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Alyssa DeKock, Cornerstone University freshmen, pauses on her walk around campus. “Winter is an awesome time on campus,” she explained, “I love seeing all the missionary kids get excited about the one thing I dread all year. It makes winter a little more bearable.”

Richard "Doc" Strait, a seasoned war veteran holds his hat while sitting on a bench at Cornerstone University. He is attending the school to major in music. “Cornerstone was really good at working with my schedule,” he explained, “I have physical therapy in the mornings but they really worked with me to make things work out. I appreciate that.”

Central Wesleyan Church holds their annual outdoor baptism in their pond. Pictured, Jacob Hafler and a group of his friends tackle their freshly baptized friend in congratulations.

A Bible can express feelings in many ways. Many turn to the Bible when feelings of doubt and sadness overwhelm them.

Alyssa Berens, current freshmen at Grand Valley University, is what is defined as a “school hoper.” She started her freshmen year at Western Michigan University, ended the year at Grand Valley University, and will be finishing out her years at Indiana Wesleyan University. She is in the nursing program and transferring schools has made the already hard program even harder to get into. “Some days I feel like I can’t even hold my pants up.” she exclaimed.

Hannah Baker and Ethan Lampe, both freshmen at Spring Arbor University, have been dating for a year. They grew up together, have been good friends for most of their life, and recently decided to take the next step and date.

Nicole Capps, Indiana Wesleyan University freshmen, holds out a flower she found on a walk. “I’m never walking anywhere with a photographer again!” she exclaimed as her picture was taken for the umpteenth time.

A small lizard pokes his head around a leaf in a small outdoor mall in Hawaii. The Waterman family was visiting Hawaii because their son, CPL Justin Waterman, Marine, was returning from his first tour of duty in Iraq.

Facing inner and outer demons can be a hard task for anyone. This picture is a representation of this struggle. The girl in the photo has a mirror image of herself. This concept is used to show good vs. evil.

Lake Michigan as viewed from Holland State Park is frozen over for the winter. While most kids just enjoy climbing on the frozen ‘icebergs’ a small group decided that it would be fun to try and bike down them. They were surprisingly successful.

Alyssa Berens, freshmen at Grand Valley University, enjoyed her winter break by taking long walks in a park near her house.

Caleb Duckworth, freshmen at Grand Valley University, and Nicole Lechner, a home schooled Senior, jump into a puddle from a stage in Central Park, New York City. The week before they had been working hard in inner city Philadelphia on a mission’s trip through Central Wesleyan Church. They were given on day to spend in New York as a reward.

A glorious sunset is viewed from behind the Statue of Liberty.

CPL Justin Waterman, a U.S. marine, salutes his country. He is currently taking part in a big operation going on in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. It is his second tour with his battalion, “The 1/3 Lava Dogs.” They will be returning home in July.