Decision on Accreditation for ACC was made today…and….

Dear Praying Partners Across the World,

The four of us arrived finally into Orlando today with my flight being cancelled out of Kenai and through a series of miracles, I made it in time for our meeting at 130pm today. Dressed in black suits (strange for Alaskans!), we met approx. 15 members of the Commission on Accreditation for 40 minutes. My opening 2 min. statement told of our misson using two students as models for our program, then I defined the holes still needing filling to become fully accredited in three years. We humbly noted our deficits. They listened and asked good clarifying questions to the four of us (Jeff, Cheryl, Dale, and myself). We were then excused from the room. We did not realize that they were going to deliberate right then and there for a final decision. In three minutes, the jury was decided and they asked us to sit down while they read the verdict-(not verbatim)”The Commission on Accreditation for the Association for Biblical Higher Education has concluded that Alaska Christian College is now a candidate institution with the issues in your recommendations to be followed up in the next three years.” With that, they all stood and clapped with joy with use as we received the best possible answer to our 5 years of hard work towards this criticalvision for our future.

This Friday night we will be announced in front of all conference participants at a worships service with eight of us attending, all wearing our native kuspuks! We promise a picture later!

Please tell everyone you know of this great news- forward this email to friends, put it on the radio, and allow releases in papers where possible. We are elated and have believed since our first day that this is a part of God’s plan to sustain our long term future as Alaska’s, and our denomination’s, second accredited Christian College. Thanks to those who prayed, fasted, and now continue to send us notes of joy! Now, the real work begins to get us enlisted into all that makes a candidate institution move forward. You will be hearing more about this soon in our newsletter. We are grateful to God and you.

Rejoicing because “He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it in the day of Christ Jesus,”

Dr. Keith J. Hamilton
President, Alaska Christian College
35109 Royal Pl.
Soldotna, AK 99669
(O) 907-260-7422 x 101
(F) 907-260-6722
KJHamilton@aol.com

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