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Rejoice always? J P H E C I S

heimer's Disease; loss of a limb; Little children have a wonderful understanding of the nature of again, cancer. In such circumstances, it seems no the clown. Almost instinc- one but a fool would pick up and go tively, they recognize the on. But go on, they have. Praise clown-fool as paradox: real, but not for fools such as these! real; human but not human; de- God after all, isn't that the mes- fenseless, but invincible. And sage of Easter? Confound the Surely that was the mind of the wisdom of this world. Be a fool for little boy who came up behind me at the sake of the kingdom. Rob the a family reunion and skewered me spear of its power by stopping it with with a straight pin. your heart. Take the worst life can Although I was in my clown dole out, death, even; and rise character at the time, the human triumphant! side of me howled in pain and Oh, sometimes the thing to do is anger. But the clown won out. I howl with the pain. Sometimes, to reacted in character and, as clowns get as as all get out. Some- have been doing for centuries, mad times, to cry out, "take this cup from picked myself up, dusted myself off, in to pick up and and kept going. me." But, the end,

on. to rejoice? Always. . In his or her own way, each of go And Why, only a fool would do that. the people featured in this issue has done the same. Life dealt tragedy: three children dead; cancer at the -Doug Marlow '81, editor prime of life; quadriplegia; Alz- TAYLOR Volume 27, Number 2 Spring, 1990

Taylor University Dr. Jay Kesler '58, president CONTENTS Dr. Daryl R. Yost, provost ON CAMPUS TAYLOR is published quarterly for alumni, 2 students, faculty, staff, parents of current Football, Burundi, writing on the wall, and more. students and friends of Taylor University by the University Advancement Office, Dr. Charles R. Jaggers '69, vice president. 7 JAY KESLER '81 Doug Marlow , editor Through faith, adversity can be redemptive. Betty Freese, alumni notes editor Jim Garringer, photographer Jane Huntzinger '90, student assistant editor TRAGEDY: GET READY NOW FOR THIS '91 Ann Calkins , student news editor 8 UNEXPECTED VISITOR Regular contributing authors: Dr. Jay Kesler By Marilyn Willet Heavilin '59 '58, Wesley Robinson '50, Jere Truex '68.

Guest authors this issue: Lori Anderson '90, A SURE FOUNDATION Dr. Mark Cosgrove, Betty Davis '58, Becky 13 Ellenwood (79), Jim Garringer, Marilyn By Brad Newlin '90 Heavilin '59, Jeff Kiger '89, Brad Newlin '89, Dr. Jessica Rousselow, Becki Conway Sanders x '83, Dena Strasbaugh '82. 17 HONEY FROM A DEAD LION '68 Address letters and comments to: Editor, By Jere Truex TAYLOR, Taylor University, Upland, IN 46989. The staff reserves the right to publish a representative sample of letters and to edit 23 AND HE MAKES NO MISTAKES letters for space. Unsolicited manuscripts are '58 welcomed for possible inclusion in the By Betty Davis magazine. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of material. Selection and publication are at the discretion of the editor 25 WHAT GOD GIVES WHEN LIFE TAKES and his advisory panel. Opinions expressed in page 16 By Becki Conway Sanders x '83 TAYLOR are those of the authors, not necessarily Taylor University. IN JARS OF CLAY Persons wishing to reproduce any portion of 31 TAYLOR'S contents are requested to write in Excerpts from letters by Becky Ellenwood ('79) advance for permission.

Printing, Colony Printing and Labeling, Eaton, TAYLOR CLUB Indiana; mailing, Faris Mailing, Indianapolis, 33 Indiana. Typesetting, layout and paste-up was A report on the Taylor Christian Life Conference. done at Taylor University.

Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture TRADITION page 18 quotations are from the Holy Bible, New 34 International version. Copyright © 1978 by the Important contributions from Murlin, Zelley, New York International Bible Society. Used by Maytag, and Sorensen. By Wesley Robinson '50 permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

Front cover art and text illustrations by Matt Schmidt '90; front cover art and text illustration 3Q ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT '81 design by Doug Marlow ; back cover photo Dena Strasbaugh '82 praises God for her life—and by Jim Garringer. more. Taylor University complies with all federal and state nondiscrimination laws. Taylor University is an equal-opportunity institution. Direct ALUMNI NOTES inquiries to the Office of the President, Taylor 33 page 31 University, Upland, IN 46989, (317) 998-5203, News from members of our Taylor family. or the Office of Civil Rights, Washington, DC.

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Kim Barnett, coordinator Barnett to coordinate of minority student minority recruitment recruitment, programs Kim Barnett, a 1989 gradu- and retention ate, joined the admissions staff this past February as

Taylor's first coordinator of minority student recruitment, programs and retention. As her title suggests, she is Million dollar dream developing and implementing a recruitment strategy to attract minority students to Matching grant challenge realized Taylor's campus. Taylor University has successfully met ministry, not just in teaching technical Kesler receives award, a $500,000 matching grant challenge skills. New equipment will not change national recognition from Lilly Endowment, Inc., resulting in that (focus)." Recognizing Taylor Uni- a total of $1 million to develop an inno- In the same way, technology available vative versity President Jay Kesler's telecommunications program. through the realization of the dream, will According to Dr. Charles Jaggers, enhance, not change, Taylor's unique life long service to youth, the Religious Heritage of America vice president for university advance- contributions to Christian higher educa- ment, the Lilly grant is the largest grant tion. honored him with its award —DM received for Outstanding Youth Leader- ever in the university's history. "We're elated," Jaggers says. "It's clear Scholarships for those ship at its 39th annual national that Lilly Endowment, our alumni and awards ceremony last fall. who "carry the torch" To be selected from nation- friends believe in Taylor and share our wide nominations, award vision for the university." This fall over 160 Taylor students In will automatically receive scholarship recipients must demonstrate 1987, the Indianapolis-based charitable awards from a new fund by virtue of their the highest ideals of Amer- foundation selected Taylor and other being dependents of a Taylor ica's religious heritage. 50 independent colleges to receive a alumnus/na. Religious Heritage of 'Dream of Distinction' matching grant The Alumni Dependent Scholarship award for a major investment in its campus. Fund was created to encourage children America is an interfaith, non- Lilly required grant of alumni to carry on the tradition political organization whose recipients to raise Taylor an amount equal to the award before in their families. stated purpose is to demon- January 1, 1990. Although each recipient will receive strate that the perpetuation of Taylor alumni and friends rose to the challenge, Jaggers says, less than $100 during the fund's initial Christian principles is vital for of America today. matching the $500,000 to fulfill the grant year distribution, George Glass, asssoci- requirements and make the dream a reality. ate vice president for alumni relations, is Summer session The money will be used to establish an more interested in the attitude communi- programs announced intra-campus instructional delivery cated than the amount of money awarded. system linked to inter-campus networks. "It says to alums, 'We're interested in June 1 8-July 20 mark the In the process, a new learning laboratory your kids,' " Glass observes. " 'We want dates for Taylor University's for mass communication studies will be your children to have the same positive two tuition-free summer constructed and furnished with television experience you did. Here's 50 bucks if it session programs this year, and radio production equipment. will help.' " He pauses, then adds, "Oh, one designed for children of Dr. Dale Jackson I'd like it to be $1000 a year—but even if alumni, the other as an honors chairs the communica- it is, I want students to come to Taylor program for eligible high tion arts department. He because they want to (come)." school students and recent appreciates the benefits As an endowed fund, accrued interest graduates. Both offer students the new equipment will earnings will be distributed equally to a taste of college life and the offer students within his Taylor students whose parents qualify as opportunity to earn six hours department and across Taylor alumni. Anyone who has com- of college credit. campus. But technology pleted 25 credit hours at Taylor is consid- For more information, is a means to an end, he ered an alumnus/na, says Glass. contact the Office of Alumni Dale Jackson points out. "The focus The amount of the scholarship will Relations, Taylor University, of the department is in instilling an vary each year, based on both contribu- Upland, IN 46989, or call ethical and sound 'perspective' in the use tions to the fund and on the number of (317)998-5515. of media, particularly in relation to eligible recipients.—DM ON CAMPUS

Dale Carlson, 33, began his duties as Taylor University's head football coach in March. Carlson comes to Taylor from Lakeland College, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where he served as head coach for the past three years. Carlson and his wife, Karen, have a three year-old son, Brian.

Coach Law turns in his whistle

The Jim Law Era of Taylor time and family are another

University football came to a reason. "Through the years, I close with the end of the '89 didn't get to spend the amount of season when Law announced his time with my family that I resignation as the school's head wanted to," he reflects. "But I football coach. hope the quality was there." Combined, Law's 1988 and Before coming to Taylor in 1989 Trojan teams posted a 15- 1982, Law spent three years as 4-1 record. Law himself posts a an assistant coach and 19 as college coaching career record head coach at Oak Hill (IN) of41-34-l. High School. Coach Jim Law inspires winning attitudes. "It's the right time to step During his 30 years of coach- down," Law says. "Some ing at both the high school and "I originally wanted to coach younger blood and new leader- college levels, Law's teams have basketball (at Oak Hill)," Law ship can cause this program to amassed a 168-88-3 record. confesses, "but my goal was to continue to grow." A high point for Law came be a head coach and that oppor- Age is one of the reasons he's during a two-year stretch when tunity was in football. My first retiring, says Law, 53. "Football his Oak Hill team went 20-0, love at that time was basketball." is a young man's game," he out-scoring opponents 748-20. Law will remain at Taylor as a declares. "There has to be a fire Monty Tone, quarterback for that member of the Department of inside of you to maintain that team, later starred on the North Health, Physical Education and winning edge." Carolina State basketball team Recreation and Intercollegiate The demands placed upon his that won a national championship. Athletics. —JG

January-term groups respectively. The three teams used drama, shine gospel abroad puppets, music and comedy, sharing the gospel in schools, Thirty-six Taylor students churches and youth Bible clubs tasted different cultures when during the Interterm session. they traveled to the Bahamas, "We wanted to show the kids England and Germany with how to take a stand for God," Lighthouse this past January. says Hite. "We did drama for Sponsored by Taylor World some of the time and we shared Outreach (TWO), the Light- with the kids about Christ," house program originated in Hite, Evink, and Mercer Evink reflects.

1 970 when the first team trav- Team members learned much eled to Nassau, Bahamas, for a In 1986, TWO added England themselves. "It's the soaking up month-long stay. The group to the program; Germany was of culture and the dynamics of named themselves for the red- added in 1988. the people in different countries and-white lighthouse standing in Sophomore Smart Hite and that I learned from," Mercer the Nassau harbor. Short-term juniors Leigh Evink and Alan explains. "It was a long learning mission groups from Taylor have Mercer acted as student co- process which started in Ger- returned to the island nation leaders for this years' Bahamas, many and will continue for a every January since then. England and Germany groups, long time."—AC ON CAMPUS

Volleyball stars: (front row): VB rankings announced Laurel Kinzer (back row): The national NAIA volley- Coach Karen Traut, Becky ball rankings peg Taylor Roost, Lori Arnold University's women's volley- ball team, under the direction of Coach Karen Traut, as first in the number of both assists (13.3) and kills (15.1) per game. The team ranked fifth Faculty grants enhance involved in faculty research projects. in the number of digs (26.4) Recipients of grants for $5,000 or more per game, and 27th in the learning for students include: Dr. Mark Cosgrove, professor of overall national rating. This year, grant monies received by psychology, for development of a new '91 Lori Arnold and Laurel Taylor University faculty members course; Roger Phillips, reference librar- '90 Kinzer placed second in topped $127,000, says Dr. Richard Stan- ian, for minority awareness; Dr. Jessica the number of assists (12.69) islaw, vice president for academic affairs. Rousselow, professor of communication and kills (5.62) per game, re- Included in that total is a $50,000 grant arts, for international study; Dr. Richard spectively, while Becky Roost from Lilly Endowment awarded to chem- Stanislaw, to further Taylor's extension '90 was named NAIA scholar- istry professor Dr. Stan Burden. The program in Singapore; Dr. Kenneth athlete. money will be used to fund opportunities Swan, professor of English, for curricu- for students of the natural sciences to be lum development.—JWK Attention, teachers:

Teachers who hold Indiana Bulletin 400 teaching licenses Writing oh the wall for grades seven to twelve physical education, arts and Taylor faculty make their mark crafts, or music may be able to convert their licenses to "Wealth and Waste and Writing on Expositions: Expositions of Daniel in kindergarten grade through the Wall (or, Somebody Go Get Stille Zeit (Woelmersen: Neues Leben) twelve coverage. Daniel)" is the title of an article by April 17-27, 1989. To be eligible, teachers biology professor Dr. Edwin Squiers. must have three years of It is one of many articles, listed below, COSGROVE, Mark elementary teaching experi- by Taylor faculty to appear in print Book: Counseling for Anger. Dallas: ence in a state accredited during the most recent academic year. Word Books, 1988. school in their licensing areas prior to July 1, 1989. Eligible BURDEN, Stanley CROUSE, Janice teachers may contact Marian Abstract: "Technique for Improving Advisory Board: Marriage Partnership. Kendall, Director of Teacher Quantification of PPB Level Chloride Christianity Today, Inc. 1988 to present. Certification, Taylor Univer- Determinations in Multicomponent Contributor: Edward H. McCarthy's sity, Upland, IN, 46989, or Anion Analysis Using Ion Chromatog- Speechwriting for Executives. New call (317) 998-5286. raphy with a Pre-Concentration York: Executive Books, 1989: 19-40. Column," co-authored with Daniel L. Contributor: The Executive Speaker. Positions available Burden. Proceedings of Indiana 1988 to present. Taylor University is cur- Academy of Science 97 (1988). Article: "Features of Independent Higher rently seeking qualified candi- Education: Executive Seminar Program." dates for two positions, CORDUAN, Winfried Associated Colleges of Indiana Annual residence hall director for the Review: "Review of Richard Report, 1988: 8. 1990-91 academic year and Viladesau, Answering for Faith: Article: "Executives Receive a Dose of university chaplain. Christ and the Human Search for Liberal Arts." Taylor Fall 1988: Interested candidates Salvation.'" (New York: Paulist, 2,26. should contact Tim Herrmann, 1987) Journal of the Evangelical associate dean of students, Theological Society 3 1 .4 December GORTNER, Robert director (hall position) or Walt 1988: 491-492. Article: "The Free Enterprise Campbell, dean of students Article: "The Middle East: Faiths in Laboratory." Journal of Private Enter- (university chaplain position) Conflict." Taylor 26.3 Spring 1989: prise 1989. Taylor University, Upland, IN, 29-31. 46989, or call (317) 998-2751. —

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Taylor breaks new ground with environmental studies center

On April 22, National Earth maintain the center. vironmental Management says Day, Taylor University officials According to Provost Daryl the center "represents a major will break ground for a new Yost, Taylor University is one of step forward in the training of Center for Environmental Stud- the first colleges in the United envirnmental scientists in the ies, to be located at the arbore- States to recognize and imple- state of Indiana... Environmental tum, on the campus' west side. ment a program to prepare qual- issues have taken on interna- The $3.5 million project ified leaders to help improve and tional proportions, and students includes a 19,000 square-foot solve environmental problems. from Taylor's Center will play a building, necessary equipment, Kathy Prosser, commissioner significant role in solving these and a $1 million endowment to of the Indiana Department of En- difficult problems."

HARRISON, Albert NEWTON, Gary Taylor Winter 1989. Editor: Christian Instrumental Direc- Article: "Working with Church Review: "Review of Ronald F. tors Newsletter. Christian Instrumen- Volunteers." Sunday School Campbell et. al. A History of tal Directors Association 1989. Sourcebook. Elgin, IL: David C. Thought and Practice in Educa- Cook 1989: 24-26 tional Administration." American HOUSE, Paul Historical Review February 1989.

Book: Zephaniah—A Prophetic PARKER, Richard Reviews: "Review of Rodney J. Drama. JSOT Supplement Series 69/ Article: "IEME Fall Conference Sawatskky, Authority and Identity: Bible and Literature Series 16. Shef- Report." Indiana Musicator 44.2 The Dynamics of the General field Academic Press, 1988. January-February 1989: 29-30. Conference Mennonite Church, and Review: "Review of Peter A. James C. Juhnke, Cornelius H. Wedel Verhoef 's The Books ofHaggai and PATTERSON, Paul and the Beginning of Bethel Col- Malachi." Journal of the Evangelical Article: "Cohesiveness—Its Rela- lege." Church History March 1989.

