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It’s amazing how God can use four years of your life toprepare you for what He has planned for you. I’m talkingabout my four years at Columbia International University

where the friendships I made and the desires God gave me toserve Him laid the groundwork for my future.

While studying at CIU, God used the missions mindset of thefaculty and staff to instill in me a desire to use my communicationskills to create video presentations of what He is doing in theworld. This calling was driven home by friendships and thosewho mentored me. It led me to join with fellow CIU alumnus,Ken Summerall, to co-directWellwater Productions, an organizationthat uses video to report on where and how God is moving inthe world.

Meanwhile, God has also called me to use my gifting in videoto work directly with the local church, which also provides formy full-time employment.

I had hoped to move into a position within the Church immediatelyafter graduation, but sometimes our schedules and God’s plansare entirely different. He still had things to teach me. Instead,God led me into the marketplace producing commercials – theideal position for refining my professional skills. I am immenselythankful for the ways that God taught me during that time.

Just last year, God brought me to Seacoast Church in Charleston,S.C. where I use my talents and gifts in video production to tellHis story as He works within the local church. God waspreparing me all along for the perfect position for the uniqueperson that He has made me to be.

Five years after graduation, CIU still plays a direct role in whatGod is doing in my life. I’ve had the privilege of humbly servingCIU alumni as a member of the Alumni Association LeadershipCouncil (AALC). I continue to be inspired as I hear about theways God is using CIU alumni worldwide. I am also encouragedevery year as I return to campus for Homecoming. It’s anopportunity to meet both alumni as well as current students.God has woven an amazing body of believers through the CIUfamily. He continues to encourage me through CIU and usemany of you to build me into the man He wants me to be.

And I’m thankful that He’s just getting started.

I

CIU: More ThanEducation, It’s

Preparation for LifeByAdam Erickson | Adam C. Erickson Productions

CIU: More ThanEducation, It’s

Preparation for Life

Homecoming 2012

Registration see page 7

Adam ('07) and HannahRumberger ('08) Erickson

Alumni Association,Columbia InternationalUniversity,

Volume VIII, No. 1, Fall 2012

Upward is published as a serviceto CIU alumni by the AlumniMinistries Office of Columbia

International University.Editor: Peggy Lee Manoogian

Editing Consultant: Bob HolmesDesigner: Tonya Daugherty

Direct all inquiries to:The Upward magazine

Alumni MinistriesP.O. Box 3122

Columbia, S.C. 29230-3122(803) 807-5500 • alumni@ciu.edu

Visit our website www.ciu.edu/alumniColumbia International University admits studentsof any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.

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Gratitude is at the root of all selflessphilanthropy. Cicero wrote, “Gratitude

is not only the greatest of virtues but theparent of all the others.” We teach ourchildren gratitude to shape who theybecome.While growing up many of uswere taught to write a “thank you” notebut that seems to have gone by thewayside with simply an email these days.

While we believe gratitude is a fundamentalvirtue there has not been a lot of hard scientificresearch on the nature of gratitude and its essentialbenefits. But research from Harvard Business School,the University of Miami and others show that gratitude1) has tremendous positive benefits, 2) that it must becultivated and 3) must be directed toward someone.

The claims made by D. Norville in the book “ThankYou Power: Making the Science of Gratitude Workfor You” seem like a too-good-to-be-true infomercial.In one study, waitresses who simply wrote “thankyou” on the check before handing it to their customersreceived on average 11 percent more in tips.

We owe a debt of gratitude to CBC/CIU for theeducation, wise counsel, affirmation and lifetimedirection we received while students – building inus the infrastructure for life. We can say “thank you”through prayer and financial support. But another wayis to serve on theAlumniAssociation LeadershipCouncil for the years 2013-2015, which coincides withCIU’s 90th anniversary celebration. We are trying togrow ourAlumni Council and ask that you considerthis unique way of “giving back” with a thankful heart.

With a grateful heart,

Shirley

THE POWER OFA GRATEFUL HEARTBy Shirley Moreland, President, Alumni Association Leadership Council

I write to you as your former director of ColumbiaInternational University Alumni Ministries. My eightyears as director was a very enjoyable and rewardingexperience!

I am delighted to have returned to my previous role asa full-time CIU professor. This semester I am teachingEthics and Sanctification to a room full of seniors anddeveloping a similar online course for CIU Seminary& School of Ministry. In January, I’ll be teaching atCIU’s Atlanta campus, and in spring, I’ll teach onlineand on-campus seminary courses.

