As he walked into the building, his phone rang—it was his father, and he was crying. "You need to call your grandma," he said. Thinking that was strange, Ryan called his grandma, who was also crying. "Would $5,000 be enough for you to stay at school?" she asked.

The room was busting with laughter, as I conveyed my story.  I was laughing so hard I thought I’d cry!  We all agreed, "That’s it; Elim was hard, but it was good!" And most of our alumni no doubt have several of their own stories to tell too!