Graduate Thoughts

"When I look at this college and see the faithfulness and wonders of God, I know that He will provide all I need and in the end it will be totally all His doing! - The Lord has done this, and it is marvellous" Ps. 118:23" P, New Zealand

"I feel so blessed to have been able to spend these last two years studying God's Word and deepening my relationship with God. I go away from here with a God who is closer than I ever thought He could be and secure in the knowledge that, although He does not need my help, He desires to work through my weakness to accomplish His grand purposes. The dedicated staff at Eastwest College have helped equip me with the necessary tools to step confidently into the 'back-of-beyond' and bring the light of Christ into a dark world." D, USA

"During my time at Eastwest there have been many things I have learned. The biggest one for me was "discovering me" - discovering who I am and my significance in Christ. The closer I walk with God the more I understand His character. He is my FRIEND, He is my HEALER, He is my STRENGTH, He is my HOME" S, New Zealand

"I came to Eastwest College with high expectations but now I am leaving with even higher expectations of what God is going to do for His kingdom!" J, Tanzania

"'God deserves to be worshipped for who He is, and not only what He is doing!' This has been the great lesson I have had to learn in the past two years at Eastwest. By His grace alone He gave me enough faith when I needed it. He placed people in my life who helped me to become more the person God intends me to be. I felt accepted, loved, cared for and supported at all times. May all the nations hear about the power of the cross." L, Germany

"I have learned that God will never, ever leave me or forsake me. He is faithful still when I am not all I want to be. - 'The Lord is my strength and my song and He has become my salvation' Ps. 118:14" L, New Zealand

"God confirmed our desire to serve Him cross-culturally! Praise the Lord. Our time at Eastwest was great; we go home with good memories" F&D, Netherlands

"... lots of laughs (and tears) ... precious times ... exceptional people and special friends ... Thank you Lord for your joy which I have learned is strength." P, New Zealand

"One of the things I have learned is that no matter what plans I make for today and tomorrow I need to allow God to work and be willing to follow Him. No matter how important I think my work is I need to remember that it is God's work that I need to be about, not my own and allow Him to work through me. He alone changes hearts and lives, I am merely His hands and feet. I need to be available to do whatever He asks and go wherever He wants me to go. He has promised He will go before us and always be with us. He has proved throughout history His faithfulness and He is worthy of so much more than I can ever give Him." S, USA

"Before coming to college I often talked about our need for 'community', but it is only through living here at college that I realised the significance of this. I have learned that I am best when in a community. We need one another! Through people God has blessed, shaped and enriched me. It has been an opportunity to discover, in a far deeper way, what I truly value." A, New Zealand

"Our beliefs about what we are and what we can be, determine what we will be. 'Don't just be yourself!' In Christ you can be what you ought to be. Everything that God has done for me may be summarised in one word - 'grace'. Everything that I do in response to Him may be put in another word - 'gratitude' " E, Philippines

"My time at Eastwest College was a time of fun, laughter, sadness and challenges in learning and study. As I mixed with people from all around the world, God walked beside me and gave me His grace and love" M, New Zealand