Ahnikha's Finland Trip

Well, I have about 2 weeks left of ARISE, and I have a lot of thoughts and feelings on that, but first, let me tell you about what’s been going on here. We have had quite a few speakers come since the last time I wrote. First is a lady named Lea-Anne. She talked about the Pentecostal movement, its origins, and how it relates to Adventism. It was a very interesting class and very information-heavy. I found that with her style of teaching, it was difficult to take notes. I did somehow still take lots of notes, they might just… Read More

Ello Ello! I am alive! Though very tired, busy, and a bit overwhelmed. It’s been quite a long time since I last wrote, so we shall see how much I can remember. Let’s start with one of the reasons I haven’t written in a while. If you are at all into politics, you probably heard about Charile Kirk’s assassination. That affected me a lot. Charlie Kirk was a devout Christian, an amazing thinker, speaker, and someone I admired, someone I had hoped to one day meet. His videos on talking on university campuses had a good impact on my ability… Read More

Oki doki, I’ve been busy for quite a while and it’s been a bit since I wrote anything. My goodness, it’s been hectic and exhausting! But enjoyable, so that’s good :)First off, fun Finland things I’ve learned and noticed. The grocery stores I have been to do not really do bulk anything. The biggest bag of flour I have found is 2 kg. Vanilla extract also isn’t really a thing here, they’re using vanilla sugar for the most part. Isn’t that Odd? Vanilla is apparently very expensive here, in all forms. I think I am finally getting the hang of… Read More

Good evening from Finland! It is 10 PM and I am absolutely exhausted. The first week of classes was absolutely insane! We have Ty Gibson and Justin Lawman as our speakers this week and next. They are both really, really good. I have been enjoying Justin over Ty though. Ty is going through the story of the bible, we are currently at the fall, and while he is an objectively good speaker, I keep getting bored. I think it is because I basically agree with pretty much everything he says. Almost none of it is new information for me. The… Read More

I think Sabbath was the most difficult and intense day so far. There was a lot that went on, and it kind of all just piled up. We left for church at 9:15AM and the service went on for 2 hours. The service itself was fine. The praise team did something interesting by singing the song in English and Finnish. They would switch languages every once in a while. I thought that was a very unique way to include everyone. After the service, they had sabbath school, which I did not end up attending. The chairs they have had sides… Read More