1st Day

Well I arrived safely after beautiful country drive.
We had Orentation today and signed the Joshua covenant.
Then went to a BBQ and Church, then a game of soccer. Now back to the dorms to get to know everyone.
More Orentation and rules tomorrow.
More posts soon!


THE COVENANT
Understanding the purpose of the Joshua Wilderness Institute Commitment to be threefold; developing and demonstrating the priority of personal discipline in my life, denying myself access to practices which might prove a distraction from hearing the voice of God clearly, and making a distinct and determined separation from the world and it’s influences, I have decided to commit myself to the following, for the complete duration of the nine month course, including all breaks, days off and holidays:

-To abstain from any and all movies and video, including theatrical releases, videos, DVDs or internet features, with no exception made for content, company or occasion, unless introduced by the Joshua program.

-To abstain from any and all television programming, whether live or prerecorded, with no exception made for content, company or occasion unless introduced by the Joshua program

-To abstain from any and all video games, in any format, or on any platform with absolutely no exception made for content company or occasion.

-To abstain from any and all music, except for live worship music, whether prerecorded in any format or live with no other exceptions made for content company or occasion, unless introduced by the Joshua program.

-To abstain from any and all dating, defined as social engagements with persons of the opposite sex, whether alone or in groups, and including phone, post or email interactions for the purpose of developing future dating activities, except for those with existing dating relationships as established at the outset of the program, and with no other exception made for incident, company or occasion. Those in existing relationships will not be able to further their relationships. Having read and acknowledged the above code of conduct, I do hereby commit myself to the guidelines above, and will willingly submit to any disciplinary action that may be incurred by their compromise. In order to develop and demonstrate the priority of personal discipline, deny access to practices which might prove a distraction from hearing the voice of God clearly, and make a distinct and determined separation from the world and it’s influences, students are required to commit themselves to the following for the complete duration of the nine month course, including all breaks, days off, and holidays:

-To abstain from any and all movies, including theatrical releases, videos, DVDs, or Internet features, with absolutely no exception made for content, company, or occasion.

-To abstain from any and all television programming, whether live or prerecorded, and with absolutely no exception made for content, company, or occasion.

-To abstain from any and all video games, in any format, or on any platform with absolutely no exception made for content, company, or occasion.

-To abstain from any and all music, except live worship music, whether prerecorded in any format or live with absolutely no other exception made for content, company, or occasion.

-To abstain from any and all dating, whether alone or in groups, and including phone, post, or email interactions for the purpose of developing future dating activities, except for those with existing relationships as established at the outset of the program, and with absolutely no other exception made for incident, company, or occasion.

As the result of demonstrable experience and our firm belief in the effectiveness of this temporary fast from the world and its distractions, students who fail or refuse to maintain this commitment are permanently dismissed.