PRBI Spring Trumpet 2020

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COVID-19 Update

PEACE RIVER BIBLE INSTITUTE

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He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.�

- Psalm 46:10

COVID-19 Update The front cover picture is worth a thousand words. It tells a story of an abrupt ending to a great school year. When I look at this picture, the old lyrics from What a Wonderful World begin playing in my head. “I see friends shaking hands saying, ‘How do you do?’ They’re really saying, ‘I love you.’”

As you think of our students, do pray for them as they grieve the loss of one of the most cherished months on campus, and as they finish up their courses online. Pray that they will be still and know that God is God. Looking forward, one of the greatest unknowns is how Covid-19 will affect our enrollment come fall. Please pray for a quick end to this pandemic and the lifting of restrictions so that we can welcome a good number of students back on campus in September.

We know that many of you are in a tough spot economically, and it is hard to give extra these days. If the Lord so prompts, would you please consider making a special gift this spring? We could sure use your help.

Jeremy Johnston Director of Operations

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Taking the Long View I grew up on a farm in Southern Saskatchewan and have always loved the harvest, so this winter has been distressing for me to see the crops in the Peace Country covered in snow! Having grown up with the yearly cycle of sowing and reaping I have empathy for farmers when they are not able to bring in their harvest in the way that they had hoped. Although to my recollection my family never lost a crop to too much moisture, we did however lose a few along the way to too little moisture. Either scenario, too little harvest due to drought or not being able to take the crops off because of excessive moisture, tests the resolve of the farmer to plant again in the spring. And yet, some way, somehow, farmers everywhere will plant again. Why? Because farmers take the long view! Farmers believe that consistent sowing and planting will eventually produce a harvest.

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Kim Cairns

It is this unshakeable belief in the harvest that will send them back into the fields to plant this spring.

The apostle Paul had the long view in mind when he reflected upon his investment in the Corinthian church. “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth� (1 Co 3:6-7). Paul reminds us that in the short view we plant and water, but in the long view God can multiply our seed.

We all have seed, i.e., gifts, talents and resources, and if we hold onto to our seed that is all we have. But if we plant that seed, God can and will multiply it!

As a school, PRBI is committed to the long view in our planting. Our investment in student lives is not about them receiving a diploma

or us simply filling their minds with knowledge. Our vision is to plant reproducing, followers of Christ in God’s field. In whatever years we have with a student, we desire to sow the life changing principles of God’s Word in their lives and then we will entrust them to God, who can multiply what has been invested. Approximately ten percent of our students will pursue vocational opportunities in churches, on mission fields, or in some other parachurch ministry. By far the majority will not do ministry as a paid vocation, instead they will invest what they have learned in the home and the marketplace. In both cases we take the long view in our sowing and planting because in due time there will be a harvest.

I recently heard from a 2016 Ministry Studies graduate who illustrates this principle of the long view. The fall after her graduation, the Lord led her into a local church where she served on staff in children’s ministry. Sensing the Lord had something different for her, she took a short-term mission trip where she confirmed that the Lord was leading her to work in a crosscultural ministry. In the fall of 2018, she made her home overseas in a culturally diverse community as part of a church plant. Her passion as an athlete secured her a coaching position on a girls’ football team and she used this opportunity to share Christ with the ladies. Recently she wrote about one of her players who

made a decision for Christ, “The young woman who came to Christ wanted me to pray with her before our football game on Saturday, and she made an announcement to the team and we had 6 others join us for prayer. She’s also been very outspoken with her faith and is boldly sharing it with others.”

Who knows what God will do with the investment we make in a student’s life. Your support of the college is not about one student nor about one year. In the long view it is about our God who can take our seed and multiply it into a harvest! I want to encourage you to see your support in PRBI as a long term investment that God can multiply in the local church, on a mission field, in a Bible camp, in our government, in business, in education, in Christian homes and even in a young gal on a football team. Who knows where God will multiply the seed from there!

PRBI is committed to the long view.

Will you join us in planting the seed in the kingdom of God and will you believe with us that God will turn that seed into a harvest?

Kim Cairns President Note: This article was written prior to COVID-19.

Kim has served as a member of the PRBI faculty since 2009 and as President since 2019. He is married to Kimberly and they have four adult children.

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College Update in Pictures

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Financial Update Peace River Bible Institute Statement of Operations and Budget Jul 2019 - Feb 2020 Revenue

tudent Revenue Student

General Income Sales

Fees & Other Programs

& Non-Program Fees & Services

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Income

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- Undesignated - Designated Total Donations

onation - Designated Donations

Total Revenue

Expenses

Income To Date

Annual Budget

% of Budget To Date

654,857

1,050,600

62%

89,524

115,831

77%

129,685

205,755

63%

535,265 127,300 662,565

775,261 196,200 971,461

69% 65% 68%

1,536,631

2,343,647

66%

Expenses To Date

Annual Budget

% of Budget To Date

cademics

Academics

271,108

406,139

67%

tudent Life

Campus Life

222,591

364,561

61%

199,703

277,282

72%

ood Services Food

Services

evelopment

Promotion & Development

199,230

305,683

65%

dmissions

Admissions

113,524

226,720

50%

382,909

603,202

63%

122,126

139,060

88%

5,000

6,000

83%

15,000

0%

dministrationAdministration

Maintenance

Facilities & Maintenance

tudent Aid

Special Project

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Student Aid

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Others

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Total Expenses Net Income (Loss) Excludes Amortization Expense

1,516,589 20,042

2,343,647 -

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PRBI News Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Graduation Ceremony has been postponed.

CALENDER UPDATES We hope to be able to hold it in the Fall. Stay tuned for more updates. The June Alumni BBQ has been cancelled.

We are pleased to announce that Emma Reed (nee Janke, BRE Ministry Studies, 2019) has been awarded the Pi Alpha Mu award ex post facto. The Pi Alpha Mu award is given to any PRBI graduate in the BBS or BRE degree who achieves a minimum GPA of 3.50 GPA or higher, and displays Christian character and leadership in addition to high scholastic achievement. Congratulations, Emma!

We said goodbye to a few staff this spring: Shelley Martindale, Jon Osborne, Jillian Wilson, Ashley Wilson, Sam McColman, Sharon Milner.

Pray that they will know God’s leading and peace as they move on from PRBI. Jordan (g ‘19) & Ashley (g ‘18, staff ‘18-’20) Wilson are pleased to announce that they have been accepted to serve with Village Missions.

They will be moving to Wynndel, BC to begin ministry around June 1st. They are excited for how God will use them in this new capacity as they serve in the Wynndel Community Church.

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About PRBI Peace River Bible Institute is a Canadian Degree Granting Bible College in Sexsmith, Alberta, founded in 1933. PRBI is known for quality academics and its highly relational culture that purposefully fosters an atmosphere of spiritual growth. PRBI has a distinct commitment to train students in a thorough knowledge of the Word of God and to train students to become disciplemakers whether at home or abroad. PRBI’s educational model purposefully integrates the academic learning experience with an experiential learning component making us a Bible College for Life.

Our vision is to train believers to become disciple-makers who know God, model His character, and are able to build into others the life-changing principles of His Word.

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COMING EVENTS April 18 Graduation - Postponed

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