The King's Connection Magazine Volume 23 Number 2//Fall 2012 | Page 20

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Norton Mah (’07 BA English)
was involved with King’s Chronicle,
King’s Fools, and King’s Players. He
has been working for the past four
years as an ad coordinator for Alberta
Business Research, a publisher for
Edmonton Senior newspaper, Calgary
Senior newspaper and Edmonton
Woman magazine. In 2012, his acting
career soared and he now has a local
acting agent. Plus, he recently acted
in his first national commercial for
Crystal Glass. Adding to that he also
came back from competing at The
World Championships of Performing
Arts (Acting, 30+ category). He was
awarded two silver medals (Comedic
& Contemporary) and one bronze
(Dramatic). He finished writing and
directing a comedic short film that is
currently in post-production.
Justine VanderGrift (’09, BA)
played a unique venue this past June.
Justine, a singer-song writer, played
a series of concerts in the High Level
Streetcar overlooking the beautiful
North Saskatchewan River. Justine
was featured on CTV news.
Bailey Lyzenga (‘09, BA; ’12,
B.Ed.) has taken a position at École
Plamondon School and is excited to
be experiencing her first year as a
teacher.
Former King’s Eagle and King’s
Chronicle editor Lewis Kelly, (’10,
BA), celebrated a personal milestone
by managing a blistering 2:54:08
marathon time. Lewis qualified for
the Boston Marathon by finishing an
incredible 11th place out of the 520
person field.

18 /// The King’s Connection /// Fall 2012

Carol Moreno
While studying at King’s, I took
advantage of an interesting opportunity
to learn about international development
and participated in the 2008 Honduras
Water Project. This King’s initiative in
partnership with CRWRC, known as
World Renew, and the Northern Alberta
Deaconal Conference of the Christian
Reformed Church challenges students to
see poverty and experience development
with open eyes, hearts and minds. I
could hardly imagine then how four
weeks of digging trenches in Honduras
could impact my future.
After graduating in April 2010
with a Bachelor of Arts in PoliticsHistory-Economics (PHE), I felt a
calling to return to Honduras. Since
January 2011, I have been working
as a World Renew volunteer supporting
local non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) in various grassroots community
development programs. While studying
in the PHE program, I had always
been intrigued with micro-credit (small
loans for poor people) and working in
Honduras gave me first-hand experience
in the field.
I find that many of my academic interests
and passions as a student have become
part of my reality as a development
worker. My final paper as a PHE student
explored the theme of fair trade and
attempts to foster genuine community
between producers and consumers.
Now, I am working directly with a group
of Honduran coffee farmers in the
mountains of Olancho to export their
beans directly to Canada at just prices.
God requires us to use our gifts, talents
and education to serve the cause of
justice and compassion in this world. The
courses, programs and faculty at King’s
prepared me for the important task of
international development in Honduras
and I am excited to see what new
challenges and adventures lay ahead. ?