10 10 GOODBYES, SEE YOU SOONS, AND WELCOME BACKS ARTICLE BY: KARA HARMS At Briercrest, we love seeing the different journeys our alumni take after graduation. Some use their passions and gifts overseas, while many others are dispersed throughout Canada and the United States. Yet there’s small number of alumni whose journey takes them back to Caronport (which is exciting for us!). Denver Barg is an alumnus whom we said “goodbye” to in 2016 after his graduation from the College. At the time, we didn’t realize it was going to be a “see you soon,” as Denver plans to return in August to join our staff as the residence director in the Eliason and Sundbo 3 dorms. The summer after graduation, Denver contacted a number of different churches in hopes of finding a pastoral position to begin in the fall after tree planting season. “I spent that summer worrying about what the fall would bring for me, since no churches seemed to be replying to my resumé emails,” Denver said. “Eventually, I got in contact with my childhood pastor who is still a good family friend,” he explained. “I asked him what his church would think of maybe adopting an intern for the year. He replied immediately that he thought that would be a great idea, and that I should prepare to move to the great state of Nebraska in the fall.” After tree planting season ended, Denver ventured south of the border to begin his internship in the small town of Waverly, Nebraska. During his eight months with the church, Denver spent most of his time working with the youth group, as well as the elderly people in the community. “I never thought I’d be hanging out with 80-year-old Nebraskans after graduation, but I’m really thankful that I had the opportunity to do so,” he said.