On February 11 the Weimar Pre Med students had an exciting field trip to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. The day got off to a great start when the students all agreed that their driver/instructor should pass a Glow tract to the attendant at the toll gate of the Oakland Bay Bridge. This resulted in an amazing encounter leading to the attendant asking what denomination we were – then in great excitement he exclaimed (while many cars were waiting in line!) that he was from Nigeria and that he was familiar with Adventists and Adventist institutions in his country. We were all encouraged that we could reach a potential soul for the kingdom at such an unlikely place.

The trip provided a fantastic opportunity for the Biology students to view a vast array of living organisms from a 4 story rainforest ecosystem to a 212,000 gallon Philippine tropical coral reef – all housed in the new hi-tech eco-friendly building. While it is one thing to learn about corals or plant anatomy in class, it is far more unique to be able to view these organisms alive and close up. Perhaps the most amazing experience was sitting in the clear acrylic tube underneath the Amazon flooded rainforest with gigantic catfish and other massive Amazonian fish swimming overhead. It was indeed a blessing to be able to view such a diversity of God’s creation alive and up-close – and by the way, the Glow tracts didn’t stop at the toll gate. Many staff and security guards at the Academy received a new insight on truth from courageous Weimar students who were unashamed of the Gospel of Christ.

View photos of the field trip here