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Rob Groves
With a wife and four boys, Rob Groves made the unconventional choice to go back to school. The decision to uproot his family from their established life in Seattle was difficult, but he knew what God was calling them to and to fulfill that call he would need further...
Steven and Renate Hazel
Steven and Renate Hazel are a dynamic couple with larger-than-life personalities that quickly set them apart – and their story is no different. With over ten years of successful medical-field experience and as leaders in their local church, Steven and Renate had no...
Jono Jacob
Graduating high school Jono Jacob had multiple university scholarships on the table. His plan was to pursue an engineering degree and to eventually use that as an open door to missions and ministry, but God redirected his steps. At the nudging of his parents, Jono...
Sarah Phenix
Change has been a constant in Sarah Phenix’s life. “My family has moved every two years or less for most of my whole life — mostly within the state of Texas,” she explained. Sarah mainly sees the moving (due to the nature of her father’s job) as having had a positive...
Shay Beard
Shay Beard has a message she’s passionate to share. “I want everyone to know that God not only loves them — He likes them,” she exclaimed. “Being a Christian is not about following rules,” she continued. “It’s about spending time with the One who created us....
Maz Vali
Maziar (Maz) Vali is all about evangelism. “My passion is learning something in Scripture, sharing it with someone and getting them as excited about it as I am,” he explained. The freshman from Muscle Shoals, AL (Alabama) says he felt drawn to come to The King’s...
Sarah Sanders
For Sarah Sanders, choosing to come to The King’s University was far from business as usual. For the last ten years, the business arena has been Sarah’s world. Besides running her own small property business, she also most recently served as a Principal Advisor for...
Michael Leslie
At first, Michael Leslie didn’t want to come to The King’s University. “I tried to avoid it as much as possible,” the Longview native said. “I had always felt the need to pursue a biblical degree, but avoided it due to fear of rejection.” God wouldn’t let him off the...
Marie Flores
“When you know where your identity stands, everything falls into place,” she explained. Marie Flores has a passion for people to find their freedom and identity in Christ. Marie, a third year theology student at The King’s University, says her practicum with Pink, the...