When Kale was looking at colleges, he knew that he wanted to attend a college that made him feel welcome and at home. On his first day on campus, he knew he was in the right place.

“I’ve run into a lot of nice people while we were moving in, we got tons of people offering to help and do whatever,” he said.

He wanted somewhere he could grow in his faith and worship God freely with his friends. One of his priorities was a school that allowed him to be plugged into the community and be able to do mission work through the ACU mission team and LYNAY. Previously, he gained mission experience locally in his city and on a trip to Ecuador last summer.

“I know there’s plenty of opportunities to do stuff around the globe or local and that’s one of the things that I was very interested in and wanted to make sure I was able to do,” he said.