Hi! I'm Holly and...

...i'm stoked to be posting on this blog because it means that I got into Kaléo!!

I'm Holly and I am 17, turning 18 this year! I am currently in grade 12 and I can't wait to be done with it. I love to laugh, sing, read, dance... all kinds of fun stuff! I also love people in general so I can't wait to meet all of you!

I'm not going to post my testimony cause I'll save that for Kaléo, but I do want to tell you how I came to be posting on this blog. So the last time I posted on a Jim blog to introduce myself was in March of 2008 when I applied for CIT at Qwanoes. I ended up doing both CIT and LIT which were amazing, but before and even more so after LIT, I felt like I really wanted to do Kaléo but I wasn't sure if it was God's will for me. I struggled with that a lot because I really wanted to do it. Another factor was that my mom wasn't stoked on the idea of Bible school. In fact, she was completely against it. My mom loves the Lord but didn't want me to go to Bible school; she wanted me to go straight to university. I promised her a year of university and then I get to do what I want. That was the agreement.

Fast forward approximately 3 months and I really felt led to apply for Kaléo, but that wasn't a part of the agreement. I went to my mom and told her how I was feeling and she said it was okay. Not only that, but she was behind me 100%. That was a complete 180 and my signal that I needed to apply. So I did my application. And then did it again. And then again once more. But it finally all went through and here I am!

I'm so excited to go on this journey with all of you and even more excited to see how God changes us and works through us! It's going to be a great year!

If you have any questions for me, feel free to ask! I ask a lot of questions, so I don't mind them. =)

saturday morning

Hi everyone! I just received my acceptance to the program in phone-call form on Thursday night. I honestly was not sure if I was going to get in and it's needless to say I was incredibly relieved to hear from Jim. Despite the fact that my financial situation is looking fairly uncertain, I have no doubt in my mind that this is what I want to do. I can't imagine putting my money anywhere else. I have been looking forward to doing Kaleo ever since I was fifteen, when my Young Life leader got back from having completed it. I have never felt so called to anything in all my life.

In a nutshell, my name is Bret (in the female sense), I am seventeen, and I live in Victoria, BC. I spend most of my time listening to or playing music, painting, reading, and writing. I am nervous to leave my home, my family, my friends and my activities behind next year; I am most definitely an anxious person when it comes to change. But I know that this is what God wants for me and I am so looking forward to being in a place where I can seek greater knowledge about Him, alongside others who love Him too.

Can't wait to meet you all.

Hey Kaleo 8!

Hi, I got my letter today so I decided I should try out this blog.
My name is Lynnea Elsasser and I hail from a small town in Saskatchewan. I am pretty stoked for this coming up year after hearing so much from previous Kaleo students, like Jahnaya Cey, and Daneille Dirk. I just turned 18, and I am of the female gender. Hm... I live on a farm, but probably not the typical farm girl. That is really all I can think of. Can't wait to hear from everyone! Oh! I am definitely into painting and photography right now, and trying to learn to play acoustic guitar but I am musically challenged to no end.