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Summer Missionary, BSU, IVCF
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By Ciody Wyna
That* are many ways a
person can discover purpose
and pleasure during the sum
mer months. For Doaas Chari-
tea, Senior, from Vero Beech.
Florida, the hot days were not
spent relaxing in the sand of a
beautiful beach/ Donna gave
ten weeks of her time as a
Baptist Student Union Summer
Missionary for the Georgia
Baptist Convention Department
of Student Work.
Donna was one of ten
students from colleges around
Georgia composing a work team
to Michigan. The first month
was spent in Roscommon,
Mich, helping National Baptists
renovate an old mansion and its
surrounding grounds into a
summer camp for young people.
From Roscommon, the team
went to Bambi Lake Baptist
Assembly to work and live for
the remainder of the summer.
The work there consisted of
painting the inside of buildings,
painting signs, weeding and
raking the grounds, helping in
the kitchen and serving in the
dining hall during camp ses
sions. cleaning chores, and
actually constructing a building.
Donna found that it was fun and
quite an experience to drive a
dump truck, and balance on the
top of a building while putting
scaffolds together. For a group
of college students.
recreation leaders in the youth
camp. Weekends were spent
conducting church services in
the surrounding areas. Many
times the group traveled over 90
miles to get lo the churches.
When asked what was gamed
from the experience, Donna
gave this reply. "Well, there is
no way to put into words all that
I received from the summer. I
grew and matured a lot. I hopo
that is something that is
obvious. I had to learn to live
and get along with people that I
didn't know. 1 found that there
are more important things in
the world than myself. We are
basically selfish. I guess, and its
hard to put others' thou&ht* and
feelings before your own. My
spiritual life is a lot different for
sure. I knew when 1 went away
the one main goal I had for the
summer was to get closer to
God. and 1 did. I found that you
don't get dose to God by saying
your nightly prayers and going
to church on Sunday. Getting
close to God is like getting close
to people. How many times
have you gotten «close to
someone without ever talking to
them? or talking to them when
you had a lot of problems? And
how many people are you dose
to that you never stop and listen 1
to what they might have to say?
1 got dose to God. not by talking
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Him but by communicating
With Him. That involved
listening as well as talking. I
also found that when I got
myself out, of the way, I could
see a lot better and God waa
able to use me more effectively.
So many times we get caught up
in what we want that we never
stop to ask God what He wants.
After all. He knows what is best
for us. Sure, we could have
something good or even some
thing better, but why settle for
less than the best!! Through it
all, I found a new joy, a new
purpose, and a new and
wonderful relationship, not just-
with God. but with people. "
For all the folk who would <
enjoy a weekend away from the
Mercer campus: Inter-Varsity
Christian Fellowship (IVCF) is
sponsoring a regional seminar
at the FFA-FHA camp in
Covington. Georgia October
29-31. The theme will be LIFE
ON CAMPUS: DOES GOD
HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?
The leader will be Don Fields,
area director of IVCF in
Indiana-Kentucky. Also, there
will be a concert featuring
James Ward and his wife Elan.
There will be sessions offered in
Bible study, evangelism, and
study patterns. For more
information, see Joe Morris.
October 22-24 is the date for
the State BSU convention. The
theme for the convention is
by Charles M. Schulz
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Program personalities in
clude the following: Dr. Walter
Shurden. professor of Church
History at Southern Baptist
seminary. Dr. Bill Lancaster,
partor of First Baptist Church.
Decatur, Bill Cates, and his wife
Linda. Head of a Nashville
based music company. Charles
Sloan, recent Journeyman in
Kenya, and Aubrey L. Hawkins,
director of the Education
Division, Georgia Baptist Con
vention. The convention will be
held at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.
Eaton ton For more information
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Doans Chariton
Ken Crawford or Larry
Robinson, campus minister.
Cindy Wynn
Greek News
Sigma An
Last week Eta Chapter of
Sigma Nu Fraternity moved into
athletics in s big way with
games against Pi Kap and
Kappa Sig. The Snakes have
high hopes for intramural
football this season under
Coaches Doug Cullin (offensive)
and Charles Harris (defensive).
Several freshmen are helping to
bolster both already strong- field
units.
Friday night, Eta Chapter
was proud lo havp as its guest of
honor for a lodge party Jimmy
Carnes. Eta alumnus. Brother
Carnes ip presently track coach
at the University of Florida, and
this past summer had the honor
of Head Track Coach of the U.S.
Olympic Team in Montreal.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
The Georgia Psi chapter of
SAE pledged 22 new Little
Sisters of Minerva. They are:
Of Phi Mu: Betty Geroge and
Mikki McDonald
Of Alpha Gamma Delta: Kim
Tutan.
Of Alpha Dells’ Pi: Lets
Tilden. Sue Ward. Joy Wallace,
Jane Eden. Donna Argo, Kim
McIntosh, Patti Roberts. Cindy
Irving. Charlene Vocelle. Clau
dia C heel wood. Robin Gray,
Melanie Dixon.
Also of Mercer: Mary ’Anne
Shouppe.
Of Wesleyan College Nancy
Mullen. Ann Barmen, Dina
Trankins, Teresa Henna. Beth
Smith. Ginger Brinson.
The chapter celebrated their
advisor's birthday on Fnday.
Prof. G.L. Ware refused lo
disclose his age
Activities last weekend in
cluded the "Hayride" dance
Saturday.
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