Nicole Weir
Nicole is a third year university student from Virden, Manitoba, Canada. She is passionate about singing, fastball, as well as learning from and helping others - whether that be though volunteering, teaching, coaching, family or friendships.
Bio last updated April 30th, 2018.
Articles by Nicole Weir
Beginning Again
By Nicole Weir
July 18, 2017
"I grew up attending church and singing in the church choir. But, I wouldn’t consider myself or my family to be religious. As a child, I never really understood why I needed to go to church. I didn’t understand the importance that faith or religion can play in a person's life. I truly believe that my story of faith begins in 2012 because that year the dynamic of our family changed."
I stopped wanting to attend classes, church services, Bible study, as well as other social events because I cared too much about what I thought other people would think of me; this had made me slightly depressed, claustrophobic in public, and I found myself once again slowly losing my faith After that night, I slowly began attending youth group events, followed by Sunday school, church services, and Saturday Bible studies Particularly in my first year of university, I tended to focus on the common social aspects of university life and found I did not like the person I was becoming