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June 7, 2006

More explanation

HouseMouse has asked a question in her comment and I thought maybe some of you are wondering too about why we live on a Bible College campus.

We live at beautiful, Johnson Bible College in Knox County, Tennessee (about 7 miles SE of Knoxville.) The college consists of about 150 faculty and staff year around. There are 750+ students here during the course of the school year. The College likes to have a 'family' atmosphere so they provide great staff housing on campus. There are many different types of staff housing...duplexes, townhouses, houses built in the '50s and some even built in the '20s. The college has been around since 1894.

My dh is the Webmaster of JBC and also the Christian Service Director. As part of the faculty, he is given housing as part of his employment package. We have the privilege of living on a six acre farm, which is also part of the campus. We live in a 60 year old farm house.

The college has cattle and will always have cattle as part of the founder's wishes to remain a 'working college'. He wanted a place where the poor, hardworking student may get a Bible education while working his way through college.

It is a great place to live and work. We are surrounded by our community of Christians living and working together to help train up the next generation of Church leaders. We have several homeschoolers on campus, but even the Teacher Education department of JBC (which trains Christian school teachers) is supportive of our efforts to raise our children the way the Bible has instructed us to do.

Oh and also SmallWorld's brother is an instructor here, too.

Now off to help the Senior Saints for today!
~Betsy

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June 7, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by TNMOMTOMANYBLESSINGS

Sounds like you are being greatly blessed. So glad that you enjoy your beautiful surrondings.
I'll send a final info e-mail tomorrow on teh get together Monday.

Maria

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June 8, 2006 - Hi!

Posted by Redeemed

I haven't been reading many blogs. How I wish I had more time to catch up with people in this homeschool blog world. I really need to make the time, because it's so encouraging. People share such good advice for "less stress" homeschooling.

Your living situation sounds just wonderful. My heart is touched by your service to the elderly saints. Then to read your children are learning the same servant's heart is just beautiful.

I wish I could meet you - you sound like such a neat person. Something in me is always looking for women of faith who I can learn from! I am inspired by a lot of what you say and do. May God bless you. -- I'm off to a small group meeting.

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June 4, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by SmallWorld

Do you know if JBC does dual enrollment for high school/college credit? My brother thought that a few prof's kids did this, but he didn't know if this applied to the "general public." Any insight would be appreciated!

I was just telling my sister-in-law the other day how awesome it was that her boys had the whole campus to roam around on. Such a lovely, safe place in which to grow up. I must say I am envious!

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