Every day I walk the halls of a place that hands out free condoms, puts up advertisements for sex games and encourages me to indulge in whatever feels good. A place that is so far from God that it has to put bathroom posters telling guys not to rape drunk girls and telling girls not to go home with strange men after a party. The world is full of temptation, but few are so blatant as secular post-secondary institutions. Don’t get me wrong – I am glad for my education – but I am so so thankful that in that place overflowing with sin, there is a little room [D2030] that provides a safe place and real help for students. A big thank you to The Rock on Campus chaplain and the time and effort dedicated to students over the last two semesters to keep them close to Jesus.

While a student at Fanshawe College prior to meeting this fellowship, I struggled with several things that weighed me down. They made me feel apart from God, unfruitful and useless.

I met Francois and was invited to join The Rock On Campus. The joy he had when speaking to us about what it is like to walk with Christ, he'd often speak about the sermon on the mount and how those poor in spirit receive and will have the kingdom of heaven. I was poor in spirit, and every time I walked into The Rock, the words of the bible read by another Christian in front of me was like drinking water, hydrating my soul and hungering for food. Meeting and understanding the diverse Christians also involved in The Rock also opened the amount of friends I had who shared the hope I also possessed.

The Rock on Campus was a place to be poured into by the Francois who dies to himself daily to engage students such as myself in such a broken and lost school. When I had concerns and questions I could always ask Francois, who'd run to my rescue for insight and I would learn immensely from him. Challenged by the charges found in the word itself, The Rock on Campus helped us grow individually and also grew the other students along with me together.

Description goes hereJulia Kager

Coming into Fanshawe was like a culture shock. All the students talked about was how drunk they were last night or how insane “that party” was. It was really hard for me to get close to other classmates because not only is my lifestyle completely different, I didn’t learn how to properly communicate with people who didn’t live with the same convictions as I do. It was also hard because I so badly wanted everyone around me to experience a life that is so much better. I was surrounded by a body of people who were hopeless, empty and chaotic.

I was talking with one of my friends and he asked me if I had ever been to the Christian club on campus. He said it was called The Rock and told me where to find it. It was such a welcoming experience the first time I went. The students and the chaplain were so interested in how I was doing in school and what program I was taking. I felt such comfort, joy and peace.

Chaplain Francois always takes the time to prepare a weekly lesson for us and makes sure we ask as many questions as possible. Francois makes sure we are standing on solid ground before we go back out into the world. Francois always humbled himself and got on my level of understanding. Because of him, I am so much more confident in my walk and how to really be the light of the world. I am still learning and I know that the seeds he sowed into my life will reap fruit that will last.