Theological Society 3 1 .4 December tionship to Successful Performance 1988: 483-484. in Basketball." The Basketball ROUSSELOW, Jessica Article: "People in Pain." Taylor Bulletin. National Association of Article: "Women's Words 26.3 Spring 1989: 10-13. Basketball Coaches of the United Women's Worlds: Mary Daly's States Winter 1988: 21-22. Vision." Media Development: JACKSON, Alice Journal of the World Association for Article: The Challenge of Adapting to RINGENBERG, William Christian Communication 35.4 Long-Term Physical Illness in Articles: "Joseph Ritter." "Henry November 1988: 31-33. Childhood." Indiana Social Worker Kagan." "Bob Jones." Dictionaiy August 1989. ofAmerican Biography New York: SIGWORTH, Susan Charles Scribner's Sons, Supple- Devotionals: "A Child's Gift," KESLER, Jay ment 8, 1988. "Abundant Giving," and "The Gift Article: "How to Talk to Kids About Article: "The Independent Evan- of Friendship." Pathways to God Family Trouble." Hot Topics Youth gelical Colleges: A Bibliographical Spring 1989: 76-78. Elective. David C. Cook July 1989: Essay." Religious Higher Educa- Bibliography: A contributing bibli- 42-52. tion in America: Select Bibliogra- ographer in Forrest Houlette, Nine- Article: "Leading the Way Through phy edited by James C. Carper and teenth-Century Rhetoric: An Enu- the Maze." Christian Herald Septem- Thomas C. Hunt. New York: merative Bibliography New York: ber-October 1989: 53-58. Garland, 1988. Garland, 1989. Monthly Column: Marriage Partner- Article: "Milo A. Rediger and the

ship. Christianity Today, Inc. 1989. Development of Taylor University." See Writing on the wall I page 6. ON CAMPUS

Dr. Charles (Tim) Kirkpa- Writing on the wall trick, associate professor of communication arts, from page 5. has served Taylor Univer- SQUIERS, Edwin sity since 1979. Article: "Wealth and Waste and Writing on the Wall (or, Somebody Go Get Daniel)." Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. The Journal Faith, love and a Taylor professor put African of the American Scientific Affiliation 41 (1989): 69. woman back on her feet Article: "Experimental Ap- proaches to Understanding Today, on the other side of the world, Community Organization in the small African republic of Burundi, and Dynamics," co-authored Dorothy Rutwe is up and walking the with Dr. Stewart Pickett. The countryside, sharing the gospel. A small Bulletin of the Ecological miracle, she says, for a woman who Society ofAmerica 70 thought she'd never walk again. (1989): 228. Rutwe 's late husband, an Episcopal minister, was known as the "Billy Gra- STANISLAW, Richard ham of Burundi." Together, they had Article: "Classic Themes preached the gospel and ministered to and New Carols." Eternity people in their homeland and neighboring December 1988: 50-51. African nations. After his death, she Article: "Making an Issue of continued to share the gospel. Christian Education" Then, a severe case of arthritis stiff- (Interview). Philadelphia ened her hips and forced the 61 -year-old College of Bible Magazine to use a wheelchair. Medical facilities in Fall 1989: 6-7. Burundi are scarce and inadequate.

Article: "The Taylor Lawn is Doctors told her a hip replacement Bigger." Taylor Spring 1989: surgery, her only hope, was not available Dorothy Rutwe shares a hug with her 48. in Burundi. She would have to travel to daughter-in-law, Anne Sindamuka. Article: "Woiwode on Great Britain or the United States. Writing." Eternity Septem- In a country where the average income flight to America. Rutwe's six children ber 1988: 58-59. amounts to $250, the cost of the $25,000 sold a house, some land and personal operation was far beyond her family's belongings in an effort to finance the

WALLACE, John resources. "All I could do is pray," she $4,000 trip and some portion of the Article: "Child Abuse—The says. medical expenses. By November, she Christian Response." Na- The answer to her prayer came in the was on her way to Upland, Indiana. tional Committee for the person of Tim Kirkpatrick, a communica- "I praise God for this gift," Rutwe Prevention of Child Abuse. tion arts professor at Taylor University, says, as her daughter-in-law, Anne

April 1989. and a long-time friend. Kirkpatrick had Sindamuka, interprets. "For many years I spent 15 years in Burundi and returned was suffering from pain and sickness, but

WHIPPLE, Andrew last August to deliver some computer I continued to trust in God. I told him it

Article: Perfluorodecanoic equipment. was okay if it was his wish that I remain Acid As a Metabolically Inert While there, he learned of Rutwe's crippled for the rest of my life" Probe of Fatty Acid Uptake condition. Returning home, Kirkpatrick Apparently, remaining crippled was and Efflux in Cultured Hep- contacted the Caylor-Nickel Medical not in God's plan for this dynamic taocytes," co-authored with Center in Bluffton, Indiana, and ex- Christian lady. Her December surgery M.E. George and M.E. An- plained the situation. The medical center, was successful, and Rutwe is well on the dersen. The Journal of Cell doctors and hospital staff agreed to raise road to recovery. Biology 107(1988): 862a. needed money and donate their services In February, she returned home, Article: "Science and to make the operation possible. vowing to praise God all the rest of her Creationism." Nature 333 Kirkpatrick telephoned Burundi to life. "I will praise the Lord in various (1988): 492. share the good news. "She almost broke churches and in neighboring countries," her leg jumping for joy," he says. she says. "I will tell them how God used All that remained was air fare for the my brothers in Christ here."—DM JAY KESLER

The just may get as wet as the unjust, but the just can learn more from the experience

Insight in the midst of adversity

Speaking from painful experience and with of life we can become God-shaped instruments of the "valley of the shadow" directly before far greater value than those unrefined in the fire. him, the Apostle Paul assures us that in our Our experiences take on relevance as in retro- weakness Christ shows his strength. Many spect we are able to empathize and provide help to Christians would like an antiseptic environment others facing similar battles (II Corinthians 1:4). protected from the strains and heartaches of living The principle of incarnation makes suffering in in what has proven through all of our lives take on meaning as we, human history to be a hostile like Christ, partake in the planet. In retrospect, most of us sufferings of others. Suffering in think it doubtful that a life the world is a fact. If Christians devoid of pain would be truly all avoid it, then our lives worthwhile; however, in the become trivial to a watching crucible of trial, we are prone to world in which pain is ever seek a way out at almost any present. cost. Faced with the apparent Stubborn faith futility, inequity, and random- This issue of Taylor magazine ness of much of human experi- is devoted to telling the stories ence, we can turn to God in faith of our very own Taylor family rather than "curse God and die." members and their exper-iences We are assured that there is more with reality and the importance to come; the whole story is not of making sure that God is told this side of eternity. central to that reality. Their We can pray with confi- honesty, stubbornness, resil- dence, "Thy will be done on President Jay Kesler ience, and faith demonstrate the earth as it is in heaven," because quality of their faith and the Although adversity is we have been exposed person- fidelity of God in the midst of it ally to the character of God in inevitable, in the all. his Son. We can therefore trust struggles of life It is evident that "the rain falls we him for healing or glorification on the just and unjust." Indeed, can become God- according to his best judgment bad things do happen to good shaped instruments. because he is love personified. people. In the midst of the Hope casts out fear agony, Christians are given some insights unavail- More is contained in these lives than can be told able to those without faith. Several become in these pages, but what is here generates hope and flushed out in the accounts continued in this issue. indeed casts out fear. None of these friends Insight in agony contradicts Paul's assertion, "Being confident of B The process of life is a dynamic experience this very thing that he who has begun a good work

that the people of God never face alone. God is in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" the paraclete who is companion, friend, and com- (Philippians 1:6). forter. He will never leave us or forsake us. We are grateful to the alumni featured here for Though adversity is inevitable, in the struggles offering, with vulnerability, their lives to us.—JK TRAGEDY: prepare now for this unexpected visitor

He and his son were seriously '59 BY MARILYN WILLET HEAVIL1N injured, as well as the three teenagers in Nate's car, but the With the death of three children, tragedy has three times come doctors felt their injuries were calling unexpectedly at Marilyn Heavilin's door. With the voice of not life-threatening. They would experience, she urges, "Be prepared for calamity." With sensitiv- live. How could an innocent ity, she shares her source of strength through suffering. ride home from a basketball game at a Christian high school ur son should have been crib death, and Ethan, Nathan's end in such tragedy? We were

home by 1 1 :30 p.m., but identical twin, at ten days of nice people and were raising

I he had still not arrived at pneumonia. Lord, I sense you good kids. How could it happen ^^ 1 :00 a.m. After many are telling me we're going down to us? Again? calls to friends and his coaches, that path again. Dear Jesus, you Faith insurance

the mother of one of our son's know we want Nate to live. We I received Jesus Christ as my

friends informed us that she had know you have the power to personal saviour when I was four just received word there had raise him up no matter how years old. My husband became been a terrible head-on collision. serious his injuries appear, but— a Christian when he was 19. We Her daughter was seriously we also want your perfect will in both had a strong faith in God

injured. Since she often rode his life and in ours. We give you and in his sovereignty, but was it home with our son Nate, we power of attorney in Nate's life strong enough for this? Could called the hospital. The man right now. Please give us our faith give us enough strength

said, "We have two men listed as strength. Amen. to bury another son and still John Does. They are both alive, Much of the next few hours is have any faith left? but in very critical condition. a muddle in my mind. I remem- Sometimes our faith as One of them may be your son." ber our family, our older son Christians seems to fail when we Power of attorney Matt, our daughter, Mellyn, and experience trouble. Christians We moved as quickly as we her husband, Mike, a close often doubt God's sovereignty could, but we seemed to be friend, and Glen and me praying, when a loved one dies or a crawling along in slow motion. hugging, making phone calls, marriage fails. Can we prepare When we finally got in the car, talking, and then finally hearing ahead for a possible calamity? my husband Glen drove and I those terrible words: "Nathan is Can we develop faith insurance? prayed. Dear God, is it happen- dead." It had happened again. Suffering will never be easy or ing again? My husband and I Some details managed to filter fun. We will always hurt when

have had five children, and at through the numbness that we walk through sorrow, but I that point two of them had comes with grief. The accident believe we can be prepared died—Jimmy at seven weeks of was caused by a drunk driver. spiritually, and we can build family relationships that will endure hardships. It is possible to have faith insurance. Lesson #1: Rely On God's Word Before we are ready to walk through a trial, we need to be steeped in God's word. Shortly after we arrived at the hospital, someone suggested to me that death was never God's will and if Nathan died it would be my fault because I didn't have enough faith to believe God could raise him up. My common sense told me the person was wrong, but that wasn't enough. A different view

As I walked out of the hospital after Nate's death, I pled with God, "give me some verses that will help me know it wasn't my fault." It would have been hard for God to give me instant recall if I weren't familiar with his word. Two passages came to me immediately: Psalm 116:15, "Precious in the sight of the

Lord is the death of his saints" and the principle taught in Psalm 139:16, that even before we are formed, our days are numbered.

Through those verses I realized that God obviously has a differ- ent view of death than we humans do.

I sensed that all of heaven was rejoicing because Nate was coming home. I also was re- minded that God is the only one who can decide when one of his children will be transported from this world to the next. He holds the keys to life and to death. When our boys, Jimmy and Ethan, died within a year and a half of one another, I did not allow myself to grieve very long. In Roses in December and December's Song, Marilyn Heavilin provides sensitive insights into how to deal with grief.

I had the impression it would be Oswald Chambers writes, "God hadn't been so angry. If only I a sign of weakness or spiritual expects his children to be con- had said I was sony. If only I immaturity if my grief were fident in Him that in any crisis had spent more time with him. If prolonged or if I allowed myself they are the reliable ones... .And only I had prayedfor him more.

to express anger toward God or what a pang will go through us Once someone has died, it often anyone else connected with a when we suddenly realize that takes hours of therapy to resolve

tragedy. I reasoned that if I we might have produced down- the "if onlys" for the survivors.

grieved openly, I would be right joy in the heart of Jesus by Through my grief experiences

expressing a lack of faith in remaining absolutely confident I have learned life has no guaran-

God's plan. in him, no matter what was tees. When I put my children to

Permission to grieve ahead... it is when a crisis arises bed at night, I have no guarantee In the 17 years between that we instantly reveal upon they will be alive in the morning. Nathan's and Ethan's deaths, I whom we rely." When my family members walk matured spiritually and became My knowledge and under- out the door to go to work or

more familiar with God's word. standing of God's word gave me school, I have no guarantee they will ever come back. Likewise,

they have no assurance I will be Gentle grace for those who grieve there if they do return.

Marilyn Heavilin 's ministry to grieving people Do these thoughts unnerve bears strong witness to God's bringing triumph you? Do they sound morbid? out of tragedy. Heavilin has authored two They don't need to. These helpful, practical, personal books on the subject statements are all facts of life, of grief. Her third book, When Your Dreams Die, results of living in this crime- is due to be released in July. ridden, fast-paced world. But Roses in December could only be written by rather than letting these thoughts one who has suffered much. It is an intimate depress us, we developed a chronicle of heartache and healing which affirms philosophy for our family. the victory to be found in Christ. On speaking terms In December Song, Heavilin addresses, with We try to practice the insight and sensitivity, a number of difficult "prayed-up, loved-up, and issues: violent death, suicide, AIDS, multiple confessed-up" philosophy every loss, the sovereignty of God. She offers precise, day. First, as Christians, we practical suggestions on how to effectively must be prayed-up—on constant respond to the needs of those who grieve. Marilyn Heavilin speaking terms with God. We

Heavilin 's books touch the heart while offering never know when we are going practical suggestions. Order them through your P.O. Box 1576, San Bernardino, to meet him face to face or need local bookstore or write: Here's Life Publishers, CA, 92402.—DM his instant counsel and support. How thankful I am that the

I was relieved to read in evening Nathan died, I had answers to my questions and II Samuel that it took King things all squared away with doubts and permission to grieve David nearly three years to God. I didn't have to take time until my grief was properly become "consoled concerning to get back on speaking terms resolved. Amnon's death" (II Samuel with him. God and I carry on a Lesson #2: 13:38, NIV). I reasoned that if continuous conversation each Restore Relationships God would allow someone as day, and it was a natural response As I talk with bereaved spiritual as King David to take to turn to him immediately when people, the words "if only" are three years to grieve, surely he we knew our son was in danger. frequently repeated: If only I had would give me at least that long. Glen and I have tried to make told him I loved him. If only I In My Utmost for His Highest, it easy for our children to say "I Marilyn Heavilin is a member of "Compassionate Friends," a nationwide support group for those who have lost loved ones. Meeting with others who share the pain can help ease the burden, she says. Write to: Compassionate Friends, P.O. Box 3696, Oak Brook, Illinois 60522-3696.

love you" to us by saying it to things in others" (Philippians and tears were running down them often. Nate was in the 4:8, TLB). their cheeks. awkward teenage stage and it Lesson #3: One of the girls said, "Mrs. was sometimes difficult for him Recognize God's touch Heavilin, we can't sleep. We to show physical affection to us. One of the greatest ways to have a lot of questions about

Whenever I said, "Nate, I love allow your faith to grow in the Nate's accident and we need to you," however, he would re- midst of adversity is to train talk with you. May we sleep in spond, "I love you, too." He yourself to recognize the good your room tonight?" was confident of our love and things God is doing in the Well, that wasn't in my plan, proud of his position in the middle of your calamity. but reluctantly I said yes. We Heavilin family. One month after Nathan's spread their sleeping bags out on

Resolve differences death, it was my job as the high the floor and began to talk.

It is very important that we school counselor to take his Finally, one of the girls asked, stay "confessed-up" with God fellow classmates to visit a "Mrs. Heavilin, how are we and our families. Nate and I nearby Christian college for the going to face Christmas since were quite opposite in our Christmas day is Nate's birth- temperaments and it was not day?" unusual for us to disagree. Since I answered with the honest

I taught at the high school where feelings of a mother who had he attended, we rode to school just buried her son: "I'd like to together each day. ask God to cancel December for

One of my favorite memories this year. We'll try it again some of Nate is seeing him standing at other year." my classroom door, beckoning Roses in December? for me to come out to talk with The next morning while the him. He would say, "I'm sorry I /*;£ girls were visiting classes, my was so grumpy. Please don't be friend and I aimlessly browsed

mad at me." I usually had to in the college bookstore. Sud-

apologize for my attitude also. denly, I called my friend over to Then we would hug each other see a poster that had caught my and were free to go about our attention. The poster was a day in peace. picture of a very beautiful red

Say, "I love you" rose, but it was the statement at

When Nate died, I had many weekend. I was not in the mood the bottom of the poster that "I wishes." / wish I could tell for such a trip but, out of a made me cry. "God gives us

him once more how much I love feeling of obligation, I agreed to memories so we might have

him. I wish we could have said a take the students. However, I roses in December."

proper good-bye. But I didn't requested that the college give God had been listening to our

have to say, "If only I had told my girlfriend and me a room far conversation the night before

him I loved him. If only I could away from the young people. I when I said I wanted to cancel ask him to forgive me." Death did not want to hear all of that December. Now he was promis-

and separation never come at an teenage noise. It was just a ing me roses. How could appropriate time, but at least we reminder of my own loss. anything as beautiful as a rose

can be "all caught up." My friend and I were in our come out of the death of my As Paul urges, "Fix your room for just a few minutes precious son? Nevertheless, I

thoughts on what is true and when we heard a knock at the bought the poster, had it framed,

good and right. Think about door. It was some of the girls and hung it on my bedroom

things that are pure and lovely, from our school. They had their wall. It took many months

and dwell on the fine, good sleeping bags under their arms before I understood the message Marilyn Heavilin credits Taylor with grounding her in Gods word as a young adult. "When I think of Taylor University," she says, "I remember the Bible classes, the friendships that have lasted, and the spiritual impact of the professors and Dr. Bergwall."

