Katie Wilson
Class of 2008

From the darkness of the past . . . to  the light of a hopeful future

“My coming to Trevecca was the result of my junior-college soccer coach’s receiving an e-mail from a coach at a school with an odd name; that other coach was looking for female soccer players. My coach encouraged me to visit that school and see if I might want to finish college there. That school was Trevecca.

“I visited Trevecca that summer and liked what I saw. In fact, I called my stepmother and told her, “I don’t know why, but I know that I need to be here; however, Trevecca is an expensive school, and I don’t know how we’d pay for it.” She told me that if I felt so strongly about attending Trevecca then she and my father would help find the finances.

“I came that fall, but I was not sure that I ‘fit in.’ I carried a lot of baggage from the past—hurts that had hardened my heart, hurts that I thought no one would understand. Two of my teammates kept inviting me to their church, and finally I agreed to go with them. What I heard in that service was exactly what I needed to hear, and I started letting go of that baggage.

“During my first year at Trevecca, friends rallied around me and gave me love and care like I had never known—even when I made poor decisions. My soccer team prayed for me—the first time I had ever had a group pray for me! My friends and teammates gave me acceptance and affirmation and let me know that I’m okay. Along the way, I learned that Christians do have fun and are fun people.

“I shudder to think where my life would be had I not come to Trevecca. Here I have found friends who will be my friends for life. Here I have changed my goals and perspectives. My financial needs have been met—in spite of my fears! I am leaving Trevecca a very different person than I was when I came.” 

Katie, from Bossier City, Louisiana, was a biology major. During her final year, she served as an assistant soccer coach at Trevecca. Following her graduation in May 2008, she went to work in a dentist’s office before applying to dental school.

Empowering Students to Make the Leap

Trevecca is committed to empowering students to make the leap. Those leaps are as unique as the persons who make them, but all leaps involve growth or change in the life of a student. Some of those leap stories are presented here, and more stories will be added.
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