Stay tuned to my website, www.rking.org, and receivenotification when new resources are added includingVibrant and Effective Biblical Leadership, Ethics andSanctification and Life Coaching. I enjoy hearingfrom my former students so please contact me atrking@ciu.edu.

Blessings,

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RRooyy KKiinngg

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Introducing

DianeMu llPlease welcomeDiane Mull as interim director ofCIU Alumni Ministries

Diane arrived at CIU 20 years ago when her husband, Andy enrolled as a seminary student.Diane took advantage of the opportunity to alsocomplete mission courses in the seminary, andserve as the president of the Wives Fellowship at CIU. Most recently, she served as CIU’s 90thanniversary coordinator.

For 18 years, Diane and Andy have served internationals in South Carolina as well as Texas,where they joined with International Students Incorporated (ISI) to launch a new outreach to international students at Southern Methodist University.

Diane is a recipient of the Council for Advancementand Support of Education (CASE) award in AlumniRelations. Her experience includes serving as theassistant director of alumni relations and director of the Annual Fund at Messiah College in Pennsylvania where she received her degree inCommunications and a minor in Business Administration. Passionate about Romans 1:16,she has led Bible studies with internationals andthe women’s ministries at Cornerstone Church inColumbia, S.C. Meanwhile, Andy is still connectedto CIU as an adjunct faculty member. He alsoserves as a campus pastor at the University ofSouth Carolina.

Diane and Andy have two daughters who are bothgraduates of Ben Lippen School. Laura is a fourthgrade teacher in Rock Hill, S.C. and is married toMark Bebber. Elizabeth is a junior majoring in Biology at Clemson University.

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From the Leadership Council to all Alumni:

As a member of CIU’s Alumni Association, we want to hear from YOU

regarding the nominees listed below.

Please read the introduction of those who have been nominated to serve a

two-year term on the Leadership Council. For any you know personally,

please respond one of two ways:

“GOOD REPORT” - Write one to two sentences affirming the nominees

and the strengths and experiences they can contribute

.

“CONCERN” – Write a short explanation on why you think a nominee

should not serve on the Leadership Team.

For all communication, please provide your name and contact information.

Know that the Leadership Council will review all GO

OD REPORTS and share

these with the nominees. All CONCERNS will be personally followed up

by

an alumni staff member or the president or vice president of the Leadersh

ip

Council to determine the most appropriate action to be taken.

All communication should be sent by email to alumnidirector@ciu.edu OR

ALUMNI DIRECTOR CIU, 7435 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC 29203.

Paula Berkey ’74 is a marriage and familytherapist with Columbia Counseling Center. She alsoserved for five years withOMF as a missionary nurse in Indonesia and 12 years asassistant dean of women at CBC/CIU.

Shawn Powers ’02 joinedCIU as associate director of recruiting relations after serving for eight years withFrito Lay North America.

Larry DuBois ’71/’93 and his wife, AnitaLohrbach (’71) DuBois servedfor 18 years in the Philippineswith OMF International, including eight years churchplanting in Mindoro. Larryalso served on the faculty for 10 years at the Koinonia Theological Seminary inDavao City.

Lee Tumey ’03 serves at CIU as associatedirector of business services.His wife, Tammy, serves in the registrar’s office. Theyhave three married children,two of whom are CIU graduates.

Ken Frederick ’98 serves asthe pastor of Blackville FirstBaptist Church in Blackville,S.C. He and his wife, Suzanne,served with the IMB in theAmazon city of Manaus, Brazil from ’99-’09 before returning to the United States.

Bob Vetter ’58 is the on-callchaplain at FirstHealth Hospitalin Pinehurst, N.C. He alsoserves as missions chairmanand Sunday school teacher atThe Village Chapel in Pinehurst, N.C.

Igou Hodges ‘67 teaches systematic theology in CIUSeminary & School of Ministry. He is a member of the Evangelical TheologicalSociety and the Society of Biblical Literatureand is an ordained teaching elder in thePresbyterian Church of America. He alsoserves as stated clerk of Palmetto Presbytery.

Anne Estes Wenger ’61serves with Campus Crusadefor Christ. Throughout theyears, she has taught children’sBible classes, led women’sBible studies, and offered hospitality as a ministry. Anne and her late husband Jim (’61) served with CAM Internationalfor 12 years.

Hannah Tumey Lampman‘03/’05, a native of LexingtonS.C., is the assistant director for the children’s ministry atFirst Presbyterian Church inColumbia, S.C.

Glen Wigfall ‘02 serves as pastor of Haskell Heights FirstBaptist Church in Columbia,S.C. He received his Master ofDivinity in Pastoral Leadershipfrom CIU.