God wanted me to receive. I hungrily devoured each precious knew Nate, I decided to share the I feel he was saying, "Mari- note as Nate sang the beautiful tape of him singing that song at lyn, this whole grief period is a Jewish melody, "Pierce My Ear, the dedication of the book. I had December of your life, a winter O Lord." What a beautiful rose allowed only a few special time. But if you look very God had provided for me. people to hear "my tape" prior to carefully, you will discover that I Sing a new song that time. have given you many beautiful My second book on grief, God knows our needs December roses, my special December's Song, is based on The morning of the dedica- touch for you." In the years Psalm 40:3, "he has given me a tion, as I sat down to read a

since Nate's death I have re- new song to sing, of praises to portion of scripture from the ceived many special roses. our God. Now many will hear of NIV One Year Bible, I was Treasure the memories the glorious things he did for me, amazed to see that the Psalm for More than two and a half and stand in awe before the that day was Psalm 40. I read

years after Nate's death, I started Lord, and put their trust in him." through verse three and rejoiced to play a cassette tape of myself The cover of the book has a that God had again provided that

which I had recorded when I was verse for me on the day of my speaking at a luncheon a few book dedication. Then I read the

months earlier. I inadvertently sixth verse, "Sacrifice and placed the tape into the recorder offering you did not desire, but

on the wrong side. I listened to my ears you have pierced" the woman speaking and (emphasis mine). thought, Who is that? That isn't Could it be that God was so my voice. involved in my life that he

As I listened, I heard a piano arranged for that verse to be in

and a male voice. I quickly my daily reading on the very day

realized I had discovered a tape I was going to play the tape of of one of Nathan's voice lessons! my deceased son singing "Pierce

I prayed, "oh God, please let me My Ear"? Oh yes. It not only hear him clearly; don't tease me could be, but God's influence in with this." As he began to sing, my life was, and is, a reality. He the teacher suggested he move knew my needs before the closer to her, which was also foundations of the earth, and he

closer to the tape recorder. I is always present to meet my could hear him perfectly. God In addition to writing, Marilyn needs. What a God we serve! answered my prayer! Heavilin enjoys an effective Someone once said, "The only I sat on the floor of our living speaking ministry. thing certain in life is change."

room sobbing as I heard Nate How true that is. I cannot give

sing one song and discuss it with picture of a red rose placed on you a guarantee that you will his teacher. She asked, "Nate, do top of a piece of sheet music. never have any traumas or you have any more songs?" When my publisher presented problems in your life, but I can He answered, "I've got one me with the first copy, my eyes guarantee that God is faithful to

more. It isn't my favorite, but filled with tears. They had meet your needs if you remem-

it's my mom's favorite and I managed to find a copy of ber to turn to him.

want to learn it for her!" "Pierce My Ear, O Lord" and He will even give you some

I felt I had moved back in had used it for the cover of my beautiful roses along the way as time, back to when things were book. I was so pleased at their you rely on his word, restore

normal, back when I couldn't thoughtfulness and wanted to do relationships with him and those comprehend how much emo- something special for them. around you, and recognize his tional pain one body could stand. Since many of the employees special touch. A sure foundation

You'll need a firm foundation to withstand the storm, Brad Newlin warns. This from a man whose rare form of cancer was diagnosed last year, just four months prior to his graduation from Taylor.

three days and more last fall, I Forwatched the news broadcasts as Hurricane Hugo tore through Myrtle Beach and South Carolina, leaving a path of destruction. That powerful storm brought back memories of my first few nights after hearing the diagnosis. Cancer had hit me

like a hurricane. It was sudden; it was

thorough; it was scary. I remember staying up at night after all my friends had left the hospital room. I cried and

cried because I was scared and I didn't know what was going to happen next. The storm had hit. Comfort came in many ways: letters, flowers, visitors, and the prayers of many. But two scripture passages, Matthew 7:24-27 and Romans 8, struck a place in my heart and restored peace in my life at a time when everything seemed in shambles. In Matthew 7, 1 believe Christ sets down two principles that will hold us .

Total commitment to Christ has long been an important goal for Brad Newlin. The following list of goals, which Brad compiled during his junior year at Taylor, offers instructive insight.

My focus:

1 to live and fight over the edge 2. to allow God to conform me into the likeness of his son

could have such a dread form of cancer." By virtue of who he is and Indelible footprints of faith In addition to their prayers, cards, how he lives out his faith, Brad on hearts of students, faculty visits, and round-the-clock prayer Newlin has left an indelible To say that Brad Newlin has had an vigils, members of the campus commu- stamp on the hearts and minds impact on the Taylor community is an nity have responded by watching Brad. of the Taylor community.—DM understatement. When asked to describe Seeing his faith hold true in the midst of Brad Newlin him, students, faculty, and staff readily crisis has inspired and caused their own use a "boatload"—Brad's term—of faith to grow. superlatives: encouraging, magnetic, Shawn Mulder '90, student body positive, other-centered, fun, enthusiastic, president, speaks for the campus when super, giving, committed, always smiling, she declares, "Brad is totally sold-out to loving spirit, heart for missions, zest for the Lord. His commitment is very real.

life, deep faith, leader, truly exceptional Watching him through all this, I'm young man. encouraged to be that way, too, no

Small wonder, then, that Brad Newlin 's matter what." impact was felt long before the second Brad's former roommate, Jay Dellis

semester of his senior year, when his '89, observes, "Perhaps it's not so much cancer was diagnosed. "It was such a Brad, but Brad having cancer, that has shock," reflects Dr. Gary Newton, head of made people more serious about life. the Christian education department and You look at Brad, then at yourself, and

Brad's academic advisor. "People had a say, 'Hey, that could be me. Do I have hard time believing that such a popular that same security (that Brad has)? Is " guy, who had so much going for him, my life in Christ's hand?'

together in the storms of life. doesn't want us to look at pain to say. The teaching here is that

The teaching is a simple com- and denies the fact that death is if we obey what the Lord has parison of two men. our common destiny. For me, taught, then we're going to hold The first man hears the words getting cancer was a rude together.

of Christ and puts them into awakening. It opened my eyes I've struggled with this prin-

practice. He is likened to a man to the fact that I am not going to ciple. I've asked, "Lord, how in

who builds his house on a firm live forever. I think it's healthy the world does my obedience

foundation. The second man for all of us to look at death in create a foundation within me also hears the words of Christ, the eye and realize it's coming. that will hold me together in this but doesn't put them into prac- There are going to be storms in time of trial? I'm scared for my

tice. He is likened to a man who life. This first principle tells us family and it feels like every-

builds his house on the sand. we shouldn't be surprised. thing is pulling apart. What is it Hurricanes on the horizon The second principle is that about obedience that keeps me The first principle I find at we need a foundation to hold us firm when I'm scared to death work in here is that we do have together in the time of storm. and don't know what to do?" storms in life. The Bible is up The man who heard the words of Faith is the result front with us. There are no 'ifs' Jesus and put them into action The answer is this: obedience here, no fine print. weathered the storm. The other produces faith. The more I am

It says, "Hey, storms are going man did not. obedient to God, the more I trust to come. You're going to have Obedience: the foundation him, the more faith is produced

wind and you're going to have I believe Christ is talking in my own life. rain and you're going to feel it about obedience. If we hear his People may define faith beat against your house." words and put them into action, differently, but the faith that has I grew up in a society that then we're obeying what he has helped me stand firm through —

3. always to place God's will above my needs 4. to deny myself, to become less so that God may become more 5. to stand firm among 10,000 who are falling on either side of me 6. always to be willing to die for Christ or the will of God 7. to live my short vapor-life devoted fully to the will of God 8. to walk in constant communion with Christ 9. to listen for the whisper of the Holy Spirit at all times

cancer is an active trust in God worry about those things." Romans 8:28 affirms that God to fulfill his promises. Four of Promise #2: An End In Sight is in control, even though it may them—and there is a boat load Verse 1 1 reads, "And if the not look like it. I believe it now from Genesis to Revelation Spirit of him who raised Jesus because I've gone through it. have especially helped me as I from the dead is living in you, he Promise #4: Inseparable Love weather the storm of cancer. who raised Christ from the dead The main promise and hope

These four are found in Romans, will also give life to your mortal that I hold onto is found in bodies through his Spirit, who Romans 8:35-39. I've read these lives in you." verses over and over and over: This reminds me that this life "Who shall separate us from is going to pass away. The storm the love of Christ? Shall won't last forever. In light of trouble or hardship or perse- eternity, this life is just a blink in cution or famine or nakedness

time. The assurance that God or danger or sword? As it is can raise me, just like he raised written: "For your sake we Jesus, is a hope that can help me face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be stand firm in the storms of life. slaughtered." No, in all these Promise #3: God Is In Control things we are more than A lot of people sent me cards conquerors through him who bearing Romans 8:28, "And we loved us. For I am convinced know that in all things God that neither death nor life, works for the good of those who neither angels nor demons, love him, who have been called neither the present nor the according to his purpose." I future, nor any powers,

struggled with that verse. I lay neither height nor depth, nor chapter eight. on the bed, read it and thought, anything else in all creation,

Promise #1: Forgiveness "Boy, I don't know if I believe will be able to separate us from the love of that is in Initially, the hardest struggle that or not. I don't see it." God Christ Jesus our Lord." for me was not the sickness, but Then I heard a pastor com- how I viewed myself. When ment: "You know," he said, "a When I think, "God, where people get sick, they naturally lot of people think that God has are you?" I turn to this passage tend to go through and examine to use good things to bring about and read it. "He's right here," it their lives. Often, what stands good results. But that's not true. reminds me. He's not going to out is the failures. God uses all things. All things leave me. And cancer isn't In Romans 8:1, God gives me include some evil things like going to sever the relationship I a very tangible promise: "There- cancer, divorce, death. He uses have with him. fore, there is now no condemna- all things to bring our lives Dead sheep tion for those who are in Christ closer in relationship with Jesus Why, in the middle of this

Jesus." That's a present-tense Christ." I think I understand that great promise, does Paul throw promise. I can have present verse better now. in the quote from Psalm 44 assurance that I won't be con- My fight with cancer is about facing death all day long demned in the future for those bringing me closer to God. I like sheep at the slaughter? It things in the past. And that don't think I've ever been closer seems kind of crazy to put it helps when I'm lying there on to the Lord than I am right now. there. It took me a while to that hospital bed saying, "Boy, Cancer has forced me to seek the understand, but I think what Paul have I ever lived a crummy life." foundation, to focus on obeying is saying is that, for believers, God's very tangible promise God more. That, in turn, has suffering is not a new invention. says, "Hey, if you're in me, produced faith which has held It's been around for a long time. you're not going to have to me up in this time. That helps me to know that .

10. to make every thought, motive, and desire obedient to and for the sake of Christ 11 never to play games with my merciful savior 12. to live by faith and not by sight 13. never to own anything 14. to fear God in his mighty justice 15. to let the heart of Christ beat within me

Winning spirit (left): Brad takes the corner as a member of the sophomore Taylathon team. Reputation (below): Asked to describe Brad, many, many Taylor students immediately say,"An encourager. Always."

Cap and gown I'm not alone. When the storm (above): Brad hits, it's easy to think, "I'm the gives his par- only one here. I'm the only one ents, Max and that's gone through this storm Bev Newlin, a before." Paul is saying, "Hey, hug at his you're not alone. This has something together. Glass, for graduation happened to a lot of people." instance, is a very hard substance

last May. More than conquerors but it doesn't have any tenacity.

"My, that was My particular cancer is a rare Drop it from shoulder-height and

a happy day," one. I don't know what will it will break. Lead, on the other Bev Newlin re- happen from one week to the hand, is very tenacious. While calls. next. But no matter what cancer its outside edges may roughen, does to my life—even if cancer the lead itself doesn't break. will hold us up through the times kills my body—it's not going to Faith, too, is tenacious. It's we can't handle.

beat me. (That's one thing I made that way by obedience. Who's handling this? continue to express to my Our obedience produces a faith A lot of people came to me

family.) All it can do is kill me. that holds us together through saying, "Brad, God will never, I've got Jesus Christ in my life the storms of life. ever, put you through something

and he can overcome death. A challenge you can't handle." But I don't

This is what Paul refers to Let me leave you this as a believe that. I can't find any when he says, "In all this suffer- word of challenge: when you go such verse in the Bible.

ing, we are more than conquer- through the storms of life, your There is a verse that says God

ors." I never thought I'd say greatest fear is not the storm will never tempt me beyond

this, but I am thankful for the itself. It is not disease, nor what I can handle. And another,

suffering in my life. It has death. Don't be afraid of these. Romans 8:28, that says God is in caused me to grow more than Rather, be wary of despair. control. But not one that prom- has any other circumstance. Despair can devastate and ises God will never give me

When I stand on faith as my ruin you. I've spent a lot of time something I can't handle.

foundation and rise above the in hospitals and I've seen a lot of I, personally, cannot handle

circumstances life brings, I see despair. I know what it can do to cancer. Without faith in God's

the good things God is teaching you. But I've found a hope to promises, I would collapse under

me. I am then, indeed, more than answer every feeling of despair the pressure and despair. I can't a conqueror. that wells up inside. It is the handle cancer—but God can. A tenacious faith promise God gives us as a strong And his promises can. They A foundation is something foundation: through obedience, hold me fast as a sure founda-

that has tenacity—it holds comes faith, the type of faith that tion. I'm so thankful. 1 Honey from a dead lion

BY JERE TRUEX '68

Just as Samson found something sweet in the broken shell of what was once strong, Jere Truex, a quadriplegic since age seven, has discovered God can bring strength out of weakness. As Jere shares his story, he offers a part of himself.

people argue that the words Some"physically handicapped" and "physically disabled" emphasize the negative instead of the posi- tive. So I get around it by telling people, "I'm not handicapped—I'm a mutant." No, that's not true. Actually I'm a quadriplegic respiratory postpolio. Being translated, that means polio has left me without use of my so-called voluntary muscles and with very limited ability to breathe.

Personally, I think quadriplegics should be restricted by zoning laws. You let one in and they all think they should be let in. And they're so clumsy; they're forever dropping things. You get more litter every time you give them some- "For exceptional depth of inner strength..." reads toi C TntqL the language of the Victor Awards certificate, which bears the signature of First Lady Barbara Bush, honorary chair of the program. Jere Truex was selected as the Indiana recipient for 1989.

thing. Me, I don't admit to stretcher and breathe with the the area. By October, the epi-

being a quadriplegic. I tell help of a portable positive- demic had waned when the virus

people I'm just practicing to be pressure ventilator. At night, I attacked me and my younger

one. sleep in an iron lung. For the sister, Karen. It evidently

All joking aside (for the routine aspects of my work, I use missed my older sister, Sue.

moment, at least), I am a quadri- the microcomputer in my bed- Like most persons struck by plegic. And it's not easy being room-office. My mother sets the the disease, Karen recovered totally dependent on others for keyboard on a platform posi- quickly, without any immedi-

personal care: I need help to tioned above my stomach. I ately perceptible damage. button my shirt, brush my teeth, punch the keys with a stick held During a period of approxi- "go to the bathroom," reach for a between the fingers of my right mately 48 hours, however, I was magazine, stick food into my hand. A speaker phone set transformed from an active

mouth. ..you name it. alongside me provides the means second grader to an immobile,

Oh, I admit I especially enjoy for verbal contact with other feverish and very frightened

the attention I receive from the offices. A station wagon pro- hospital patient.

athletic coeds who often labor as vides transportation for on- I was so scared. An iron lung my "bodyguards." (What campus meetings. encased my body and an oxygen middle-aged bald guy wouldn't When I was seven... tube placed into my nose let me

enjoy such pampering?) Still, I should be good at this simulate breathing. I panicked being able to operate a television quadriplegic stuff because I've even at little things, like being remote control isn't enough to been practicing for a long time. transferred from one electrical

instill a sense of self-sufficiency I turned seven years old in outlet to another as patients were or security. August of 1952. That fall, a moved or died.

