James FoubisterTheologyPhilosophy & ReligionSoutheastern UniversityAboutI was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and moved to America when I was nine. I was not raised in a Christian home but my parents sent me to Christian school and God instilled in me the desire to go to Church. I made my parents promise me that when we moved to the states that they would take me to church. After we moved to the states a couple invited my parents to Church and we never stoped going. I grew up with 2 brothers and 1 sister, but none of them came with us to America. I remember having a difficult time adjusting to my new life as an only child. I had few friends, but the friends I had were very close. I loved going to church and youth group helped build my social skills greatly. My problem growing up was a lack of understanding the implications of my faith, my parents had trouble helping me set boundaries so I learned through failure and made mistakes, but God helped me grow through all of my faults. In high school all that I thought I really cared about was wrestling, God, and my girl friend, but what I really cared about most was Me. I can look back now and see how self seeking I was and the great pain I caused people close to me through selfish ambitions and my own namesake. Maturity is a funny thing, every year you an truly see how immature you have been the past year and how this year you have it all figured out. Now I feel mature, because instead of looking backward and feeling good about myself now, I can look to the future to a better me and find the hope I need to grow. Many times in my life I have had the feeling that I have it all figured out. When I was 11 I new I was going to be a architect. When I was 13 I was going to be a pastor with my best friend out of his soon to be deceased aunt's house. When I was 17 I was sure I was going to be a mortgage broker. When I was 18 I was sure I was going to be a lawyer. Now I am 19 and all I am sure of is that I am going to serve God and what ever job He gives me will be sufficient, so I decided to get my degree in practical theology and minor in pre-seminary studies. Right now I love my life. It is easy for me to be optimistic and see the good parts about life. I have a God that loves me. I am with the women of my dreams and have a Christ centered relationship. My parents are healthy and happy. I have a great group of friends that impact my mind and help me figure things out by just living their lives and letting me participate and observe their triumphs and failures, and it is mutual as well. I have great professors and the Lord has given me a passion for my studies (some of them most of the time and most of them some of the time). All in all my life is great, but even when things are not so clear or the things that define my universe lay broken before me I still will find joy, this Joy is found in the hope of Jesus Christ and his triumphal return. Career InterestsTeacher or professor in Theology after SeminaryInternship InterestsMinistry