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Undoubtedly, the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2014 bore witness to the firm root and continuous
sprouting of that first Bible Training Center seed. In his commencement address to faculty, graduates, family and
friends, President and Pastor Marcus Martinez recounted the circumstances surrounding the call of God on his own
life—the big dream of reaching and equipping the nations for and in Christ from within the very borders of
Canada. Pastor Marcus exhorted the student body to seek to know and serve the nation to which God has called
them to minister.

These future labourers were urged to abide in the Word and to dream big in line with its truths regarding them,
for “God’s Word is established...the plans and purposes of God for [their] lives are irrevocable.” The graduates
were further cautioned against fear of the future and called upon to “live by the Spirit...to know how to use the
Word they had been taught skilfully.” They were advised to walk by faith and in love, and to ensure that they
“commit [their] lives to prayer." Pastor Marcus completed his address with a sure and stirring acknowledgement of
the fact that the graduating class sitting before him was indeed part of the plan—the seed of vision that God had
planted into his spirit so many years before.

“These future
labourers were
urged to abide in
the Word and to
dream big in line
with its truths
regarding them, for
“God’s Word is
established...the
plans and purposes
of God for [their]
lives are
irrevocable.”
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