Are we getting through?

On Cassidy and Todd’s recent trip back to Canada they had several opportunities to visit places that they normally do not get a chance to visit.  One place was Prairie Bible College and they were fortunate to bump into a staff member who was the Dean of Men at the college when Todd was thereContinue reading “Are we getting through?”

June update – The Call to be More

The end of the school year is very close at hand.  Just a couple of weeks more and we will be saying “goodbye” to one more school year and embarking on a new one with our own children in different grades.  On reflection, this past year has been one that has been very full andContinue reading “June update – The Call to be More”

Multicultural Day and One World Run 2012

Multicultural day is a much anticipated event here at RVA.  The theme this year was “GO“.  After a very good Spiritual Emphasis Week in which the students were challenged about taking the Gospel to all peoples we thought it would be fitting to make the theme a simple reminder that we are called to go. Continue reading “Multicultural Day and One World Run 2012”

What does the empty tomb mean to you?

Muhammad’s body lies buried in the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Confucius lies buried in a cemetery in his home town Qufu, China.  Budda’s remains were cremated and sent to several places as relics.  One place holds the “right tooth relic” of Buddha and is called the Temple of the Tooth or Dalada Maligawa located in SriContinue reading “What does the empty tomb mean to you?”

Support and Vehicle Fund Review 2011

Monthly Support: We have been very blessed to have such faithful prayer and financial partners in what we do here at RVA. We have had an interesting year and have been reminded again and again that God is in control and that He provides for all our needs. We do have a financial target that weContinue reading “Support and Vehicle Fund Review 2011”

One World Run

It started out being a fun little run that we were going to hold on a Sunday afternoon.  We did not expect it to turn into a major event with about one hundred staff and students participating.  With torrential rains threatening the weather held off long enough for us to complete the run which wasContinue reading “One World Run”

More Than Meets the Eye

No, this post is not about the “Transformers” movie even though it makes us want to break out singing the theme song – I guess that dates us back to the original cartoon.  This was the phrase that was used at this years Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW) here at RVA.  The speaker encouraged the studentsContinue reading “More Than Meets the Eye”