During the day I lie on a polio epidemic swept through Several times, the doctors warned my parents about my Inner strength, courage & humility ,too impending death. I'm told I reacted angrily the only time the Perhaps it was unfair to ask Jere Truex to write movable curtains, used to shield a feature story about himself. Except by under- dying patients from frightened statement, it seems to me that his article belies the eyes, were placed around me. very real courage, determination and accomplish- Santa Claus and me ments of the man doubly-honored in 1989 as The initial weeks of frequent "Hoosier of the Year" and as Indiana recipient of delirium caused by the continu- the national Victor Awards. ing onslaught of the polio virus If his article is lacking something, however, replaced real terrors with per- perhaps it's supplied by the language of the Victor ceived ones. Throughout this awards, presented to him for "exceptional depth phase and for months thereafter, of inner strength, tenacity of purpose, integrity of I had no inkling that my life had effort and courage in the face of adversity." taken a permanent turn. I was You won't find that award posted on Jere's terribly homesick and firmly wall, nor, for that matter, will you find any of believed my almost-total paraly- several awards. He keeps them locked away, out sis would vanish if I could just of sight. Why? "To keep me from getting get dismissed from the hospital. proud," he says. Still in the hospital that Whether from humility, from lying flat on his Christmas, I discovered the truth

back for 37 years, or from a good measure of ' Jere Truex and Rachel Haley 92 about Santa Claus. The reality God's grace, Jere Truex's insight into "strength talk strategy while watching a of my own condition, however, from weakness" is significant. Trojan basketball game. eluded me. Mother and Dad felt Would that we all shared it.—DM the pain of truth whenever I —

mentioned future plans, but they trial period, I was still alive and hair on the top of my head!" never shattered my self-delusion. my family was holding out okay. I still hate my physical

Heroes and heroines In fact, I was the one who was appearance. I avoid looking into One or both of my parents the emotional wreck—I feared mirrors and tend to shunt photo- spent every day with me the medical team would re-admit graphs of myself quickly away. throughout the seven months of me to the hospital. Reminders of my GQ (grossly that first hospital stay. My father Personal appearances quadriplegic) aura hurt my self- spent Tuesday and Thursday During my time in the hospi- confidence. evenings and all day on Saturday tal, my weight had dropped from As a result of being self-con- and Sunday with me—my 70 to 35 pounds; that, combined scious, I eventually learned the mother spent only Saturdays at with the atrophy of my muscles, best defense is a good offense the house that had been our made my appearance especially and I can be very offensive. home. Karen and Sue stayed shocking to those who hadn't Seriously, feeling a need to re- with various relatives, including seen the changes happening. peatedly prove oneself can and our paternal grandmother until I was generally oblivious to does provoke anger and frustra- she died just before Christmas the dim prognosis, even when tion—within every "normal" that winter. each of two severe bouts with person. Even minor irritations,

At the time, I didn't realize pneumonia nearly took my life. the trauma my parents and Instead, I dwelt self-consciously sisters were going through. I on the cosmetic aspects of my didn't care, either. I didn't condition. A photograph taken appreciate their steadfast love at Riley Hospital as cowboy- and support. I was busy spewing movie star Roy Rogers visited copious crocodile tears on my the young patients shows me own behalf, while they endured ignoring the costumed star to my laments and the innumerable cast a disapproving look at the problems associated with my photographer. illness. Generosity in the wake Of course, now I look at that of such ingratitude must be picture and think, "even though I genuine. did resemble a half-drowned rat,

Next, my parents did some- at least I had a flat stomach and thing even more remarkable. Thanks to them, I became the Hard at work first iron-lung user in Indiana to (above): As a go home! Hospital officials regular reluctantly dismissed me on a contributing one-month trial basis, believing author for the experiment wouldn't last "Taylor," Jere much longer than that. Truex attends They knew our family life magazine would never be "normal" again advisory panel and doubted my family could meetings. cope with the around-the-clock physical and emotional demands of caring for me. Besides, they "Hair on the top of my head" figured, I probably wouldn't live (right): At age 12, five years much longer than that anyway. after polio left him barely able to We proved the doctors wrong. breathe, Jere Truex is all smiles At the end of the month-long for the photographer. should be. I Two lessons from suffering, With every pain and sorrow comes a longing for the good and the true. From our depths in that severe teacher darkness, we long for healthy By Dr. Mark Cosgrove "Something Wicked This Way bodies, long lives and loved At the beginning of Tay- Comes!" Life contains many ones. Death and suffering seem

lor's chapel, I frequently hear joys, but, as we age, disease, so unnatural to the human heart. prayer requests concerning death and emotional pain are These feelings of hope in the disease and death in the larger likely to increase in our lives. midst of pain have been de- Taylor family. A student's How can we live in peace, scribed as our "nostalgia for mother unexpectedly dies. A when we know our time of eternity." When we battle Taylor graduate's two-year- suffering must also come? My cancer, or lose beauty to age, or old child is burned and comments that follow are not hold the hand of a child with disfigured. A Taylor senior reasons why God allows suffer- leukemia, we feel keenly that struggles with cancer. ing, but are suggestions about earth is not home, that we are The prayers penetrate my what suffering in ourselves and over-built for the world.

defenses, and I wonder what others can teach us. The book of Ecclesiastes, in suffering awaits me in God's Suffering reminds us chapter three, pronounces that

world and how shall I bear it? of the way life ought to be life is a path of both joy and Let not cancer come soon. Painful experiences are remind- pain, and that God is in control

God forbid that I should see a ers from deep within our souls of our journey toward eternal son die. In any fearful mo- that we were not made for this life. This is not an easy belief, a

ments, I begin to think like present world, that suffering and good God who allows our

the Disney movie title, death are not the way things suffering.

like waitresses asking my With the gradual onset of "...we also rejoice in our suffer- companions for my order instead Christian faith and maturity, I ings, because we know that of me, stir my competitive have acquired some appreciation suffering produces persever- juices. for the wisdom of Romans 5:3, ance," and Psalm 119:71, "It was Trade-offs good for me to be afflicted so

The year I turned fourteen that I might learn your decrees." raised numerous questions for To dilate the eyes of a listener me. Along with a variety of and to make the point that practi-

failed medical efforts, I under- cally everything in life has trade-

went five operations at the offs, I often comment that being Columbus (OH) respirator stricken with polio kept me from center. Twice, my father had getting killed in a barroom surgery to donate bone that the brawl.

doctors put into my spinal In fact, I probably wouldn't

column. have gone to college if I had

I felt tremendous guilt about been able-bodied. (Actually, I

the burden I was for my family; didn't "go" to college at Taylor Near-perfect record: An avid sports the word 'suicide' rattled in my but attended classes via a fan, Jere Truex has attended mind, perhaps partly because I telephone intercom in our living virtually every men and women's had no means to carry out the basketball game played on Taylor's room.) Since inaccessible thought. home court during the past ten years. gymnasiums at that time blocked But is secular belief more asking why, even in anger, does satisfying? Atheistic man says not tell of a lack of faith. On the there is no God, only suffering contrary, crying out to God and certain death, which defines recognizes that he is God and a meaningless, temporary could do something about our existence. For the Christian, pain. Hurt and distress asking there exists a loving God who "Why me?" is honest communi- never lets go of his children, and cation. there is a direction and goal to Doubts during the times of life. anguish are not equivalent to a Suffering reminds us lack of faith. People have of how we must live doubts because the reasoned During times of emotional beliefs they cherish are being Dr. Mark Cosgrove is head of the physical loss, is rise to and a response challenged and they must psychology department at Taylor not needed from God, but from meet that challenge. Questions University. us. When we suffer, it is natural and attempts to understand are and acceptable to approach God evidence of faith in God, be- our suffering. But does it not and cry out in pain. This is the cause we believe in God's take more faith to put our- lesson from Job's terrible character and we want to depend selves in his hands and believe experience. Faith in God is not on him. that he will carry us through an emotionless acceptance of Faith in times of pain is not an our suffering? pain, but a turning to our Father emotionless peace. It is a peace I desire that faith, not in tears and even disillusion- that cries out for help and then "something wicked," when all ment. lets God be God. True, it takes things good and true must this Weeping before God and faith to believe that God can end way come.—MC my current favorite social as soon as they saw me). rated from a powerful, 200- activity (attending Taylor In the middle of this period, pound man to a gray shell. The basketball games), my energies my father battled lung cancer for horror of his suffering and the went into studying. Dull, but a year and died, still concerned equally terrible emotional pain productive. of my mother hardened me My time in Egypt spiritually for years. I graduated from Taylor with Joy comes in the mourning high honors. It seemed excellent Graciously, God has been grades would be the key to my tempering my passions and my future, but it wasn't easy to find sinful nature by letting me employment. Possibilities stretch in a temperate world always teased and disappeared where people are good at giving like the rays of a sunset. My the right of way. situation rated two on the I'm convinced that if you difficulty scale compared to believe and have faith, no

Joseph's nine in Egypt, but his explanation is necessary. If you example spurred me nonetheless. about our welfare. That year, don't, no explanation will There were five agonizing undoubtedly, was the worst year suffice. Believing really is years of resumes, applications, of my 44 thus far. My mother seeing. (I know, I know: pat calls, tests, and a near-interview and others cared for the two of answers to the problems of life (we were stopped in the hallway us at home while Dad deterio- should set off warning signals. /

Just consider these as rules of peared in a reorganization after tolerant of my chastisement thumb, then.) ten years, Taylor University when they resist less battle- As a non-traditional candi- offered me a more attractive slot scarred counterparts; some feel

date, I began to approach the job as a computer programmer/ more relaxed when they perceive market in non-traditional ways. analyst. Now my duties include no need to be tough. ..the possi-

I determined to be less self- work as an adjunct professor and bilities go on.

conscious and set out to con- administrative specialist. One sage wrote that ability is

vince people that the perceived Honey from the lion a fine thing, but the true test is barriers to hiring physically A poster on my bedroom- the ability to find ability in

handicapped persons are more cum-office wall chides us not to others. If this thesis is correct, I apparent than real. pray for an easy life but rather to consequently can contribute and

I landed a job at a computer- be strong persons. Emotions my disability doesn't constitute service bureau. While working tend to reinforce themselves and inability.

full-time there, I attended Ball to affect many facets of our With thanksgiving State University for my master's lives, including our "success" Most days, I'm just very

degree in computer science. It and health. I now believe that grateful for all the wonderful was a wonderful opportunity and human power has a dark side. people (most of all, my mother) experience for me. Just as the bees made honey and experiences that have made Just as my position disap- in the shell of Samson's lion, my life possible and basically God turns my physical weakness pleasant—I do love all the atten- into a form of strength—strength tion and pampering God lets me in the sense that my weakness have. Watching the evening

benefits others. II Corinthians news consistently reaffirms how

12:9 states, "My grace is suffi- fortunate most of us are. cient for you, for my power is As Thomas Paine wrote, made perfect in weakness." "what we obtain too cheap, we

Many persons feel more esteem too lightly; it is deamess capable when they compare their only that gives everything its strength to mine; some feel more value." No kidding there. willing to share their problems Much has been given to me when they think the listener will (an embarrassment of riches Wf understand; some feel more through Taylor) and much should be expected. As Christ observes in Luke 12:48, "...from K> everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded." Other disabled persons—and we're all disabled in some WfM way— make far greater contri-

butions than I do. Pi I'll finish the race Several years ago, a TU ^Br >^lt / I student had a plaque made for

me with II Timothy 4:7 on it. It Terrific team (left): Jere Truex reads, "I have fought the good y credits his mother, Maxine ^ fight, I have finished the race, I Sanders, for much of his success. have kept the faith." Each day I In 1968, Taylor awarded her its /* look at that plaque; each day I /J Si first honorary B.A. degree. pray for that success. I And he makes no

LI mistakes

BY BETTY DAVIS '58

Each day, Bob and Betty (Godsey) Davis (both '58) trust God for guidance along the dark and shadowy path that is Alzheimer's Disease. God is in control, they affirm, and he makes no mistakes.

E-FENSE!" he yelled as he it jumped from his hospital D bed. Tearing the oxygen tubing from his face, he turned to sprint through the bedroom knocking over furniture in the process.

I jumped from my chair on the opposite side of the room—grabbing him as he rushed by. He shrugged me off with ease and continued his run through the dining room. Throwing his arm over his head, index finger point- ing to the sky he again raised the battle cry, "DE-FENSE!" By the time he reached the kitchen, I again had caught up with him. Hurling

myself against his 6'7" frame, I pushed him against the wall attempting to slow

his wild outburst. I truly expected him to drop dead from this sudden outburst since his activities have been limited to a slow walk around the house four Written with the help of his wife Betty, Bob Davis' book, My Journey into Alzheimer's Disease: A Story of Hope, opens a window into an otherwise hidden world.

times a day since his massive in the early stages are not in this tomorrow has not come. heart attack a year ago last never-never land all of the time. After weeks of psychological, December. Thankfully, these episodes occur psychiatric, and medical testing, At this moment our daughter, no more than once every month the dreaded diagnosis came.

Becky, heard the commotion or two. Most of the time Bob "As nearly as we can tell, you

from the other end of the house Davis still lives in the present. have early stage Alzheimer's and met us in the kitchen. Bob, But now his living pace is that of Disease. At this point we know suddenly disoriented, went limp. a worn-out 80-year-old, not the no cure, no way to slow the He had awakened from a vital man in his 50's that he was progress and we do not even dream state and a new reality a short three years ago. know the cause." surrounded him. Suddenly, he Blank-blackness A difficult step was thrust 33 years into the About three years ago, Bob As pastor of a church of more future. The 1957 Manchester awakened from the anesthesia than two thousand members and College-Taylor University game following a simple angioplasty a staff of more than twenty, there had suddenly disappeared. (balloon catheter procedure) to was no alternative but to step Bob's eyes asked the questions open a small artery in his heart. down from his leadership role. that he would later voice as he Boredom with hospital television But the joy of pastoring this became re-oriented. Who are fare prompted him to reach for church was his life. He loved these strange women talking to the book he had been reading his people as a father loves his me now? Where am I? Where two days earlier. Ten minutes children. are my teammates, Stan Beach later he replaced the book on the Bob's middle-of-the-night and Glen Schell? table thinking, / must be grog- thoughts wrestled with this

This is just a taste of what it is gier than I thought . I just can't like to live with Alzheimer's carry the thread. Disease. Patients, such as Bob, He lay there trying to recall pleasant memories but A guidebook for no pictures your journey would come to mind. Bob's Surely there is not a thoughts were more unique, heart- blank- rending travelogue about blackness. the walk into blank-black Mental arith- ness than Bob Davis' My metic—this Journey Into Alzheimer's will pull me Disease. around—two Despite the title, plus two however, his book is not equals...? dilemma: / want to push on. But only for people touched Bob and Betty Davis What does it now—how can I dare go on? I by the disease, but for people language that speaks to the equal? Three? have lost the ability to read more who are hurting, ordinary, you- heart, he shares his struggle, Four? What than a page with comprehen- and-me-type people who surrender and acceptance of the has happened sion. I cannot do the simple struggle to reconcile God's will dark journey set before him. to me—it must math to add a restaurant check with the tragedy that touches Read this book. be the anesthe- or know if I am getting the our lives. Order it through your local sia—surely correct change. Sometimes I Throughout the book, Davis bookstore or write Tyndale tomorrow this forget the way to my destination offers penetrating insights into House Publishers, P.O. Box 80, will clear up. and have to pull the car to the the human condition. With Wheaton, Illinois 60189.—DM But the clear side of the road and wait until I became oriented again. was not going to be physically many phone calls from people in Bob Davis resigned his healed: that life, as he had situations like ours telling us that pastorate on August 2, 1987. known it, was over for him. God they have received a better Rest, surrender, acceptance was going to take us on a walk understanding, helpful hints and During May of 1987, we took of faith into another way. encouragement to continue a trip out west. The diagnosis Peace filled our hearts as we ministering to their loved ones had not yet been verified but we said, Lord, we gave our lives to with Alzheimer's Disease. needed to retreat, seek God's you over thirty years ago to do There are calls from young will and surrender ourselves to with as you saw fit. We will not men called into the gospel whatever God had for us before think of rebelling against you ministry. Bob prays for and hearing the final diagnosis. We now. If this is for sure the end of shares his experience and wis- left Miami tired, sick, and low the pastoral work, so be it. We dom with them. We are always enough to crawl under a worm's will praise your name, love and home, except for visits to the belly with a high hat on. serve you whenever and wher- doctor, and hurting people know First, we needed rest. The ever you give us opportunity. that our door is always open for weeks of hospital routine, trial One day at a time prayer and encouragement. medications and surgery had More than two years have Through all the sorrow of a taken their toll. We drove and passed. Nothing spectacular has life cut short in its productive ate and slept and walked and happened. The physical and time has come the peace that talked and prayed and laughed mental losses are an ongoing God's timing is perfect. and cried. God ministered to us presence with us. Each day we Bob had only two speeds: through his creation as we take and enjoy and use whatever 'full speed ahead' and 'stop.' God gives for that day. Some God called him to service in a

days, for Bob, it is nothing more place that needed someone to that lying in a dark room with no work sixteen hours a day. Now, stimulus—his speech slow, God has put Bob into the stop words unreachable to express his mode—or, as Bob expresses it, thoughts. These days we praise God has caused me to lie down. God for the quiet room, for air And this bedroom is my green

conditioning, for the fact that I pasture. can be home with him to see that Our joy is full. medications and shots are given Rejoice in God's grace on time. The illness is progressing, but

Other days, Bob's mind is the personality changes have clear, wisdom is present, com- been to the "surrender mode,"

munication is possible, and not the "angry and ugly mode." words rush out, as from an We attribute this easy acceptance artesian well tumbling over one of the progressive horrors of this

beheld the mighty Mississippi, another lest the thought is lost disease directly to God's grace in

the grandeur of the Tetons, and before it can be expressed. On answering the prayers of literally the microcosm of life in the these good days, there are visits, thousands of people around the desert. phone calls, shared prayers. world who have prayed for us. Day after day affirmed to us: Touching others Whatever challenge God

GOD IS IN CONTROL AND In 1987, Bob still had the skill sends to our door we endeavor to HE MAKES NO MISTAKES. to plan and start a book, though meet with all our heart, mind and

One night in a motel room in it required both Bob and me to strength. With the psalmist, we

Thermopolis, Wyoming, Bob finish it. My Journey Into Alz- affirm: "This is the day the Lord was assured, as certainly as if heimer's Disease, published by has made; let us rejoice and be God had spoken audibly, that he Tyndale House, has brought glad in it." H Information in this article is taken from What God Gives When Life Takes by Becki Conway Sanders and Jim and Sally Conway. Copyright © 1989 by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Used by per- mission of InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515.