Louis Lemmon ’06 is schoolpastor and principal of LakePointe Academy, a Christianschool in York County, S.C., he helped co-found.

Margo Wright Williams ’10serves as associate minister atWord of God Church and Ministries, as a chaplain in the marketplace and as officemanager at Primerica. She volunteers withan HIV/AIDS ministry, a prison ministry,and offers counseling to women.

Sarah Nixon ‘09/’10 is a highschool Bible teacher at FirstPresbyterian Day School inMacon, Ga. She loves seeingstudents understand that thewhole Bible is all about Jesus, somethingshe learned during her time at CIU.

Kuong Sii Wong ’00 serves as a pastor to the ChineseChristian Church of Columbia.He and his wife were mission-aries in Niger, West Africa from 1991 to 2003.

Tom Austin ’83 and his wifeAnn have ministered with Mission to the World (MTW)since 1983, serving from 1985-2010 in Africa. During thoseyears, he served on the faculty of theNairobi International School of Theologyand as principal of the Bible Institute ofSouth Africa. More recently, Tom joined theMTW Global Training and DevelopmentTeam. He is an ordained teaching elder inthe Presbyterian Church in America.

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In 1972, Stuart Briscoe’s message on a Bible character soencouraged me that I vowed right then and there to namemy first child “John Mark.” (Glad the baby who arrived 18months later was a boy!) That same year my pastor’s sermonon John the Baptist convicted me of tolerating sin and spawnedtears of repentance. Recently, a message at my church fromRomans 8 clarified the benefits of Jesus’ death, infusinghope in a deflated spirit, spurring me to vent raw emotionsthrough heartfelt prayer.

Yet I am utterly convinced of one thing pertaining to thepower of sermons. It’s the most life-shaping concept I’veexperienced this side of the cross: the most soul-nourishingsermons we’ll ever hear are the ones we preach to ourselves!

“Preaching to yourself” is the assertive act of combating discouragement, temptation, or any harmful thought patternwith the truth of God’s Word. It’s giving a biblically-informed rebuttal to erroneous or distorted thinking. What and how a follower of Christ thinks, how he “talks to himself,” and whether or not he refutes misconceptionsand false conclusions is a significant factor affecting spiri-tual vitality and usefulness to God.

The Psalms demonstrate the notion of “preaching to ourselves.”Occasionally the writers literally talk to themselves aboutGod and their circumstances. One psalmist talked back todepression by pointing himself to a brighter future stemmingfrom faith in God: “Why are you in despair, O my soul?And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope inGod, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence”(Ps 42:5). In a psalm prompted by an experience of treacheryand opposition, David addressed himself concerning God’scharacter: “My soul, wait in silence for God only, for myhope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, mystronghold, I shall not be shaken” (Ps. 62:5-6). The psalmists

often remind themselves of who God is, what He has donein the past, and what He has pledged to do for His people inthe future. They battle unbelief, Satan’s lies, and negativismwith the weapon of truth, rather than wave a white flag whendespair envelops them.

The practice of “preaching to myself” is a vital strategy inmy life. I recall a two-year-long span when a shroud of despondency enveloped me, while trying to stay faithful inmy teaching responsibilities. Neither praying nor Bible readingnor medical intervention loosened the vise-grip of despair.On one particular day, as I walked across the CIU campustoward my classroom, an inner voice taunted me: “If Godwanted you to teach today, He’d give you the heart for it.Cancel your class and go home. He isn’t with you today.When is the last time you felt His presence, anyway!?”

Instantly, God’s Spirit projected on the screen of my mindverses I had memorized about His presence, including, butnot limited to, Isaiah 41:10: “Do not fear, for I am with you.Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I willstrengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will upholdyou with My righteous right hand.” I rehearsed the verses,then addressed myself as I walked: “No, I don’t feel God’spresence today. But His Word, which insists He is with me,is far more reliable than my feelings!”

My despondent spirit did not evaporate entirely, yet thosepromises buttressed my faith and enabled me to teach passionately on the subject matter that day.

Dr. Terry Powell, a Columbia International University faculty member since 1981, supervises CIU’s Family andChurch Education program. For encouragement in Christianliving and ministry, visit www.terrydpowell.com for articles,faith poems, devotionals, Bible study guides, Bible teachingtips, and more. You’ll also find a more detailed article on“Preaching to Yourself.”

