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.
June 13, 2018
Miscarriage after miscarriage left Kasey (McHenry, ’08) and Jon Harkness (’08) devastated and wondering what was wrong. It was a confusing season, but all through the pain, they were determined not to let this get in the way of their marriage. After their sixth miscarriage, and years of getting tests done that ultimately gave no answers, they decided to look into adoption.
June 6, 2018
Three friends—Joshua Roebuck (’08), Kelsey Wallace (’09), and Stephanie Weir (Wells, ‘07)—have decided to champion a new TWU Alumni Chapter in Toronto. For years, they’ve enjoyed fellowship with one another in the city, and now they hope to provide that same experience for others.
May 29, 2018
The Hildebrands were overjoyed at the news of Arleen's pregnancy. But, at the first ultrasound, they would discover something tragic. Their baby, Caleb, had hypoplastic left heart syndrome—meaning he would be born with only half a heart. “It was devastating,” says Hildebrand. “We knew our baby could survive at least until birth, but after that, there’s three surgeries he needed to go through to be able to function at all.” It was a scary time of uncertainty.
May 17, 2018
After graduation, Jessie Legaree ('10) wanted to practice family law, but had no idea what that would be like as a Christian. Thanks to the alumni network, she got the help she needed.
May 2, 2018
The Roberts, owners of a small coffee shop in Guatemala, helped Dave MacDonald (’98) and family establish their ministry to rural students there. Dave then introduced their daughter Lungi to TWU. 13 years later, Lungi graduated from Trinity Western.