Does God care? Suffering doesn't mean that God doesn't love us. Actually, none of us deserves anything from What God God, but by his grace he made provision for us to be saved from eternal judgement. In fact, God loves us regardless of our response to him: "He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous" gives (Matthew 5:45). His unconditional love is not swayed by our disobedience or unfaithfulness. God's unconditional love for us, however, does not save us from the normal tragedies that come

with living in our world. No one is exempt from when life the difficulties of our humanity. Life's norm is not living without problems but learning to cope with the unfairness that comes to us. Instead of ppuring our energy into learning "why," we need rather to

ask God to help us live and grow because of it. takes Many times we ask God, "Why, why, why?" If we don't find an answer, we feel God doesn't care. We think he is obligated to keep us from anything BY BFXKI CONWAY SANDERS \ 83 hard, unless we see a good reason for it. Knowing why

Just 18 months before coming to Taylor, Becki I wonder if Conway Sanders lost a leg to cancer. But she knowing why held on to her faith. Here, she shares what she would make learned in the process. our suffering any easier to my left leg amputated at age sixteen Having accept. Would was definitely a life-changing event for me. Job's ordeal Right from the beginning, however, I saw have been any God's hand at work. He provided me with more comfort- physical abilities, spiritual growth and good able if he had ministry, a sense of humor, and even a career di- known the rection. (I am now a licensed recreation therapist reason? Per- and nationally-certified handicapped ski instructor.) haps focusing I started freshman year at Taylor University my on why is an less than 1 8 months after losing my left leg to can- excuse. We un- cer. During two years in Taylor's supportive envi- consciously are saying, "Until I understand the ronment, God shaped me in some dramatic ways. reason behind my pain, I'm not obligated to deal Taylor will always hold a special place in my heart. with it." We may then become stalled at the ques- From the crazy dorm antics with my artificial tioning stage and never move on to living life with leg, "Harold the Hairless Wonder," to the privilege the pain. of assisting the women's track team, Taylor ac- Often, in the midst of our deepest pain we are cepted me—and I love Taylor for that. most able to see God. When we are open to his As I have daily faced my own disability arid guidance, life's hardships can be tremendous

helped other people with a variety of limitations, I places of growth. In the following paragraphs, I have come to realize that everyone struggles with would like to share some of the specific ways God various losses and difficulties. has spoken to me through suffering. Lesson #1: Crisis Makes Us Stop God wants our crises to stop us! Any crisis—whether physi- cal, emotional, financial, or spiritual—takes us out of our regular routine. It stops us cold. Our society has become obsessed with activities. Some- how, we think if we do more, we'll feel complete and content. Our busyness goes deeper than working for financial gains alone; our accomplishments become the core of who we think we are. We frantically fill our days in the hope of finding a lasting sense of purpose. Activities blind us to God My hectic, crammed schedule can cloud my view of God. I can become so wrapped up in tasks that I lose sight of his purpose in my daily life. I confuse "important" with

"urgent." Unconsciously I make priority choices based on time constraints. I gradually forget God in my busyness. Some- times it takes a crisis to help me see what is important in my life. Activities blind us to others Our overcommitted life styles also blind us to the needs of people around us. When we are consumed with our own sched- ules, we don't have energy left to care for others. The real tragedy is that we are so busy we don't even notice our blatant neglect. A few years ago my hus- band's job change and resulting move left me unemployed. My career-oriented life changed quickly as unemployment dragged from weeks to months.

I realized how often I had ignored friends and needy —

from the busyness of our lives to family's perspective on pain, crisis A through your local bookstore, refocus on his purpose. God loves us enough to stop us No man is an island, nor does crisis effect but or by writing InterVarsity Press, even want to run. one member of a family and leave the rest P.O. Box 1400, Downers when we Lesson #2: unscathed. When Becki, at age 16, lost her left Grove, Illinois 60515. leg to cancer, each family member responded A Crisis Makes Us Run years very differently to the crisis: shock, anger, peace, A few ago my husband, Craig, taught Outdoor School in fear, humor, despair. In What God Gives When the San Bernardino mountains of Life Takes, Becki Conway Sanders and her parents, well-known authors Jim and Sally Con- Southern California. This was a "hands-on" education where the way, relate their experience with crisis. children spent time in the local It is an inspiring story, told with honesty, mountains. In lesson. Craig humor, and a sense of deep and abiding faith in a one explained how to tell the differ- loving God—who loves and calls the believer to look-alikes, worship, even in the midst of the valley of ence between two a weeping. tree squirrel and a ground squirrel. easiest way to tell Becki and her family open their life to the The them apart is where their homes reader . The pain is real, as are the questions and are. When a tree squirrel is doubts. But real, too, is the gratitude for the frightened, he runs up a tree. A lessons learned through crisis. What God Gives ground squirrel runs to his hole When Life Takes is available or may be ordered Becki Conway Sanders in the ground. In many ways, the same test Activities blind us to problems can be applied to our lives. Often we are tempted to do, When crisis or suffering strikes do, do piling up accomplish- — us, where do we run? Where we feel worthwhile. ments so we run tells a lot about what we we are missing But maybe trust and where our "home" is. opportunities to learn, to enjoy I can handle this myself necessary quiet time to prepare What an inconsistent squirrel for the next life stage or to face I am. One time I run to myself, that correcting. problems need the next time I run to God. True Crises, no matter how big or faith, however, is when I trust small, offer these opportunities. Craig, Becki and Hillary Sanders God in every situation, running He makes me stop to him every time. people because I was too busy to A familiar Psalm impacted me Fortunately, God loves me in help. Now, without a job, I no in a new way during my spite of my inconsistency. No longer had an excuse to ignore struggles with employment. I matter how many times I run to my responsibilities to people. sitting in was church when myself or to other people, he is I found myself caring more Psalm 23 was read. The words, always waiting for me with open for the older lady who lived next "He me makes lie down in green arms. door. I noticed people who pastures leads and me beside Yell, if you must needed rides or meals. I wrote quiet waters," hit me with a new Sometimes we assume God letters to friends with whom I realize force. They made me can't love us if we don't feel hadn't for communicated that is "lie often God making me love for him. I really believe months. I saw God bring about a down" for my own good. Natu- God would rather have us com- deeper closeness to him and a rally, I want to get up and run. I municate with Him, screaming new fulfillment I hadn't felt for a have things to do. important and angry, than not at all. long time. God sometimes takes us away Separating ourselves from his support leaves us isolated and promised an eternal future that God's love with doctors, nurses, vulnerable. Without communi- would make the present seem and especially their patients. cation with God, we soon will almost trivial. My missing leg The Lord opened up doors of feel overwhelmed by our vividly helped me realize that ministry and she walked through circumstances. my real home was not earth. them. Lori was bold and excited By looking to our Creator to about her relationship with meet our everyday needs and to Christ and the difference he help us through hard times, we made in her life. will realize we are only mortal It was evident that her and finite. strength had come from taking Lesson #3: her eyes off her own suffering, A Crisis Reminds Us even though she had every right We Are Temporary in the world to feel sorry for

Death was introduced very herself and complain. I remem- personally to me during my ber that once Lori told me she confrontation with bone cancer. felt sorry for everyone else. For Losing part of my body made most hadn't realized they too me realize how quickly life can were just as terminal as she was! be over. I had already lost She consciously focused on God seventeen pounds of myself in and other people instead of three hours. How could I be herself. God blessed her obedi- Lori's light sure the rest of me would last ence and dramatically used her Lori Sigrist was a dramatic any longer? I never again could to touch others. Her faithful example of this new perspective. assume I'd live until the ripe old trust and unusual life focus was She lived in the same dorm at age of ninety-five. a model for me as I faced the Taylor as my sister, Brenda. I Death is real outcome of my bone tumor. met Lori in 1977 after my One advantage of crisis and Crises remind us that we are second biopsy when I still suffering is to be reminded that temporary. Acknowledging our thought I would not lose my leg. we're not on earth forever. impermanence also helps us Upon first meeting Lori, one Many of us grow up with a theo- enjoy and use what we do have. would not know of her deep logical concept of heaven and Lesson #4: emotional and physical pain. hell, but how many of us can A Crisis Helps Us Appreciate But she had an inoperable form actually picture ourselves—or What We Have of abdominal cancer. Lori was a our friends and family—in either Losing part of my body made talented, intelligent, beautiful place? Although we may claim me appreciate the three strong girl with gorgeous dark hair and to believe in life after death, that limbs I had left. I had taken my sparkling eyes. She was a belief often doesn't change the healthy body for granted before. vibrant Christian who loved the way we live life before death. But now, after losing part of it, I Lord and desired to serve him in Life must be lived now realized how fortunate I was that every way. Ever since she was When I lost my leg to cancer, the rest of my body was strong. very young, she had been I began to understand that seeing Scripture has helped me singing and traveling widely life from an eternal perspective appreciate what I have and not to with her family's gospel music was the key to contentment in all fret over what I don't have. The ministry. of life. I needed to fix my eyes Bible says, "My God will meet The exciting part about Lori today on what was eternal. I had all your needs according to his was that she had a ministry graphic evidence every waking glorious riches in Christ Jesus" everywhere—on stage, in class, moment of my day that the (Philippians 4:19). It's comfort- in her dorm and even in the temporary physical part of me ing for me to realize that. I've hospital. She would often share would not last, but I also was found it helpful to think, "If I don't have it, maybe God knows artificial leg is giving me blis- meets our needs, helping us to

I really don't need it right now." ters, my physical limitations put accept and deal with our crisis as Where are the perks? me at a disadvantage, or people well as giving us hope beyond Sometimes we are victims of discriminate against me. our circumstances. We then a consumer attitude toward God. Jesus experienced trials and have the privilege of reaching We give him our life, but we out to others. want to make sure we get Comforting through sharing something in return. yourself Obviously, the hardest time to Comforting other people thank God is when we are in a doesn't mean simply sending a

difficult situation. It isn't easy sympathy card. Effective to be joyful if your husband has comforting demands personal just left, you have lost a job, you risk. It means sharing about my have had a terrible accident or own burdens, struggles, and your child has committed failures, maybe even before I've suicide. How are we supposed gotten them all straightened out.

to be full of joy when things are Sometimes as I admit my really rough? struggle to another person, I'm

When I'm in a difficult finally able to admit I need God.

situation, I don't feel joyful Until I verbalize it to someone

about the actual circumstance, else, I keep trying to hold it As a licensed recreation thera- but I can be joyful for who God together, pretending I can handle pist, Becki Conway Sanders is and remind myself of all I do life by myself. As long as I finds opportunities for ministry. have. I am happy that God is don't admit my need for God, he with me and that he is ultimately is left out of my problem. When

in control of the situation. I suffering and can therefore I share, it's an opportunity for realize he is allowing the situ- identify with me in my troubles. God to work in me and the other

ation to happen. Even though I Hebrews 4:15 reminds me that person.

may never understand why, I get Jesus was "tempted in every It's true, our troubles and a sense of peace in knowing he way, just as we are—yet was crises allow others an opportu- loves me and is in charge. A without sin." nity to comfort us. In turn, crisis—no matter how horrify- God also meets my need for experiencing pain gives us the ing—truly makes me thankful support and empathy in specific ability to comfort others— and for all I have. situations through other Chris- help them trust God "the God Lesson #5: tians. God's family has many of all comfort, who comforts us A Crisis Gives Us The Ability members who have lived in all our troubles, so that we can To Comfort Others through a vast array of life's comfort those in any trouble

Since my amputation, I find hardships. with the comfort we ourselves myself welcoming people who This concept excites me. have received from God" (II

are handicapped. I'm intrigued Christ isn't simply a model Cor. 1:3-4). It's valuable to view by their adjustment and desire to person who lived two thousand our present pain as a future op-

live life to its fullest. Instead of years ago; he is alive and living portunity to meet others' needs.

ignoring the disabled, I seek in each of us; we can bring There are no easy answers to them out and encourage them to Christ to others as we support life's unfairness or random pain. continue their fight. them in their pain. But there are life-changing

I also need support from What a satisfying arrange- lessons to be learned through

others so that I don't feel sorry ment it is that God equips us to them when we keep our focus for myself. Their courage and help others by means of our own clearly on our Lord and his affirmation help me—when my pain and suffering. He first eternal plans. Becky Ellenwood's memory and influence continue to affect the lives of students at Taylor University. In her will, Becky left a sizeable estate to the col- lege. Her gift endows the support staff and services of the university counseling center, perpetuating her concern for young people at decision points in their lives.

In clay jars

BY BECKY ELLENWOOD ('79)

After graduating from Taylor, Becky Ellenwood served as area director for Young Life, an evangelistic gospel club ministry to teens. Faith in God carried Becky through the cancer in her "clay jar" and beyond, into glory. These excerpts from letters written before her

death on April 1 , 1985, testify to her ber °Ct° SI Wmph nodes.

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Upcoming Taylor Kesler, Wyrtzen to provide Club gatherings encouragement at conference

Watch your mail for more The 1990 Taylor Christian information or contact Chuck Life Conference, a weekend Stevens, Taylor University, offering speakers and activities Upland, Indiana 46989, (317) 998-5114. for all ages, will be held on Taylor's campus June 29-July 1. May 3 Renowned speaker, author and Indianapolis, Indiana authority on the family, Taylor President Jay Kesler, will be the Luncheon at Union Station keynote speaker. with business instructor Rick Seaman. Each year, "Growing Places" is the overall theme for the con- ference. This year, the keynote Junei Keynote speaker Guest musician address, workshops and discus- Chicago, Illinois President Jay Kesler Christine Wyrtzen sion groups will focus on Loop luncheon with President "Encouragement" as the sub- Jay Kesler. theme for the conference.