THE POWER OF

PREACHINGTO YOURSELF

By Terry Powell

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A Reunion of CBC friends from 1962-66 in Sheboygan, Wis. —many memories sharedL to R - Wayne Mendro (’65), Hugh (’63) &Marty Tracey, Malcolm (’64) & Jan Bowes,Dick (’64) & Els Baarendse, Don & BarbaraArcher (’63) Silvis, Stewart (’64) & Marlene Silvis (’64) Georgia, Lincoln (’64) & CarolHarker, George (’66) & Joan Hipszer (’65) Gorton.

2012 Alumna of the Year: Kumiko Jean Takeuchi

Alumna of the Year:Each honoree is an “example to the believers” in character, excellence, and in faithfulness

to the high calling, “To know Him and to make Him known.”

Jean retired as a research scientistin 2008 from Eli Lilly and Com-pany where she served for 20years. She was published in over30 peer-reviewed journals, andfiled over 30 U.S. patents. Shewas involved in the identification

and development of five clinical candidates atLilly, two of which have advanced in humanclinical trials as potential therapeutic drugs. Sheearned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Universityof South Carolina, her M.A. in Chemistry from theCollege of William & Mary, another M.A. inBible and Missions from Columbia InternationalUniversity, and her Diploma in Chemical Engineer-ing from Hiihama Technical College in Japan.

Jean writes, “The Lord has blessed me abundantlybeyond my basic needs or even beyond my imagina-tion. For the last 20 years I have focused on science.I have strived to make life better for people physicallyand emotionally. God has blessed me with themeans and opportunities to engage in globalevangelization without being distracted withearthly concerns. I would like to focus on God in whatever I do for the next 20 years, should Heallow me. I would like to strive and impact spiri-tual lives of the lost. If this is not the Americandream from God’s perspective, then what is?”

Alumni Giving Project

Your support through the Alumni Giving Project hasprovided financial aid for hundreds of students toattend CIU this past academic year. William Jones,a junior at CIU, recognizes your faithful giving withthe following words:

“Thank you so much for your selfless and generousparticipation not only in my education, but in the ed-ucation of many others and ultimately the advance-ment of God’s kingdom here on earth. It truly is aprivilege for me to be able to study at a school whosepurpose is to know Christ and make Him known. Itis wonderful for me and many others to study in suchan environment, but it would not be possible withoutyour generosity.

I am the oldest of six kids in a missionary familyand money is not one of the things that we havelying about the house. Clothes, socks, shoes, toys -but not money. I have a brother who is in college anda sister who also will be soon. So you can imaginewhat a blessing it is to my family and me not to haveto bear the full weight of college tuition. Because myfamily only had a religious worker visa in the countrywhere we were serving, I was not able to work andsave up money for university. I wondered how Godwould provide. You have been the answer, and Ipraise the Lord for his provision through you all.”

The Power of One campaign is aboutyou making a difference – an impact on one student, like William – who will impact the nations with the message of Christ. Thank you for your faithful giving!

(‘78)

Thanks!

November1-3, 2012

John 17:23 “I in them andYou in Me, thatthey may be perfected inunity, so that the world mayknow that

You sent Me.”

CIU alumni come from all over the world and identify withmany cultures. We speak different languages and pledge

allegiance to our particular country. We serve our Lord in manydifferent ways and hold various jobs. We attended CIU at dif-ferent times and were influenced by many faculty members.

The only thing that can unify a group of people so diverse isthe power of God. We all have ONE Spirit living inside us.Only He is capable of bringing us together, “united in spirit,intent on one purpose” (Phil 2:2).

Homecoming 2012 will be a celebration of God’s power toweave all of our unique personalities, generations, backgroundsand cultures into ONE body! Be encouraged by stories of whatGod is doing in the lives of fellow alumni, current students andfaculty. Hear what God has in store for CIU in the comingyears. Come together to praise our Father and be challengedagain to make Him known where you live!

2012 HOMECOMING REGISTRATION

First Name: ______________________________________________________

Last Name: ______________________________________________________

Maiden Name: ____________________________________________________

Class Year: ______________________________________________________

Spouse’s Name: __________________________________________________

Class Year: ______________________________________________________

Phone: __________________________________________________________

Email Address: __________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________

City: ______________________________State:______ Zip Code: __________

Names of children attending ________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Register to attend. Also pay and register for each mealyou plan on attending.

EARLY REGISTRATION until Sept.18, 2012 - $10 per personLATE REGISTRATION Sept.19-Oct.18, 2012 - $20 per personAfter Oct. 18, registration for Homecoming sessions is $25, butno meals will be available for purchase.

