one body: the prospective students of color blog

For many years I had been looking for a private school, where I could be in a spiritual environment and where I know God would use me and manifest his plan in my life. And so I was very close to my guidance counselor in High School and he had spoken to me about Messiah. So without a doubt I prayed for days, weeks and months for God to lead me. I visited the campus various times and then found out after a rigorous process that I had been selected to receive a scholarship. After that day I knew that this was where God wanted me to be and I knew that if I kept my desires in prayer he will always be there to listen. Ruth Lopez, First Year Student, Spanish Education

Before my junior year of high school, Messiah College was nonexistent to me. I was so set on going to an Ivy League, but God definitely had another plan for me. I had heard of Messiah through one of my best friends, and after considering the importance of growing spiritually during my young adulthood, I decided to apply. Once God answered my prayers and Messiah granted me admission, Messiah did not stop there. My admissions advisor at Messiah held contact with me throughout all of the scholarship deadlines and college decisions I had to make my senior year. After every visit and interview I had at Messiah, I felt an even greater sanction that Messiah was to be my home for my undergraduate studies. God showed me that Messiah was the real deal when Messiah granted me another scholarship to study there.
Cjloe Vinoya, First Year Student, Biopsychology & Pre-Med