Noted concert artist, musi- June 7 cian, author and speaker Bloomington, Indiana Christine Wyrtzen will be on Dinner with George Glass. hand as guest musician, music Youngsters, from kindergarten director, and workshop leader. to grade six, will be stimulated

June 23 Wyrtzen's appeal is to people of and entertained by Jill Parkinson Indianapolis, Indiana all ages. She often addresses the in her alter-ego of "Jillybean" Picnic with George Glass. theme of encouragement in her the clown. She uses puppetry, work. ventriloquism, music, and June29-July1 She has released several creative Gospel illusions to teach albums, Upland, Indiana including Person to children about the word of God. Person and the snappy children's Skilled care and activities for Taylor Christian Life Confer- album, Critter County. In her children, nursery through pre- ence with President Jay first book, Carry Me, Wyrtzen school age, with trained adult Kesler. shares her own struggles with leaders are planned for the entire pain, hurting and grief as she weekend to allow parents time July 14-22 "journeyed into God's arms." for renewal and relaxation. Upland, Indiana For adults, workshop leaders Conferees will stay in resi- Bus trip to Nova Scotia and will highlight encouragement in dence hall rooms. Meals will be the Northeast. marriage, moving beyond dis- served in the Hodson Dining couragement, balancing priori- Commons. July 26 ties, and how to encourage your Call the alumni office (317- Grand Rapids, teen, among other topics. 998-5114) or write to Taylor Michigan Junior and senior high youth University Alumni office, Picnic with new and returning will attend sessions designed Upland, IN 46989, for informa- students. specifically for their interests tion and a brochure about this and needs. holiday with a purpose.—JWK TRADITION

Taylor graduate Henty Zelly penned the words to this well-known Wesley hymn. Robinson, history writer

A life and legacy A sunlight that is dedicated to "flooding my soul higher education with glory divine"

Lemuel Herbert Murlin Each generation discovers for 1882 received more educational de- 1899 itself a form of music appropri- grees—including nine doctoral ate to its own sense of worship. degrees—than any other Taylor In 1899, a Taylor graduate wrote University instructor in the a hymn that is still used in wor- history of the institution. ship services today. Lemuel Always interested in the A hymn In fact, Henry J. Zelley, born pursuit of higher education, July 15, 1859, wrote more than Murlin was written by Murlin began his career as a 1500 poems, hymns and gospel Taylor active in teacher. At age 1 6, he taught in songs during his lifetime. At the the pursuit Convoy, Indiana, where he had graduate age of 40, he wrote what was to of knowl- been born in 1861. In 1882, he Henry become his most popular hymn, left his hometown both to teach "Walking in Sunlight All of My edge. An Zelley has and to pursue his education at Journey." This song first enriched instructor Taylor University (then called touched the public when it at Taylor Fort Wayne College). He com- worship appeared in Gospel Praises,

pleted his work there in 1886 J. and later services edited by William Kirkpatrick and continued his education at and H.L. Gilmour. The hymn president since the DePauw University. By 1893, became even more well-known turn of the of three he had received both the B.A. when Evangelist Charles E. colleges, and S.T.B. degrees. century. Fuller paraphrased the refrain as his love for In 1 894, Murlin assumed the "Heavenly Sunshine" for his position of president at Baker radio program, "Old Fashioned education University in Baldwin, Kansas. Revival Hour." is a legacy After a successful administra- Zelley attended both Penning-

for Taylor tion, he left Baker in 191 1 to ton Seminary and Taylor Univer- students become Boston University's sity while doing his graduate third president. work, eventually earning his today. During his thirteen years at M.A. and Ph. D. degrees. In Boston, enrollment increased later years, Taylor conferred seven times over, and he estab- upon him the D.D. degree. He lished new graduate programs. was ordained into the Methodist In 1925, Murlin returned to Church ministry and served DePauw University and presided nineteen different churches in as president for three years. the New Jersey conference Active as a teacher and leader before retiring in 1929.

until his death in 1935, Murlin 's Among other songs and

legacy is represented in the hymns Dr. Zelley wrote are "I lasting contributions he made to Do Not Ask To Choose," "Bless the institutions he served so Me Lord" and "My Heart was well. Distressed and He Brought Me Out." TRADITION

T.H. Maytag Dana Sorensen made possible (right) and construction of Anderson the new College's Kent gymnasium. Wilson fight for the 158 pound championship.

A cornerstone A triumph of offering the "best underdogs and an that colleges have" Ail-American

The addition of Maytag The theft of the Hoosier gymnasium to Taylor's campus 1930 Buckeye College Conference 1973 in 1930 laid the foundation for a crown from the favored Ander- rich athletic heritage—and more. son College and Defiance "Athletics at Taylor took a College wrestling teams oc- forward leap this year that is curred during the 1972-1973 going to mean things in the years A washing wrestling season. The perpetra- A darkened to come that we only dream machine tors, the Taylor Trojans, came Maytag " about now, state the editors of magnate into the competition as the the 1930 Gem. underdogs. The Trojans posted a gymnasium and evan- Construction of the new gym 10-5 dual meet record. and spot- began in 1926, but could not be gelist Billy Throughout the season, senior lights on Ail-American Dana Sorensen completed due to financial Sunday laid all-Ameri- problems. Four years later, T.H. led the team. He captured the a corner- can Dana Maytag, member of the famous championship in every major stone for washing machine family, made meet he wrestled and set a new Sorensen the single largest donation Taylor Taylor record for total points added to scored with 135. necessary for completion of the athletics the excite- project. The gymnasium-audito- Sorensen compiled a 33-2 one Sunday ment of the rium was named Maytag Gym- record during this remarkable in May, nasium in his honor. season, advancing all the way to 1972-73 On May 23, 1930, popular 1930. the national competition, where wrestling he experienced his only defeat. evangelist Billy Sunday dedi- season. cated the new building. The Other senior wrestlers on the second function held in the team included Mark Marchak, multi-functional structure was Craig Seltzer, and Doug Arnold. commencement exercises for the Looking back, Sorensen graduating class of 1930. remembers, "It was an exciting The 1930 Gem's editors time. Everyone would crowd

predict, "Taylor is at last coming into the Maytag gym and they into her own and offering the would turn off the lights, and best that colleges have to give to have spotlights on the mats." athletes and all those who play Sorensen served as a wres- and exercise." tling coach at Taylor from 1980 In 1976, after extensive until 1984, when the sport was remodeling, the Maytag gymna- dropped from the Taylor sched- sium emerged as the Rediger ule. He coached track and

chapel/auditorium. As such, it football teams until 1988 and has hosted numerous guests, now works at the Christian including many prominent evan- Family Center in Adrian, gelists. Billy Sunday—and T.H. Michigan. Maytag—would be proud. —

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

There's a ring of truth—and miracle when this grad's friend observes, "She's doing fairly well for a dead woman"

Dena Strasbaugh has always God. But it did change her life. Hospital. Her parents were been a fighter. Ask those It was raining in North Fort numb with grief. Lois Stras- who have run track with Myers,—Florida, that Friday when baugh signed for her daughter's her—or against her. They will Dena "Miss Strasbaugh" to her organs to be donated for trans- testify to her stamina, determina- elementary school students plants; Bob Strasbaugh went to tion and sense of humor. Nor are turned her Honda motorcycle see about retrieving the Honda. those qualities limited to her per- toward home. But Dena clung to life. For formance in the sports arena. In She was driving north on U.S. more than a week, her parents 1982, Dena graduated magna cum 41 when a car pulled out from a stayed by her side, seldom laude from Taylor University. side road. On impact, her helmet leaving the hospital's eighth What happened to her on Oc- flew off and she was catapulted floor. After six weeks—and still tober 14, 1983, did not change 45 feet from the collision site. in a coma—Dena was moved to her resolute determination. Nor Dena was pronounced dead Shell Point Village, a nursing

did it alter her steadfast faith in on arrival at Lee Memorial home facility.

God is magnified in our suffering Yes, I can say that God is using my situation for his But I am more than alive... glory. I know that other Christians are encouraged when By Dena Strasbaugh '82 they see how much healing God has already done in my

I wish the accident on October 14, 1983, never would life. And sometimes they say that they are challenged by have happened. I don't like being handicapped. I want to my ability and my desire to praise God in everything. God be able to get up and walk. receives all the glory for every tiny thing I accomplish be-

God does not cause pain, he works through it. God cause from a human, medical point of view, I shouldn't even allows suffering for many reasons: so we can learn from be alive. But I am more than alive; I have the abundant life it; so he can be magnified; so we can understand and God promised to us. And even though I am somewhat become more like Jesus, who had the ultimate suffering. handicapped, I still have many opportunities to serve God. We can learn from suffering Suffering makes us more like Jesus I am learning from suffering—I have learned not to Suffering is part of developing the mind of Christ. God ride motorcycles! I am learning to please God in every gives us difficult circumstances so that we can learn more small task, not just in major decisions. (It is easier for me about him—and about ourselves. We learn more about to think about God now because my mind is not so God's grace and how he is sufficient for our needs. Since cluttered with all the mundane things of life. My mind no the accident, I have grown closer to God because he is longer has the capacity to be constantly cluttered.) I have helping me recover. I can't do all the things for myself that learned that Laurie, my rehabilitation specialist, is my I could before the accident, so I have to rely on him and the friend. I have learned to rely on other members of the people he brings into my life. body of Christ. I have learned about the constant presence One blessing from God that I am very much aware of of God. since my accident is my wonderful parents. They support Even though I have many problems with my memory me and encourage me, as well as expect a lot from me. I and other thinking processes, God is always here for me. am also blessed in having Laurie work with me every day. If I can never memorize another Bible verse, he is here for She puts up with my rotten moods, as do my friends. (I me. If I am unable to remember what I read in the Scrip- have occasional outbursts of anger, usually directed at who-

tures on any given morning, God is still here for me. ever is wanting me to exercise at that particular moment. —

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Bob and Lois were informed staff pressed on. So did Dena. a rehabilitation specialist to give that their daughter's condition In February, she regained Dena the full-time, professional was about as good as it was ever consciousness. Because of the support she would need. going to get. They refused to severe head trauma she had Dena's recovery has been accept that, however. So, too, suffered, she was unable to slow, but remarkable, says apparently, did Dena. function in any capacity. Little Laurie Frydenlund ("Freddie," In mid-December, Lois noted things—the flicker of a finger Dena sometimes calls her), the that Dena occasionally opened were momentous events. rehabilitation specialist who her right eye an eighth of an In April of 1984, Bob and oversees Dena's regimen. Lori inch. By Christmas, she Lois transfered Dena to a reha- Shepard '84, with whom Dena claimed Dena would raise her bilitation center in Orlando. was co-named Taylor's "most right leg about two inches when Each weekend they made the six valuable runner" in 1981, asked to do so. "Impossible," hour journey to visit their daugh- agrees: "We tell Dena she's claimed the medical authorities. ter. It was a tough time for the doing fairly well for a dead "You're just seeing what you entire family. woman." want to see. Dena has too much In September, nearly a year Physical and mental exercises brain damage to ever recover after the accident, Bob and Lois are a part of Dena's daily sched- from the coma." Strasbaugh welcomed their ule. Though she has fairly good Despite the grim prognosis, daughter home. At the same control over her left extremities,

Bob, Lois, and the Shell Point time, they secured the services of Dena is considered a quadriple- gic. Those fits are infrequent and Cognitive processing skills very short-lived. I have been such as sorting information and angry with two Taylor friends, identifying patterns give her Char Kumpf '83 and Lori Shep- trouble. That's normal for ard '84, in the past because they persons who have suffered represent everything I would severe head trauma, Frydenlund rather be doing. They have stuck says. "Dena has made a lot of it out and remain my friends.) progress and I'm optimistic." Wait upon the Lord What is unusual about Dena's

I like the scripture verse in case, she points out, is that Isaiah 40:31 (KJV): They that Dena's personality has returned wait upon the Lord shall renew to a fair approximation of her their strength (that is what I pre-trauma personality. work on everyday); they shall Though her life has changed mount up with wings as eagles dramatically since that October (to overcome all the obstacles in day in 1983, Dena continues to Is Dena Strasbaugh '82 a "mir- my life); they shall run and not praise God with her whole heart, acle woman?" "God receives be weary; and they shall walk Frydenlund testifies. "All that all the glory for every tiny and not faint (because I want to makes Dena unique in this world thing I accomplish," she says. be able to walk again soon). still resides within the body and If I didn't have God I would be floundering. Sometimes my faith mind she can no longer control in God isn't what gets me through; it is Mom's faith and Dad's faith perfectly," she says. "And we and that of all of my friends who continue to pray for God to all look forward to the end of complete his work in my life. time when we each will receive I am learning from suffering. God is using my situation for his our new bodies. God has been glory. He is developing in me the mind of Christ. I am more than and will continue to be glorified alive, I have the abundant life.—DS in the very fact of Dena's exis- tence."—DM ALUMNI NOTES

40- year ministry. His wife, Zola, Emeritus Ted Engstrom is now 1916 who survives him, lives in serving as interim president of Mr. & Mrs. Everett Jarboe have Columbus, Indiana. Azusa Pacific University in donated to Taylor's Zondervan Azusa, California. He and wife Library a 1732 edition of A 1929 Dorothy (Weaver) live at 3205 Compleat Collection of the La Encina Way, Pasadena, CA York died August Works of Flavius Josephus, Wayne 18, 91107. along with John and Charles 1989, of complications following Wesley: A Bibliography. The cancer surgery. books were given in memory of 1942 Rev. A. W. Jarboe, Mr. Jarboe 's 1932 James Celender died October father. of a coronary. Eunice (Brown x) Weiland died 13, 1989, massive at 1601 September 26, 1989, of leuke- His wife, Hazel, lives Reynolds Street, Verona, PA 1918 mia. She is survived by her 15147. • Rev. Phillips Brooks Lois (Vayhinger) Browning husband, Harris, whose address Smith died September 2, 1989. died of a heart attack on Novem- is 54790 High Low Road, Rock A retired United Methodist ber?, 1989. She and Ray V. Springs, WI 53961. minister, Rev. Smith had served Browning '16 had celebrated several Indiana congregations their 73rd wedding anniversary 1933 and was a former superintendent on August 2. Ray lives at the In spite of two major surgeries of the Huntington district of the Methodist Home, Box 141, during 1989, Rev. Stanley U.M. Church. Franklin, IN 46131. Boughton continues to serve as supply pastor of Solid Rock 1944 1926 Community Church in a congrega- Elizabeth Suderman, who now Ernest Lindell died April 21, Montgomery, Texas, makes her home in Sumter, 1989. His widow, Ruth tion to which he was called on birthday. wife, South Carolina, is grateful that (Draper '27), lives with their his 80th His her house was spared when hur- daughter, Virginia (Lindell '53) Mae, is in a nursing home, having had Alzheimer's Disease ricane Hugo hit. She continues Cathcart at R.D. 2, Box 451, for the past ten years. Rev. to do translation work for the Homer, NY 13077. Ruth is mission in Angola. Her address bedridden with Parkinson's Boughton 's address is 104 Drive, Sumter, Baretta, Conroe, 77301. is 26 Edgewood Disease. • Rev. Raymond TX SC 29150. Squire has written an autobiog- raphy titled, My Guided Pilgrim- 1936 1945 age. The book is a chronicle of Herbert W. Ayres died October his life and ministry, including Ralph Ruth (Roseberry '42) 6, 1989, in California. He spent & summers as a circuit-riding are enjoying retirement 34 years in public service with Herber preacher in Saskatchewan. Ray in Florida and working in the Food & Drug Administra- is retired and lives in Wasco, Alliance Bible Church where tion, retiring in 1974 as a Com- California. is minister prayer and pliance Officer. Ralph of outreach. They live in a double- 1928 wide mobile home at 2523 1938 Paddock Drive #483, Jackson- Rev. Rosell Miller died at his After providing leadership for 27 ville, FL 32250. • Marian home on August 22, 1989. He years, first as executive vice (Young) Maybray died May 10, was a retired United Methodist president, then as president, 1989, following a year of minister, having served a num- World Vision's President intensive suffering. Her ber of Indiana churches in his ALUMNI NOTES

Betty Freese, Alumni notes editor

husband, Virgil '44, has gone Thomas died September 2, puter class at Benson High. Son back to full-time work with the 1988, after a 5-year battle with Joe graduated from college last Mission Society for United cancer. He was owner and spring with a 4.0 and major in Methodists. His address is 437 broker of Hoosier Realty, Inc. music education. Daughter

Burns Avenue, Apt. 3, Indiana, His wife, Jean, lives at 15 Becky is a college senior, PA 15701. • Clarence & Eliza- Sunset Lane, North Vernon, IN majoring in elementary educa- beth (Good) Owsley are serving 47265. tion. Son Chad is under contract at Hillsdale Free Methodist with the California Angels and is Church, Hillsdale, Michigan, 1954 in their instructional league. Bill where Clarence is minister of is in 6th grade with baseball as Dick & Marilyn Steiner have visitation. Last summer they his career goal. The family lives returned to Zaire for a 4-year returned to Brazil for three at 590 North San Pedro, Benson, term as missionaries of Africa months of ministry, their first AZ 85602. • John & Blanche Inter-Mennonite Mission at the visit since retirement five years (Burwell '57) Louthain retired International School of Evangel- ago after a 30-year missionary from the active pastoral ministry ism in Kinshasa. Their address career in Haiti and Brazil. Their last May and are in the process is Evangelism Resources, B.P permanent retirement address is 4577, Kinshasa 2, Zaire. Dr. Dan Freeman '61 serves as superinten- R.R. 1, Box 131, Van Wert, OH dent of schools for the Fox Chapel Area School 45891. 1955 District, located in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. His school district received national acclaim last Richard D. Clark has been ap- 1949 year when the Wall Street Journal ranked it one pointed senior pastor of the Eileen Lageer retired last June of the ten best in America. United Methodist Temple in from the faculty of Emmanuel The rankings were compiled by two separate Terre Haute, Indiana. He and Bible College in Kitchener, analysts; the Fox Chapel District was the only wife Ann, who is an occupa- Ontario, where she was head of school both agTeed upon. tional therapist, have 10 children the missions and Christian Dr. Freeman and his wife Sherry live at 523 and 6 grandchildren. Two service departments for 1 1 years. Dorseyville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. children are in college, and two She continues as "missions are still at home. Their address ambassador," representing the is 5001 Dixie Bee Road, Terre of building a home on five college at mission conferences Haute, IN 47802. acres. Their temporary address and workshops. Her address is is 601 Pebble Place, Delaware, 186 Clover Place, Apt. 10, OH 43015. • Eleanor Morsac Kitchener, Ontario N2A1P4, 1957 has informed us of the death of Canada. Dr. Kenn Gangel, chairman of her husband, Jerry Morsac x, the department of Christian on August 25, 1989, of a pulmo- education at Dallas Theological 1951 nary embolism. Seminary, has written an induc- Rev. Truman Bauer, pastor of tive study, Romans 13-16 and the Ringgold Free Methodist Galatians for inclusion in the 1959 Church in McPherson County, Personal Growth Series pub- David Bowman's wife, Bea, Nebraska, was featured in the lished by Victor Books. died November 15, 1989. David '89 March issue of Rural Elec- welcomes the prayers and letters tric Nebraskan for his reputation 1958 of Taylor friends. His address is as a horseback preacher who has 30 Road 1740, Farmington, NM Ted Curtis teaches technology performed weddings on horse- 87401. back. He and wife Vonda (Bahs at Benson High School, Benson, x'53)liveatHC35,Box31, Arizona. Wife Carol (Miller 1960 Tryon, NE 69167. • Claude R. '59) teaches physical education at Benson Primary and a com- Skip & Joan (Haaland) Britton ALUMNI NOTES

