OUR DESIRE IS TO SEE YOUNG ADULTS TRANSFORMED INTO

THE CHRISTIAN LEADERS OF TOMORROW.

““We are offering students an undistracted year of growth, exploration, and direction in a Biblical setting. This is accomplished through discipleship, travel, college classes, and biblical learning. We are building foundations that will stand the test of time for our students’ lives. Once the foundations are set, we begin to see incredible growth that cannot be experienced in a traditional college setting.””
— Josh Bialik (PYB Director)
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Today starts our First Aid certification classes AND cooking lessons! Every one of our students will be First Aid certified and also learn some cooking / baking skills. We are all about those practical life skills! 👍🏼
Today Trinity Bible College did Serve Our City, so our students got to serve in various jobs all over Ellendale. It’s a blessing to serve and such a good reminder to continue serving exactly where we are at!
It’s another “Where are They Now?” Wednesday! ———————————————————————Meet Michelle Wadholm! 2016-17 Pack Your Bags Alumni “Pack Your Bags helped me become more confident in who I am and who God made me to be. It helped me see the confirmation of my calling into missions on my life.” ———————————————————————— Michelle will graduate this spring from Trinity with a Bachelors in Intercultural Studies. During her time at Trinity she was the Student Body President and also travelled on Summer Teams. Recently married, she and her husband spent 6 weeks in India this past summer and are looking forward to the next steps God has for them! #PYBtbcAlumni
We have arrived safely back to Ellendale after our team building trip! From team challenges, canoe racing, seaweed covered shoes, swimming in freezing waters, high ropes, facing our fears and encouraging one another — it was an amazing time. We visited The Geographical Center of North America on our way home (aka: took a quick photo because it was raining 😆) and have nothing but great memories from this weekend together as a team. 🙌🏻
Yesterday was a full day of team bonding at Metigoshe 🙌🏻 We started the morning with a devotional then begun our team challenges (check our our Metigoshe highlights on Instagram to see!). After lunch we headed to the ropes course where we did some high and low ropes in our smaller track teams. And what better way to end a day than to eat nachos while watching Nacho Libre? 😆
We have officially left for our very first trip of the year! We will be spending the next few days at Lake Metigoshe for some team bonding time. #herewego
Tomorrow the team heads to Metigoshe Lake for a team building weekend. We will be doing low and high rope courses, team building challenges, bonding over bonfires and movies and so much more. Stay tuned for some fun photos over the next couple of days! 📷 @kennedyj.thompson
It’s another “Where are They Now?” Wednesday! ———————————————————————— Meet Zach Bigart! 2018-19 Pack Your Bags Alumi • “Pack Your Bags confirmed my calling to become an elementry education teacher.” • Graduating PYB just last year, Zach has returned to Trinity to pursue an Elementary Education degree while running Cross Country 🏃🏽‍♂️ This last summer he was given the opportunity to be a children’s ministry intern at HelenaFirst in Montana. He ended his time there to start the fall semester at Trinity even more excited to become a full-time elementry education teacher. #PYBtbcAlumni
Every Tuesday we spend a whole class dedicated to learning to hear God’s voice (taught by the wonderful Matt and Maggie Payne). Today we started with worship and it’s such a wonderful sound 🤗
As another week comes to a close, we enjoyed visiting one of our professors garden on the outside of town. We learned about gardening and how different herbs and foods grow. Thanks Dave for adventure today! If you want to see what we are up to in the classroom everyday, follow our stories on Instagram where we post M-F 😌
Ready to start meeting our 2019-20 students? 🤗 We will be introducing a few every week! Meet Rachel from Connecticut 🥳 Track: South Africa She enjoys reading books, writing, dance, singing, drawing and learning about languages and culture. “I wanted to be in Pack Your Bags because missions has a special place in my heart. Since I was five, I wanted to be a missionary to China and specifically work with orphans. Therefore, PYB was the perfect opportunity to learn what missions is about and how to share the love of Jesus to people who are longing for the Hope they might not know of.”
Welcome to another “Where are They Now?” Wednesday! ———————————————————————— Meet Noa Belisle 🤗 2014-15 Pack Your Bags Alumni • “Pack Your Bags prepared me to stand by the plan that God has for my life in all of it’s crazy ups and downs and to fully embrace who God made me to be, without holding back.” • After Pack Your Bags, Noa followed God’s plan for her and moved to Alaska where she is working as a Midwife at a local birth center. She is also an enlisted member of the Alaska Air National Guard. On top of that, she is working on obtaining a degree in Psychology with an emphasis on Maternal Health. #PYBtbcAlumni
We have an alumni wall in the making at the Pack Your Bags building! Since PYB was started in 2013, we have seen 99 students graduate the program. 🙌🏻 After this year we will have 100+ alumni!
Our first week of Pack Your Bags has come to an end! We have discussed our personal values, leadership, we defined culture and introduced the topic of how Christians should engage social injustices, and learned about how important physical health is... and ended the week with a group workout! Here’s to next week 🥳
Swipe right to meet our teams! We have teams going to Nepal, the Philippines, and South Africa 🌍🌎🌏 Much of the Pack Your Bags year will be spent together as a whole PYB team— but the smaller teams will go overseas together, have mentor meetings with their leaders, and have special events together as a smaller group.
Welcome to our new series: “Where are They Now?” Every Wednesday we will feature Pack Your Bags Alumni to show where they are today. ———————————————————————— Meet Kayla Folven 🤗 2013-14 Pack Your Bags Alumni • “Pack Your Bags, for me, was a launching pad into my calling.” • After Kayla completed Pack Your Bags, she continued to study at Trinity Bible College in obedience to God’s call on her life. She graduated with majors in Intercultural Studies and Biblical Studies. Now, she has been commissioned as an AGWM (Assemblies of God World Missions) Missionary Associate and is serving in a sensitive country in Peninsular Asia. #PYBAlumni
Today we had orientation for Pack Your Bags! Following that was the annual Trinity outdoor picnic to start the year off. We got to know each a little better, shared some laughs, and met with our individual teams. Tomorrow is our first day of official classes!
We had a great time meeting this years students and their parents! Here’s to a fantastic year of Pack Your Bags 2019-20 🌍
The countdown begins! 🥳 New students move in Saturday, Aug 17, from 9am - 1pm.
It’s not too late to join our team this month! Exploring caves, going on African Safaris, serving in the inner city, teaching in the Philippines and Nepal, getting baptized in the Jordan River, exploring the world, experiencing God in a new way and making friendships that last a lifetime... who would want to miss an opportunity like this one? 🥳 One of our staff members would love to call or text with you today if you have any questions, contact April at 701-306-2617 🌍