OTTERBURNE, MB - At the start of January every year, we remember Providence’s birthday. This year marks 96 years. Since its early beginnings, Providence has grown significantly from 26 students taking Bible classes in a church basement. Enrollment now stands at...
OTTERBURNE, MB - There’s no denying that COVID-19 has brought some disappointments for Providence this past year such as layoffs, cutbacks to programs, no Spring graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 and the cancellation of our summer sports camps. All our classes...
Otterburne, MB – It was Christmas. I was in grade five. I can picture it like it was yesterday. Family tradition said that we opened most of our presents on Christmas Eve with grandma, parents, siblings and cousins. But, on Christmas morning at home, we would get the...
Otterburne, MB - Christmas brings back many memories for me. One of those memories is travelling to Manitoba from Saskatchewan to visit relatives. My father was pastoring a church in Saskatchewan, and every Christmas we would go to Manitoba. It was an exciting time...
We hope you have fun as you test your general Christmas knowledge. Answers and scorecard are posted below. 1. The term "Xmas" was just created in recent years. True or False 2. There was a real-life Santa Claus. True or False 3. The original Elf on the Shelf was named...
by Kathryn Mulolani Otterburne, MB - As the fall term is coming to a close, I was able to do a Zoom interview with three of our student athletes at Providence – Katy (volleyball), Waedon (basketball) and Chloe (soccer) – who shared their experience of a different...
Otterburne, MB - As we are getting ready for a Christmas like none that we have lived through before, we are anticipating celebrating with family. Our immediate family. Only our immediate family. Only our immediate family who live inside our house. Need to take a deep...
Do you need a little inspiration during this Christmas season? Has the pandemic and all its restrictions on your daily life gotten you feeling a little down? Well then, you need to meet difference maker Joan van der Linde, a Prov graduate with a BA in Christian...
Otterburne, MB - Sometimes I need a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. My version of Christmas has many attachments, like Lego pieces attached onto a core truth that becomes obscured. I have spent most of my life in two places – northern British Columbia and...
Providence recently lost a great friend in alumnus Ewan James ‘Jim’ Scobbie. Jim died on November 13, 2020, at the age of 84, living a life rich in Christ right until his passing. Jim was born and raised in the highlands of Scotland. He accepted Christ as his Savior...