Registration: #______ @ $____each . . . . $ __________

Thursday MealsLunch: #______ @ $4.50 each . . . . $ __________Dinner: #______ @ $4.50 each . . . . $ __________

Friday MealsBreakfast: #______ @ $3.50 each . . . . $ __________Lunch: #______ @ $10.00 each . . . $ __________Banquet: #______ @ $15.00 each . . . $ __________

Saturday MealsBreakfast: #______ @ $3.50 each . . . . $ __________Lunch: #______ @ $8.00 each . . . . $ __________Saturday supper available for purchase at the Ben Lippen field.

Total enclosed:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ __________

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1Registration Alumna of the Year ChapelLunchReunions for 1962 and earlierTours of Robert Mills HouseDinnerDessert in the residence halls with students

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 RegistrationBreakfastDevotions with Kumiko JeanTakeuchi - Alumna of the YearReunions, Bookstore open“It all comes down to this....” Jack Layman/Lindsay Hislop/Bill Larkin/Roy KingLuncheon - President’s address

Campus toursReunionsBanquetAmbassador Choir concert with audience participation

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 RegistrationBreakfastReunions and African-American SocialAlumni Lunch with the LeadershipCouncilCIU RAMS Soccer Game vs. Talladega CollegeReunionsDinner - purchase at the Ben Lippen fieldCIU BOWL – Fourth Annual Chili Cook-Off

CONVENIENT CHANGE! Register to attend online athttp://ciuhc12.eventbrite.com. Also pay and register for each meal you plan on attending.

Please mail to: CIU, Alumni Ministries, 7435 Monticello Road, Columbia,S.C. 29230. For a more detailed schedule and registration, call us at

(803) 807-5500, email us at alumni@ciu.edu or go to www.ciu.edu/alumni/HC12.Register online at http://ciuhc12.eventbrite.com.

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2012Sept. 7-9 ..................Dr. Robertson McQuilkin - Calvary Chapel, Las Vegas www.ccspringvalley.org Sept. 17-20 ..............Dr. Robertson McQuilkin - CIU Christian Life Conference www.ciu.edu Oct. 1........................Dr. George Murray - Buckhead Church, Atlanta –Tentative www.buckheadchurch.org Oct. 7........................Dr. Robertson McQuilkin - Manchester Creek Community Church, Rock Hill, S.C. www.manchestercreek.org Oct. 8........................Dr. George Murray - Buckhead Church, Atlanta -Tentative www.buckheardchurch.org Oct. 19-21 ..............Dr. George Murray - Chinese Bible Church, Rockville, Md. www.cbcm.org Oct. 21......................Dr. Bill Jones - Faith Bible Church Missions Conference, Edmond, Okla. www.edmondfaithbible.com Oct. 28 ....................Dr. George Murray - First Baptist Church, Downers Grove, Ill. www.firstbaptistdg.org Nov. 1-3 ..................CIU Homecoming 2012 – www.ciu.edu/HC12 Nov. 1-3 ..................Dr. George Murray - Grace Covenant Church, Philadelphia http://uc.gracecovenant.net Nov. 7 ......................Dr. George Murray - Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster, Penn. www.lbc.edu Nov., 9-11 ................Dr. Robertson McQuilkin - First Presbyterian Church, Coral Springs, Fla. www.fpcmargate.orgDec. 1-2....................Dr. George Murray - Atlanta Chinese Christian Church Northwest, Atlanta www.accc.org

2013Jan. 6 ........................Dr. George Murray Park Avenue Baptist Church, Titusville, Fla. www.parkavenue.org Jan.14-18..................Atlanta extension intensive courses – Atlanta www.ciu.edu/atlanta

• Dr. George Murray - Preaching for Transformation• Dr. Al McKechnie – Ministry for Counseling

Jan. 14-18 ................CIU campus intensive courses – Columbia, S.C. www.ciu.edu • Dr. Don Howell – Progress of Redemption • Dr. Nabeel Jabbour – Islam in the 21st Century • Theological Educations in Intercultural Contexts

Jan. 22-25 ................Atlanta extension intensive courses - Atlanta www.ciu.edu/atlanta • Dr. Roy King - Biblical Foundations for Leadership

Jan. 22-25 ................CIU campus intensive courses - Columbia, S.C. www.ciu.edu • Dr. Patrick Lai - Tentmaking Strategies for the 10/40 Window

Feb. 24 ....................Dr. George Murray - Bridge Point Bible Church, Houston www.bridgepointbible.org March 1-3 ................Dr. George Murray - Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church, Fairhope, Ala. www.easternshorepca.org March 10 ..................Dr. George Murray Calvary Church, Lancaster, Penn. www.calvarychurch.org

