Wheaton College Alumni Magazine Spring 2013 | Page 51

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Lessons in Leaning
“Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can
say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be
impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20 (NIV)

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by Andrew Thompson ’13

ach financial statement of a paid semester
of tuition for Mimi Guiracocha ’13
is a receipt of God’s faithfulness. She
grew up in one of the most diverse
neighborhoods in the country: Albany
Park, on the northwest side of Chicago.
The daughter of Hispanic immigrants,
Mimi wasn’t materially well off. But she
seems to have been afforded an extra
measure of faith. Though her trust that
God will provide has been tested time
and time again throughout her three
years at Wheaton, each time God has
proven mighty. When she graduates in
May, she will be the first of her family to
complete a college degree.
On top of studying biology/prenursing, singing in the Gospel Choir, and
actively serving with Unidad Cristiana,
Mimi worked in the alumni relations
office and at The Bank restaurant to earn
enough money for tuition.
At the beginning of her sophomore
year, Mimi attended the HoneyRock
leadership retreat one week before