MEET THE NATION - GERRY NICKEL

 

Time for another Meet the Nation, this time with Gerry Nickel. Most guys won't know Gerry, he was the Sergeant for the 86/87 and 87/88 seasons and his dad(Rey Nickel) was the pastor of Gospel Chapel. Gerry completed the Herald of Christ(The highest honor in Christian Service Brigade)and was one of the Sergeants when I was in Battalion. Gerry now lives in Edmonton with his wife Kendra and their four kids; Joshua, Nathan, Madison and Joel.(Three boys, it would be awesome if he would move back to Grand Forks!) Gerry is teaching the Bible at a Christian School in Edmonton.

RANDOM QUESTIONS
(1)Who is your favourite band/artist?
(A)Chris Tomlin
(2)What is your favourite style of music?
(A)Praise/worship
(3)Do you shave with an electric razor or a blade?
(A)Blade
(4)What would you rather grow? A beard or a moustache?
(A)Moustache
(5)What would you rather drive? A big truck or a fast car?
(A)Fast car
(6)What is more important before you go to bed? Brushing your teeth or watching the sports highlights?
(A)Brushing my teeth.
(7)What would you rather wear? A ball cap or a toque?
(A)Ball cap
(8)What is your favourite G.F. summer activity? Bridge jumping or tubing down the river?
(A)Tubing
(9)What was your favourite class in school? Shop or P.E.?
(A)P.E.
(10)What would you rather watch live? Your favourite band or your favourite sports team?
(A)Sports Team
(11)If you could be a superhero for a day who would you want to be?
(A)Superman
(12)What is your dream job?
(A)Teacher(I'm doing it)

BATTALION QUESTIONS
(13)What is your M.M.M. from Battalion?
(A)The Mill
(14)What do you miss most about Battalion?
(A)Full contact basketball on the 8 foot nets.(at Perley School)
(15)You arrive at the boat launch on your way out to the May Long when you realize the boat doesn't have enough room for both your tarp and your food. What do you leave behind? Your tarp or your food?
(A)Tarp
(16)How long have you been a part of the Btln Nation?
(A)26 years

FOOD QUESTIONS
(17)What is your favourite restaurant?
(A)Olive Garden
(18)How do you like your steak?
(A)Medium rare
(19)What is your favourite vegetable? Beans or Potatoes?
(A)Potatoes
(20)What do you like better? Chips or Cheezies?
(A)Chips
(21)What do you like better? Burgers or Pizza?
(A)Burgers
(22)What is your favourite flavour of chips?
(A)Sour Cream and Onion
(23)What do you like better? Coke or Pepsi?
(A)Coke, although I drink a Pepsi every once in a while to remind me of Tim Martens.

G.S.F. QUESTIONS
(24)When you were in high school what would you have chosen? Phone the girl that you liked or climb in a cage with a hungry bear?
(A)Phone the girl.
(25)What would you have rather done on a first date? Dinner and a movie or 4x4ing up moto?
(A)4x4ing up moto.

SERIOUS QUESTIONS
(26)What is your favourite Bible verse/passage?
(A)Psalm 127:1-5 Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat-for he grants sleep to those he loves. Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate.
(27)What is your favourite book of the Bible?
(A)Genesis, it's the foundation.
(28)Who is your favourite Bible character?
(A)Nathan
(29)What are your plans for the future?
(A)Pursue God all the way!

Thanks to Gerry for taking the time to answer all of these questions. I really looked up to Gerry so it is awesome to see him still living for God!
By the way it has been two years since Bent started the blog, so after 330 posts and nearly 15,000 visits I thought that we would celebrate with this edition of Meet the Nation! Thanks to all who visit the blog!

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