Upcoming CIU Events

Sept. 14 ....Soccer at Johnson University ......................7 p.m.Sept. 15 ....Soccer at Crown College ..............................3 p.m.Sept.15 ......Cross Country at Montreat College ............10 a.m.Sept. 20 ....Soccer at USC – Salkahatchie ......................7 p.m.Sept. 22 ....Soccer vs. Bluefield College at CIU ............4 p.m.Sept. 22 ....Cross Country at CIU ....................................TBASept. 28 ....Soccer at Bob Jones University ..............7:30 p.m.Sept. 29 ....Cross Country at Southern Wesleyan ............TBASept. 29 ....Soccer at Virginia Intermont College ..........7 p.m.Oct. 6 ........Soccer vs. Trinity Baptist College at CIU ..2 p.m.Oct. 11 ......Soccer at Toccoa Falls College ....................7 p.m.Oct. 13 ......Cross Country at Royal Cross Country

Challenge in Charlotte, N.C. ..........................TBAOct. 16 ......Soccer vs. St. Andrews Presbyterian at CIU 7 p.m.Oct 18 ........Soccer at Warren Wilson ..............................4 p.m.Oct. 20 ......Cross Country at USC Beaufort ....................TBAOct. 20 ......Soccer at Trinity Baptist College..................2 p.m.Oct. 27 ......Soccer vs. Bob Jones University at CIU ....2 p.m.Nov. 3 ........Soccer vs. Talladega College at CIU

Homecoming ................................................2 p.m.

A T H L E T I C S E V E N T S

Nov. 9-10Cross Country

NCCAA Championships at Cedarville, Ohio

Nov. 28-Dec. 1Soccer

NCCAA National Tournament

at Kissimee, Fla.

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’50sRuth Newland Wagner (’52)and her husband, Jack, havebeen serving in camp ministryfor over 45 years. The last 38years have been at Camp Sun-rise in Fairmount, Ga. CampSunrise is a year round camp forfamilies, children, and youth.

j.wag.cs@frontiernet.netBill (’55) and Evelyn Davidson are

busier than ever since “retiring.” After servingnumerous roles over many years in universityand ministry settings, Bill is now an interimpastor at a church in South Carolina. He alsoteaches at the Atlanta extension site of CIUSeminary & School of Ministry. Evelyn retiredin 1999 after 35 years of nursing. bdavidson0856@att.net

Paula Hazen Frey (’57) after surviving cancer andother illnesses between 2004 and 2010, Paula feelsso blessed to now have the health to minister as theLord sees fit. She volunteers and teaches a Biblestudy at a senior center and is very active in herchurch. paulafrey38@hotmail.com

’60sDave Malan (‘62) is a retired architect andwidower (since ‘08) living near St. Louis. Hehas traveled extensively across the UnitedStates to see God’s scenic wonders and visit300 relatives. davidmalan29@yahoo.com

James (’63) and Monica Herzel - James retiredin 2007 after working in computer and applica-tions programming for many years. He and Mon-ica live in New York City where every Saturdaythey devote four hours to giving out gospel tractsin 40 languages to people on the streets. They

have met people from 100 countries and brought hundreds tochurch. jherzel@verizon.netDavid (’63) and Elouise Renich (’64) Fraser - David taughtSociology and Bible/Missions/Christian studiesfor 26 years at the university level. That in-cluded four years at CIU. He has also served asa dean and as provost at Eastern University.David and his colleague, Jim Engel, launchedDevelopment Associates International to de-velop Christian leaders. Elouise retired last year as dean ofPalmer Seminary, and now ministers in the area of human trafficking. davidallenfraser@gmail.com

’70sTerrie and Kathy Lillie (’75) have been mission-aries in Southeast Asia, mostly Taiwan, wherethey planted two Taiwanese churches and an inter-cultural church. For the past seven years, Terriehas been the chief executive officer of the non-profit, Facilitating Intercultural Relationships

Everywhere (F.I.R.E.) in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area.fire_community@comcast.net

David Majors (’76) lives in Evans, Ga. and works inthe Columbia County School System. He and hiswife, Nancy, have three grown children: Jennifer,Michael and Chris, who is married to Shannon.They also have two grandchildren:Alex and Samuel.dmajors06@gmail.com

