stranded in Ethiopia during a deadly famine, she learned to rely on God to provide for her needs. Now, years later, she frequently returns to the country to care for the people she's come to love.
July 13, 2018
In 2016, Alison Jackson ('15) was named to Canada’s Rio Team as an alternate rider, a major step for an aspiring athlete in only her second year of professional riding. In 2017, Jackson represented Italian team Be Pink and rode in more Women’s Tour races than any woman in the world. But none of this would be possible if not for the influence of the Trinity Western University Spartan Athletics coaching team who encouraged her to pursue excellence.
June 28, 2018
In many ways, Iain Cook (’07) was ‘living the dream’. After graduating Trinity Western with a degree in Communications, Cook eventually decided to pursue his music passion and move to Los Angeles, where he hoped to produce music for movies and television. It was going well, and he started to advance in his career. But things took a sharp turn the day he received an unexpected Facebook message from a stranger.
June 20, 2018
Things were a lot different at the then-called Trinity Junior College campus in 1971. Back then, it was common for Christian institutions to enforce strict guidelines when it came to interactions between men and women. Trinity Junior College was no different. But it was there that Kathleen and Bob Snyder found love and chose to pursue what they knew God had given them.