keep a busy schedule with Trans World October 11, 1988. Heather's second 1966 bibliography. The Disciples Radio in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Joan's and American Culture, will this responsibilities as mission hostess Karen (Huston) Russell has informed be published year by Scarecrow Press. The brought 19 live-in guests in 5 weeks, in us of the death of her husband, Terry, on Day family lives at 126 East Stadium addition to her work teaching English February 26, 1989. During liver trans- Avenue, West Lafayette, IN 47906. • and studying French. Skip is involved plant surgery in 1988, Terry was found David Joan (Smith x'73) Sorensen in program editing, the weekly program to have cancer which spread rapidly. He & announce the birth of Tyler Kenneth on log, public relations, and is taking a was superintendent of Shelley City 17, 1989. The Sorensen computer course. Son David recently Schools, working until the last week of September family, which also includes Matt traveled to Hungary and Yugoslavia his life. Karen lives at 74 Edgewood (12), and Kyle lives at 5930 with the music group, One Accord, from Drive, Shelby, OH 44875. Cammie (8) (4), Schumann Drive, Fitchburg, WI 5371 1. Black Forest Academy. He is consider- David is the new state manager for Plan ing attending Taylor. • Rev. Robert Dvorak, senior pastor of Winnetka 1968 America. Covenant Church in Winnetka, Illinois, Ted Cryer has been appointed to the has been named to the board of directors presidency of the medical staff at 1972 of North Park College and Theological Waynesboro Hospital in Pennsylvania, Donald & Sharmin (Drake) Seminary in Chicago. Bob is a former and has been notified of his continued Brenneman have adopted a daughter, dean of instruction at Gordon-Conwell listing in Who' s Who in the East. A Theological Seminary. practicing ophthalmologist, Ted and Joanna Leigh, bom May 19, 1989. wife Kimberly live in Fayetteville, PA. Donald is a chaplain at Barksdale AFB lives • Barbara (Johansen) Van Wicklin is in Louisiana. The family at 1840 • 1963 co-designer of a new "Creativity and Andy Circle, Bossier City, LA 71 1 12. '74) On October 27, Ron & Jonell (Willis Innovation" course for high school Rod & Evelyn (Mencke Dickson '62) VanDam traveled 300 miles across students being taught and evaluated in are delighted to announce the adoption Harvey, Kansas to Sterling College where Ron 20 New York state high schools. of Chad bom June 12, 1989, old. represented Taylor at the inauguration Barbara is a teacher of gifted and and brought home at two days He of Sterling's new president. Ron and talented students at Fillmore Central joins sister Jennifer (12). Rod is a CPA in private practice. Evelyn is mater- Jonell are both on the staff of Central School. She lives at R.D. 1, Box 44B, on nity leave from teaching kindergarten at Missouri State University in War- Houghton, NY 14744. rensburg. East Moriches School. The family lives at 1 5 Tuttle Avenue, Eastport, NY 1969 11941. • Becky Wilson has completed 1964 Doug & Evelyn (Jantzen '70) Sizem- 8 years of teaching at Seoul Foreign Elizabeth Miller x and Frank Nelson ore are rejoicing over the adoption of School in Korea. She and her two were married July 14 in Rockford, Stephanie Ann, bom August 4, 1989. daughters, Abbi (6) and Amanda (4), at 14 Muncie, Illinois. Elizabeth is a kindergarten Doug is professor of computer science at reside 31 Devon Road, EN is doctoral student in teacher in Rockford School District, and Covenant College, and Evelyn, after a 47304. Becky a University. Frank manages an architectural and real maternity leave, is back at her position education at Ball State estate firm. They live at 3369 Sage as data systems methods analyst for Er- Drive, Rockford, IL 61 111. langer Medical Center. The Sizemore 1973 family lives at 402 Fort Trace Drive, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750. Richard Hoagland has completed his 1965 foreign service assignment as public Judith (Boyko) Imperial was named affairs officer for the Afghan resistance in Pakistan and is now the Pakistan Instructor of the Year at the Bergen 1970 in and campus of Berkeley College of Busi- Dr. Charles Ridley, associate professor analyst the Bureau of Intelligence Research at the State Department. His ness, Waldwick, New Jersey. Judy in the Graduate School of Psychology at address is 1011 Massachusetts Avenue teaches computer and office skills and Fuller Theological Seminary, was Washington, 20002. • Dr. serves as academic advisor to the granted tenure last June. Chuck lives in NE, DC Craig Nelson resigned his hospital continuing education division. • Pasadena, California, with wife Iris, son position as director of emergency Warren Jacobus, a chiropractor in Charles Jr. (13) and daughter Charliss services last summer and moved, with Wayne, New Jersey, died Novenber 30. (8). wife Donna and their three daughters, to His wife, Judie, lives at 44 Jacobus where is the Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470. Glennallen, Alaska, he 1971 second physician in a small rural clinic Andrew Evan Day, 4th son of Harlan & in the bush. The clinic is associated Heather (Ewbank) Day, was bom with SEND Intl. Their address is Box 5, ALUMNI NOTES

Glennallen, AK 99588. • Jeannette September 17. She joins brothers Ryan (Miller) Springer and husband Robert (4) and Brett (2). Richard is a lead sys- serve with Far Eastern Broadcasting 1977 tems engineer with Mead Data Central Company, communicating the Gospel by Kris (Hays) Amerson has an executive in Dayton, Ohio. The family's address

radio from the island of Saipan in the gift and promotional company called is 2660 Highland Village Lane, Miamis- Mariana Islands. Their address is c/o Far "Gifts Not Forgotten," with service in burg, OH 45342. • Dennis & Nancy Eastern Broadcasting Co., P.O. Box 209, the selection of gifts and organization of Patton are pleased to announce the birth Saipan 96950. special events. Husband Steve '76 has of Valerie Joy Patton on August 13. She now embarked on a full-time concert was received for adoption on August 18, ministry. They live with son Matthew and her new parents are delighted with

1974 Wesley at 12465 Nedra Drive, Granada their "bundle of joy." Dennis is pastor Tom & Janice (Blue x) Holmes, Jason Hills, CA 91344. • Sid & Bonnie of Osgood First Baptist Church, and the (10) and Melissa (7), live at 7850 (Johnson '78) Hall and big brother Patton family resides at 124 North Syca- Dunhill Road, Sylvania, OH 43560. Christopher announce the birth of more Street, Osgood, IN 47037. • Tom was recently promoted to vice Matthew Eric on October 12. Sid is Mary (Davis) Rogers received the MEd

president of Lo-Temp Brazing Co. in maintenance supervisor for Taylor in school counseling last June and is

Toledo. Janice is financial secretary for University, and the family's address is teaching preschool students, including

her church, sells Jafra cosmetics, and P.O. Box 632, Upland, IN 46989. • her own little Katherine (3). Ned, Mary makes and sells baskets. Besides his Jeff & Laurel Pond announce the birth and Katherine moved in September to continuing interest in golf, Tom has of Elisabeth Rachel on October 29. The 2514 Glasgow Drive, Troy, MI 45373. • taken on the rebuilding of his grandfa- Pond family lives at 1370-C Woodcut- Gary & Nan (Kennedy) Smith ther's 1947 Studebaker truck. ter Lane, Wheaton, IL 60187. • Tom announce the birth of Graham Richard & Suzie Tropf have a son, Jonathan Kennedy Smith on July 31. He was Warren, bom November 29. Tom is a welcomed by sisters Heather (7) and 1975 physician. Their address is 5203 Morgan (2). Along with crisis counsel- Chuck & Agnes (Petersen) Dickert are Dewey, Wichita Falls, TX 76306. • ing, Gary has begun a program to deal pleased to announce the birth of Gregory Stephen Wyatt of Carey, North with domestic violence which focuses Paul on February 26, 1989. He was Carolina, recently completed his final primarily on the abuser. The Smiths live

eagerly welcomed by Jonathan (8), Jason actuarial exam and has been admitted as at 220 East Maywood, Morton, IL (6) and Kristen (3). The Dickerts' a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries. 61550. address is 10225 Harvest Fields Drive, He is a senior actuary with Hutchison & Woodstock, MD 21 163. • Julie Associates in Raleigh. Steve, wife (Freeze) Wagner was married Decem- Marlene, and daughter Christina (4), 1979 ber 20 to Stephen Byers. Both Julie and received a special Father's Day gift in Tom & Ruth (Hammond) Chew and Stephen lost their first mates to death, 1989 when son David William was born Timothy Ryan (2) are delighted to and met in a Christian support group. June 18. announce the birth of Rebekah Danielle Their address is 1517 Northaven Drive, on November 13 in Adana, Turkey. The Jeffersonville, IN 47130. 1978 Chews live in Ankara, Turkey, where Tom is stationed with the Air Force.

Baby Kathryn, bom July 3, 1989, to Their mailing address is PSC Box 265, 1976 Kent & Sue (Deutscher '77) Bealor, Lane x & Marcia (Winkler) Sattler has made a big change in their lives Gordon Mendenhall '69 was honored at an joyfully announce the birth of Abigail after a number of years of marriage. awards ceremony in Indianapolis last fall as Elizabeth on September 19. Abigail The happy family lives at 1526 Medford Indiana's Outstanding Biology Teacher of the joins Amy (10), Aaron (8), Benjamin (5) Lane, Mishawaka, IN 46544. • Rick

and Kaitlin (3). The family lives at 1832 Haynes, a letter carrier for the postal Year. He teaches biology at Lawrence Central Rockwell Road, Abington, PA 19001. • service for the past 5 years, recently High School in Indianapolis. Dan Southern has worked for the Billy transferred from Indianapolis to Mendenhall's teaching expertise has been Graham Evangelistic Association since Pensacola, Florida. He and Cheryl recognized before. In 1988, he was named his graduation from Taylor, and is (Reed) have four children: Christina Lawrence Township Science Teacher of the currently resident crusade director, a po- (10), Jennifer (8), Ralph (5) and sition which necessitates his moving to Rebekah(l). Cheryl is busy home- Year. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan pre- each city in which a crusade is to be schooling the children this year. Their sented him with the President's Award for Ex- held. Dan's wife, Lori, also works on address is 8418 Williamsburg Circle, cellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. the crusades in addition to caring for Pensacola, FL 32514. They would ap- Gordon, his wife Susan, and children Tyler their son Adam (1). Their permanent preciate letters and visits from Taylor and Erin reside at 8741 Ginnylock Drive, Indi- address is P.O. Box 9313, Minneapolis, friends. • Kathy & Richard Lloyd MN 55440. announce the birth of Angela Ruth on anapolis, IN 46256. ALUMNI NOTES

APO NY 09254. • Kevin Dale Samuel #124, Atlanta, GA 30305. • On October position at Farm Bureau Insurance Co. was born October 3 1 to Guy & Linda 18, 1988, a precious daughter, Brittany and is now a full-time mother and (Pevsner x) King. Sister Ashley is 6. Faye, was born to Mike & Christina homemaker. Dave received his North

Their address is 3380 Lees Avenue, (Stark) Hogg. Christina is a part-time Carolina CPA certificate last May, and Long Beach, CA 90808. • Katharine (assistant) R.D. at Biola University, and is now corporate accounting manager Gaelle was born September 8 to Lonnie Mike is attending Fuller Seminary. for GoodMark Foods, Inc. The three x & Debbie (Palacino '78) Smith. Her Their address is 13800 Biola Avenue, La Pouchers live at 7700 Foxwood Drive, big sisters are Lauren, Alyssa and Re- Mirada, CA 90639. • Steve & Jann Raleigh, NC 27615. • Doug & Laurie bekah. Their address is W 166 N84 10 (Doehrman x) Irvin happily (but (Schoen '82) Walton are the proud Dardis Avenue, Menomonee Falls, WI belatedly) announce the birth of Nathan parents of Kimberly Joan, born May 2. 53051. Andrew on September 20, 1988. Doug works in human resources at Brother Ben (3) is delighted with him. Scripture Press, and Laurie works part-

The Irvins live at 241 1 Live Oak Road, time in the investment department at 1980 Escondido, CA 92025. • Stephanie Wheaton College. The Waltons live in Brian Burnett was married on May 7 Lynn was born August 14, 1988, to Geneva, Illinois. and May 14, 1988, both times to Andrea Allen •& Debra (Boetsma) Mechling. Jung. The first ceremony was held in Brother Daniel Allen was born October Brian's hometown, Anderson, Indiana, 17, 1985. Debbie formerly taught kin- 1982 and was the legal ceremony. Since dergarten for 6 years and directed a day Craig & Phyllis (Roden) Beadle Andrea is German, the second ceremony care center for 2 years, but now teaches announce the birth of Brooke Elaine on was in her hometown, Stuttgart, piano at home, does volunteer work and June 9, joining brother Ryan James (2).

Germany, and was the main church cares for the children. Allen is a heating Craig is a manager in the internal report- ceremony. In attendance at Anderson and air conditioning technician. The ing department of BancOhio National were Taylor friends John Jaderholm, family lives at 6645 West 1 1th Street, Bank where he is a bank officer. Phyllis Ken Delp '82 and Bob Sprunger '81, Indianapolis, IN 46214. • Doug & is a full-time homemaker. Their address as well as professors Wally Roth '59 Lynn Pelton are pleased to announce the is 31 East Walnut Street, Westerville, and Bob Gortner and their wives. birth of Sarah Nancy on September 2. OH 43081. • David Dalton was born

Helping with the Stuttgart ceremony Doug is systems programmer at Purdue March 7, 1989, to David & Marilyn were Mike Alderink '81, Rick University, operating the restaurant, (Collins) Bennett, 7931 Chase Circle Sprunger '82 and their wives. After a hotel and institutional management de- #180, Arvada, CO 80003. • William & honeymoon in Norway, the couple partment's computer resource center, Debra (Huffman '83) Cargo are returned to Philadelphia where Brian and Lynn is at home with Sarah. Their pleased to announce the delivery of their completed the MBA at Wharton School address is 3250 McCormick Road, West precious Cargo, Delaney Taryn, on Oc- of Business. He is now a systems Lafayette, IN 47906. • Joanne tober 16. Bill is currently a Village analyst for Eli Lilly's international Roehling and Michael Burnsed were Manager in Edmore, Michigan, and systems development group in Indian- married August 6. Barbara Miller '79 Debra is on leave from her work as a apolis. Their address is 5371 Holly was maid of honor. Joanne teaches 1st mental health therapist. Their address is Springs Drive West, Indianapolis, IN grade at West Green School, and 416 Crescent Drive, P.O. Box 568,

46254. • David & Kim (Tomrell) Michael is an auditor for the State of Edmore, MI 48829. • Tom & Carol Elliott and daughter Katie moved last Georgia. They live at 301 Clough Blvd, (Askeland) Chauvette and daughter July from Colorado to Springfield, Douglas, GA 31533. Michelle Joy (2) announce the birth of Ohio, where David is terminal manager Daniel Thomas on July 12. The family for Provincial American Truck Trans- lives at 63 Washington Avenue, Morris- port, Inc. Their address is 140K The 1981 town, NJ 07960. • Jonathan & Janice Post Road, Springfield, OH 45503. • Steve & Jean (Jaggers) Holaday have (Roehl) Cook proudly announce the Darwin & Janet (Rediger) Glassford two precious sons. Andrew Steven was birth of their first child, Peter Carl, on are at Montreat-Anderson College born November 23, 1987, and Brian May 30. Peter is the first grandchild of where Darwin is professor of Bible and Charles joined the family on March 16, Betty (Tusant '50) Roehl. The Cooks

Christian ministries. Their address is 1989. The family resides at 1 18 North live at 7575 North Fowler, Portland, OR

• • 83 1 Lakey Gap Road, Black Mountain, Ascot Court, Newtown, PA 18940. 97217. Kevin Dayton and Deana NC 28711. • Peter & Becky (Hilbert) Brad & Kathy Koenig praise the Lord White were married July 22. Kevin is Grant announce the birth of their first for His wonderful gift of Wayne Daniel, an account systems engineer for IBM in is education child, Colin Peter, on November 17. born November 1 . The Koenigs live at Flint, and Deana a physical Having moved from Scotland in 200 Jellison #704, Duncanville, TX teacher for Lake Fenton Schools. The February 1989, the Grants now live in 75116. • Dave & Susanna (Hartman) Daytons live at 5245 Regimental • Atlanta where Peter is pastor of the Poucher are thrilled to announce the Banner, Grand Blanc, MI 48439. Buckhead Community Church. They birth of Andrew David on July 2. Twins, Korey Steven and Kayla live at 77 East Andrews Drive NW Susanna resigned from her personnel Deanay, were born July 3 1 to Steve & ALUMNI NOTES

