WOLBI 2nd Year

Rachel Gasser was not originally going to attend a second year at WOLBI, the Word Of Life Bible Institute. Weeks before the new school year, she wrote to a few of her friends on Xanga. She announced her plans to return. I saw the news on Xanga. She quickly removed her comments because she wanted to keep this a secret so that she could surprise her gal friend with her return.

For me, I have thought about attending WOLBI since I was like 6 years old or so, and why stop half way? I was inspired and encouraged by the 2nd year students during my first year there and I was very interested in getting deeper into social services, ministry, into diving deeper into God's Word. I have wanted to help people since I was 8 years old. I need to dig into my journals and dig out more details about this era in my life.

25 years old

West Coast Counselor

West Coast Counselor.

I was able to send letters to people I knew. I asked them to give me money. I needed around $400 to around $800 USD or so, or more, or something, so that I could fly from my first college, the Word Of Life Bible Institute (WOLBI) in Pottersville, New York USA, to the Word Of Life's West Coast Camp (WCC). I raised enough money. People mailed in money or I at least thought people did. I was able to fly in an airplane to the camp. I was able to be a counselor. I use to go to this same camp each year when I was younger as a camper from the years of 1999 to the year 2003, which was 5 strait years.

July 2006
21 years old
West Coast Camp: California, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal

Home-Made Birthday Cake

Home-Made Birthday Cake.


This girl, who was friends with my friend Chris Zuagg, made me a Home-Made Birthday Cake, for my birthday, which was on Friday, the 11th of February 2005 in Pottersville, New York, United States. I think she made me a cake. I also went on yard sales hunting with Aaron Rysemus and I ended up buying a Power Rangers poster. This was while I was still a student at the Word of Life Bible Institute in Pottersville, New York, USA. I also worked 15 miles away at the Word Of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, New York USA.



Friday: 11th of February, 2005
20 years old
Pottersville & Schroon Lake, New York, United States
Joey Arnold

Timothy Knight

Timothy Knight.

In January 2005, in the mist of the snow, from the depths of Australia, came Timothy Knight. He was one of my favorites and he was my unit leader at the Ranch 2006 I think.

January 2005
19 years old
Word Of Life Bible Institute: Pottersville, New York, United States
Joey Arnold, The Original Oatmeal

Snow Camp

My first experience as a counselor was during Snow Camp at the Word Of Life Bible Institute in Pottersville, New York, United States, from January to March in 2005 and 2006.

I was a counselor also in the summers of 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010.