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BY EVALDO VICENTE
Kalie and Sean Todd are connected to Sandy Lake
Academy in Bedford, N.S. Working as a teacher and
chaplain, respectively, has brought joy and peace as
they seek to share their passion for Christ with
young people.
EDITOR: Tell us a bit about yourselves and your family.
SEAN TODD: I was born in Australia but grew up
in Canada. After high school I embarked on a year-long
journey to reconnect with my roots. On that trip I met
my now-wife, Kalie, at a campmeeting in New South
Wales.
I carned credits for my theology undergrad from
both Avondale College (now Avondale University, in
Australia) and Burman University (Canada) as we
moved back and forth, trying to decide who would give
up their home country for the other. We ended up
choosing Canada.
Four years ago I got my first call to pastoral ministry
in the Maritimes, pastoring two small churches and
serving as the chaplain for Sandy Lake Academy (Bedford,
N.S.}). My latest adventures are embarking on a master’s
degree (halfway through a Master of Arts in Pastoral
Sean and Kalie Todd
Ministry, or MAPM), and adding director of Camp
Pugwash to my responsibilities.
KALIE TODD: I'm originally from a small town
on Australia’s east coast near Newcastle. I pursued my
education degree at Avondale College but completed it
at Burman University after moving to Canada to be
with my husband, Sean.
We followed a call to Nova Scotia in February
2020 and have been involved in ministry ever since. My
area of expertise is humanities, specifically history as my
major and English language arts as my minor.
EDITOR: Where did you guys meer?
SEAN AND KALIE: We are a campmeeting couple.
We met when we were 18 at the North New South Wales
campmeeting in 2013. We moved back and forth between
Canada and Australia for a few years before we were
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