Jon (’76) and Cindy Johnson (’77) Simmons – After serving asthe director of a local home care agency for three years, Jonopened his own senior care agency: Above & Beyond Senior CareServices. Above & Beyond provides non-medical personal careand support to senior citizens who want to live in their own homeas long as possible. Jon@SeniorCareServicesSC.comRod (’80) and Cathy Wooten (’74) Culbertson – Rod is the executive director and associate professor of Practical Theology at the Charlotte campus of Reformed Theological Seminary as well as deanof Student Development. Cathy is a nurse withOrthoCarolina of Charlotte. Rod and Cathy starteda chapter of Reformed University Fellowship(RUF) at the University of Florida. They are exuberant “emptynesters!” rculbertson@rts.edu

’80sCarol Bondurant Hinson (’80) served with Wycliffe BibleTranslators for several years before she met and married her talented hubby, Jay Hinson. They moved from California to Waxhaw, N.C. in 1990 where they work in the marketplace.cjhinson@windstream.netDietrich and Jan Yoder Schindler (’81) – Dietrich is the executive director of church planting for the Evangelical FreeChurch of Germany where the Schindlers have been starting new churches for 25 years. Dietrich recently published a children’s book titled, “The Tortoise and the Hair.” It teaches children to be socially attuned to their peers who are different,and how to reach out to them. dietrich@theschindlers.deSteve (’82) and Cathy Yawman (’81) Boyd– married the day after graduation and cele-brated their 30th wedding anniversary in June.Steve sells insurance and financial productsto teachers and Cathy has been actively involved in classical Christian education forthe past 16 years. boyd.cathy@att.net

Bill (’82) and Georgia Fuller (’82) are living in North Carolina where Bill is the president andfounder of Strategic Impact, a missions and evangelism mobilization organization. StrategicImpact assists church and Christian organizationleaders who want to be more involved in world

evangelization. bill.fuller@earthlink.netJohn and Joanna Stumbo (’85) have written “An HonestLook” – their testimony of a medical journey that baffled eventhe doctors. Ravi Zacharias calls the book, “one of the mostpowerful stories that I have ever heard. It will change the wayyou face life’s twists and turns.” johnstumbo.comAndy Smith (’88) serves with OMF. Based inManila, he travels frequently to train and coachmissionaries. Andy’s first book, “MeaningfulEvangelism: Choosing Words that Connect” wasrecently published. andy.smith@omfmail.com

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Bruce (’89) and Theresa Sidebotham - With support from Bruce, Theresa launched her own law firm this year called Telios Law. They also collaborated on an Internet project called ReligiousLaw Network to help connect churches, ministries,and legal services. bside@oprev.org

’90sMark (CBC ’91) and Shelly (CBC ’90) Vivian - Mark is a pastorat Westminster Presbyterian Church Bull Creek in Australia.(www.wpcbc.net). He oversees Small Group Bible Studies andTraining and does some preaching. Shelly teaches Bible andChurch History to elementary grades. onemarkandshelly@arach.net.au

Jerome (’91) and Kellie Wilder (’92) Daley -Jerome is a leadership coach and culture consultant. He helps organizations intentionally develop and enhance their cultures via consulting, curriculum development, training and coaching.purposecoach@mac.com

Scott Ready (’94) was sworn into office on June8, 2012 as Hardeeville, S.C.’s newest city council-man. He and his wife, Barbara have been marriedfor 28 years and have two children: Meghan, a CIUstudent working on her Master of Arts in ClinicalCounseling, and Caleb. scottaready@gmail.com

Daniel Mari (’95) has recently published a book abouthis life titled, “From the Temple to the Nations.” Danieland his wife, Dasha, travel the United States, Canadaand around the world, sharing Daniel’s testimony. CIU President Bill Jones says, “You will find From theTemple to the Nations a wonderful story of the grace ofGod in the life of one young man from India uniquelychosen by Christ for His global purposes.”m_daniel_us@yahoo.com

Richard (’98) and Simone Mueller Moore – Richard is the youthpastor at Creekside Community Church in San Leandro, Calif.,which is in the San Francisco Bay area. Richard received his Masterof Arts in Leadership for Evangelism and Discipleship (’04), and isnow working on a Doctor of Ministry degree. The Moores aremaking plans to follow God’s call to serve in Germany.richard@creeksidecommunity.org

’00sBruce (’00) and Linda Morock - After graduating in 2000, Brucereturned to his post at Puebla Christian School (PCS) in Puebla, Mexico. From 2005 – 2011, he was director of Cocolalla Lake BibleCamp in Cocolalla, Idaho. bamlam@yahoo.com Robbie (’03) and Irene Pruitt - Robbie is a highschool Bible teacher in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Hegraduated from Trinity School for Ministry with aDiploma in Christian Ministry. stay411@msn.com

