By Stuart Knechtle Wenham, MA—When Christopher Samuel received his letter of acceptance to Gordon College, a lifetime of dreams had finally been fulfilled. Samuel, 18, a freshman Biblical Studies Major, was the third in line behind his grandfather and father to migrate over to the U.S. from Bangalore, India. Just like his grandfather and father, ever since Christopher was a young boy he had aspirations of getting a fine Christian education in the U.S. so he could help spread the gospel throughout his homeland.
“Although I had never seen Gordon before, my dad had taught at Gordon-Conwell and Gordon scholars had come to my house for missions work when I was younger. We became close friends and I learned much about what it would be like to go to Gordon College.”
Upon arriving to Gordon, he immediately saw cultural differences. He could not believe when he saw a Gordon student acting chummy with his dad. Samuel said that this would’ve definitely been seen as a major sign of disrespect if it was done in India. “Never in my life have I even hinted jokingly at calling my dad by his first name.”
Samuel already has a reputation around campus for having flawless dance moves and a superb talent for cooking Indian food. “I saw him try out for Sweaty Tooth and even though he didn’t know any particular moves, he tore up the dance floor. He also makes the best Indian food I have ever had even though it leaves quite the scent around here” said freshman sweet mate Luke Miller, 18.
Samuel has also been immersing himself in extracurricular activities around campus. “It was nice seeing Chris, not only as a freshman but also as an international student, getting involved with the student body. It was the first meeting for the Idiom to see who was interested in working on this semester’s first publication” said senior Christian Brink, 21, an English Major at Gordon College. Samuel looks forward to getting involved even more at Gordon in the future.
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