WOLBI News!: Entertainment Central

These past few weeks at the Word of Life Bible Institute have been packed with awesome activities. Here's a quick update on what has been happening here on campus!

First, we had Word of Life's GOT TALENT on November 25. The evening had some intense competition but in the end it was all in good fun. Everyone had a great time, both those who performed and those who came for the show. The talents displayed were as varied as snowflakes, with performances of song, drama, magic and comedy. The judges had a tough time deciding who was going to win in each category: Drama, Instrumental, Vocal (solo), Vocal (group). In the end these were the winners:

        - Drama -  Declare (WOLBI Drama Team)

(left to right) Aaron, John, Tyler, Sophia and Allison

        - Instrumental - Esther, Quebec


        - Vocal (Solo) - Monica, Stratford


        - Vocal (Group) - KMC2

(left to right) Monica, Kayleigh and Christina Anastasiou

The Deans got in on the fun in a very interesting way. Here's a look at their performance.

(left to right) Kevin O'Boyle, Assistant Dean of Men; Jonathan Ward, Dean of Students

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In more recent news, the student council hosted the Christmas Banquet for all the students and staff. Though it was raining outside, a winter wonderland invited the attendees inside. Candles lit the path to the entrance of the dining hall and twinkling lights greeted the staff, students and guests as they entered a completely transformed dining hall. The evening consisted of good food, good fun, and, most importantly, good company. The student council did an excellent job planning out the evening's activities. The students had the pleasure of enjoying a slideshow, giving them a look back at the year so far, the memories made and the friendships built. Student Council President, Marcel Van Der Linde, gave a challenge to both the students and staff, to not forget what they had learned these past few months in and out of classes.



The students now look forward to Christmas break and then a return to classes in January. Also, in January, the students will be going to Missions Conference at the BI in Schroon Lake, NY and, starting in late January, Recharge Snow Camp Ministry will begin.


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WOLBI's Got Talent!

It was our Second Annual "WOLBI's Got Talent", November 23, from 7-8 organized by our very own Associate Dean of Ministry, Richard Heppner.
We gathered in the gym to see our classmates and staff perform some of the different talents that God has graciously lavished on us. The stage was decorated with streamers, balloons, and flashing lights to set the mood. Act after act was performed in a variety of categories. Singing, drama, a djembe performance, stand-up comedy, and many, many more from serious to insane.
The student Praise Team kicked off the night by leading their audience in a praise chorus, followed up by special music. 
One of the student ministry teams called Testify did their very own rendition of "My Girl", every so slightly changing the lyrics to direct it at their "My WOLBI" audience.
Two very funny skits were presented, one by students about a hypochondriac doctor.
The Grand Finale skit was performed by some of the guy students and our very own Dean of Men, Jon Ward (Check out his blog here)! This skit depicted a zealous not-so-synchronized swim team performing their acrobatics (literally) to the cheerfully poetic music of Beethoven's "Blue Danube". There is no pool in the gym, but they did manage to get wet!
We laughed, we cried, we cheered our hearts out as our souls were blessed by the talent that we hadn't even realized had been under our very noses during our time here at WOLBI.

Mark your calendar to join us next year for the 3rd Annual WOLBI's Got Talent night Tuesday, November 22, 2011.