My pastors have taught me not to conform and to protect the gifts God has given me by staying in a place that will nurture my faith. Both reminded me of Romans 12:2 when it says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern by testing what is the will of God, what is good, and what is acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2, ESV). The findings of Powell, Tisdale, Willingham, Bustrum, and Allan's (2012) study support the preservation of faith in a faith-based school by stating that "being surrounded by individuals with a common set of beliefs influenced how they viewed their own faith" (Powell, Tisdale, Willingham, Bustrum, Allan, 2012, p. Also, I felt the way I was accepted, the time spent there and the ability to finish was a sign from God that I should have been there all along 'beginning. My mother was behind on bills and couldn't pay my tuition, there was a possibility that I wouldn't graduate due to a missing document, and I was so under