Wolfgang Stauss (’03) has worked in Bangladeshwith Theological Education by Extension (TEE). He also served as a faculty member and academic director at the College of Christian Theology inBangladesh (CCTB). With his wife, Dorothea, Wolfgang returned for home assignment to Germany

in 2011, where he is taking doctoral courses. wstauss@gmx.de

Brian (’04) and Melissa Hofmeister – Brian has returned to hishometown to be the pastor of a new church plant -Lakepoint Church in Muskego, Wis. He has sevenyears of pastoral experience behind him, includingpastor at Christ’s Church in Albany, N.Y., and atBrooklife Church in Mukwonago, Wis.

brian@lakepointmuskego.orgDavid (’08) and Dylia Sasso (’09) Haron began a youth group in Costa Rica where they were subsidizing their income with private tutoring. They moved to Manchester, UK to study businessand develop skills that would be useful in the business world. Currently they are applying for positions with missions organizations and considering other opportunities throughout the world. talentfromabove@msn.com

Jesse (’08) and Diana Myers are pleased to announce the birth of their son Andrew Salem, bornJune 18, 2012. jesseanddiana@gmail.com

’10sAaron (‘10) and Marissa Franks (‘06) Burt live inSeattle, Wash. with their three sons. Aaron is a churchplanter and rector of Advent Anglican Church. Marissais a recently published fiction writer. Her book “Story-bound” is a fantasy novel for junior high students.marissa.burt@gmail.comJonathan (’10) and Heather Forrest (’08) serve at His Hill inTexas, a retreat center and summer camp for kids of all ages associated with Torchbearers International. www.hishill.org. Andrew (’10) and Cara Hedges moved to Dayton, Ohio where Andrew serves as associate pastor of family ministry at MorningStar Baptist Church and Cara is homeschooling theirthree daughters. They continue to present Real World Parents seminars in churches and are excited about the release of Andrew’sthird book, “Creative Bible Lessons on the Trinity.”andrew.hedges@yahoo.comVirginia King (’11) has been able to use the wonderful educationshe received at CIU to write scripts and present the gospel throughacting – portraying some of the women in the Bible. A vignette of her portraying Martha can be viewed on her blog, www.firstwomenministers.blogspot.com. kingvm@juno.comIsrael Markle (‘11) flew to Germany over Christmas break to surprise his girlfriend Rebekah Floro with an unexpected engagement ring. Israel traveled 23 hours before he arrived at an historic bridge in Bamberg where he proposed. Izzy and Rebekah were married in July 2012 and are living in Columbia,S.C. while he finishes his Master of Divinity degree at CIU. israel.markle@mailbox.ciu.edu. Peter Letchford, dean of Columbia Bible College GraduateSchool in 1962, is 95 years old and “would hardly change a thing”in his life. He has taught Trinity Bible Class for seniors at FirstPresbyterian Church in Augusta, Ga. for nearly 17 years. He hasalso served as a missionary in the former Rhodesia (now Zambia),a church pastor, a college dean, and many other positions in churchleadership and missions.

11FALL 2012

Elsie Fletcher Caldwell ’39 – May 2011

Robert C. Perkins ’42 – 2010

Edward, husband of Clara Averett Robeson ’43 – August 2012

Marjorie Almand Watson ’44 – March 2012

Joseph L. Wilkerson ’47 – 2010

Donald Rulison ’48 – March 2012

Eldora Schwab ’48 – June 2012

John Schwab ’48 – September 2012

Doris Cochran Blakely ’49 – March 2011

Dorothy Richards Daniels ’49 – June 2012

Evelyn Smith Lohnes ’49 – October 2011

Gustava “Gussie” Carpenter Oberhouse ’49 –

June 2012

Donald E. Peterson ’50 – March 2012

James A. Stoddard ’50 –

April 2012

Emil Wittig ’52 – July 2012

Terry Beaver ’60 – October 2011

George A. Brower ’60 – April 2012

Susan MacDonald Lewis ’61 – April 2011

Vimal A. Dongre ’66 – 2012

David, son of Doug ’68 and Beth Phelps ’70 Watson –

June 2012

Dan Leet ’75 – June 2012

Llewellyna G. Cornelius ’78 – August 2011

Gary Carlton Levi ’86 – July 2012

Jerry Friesen (former faculty) –July 2012

George Johnson Jr. (former Ben Lippen School coach) –

July 2012

Luther, husband of Teresa Lown, StaffAugust 2012

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