by Amber.Hausman | Feb 20, 2018 | Staff Stories
By: Bryn Clark Recently there’s been a word floating around the Center that used to send chills down my spine: “fundraising.” Talking about money is somewhat of a faux pas in today’s society: let’s discuss the weather, sports, news, politics, even our personal...
by Amber.Hausman | Jan 29, 2018 | Staff Stories
By: Braedan McKee A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” (Isaiah 40:3) These words, written in the book of Isaiah about John the Baptist, remind me that our God rules over all the...
by Amber.Hausman | Jan 22, 2018 | Staff Stories
By: Joel Cox ’16 I’ve watched countless YouTube videos of people going out into harsh mountain environments, but the sheer rock faces with snowy summits always seemed inaccessible. I had only experienced mountains in New Hampshire and New York that never went...
by Amber.Hausman | Nov 21, 2017 | Staff Stories
There have been a lot of changes happening within the La Vida Center in the last year. Gordon College’s Vice President for Student Life, Jennifer Jukanovich, has been working with our team and with consultants from KME3 to assist us with a strategic plan and to help...
by Amber.Hausman | Oct 27, 2017 | Staff Stories
by Rich Obenschain This past summer, La Vida lost one of its founders, Scott Dimock, a long time advisory council member and great friend and mentor to Rich Obenschain who brought La Vida to Gordon College. Scott was one of those friends like Jonathan was to King...
by Amber.Hausman | Oct 27, 2017 | Staff Stories
Adventure Pursuits: This summer was a busy one for Adventure Pursuits. From April through August, we welcomed over 30 groups to our challenge course on campus and over 2200 people! We had a few groups return for annual visits including the National Student Leadership...