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GATEWAY IS UNREAL! I was so nervous and paranoid that it wasn't going to be all I'd hope for, but in fact I believe it's going to be even better! I get there and things aren't really going so well. The school was missing papers of mine, and come to find out I didn't receive the music scholarship I was relying on, so I wasn't sure how I was going to do this. I turned to my mom at one point and said "If they don't except a smaller down payment then 15% of what I owe, I'm going home" I was there from 9am to almost 5pm. I moved all my stuff in, got my class schedule, met a bunch of people ( Some of which I already knew), and finally after waiting for what seemed forever I sat down with the financial advisor. This is when I turned to my mom and said the comment above. She just shrugged, but I was on the verge of tears. Although so was she, but only because she couldn't believe how dirty and small the rooms were and in my room one of the glass wi...

The Journey Begins

Since I was 12 I've felt called to ministry, where that was to take me to who knew, but now its starting to pan out. I always wanted to go to bible college for as long as I can remember. Although it never seemed realistic it was still in the back of my mind. Now, It's more then a thought, it's reality. I sent my paperwork in, filled out some scholarship applications, and got my Pastor's consent. A couple months went by, I hadn't heard about any scholarships and so I just assumed it was not God's will for me to go yet. It took awhile and alot of prayers, but I soon gained a peace about it. About a month ago now I was at church camp just having a good time not really thinking about bible college and I recieved an email saying "Congratulations, you have been excpeted for a work study program, 20 hrs a week, $3500 year towards tuition." OMG I think I started crying, but that wasn't all. I recieved another email from the music director at Gateway statin...