Judi (Baker) DuBois, 1913 Albany John & Bonnie (LeClair) Nystrom are Street, Beech Grove, IN 46107. • Ellen 1983 working with Wycliffe Bible Translators (Eckert) Georgilis has been named Joshua Luke, first child of Aaron & among the Arop people of Papua New district manager for Merck Sharp & Linda (Luke '85) Brown was born Guinea. Current address is SEL - Box Dohme's north central region headquar- February 26, 1989. The Browns' 365, Ukarumpa via Lae, Papua New tered in Chicago. Ellen and husband address is 3316 VicJoy Drive, Bethel, Guinea. • John x & Colleen (Tibbetts Andrew reside at 612 Riford Road, Glen OH 45106. • Janie Cummer and '82) Rodgers are happy to announce the Ellyn, IL 60137. • Adley Jeni (Mc- & Ralph Gwaltney were married October birth of Jacquelyn Tibbetts on October Caughan '84) Harms reside at 5801 7. Taylor friends in the wedding were 5. Jackie joins sister Alexandra (2) at South Kingston Way, Englewood, CO Jody Livergood, Lynn Barrigar '84 their family home, 1247 Edward Street, 801 11. Adley is a technical analyst for and Jim Cummer, Jr. x'86. Janie State College, PA 16801. Colleen is at Utility Graphics Consultants in Denver, teaches 2nd grade in Indianapolis Public home after working 6 years in social experts on automating maps and Schools. Ralph is a merchandiser for services. John is enjoying his position geographic information systems for mu- Hook's Drug Co. They live at 9501 as a sales associate and training consult- nicipalities and utilities. Jeni is art Colony Pointe Drive East, Indianapolis, director/designer with her own firm, ant for the Dale Carnegie courses. IN 46250. • On August 15, Mark & Jenifer Harms Design. • Kurt & Peggy (Tietze) Hayden and son Taylor (Weeden '83) Hauser announce the Joy 1984 birth of their first child, Andrew (Drew) (2) were blessed with the birth of Trey Daniel. Mark is a systems programmer '83) Kurtis, on May 3 1 . Kurt is a manager Ben & Shelly (Sample Fulton for Arthur Andersen & Co. Peggy is a for Blue Cross Blue Shield of the Na- report the birth of Anna Marie on July systems analyst for AT&T. They reside tional Capital Area. Joy has a 2-year 21. Brother Jacob is almost 3. Ben is an in Wheaton, Illinois. • Audrey Janelle leave of absence from IBM to be at account executive with Bear, Steams & was bom August 16 to Trennis & Pam home with the children. The Haydens Co. in Chicago, and Shelly is at home (Bogart) Henderson. She joins sister live at 12525 Browns Ferry Road, with the children. They live at 25W644 Emily (3). Trennis is managing editor of Hemdon, VA 22070. • Tim Himmel- Jewell Road, Wheaton, IL 60187. • the state Southern Baptist newspaper and wright, former director of marketing for Allisa Mae was bom October 5 to Chris Pam is a busy homemaker. Their Refuge Music Group in Allentown, is & Deb (Glass) Goeglein, and was wel- address is 5214 Bagnall Drive, Jefferson now director of media for Trinity Lu- comed to the family by brother Justin City, MO 65109. • Tim & Ginny theran Church in Reading, Pennsylva- Taylor (2). The Goegleins live at 7833 (Knudsen) Hoffer announce the birth of nia. He produces a 1-hour weekly Glen Oak Parkway, Fort Wayne, IN Kurt Andrew on June 27. Kurt joins program and 4 half-hour monthly 46815. • Kirk & Marilyn (Hardwick Marta (2) at their home, 501 South programs and oversees all aspects of x) Harvey welcomed their first child, Naperville Road, Wheaton, IL 60187. • audio and video. His address is 1956 Lauren Elizabeth, on August 14. Their Kelly & Marcia (Melvin '84) Holt South Hall Street, Allentown, PA is Court, proudly announce the birth of their address 6600 Walden Glen second daughter, Emily Marian, on 18103. • Greg & Teresa (Sheffler Clarkston, MI 48016. • Scott Hewlett '84) proudly report the birth of August 10. Laura Glenn is 2. Kelly is a Holz is a loan officer at Sun Bank in Planta- senior sales representative for Quaker Kaitlyn Marie on November 24. They tion, Florida, and lives at 1918 North State, and Marcia is at home with the reside at 907 North Ridge Avenue, Ar- 39th Avenue, Hollywood, FL 33020. • girls. Their address is 706 - 17th Street, lington Heights, IL 60004. • Mallory David & Nancy (Den Hartigh) Knibbe Vienna, WV 26105. • Kyle Huber and Kathleen was bom September 1 8 to had a baby boy, Paul Henry, on April Deborah Madara were married June 3. Michael & Gena (Griswold) Kendall. 16, 1989. Their address is 10050 West Kyle is now Executive Pastor of Green- Big brother Jared is 4, and sister Megan G Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49009. • tree Church in English Creek, New is 2. The Kendall family lives at 404 Gary & Dawn (Berge) Osborne Jersey, served the where he has on Parkway, Niles, MI 49120. • Molly joyfully announce the birth of their first pastoral staff for the past seven years. Moody-Day & Darren Day announce child, Justin Darrell, on May 26. Gary is The couple's address is 458 Schoolhouse the arrival of Derrek Wayne, bom at in his 1 1th year as a diesel mechanic at Road, English Creek, NJ 08330. • home on May 16, 1989. Derrek joins Patten Industries, Elmhurst, Illinois. Quentin & Karen (Garner) Nantz will sister Kelly Jo (2). He was bom three Dawn is in her 5th year at United live in Florida for several years while days after Molly received her MBA Airlines Corporate Offices, currently as Quentin completes a doctorate in degree from Indiana Wesleyan Univer- a computer support specialist in the MIS English. Then they would like to return sity. The family lives at 3917 Arrow- Information Center. Their home is at to Taiwan or China. Their current head Drive, Lake Holiday, 2N562 Euclid, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. • address is 2136 - 46th Street SW, CrawfordsviUe, IN 47933. • Erik Jacob Sherri (Hewlett x) Smith reports that Naples, FL 33999. • David & Kather- ine (Wells) Nitzsche and their children, was bom June 21 to Steve & Marsha she and her husband have a son, Austin (Brinson) 30W177 Allister Bradley (2) and Sarah (almost 1), live at Nygren, McGregor, bom April 19, 1989. Sister 645 Maple Street, Mansfield, OH 44906. Lane, Naperville, EL 60563. • Brianna Andrea adores him. The Smith family David is an anesthesiologist in Mansfield. (3) was promoted to big sister on June lives at 21 SE 8 Terrace, Deerfield 23 when Eric Scott was bom. Parents Beach, FL 33441. • Tyler Sean was ,

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born June 5 to Kendal & Kathy relations analyst for EDS in Troy, and 46815. • Pamela Dugan and William (Cabush) Walton. Kendal works at husband Marty is a contracted engineer Holden were married April 22, 1989. Digital Equipment Corp., and Kathy is in the safety/crash department of GM in Taylor participants were Kim Hall, Patti Link '85, '88 and at home with Tyler and daughter Karissa Pontiac. • Juan & Carrie (Greene Nanci Plumb Dina (King '88) Home. The Holdens (3). Their address is 1560 Flordawn '83) Porter live at 45 Stuart Avenue, live in Wheaton, Illinois. • Veronica Drive, Florissant, MO 63031. Unit K, Norwalk, CT 06850. Carrie has Jennings, a science teacher at Govern- her own desktop publishing business, ment High School in Nassau, was Porter Computer Services. Juan is a This spring's issue of the Wallace Stevens recently honored as "Most Outstanding consultant for IMRS, a computer Journal includes a poem by Lome Mook '87. Youth in the field of education." She software company, and also does Entitled Poetica" (the art of poetry), the also serves as Nassau representative of "ARS consulting for Carrie's company. • Jeff the Taylor Admissions Office for poem won Mook the Academy of American Schaffner, former legislative correspon- recruitment of Bahamian students. Her dent for Sen. Richard Lugar, is now a Poets' college prize in the spring of 1989. He address is P.O. Box N-245, Nassau, Ba- legislative assistant in the Washington wrote the poem while studying at the master's hamas. • Tami Tucker and Sgt. Jeff office of Congressman Dan Burton (R- King x were married July 28. Partici- level at Baylor University of Waco, Texas. IN). His duties include analyzing do- pating in the wedding were Steve mestic economic policy matters and (Fuzz) King '86, Phil King '88, Mark assisting the Congressman in his legisla- Hurt '85 and Amy McCann '86. Tami 1985 tive work on these and other issues. He serves with Wesleyan Native American Dave & Heidi (Halterman '86) Chupp lives at 7009 Churchill Road, McLean, Ministries, teaching lst/2nd grades at welcomed Hannah Rose to the family on VA 22101. • Rachel Nicole was born Sioux Chapel Christian Academy. Jeff October 8. The Chupp family resides at July 25 to Kevin & Amy (Smith) serves in the U.S. Air Force at Ellsworth 1827-G North Josey Lane, Carrollton, Smith. Amy and Kevin have joined the AFB. Their address is Route 10, Box 5064, Rapid City, SD 57701. • Kevin TX 75006. • Steve & Melinda (Har- pastoral staff of a newly-planted church, Moritz is a copy editor for Guns & lan) Moffitt were married in June 1987, Mercy and Truth Ministries, in St. Paul. Ammo magazine in West Hollywood. and are happy to announce the birth of They live at 339 Fillmore Street NE, His address is 12249 Dunrobin Avenue, their first child, Olivia Jean, on March 1 Minneapolis, MN 55413. • Phil Taylor Downey, CA 90242. • Molly Platz 1989. Steve resigned his position as an and Linda Chappell were married was married September 9 to Rudy Ped- electrical engineer at Joy Technologies September 16. Taylor participants were erson in an aspen grove with a view of to become a pre-aviation student at Robb & Kim (Brunner) Logan. Phil is 14,000-foot mountain peaks. Taylor Moody Bible Institute in January. intake and emergency services coordina- participants were Deborah (Spear) Melinda works part-time as a physician's tor of Hancock-Brooke Mental Health in Smith, Beth McAhren and Thor assistant. Their address is 4221 South is Weirton, West Virginia. Linda a Thomsen '89. Rudy served in the • Harlem #8, Stickney, IL 60402. Diane secretary for a CPA firm. They reside at Marine Corps 1977-82, and is now Stocksdale has returned to the U.S. after 1 17 Clara, Apt. 3, Weirton, WV 26062. program director for "Noah's Ark," a two years teaching missionary children Christian outdoor ministry in which at Rift Valley Academy in Kenya. She Molly has also participated. She is now may be reached through her parents' 1987 substitute teaching and pursuing

address: R.R. 2, Box 1 12-A, Union City, Daniel & Jennifer (Aldridge) Bozone certification in Colorado. Their address IN 47390. • Darrell & Susan (Vinton) announce the birth of Chelsea Ann- is P.O. Box 850, Buena Vista, CO Stone had their first child, Darrell Keast Marie on September 14. Jennifer 81211. • Janet Porfilio and Les 12. Stone III, on August 10. Darrell II is an teaches 5th grade in Fort Pierce, Florida. Westlake were married August Nancy.(Frettinger '88) Kirgis and account executive at Moody's Investors The family lives at 1010 SW Janar Karen Collom '88 participated. Les is Service, Inc., in Cleveland. Susan Avenue, Port St. Lucie, FL 34953. • a petty officer first class in the U.S. formerly worked for Dun & Bradstreet. Kari Crawford and Joseph Gribbon Coast Guard, and Janet is a freelance The Stones live at 27840 Southbridge were married September 1 6 in New consultant in Christian Education. Their Circle, Westlake, OH 44145. Jersey. Taylor participants were Kanda address is 2000 Harris Avenue, Key Crist, Lee Crawford and Karen West, FL 33040. • Randy Southern, ( Rarnsland '89) Granitz. The couple an editor of youth material, has written a 1986 enjoyed a honeymoon in Bermuda, and book, It Came From the Media, David Dugan x and Tracie Wendell now reside at One Washington Avenue designed to point readers to Biblical • were married June 24. Taylor partici- 3-5A, Morristown, NJ 07960. guidelines for making choices of music, '87 married to pants were Jeff Comley, Ron Ward Elizabeth Dowden was Dave television and magazines. It was and Pam (Dugan '87) Holden. The Straley on August 12. Kim (Monta- released by Victor Books' SonPower couple lives in Moorestown, New Jersey. lone) Shultz and Kim Myers '85 were Youth Sources, Wlieaton, Illinois. • • Faith (Champoux) & Marty O'Leary attendants. Elizabeth and Dave are both Scott & Penny (Fischer) Wood are live at 851 Ironwood Drive #263, employed by GTE. Their address is pleased to announce the birth of Grant Fort Rochester, MI 48063. Faith is a business 3843 Westlane Road, Wayne, IN Michael on December 3. He joins ALUMNI NOTES

Wesley Scott (2). Penny is at home competition for the Bahamas Games last her student teaching in Marion area with the boys at 6576 E. 750 S., July. Shelly, who works at Media En- schools. Their address is Taylor Jonesboro, IN 46938. terprises, an advertising firm, designed University, Upland, IN 46989. • Diana the logo using colors and symbols of the Thomas and Steve DeBuhr x'88 were 1988 Bahamian flag. Her address is P.O. Box married August 26. TU participants N-9523, Nassau, Bahamas. • Brian were Doug Baker, Tim Anderson, Tim Anderson and Candy Walker x Smith and Valerie Flower '90 were Brian Berce, all '88, Mark Bolthouse were married June 10. Taylor friends in married May 27. TU participants were '86 and Toni (Thomas x'85) Swanson. the wedding were Doug Baker, Brian Joe Maniglia, Jim '83 & Priscilla Steve is a sales representative for Noxell Berce, Steve DeBuhr x and Natalie (Smith '85) Wynalda, Joe '89 & Lisa Corp. The couple's address is 8043 Pine Green '90. Tim works for Hewitt (Moritz '90) Miller, Dana Deacon '89, Island Court #B60, Crown Point, IN Associates in Deerfield, Illinois, and Jeff Jacobson '89, Jeff Kiger '89, Tom 46307. • Traci Stewart and David Candy is finishing her degree at Trinity Meeks '89, Dirk Rowley '89, Kristie Mason were married June 3. Partici- College. They live at 2077 Half Day Kuhnle '90 and Stephanie Novak '90. Road, Deerfield, IL 60015. • Judi Dr. Jay Kesler '58 performed the Gibbons received a master's degree in ceremony and Dr. Paul House read

August from the Tulane University scripture. Brian is associate pastor/ School of Social Work. She is now a youth director at First Baptist Church of clinical social worker at Gulf Oaks Portland, Indiana, and Valerie is in touch. Mississippi. Judi Stay Hospital in Biloxi, finishing her senior year at Taylor. The lives right on the beach at 133 DeBuys Smiths live at 601 North Charles Street, • Road, Apt. 225, Gulfport, MS 39507. Portland, IN 47371. • Greg Sweet Taylor University Philip Herman, a youth guidance married Lisa Hunteman on July 15. 1990 Alumni Directory director for North Area Youth for Dan James and John Nelson '89 were

Christ, was the subject of a recent news- Taylor participants. Greg is head of Keep track of friends and classmates. paper article on "Gangs in the Suburbs." marketing research for Summit Bank in Phil lives and works in a Prospect Fort Wayne. The couple's address is The Taylor University 1990 Alumni Heights (Chicago suburb) apartment 6408 Covington Road, C-205, Fort Directory is yours free with a gift of $15 complex which police identify as a Wayne, IN 46804. center of gang activity. • Jeff Hurd or more to the Taylor Fund. and Angie Gollmer were married This special edition includes: September 9. TU participants were 1989 Doug Gradin, Bob Karacson x, Andy Jennifer Alberson and Bradford Irvin Chen '89, Teresa (Gollmer '89) Veach were married May 21 in the Butz- directory listing of names, addresses '92. and Carla Gollmer Angie has Carruth Recital Hall at Taylor. TU of alumni completed her master's in speech com- participants were Jon & Karen (Clous- and phone numbers munications from Texas Tech Univer- ton) Kastelein, Allen '84 & Patricia expanded information section sity, and Jeff continues in the counsel- (Irvin '85) Sowers. The Irvins reside at introduction to the alumni hotline ing psychology PhD program at the 9465 Lovat Road, Fulton, MD 20759. • University of Utah. The couple resides Sue Carlile, Francie Horvath and service at 730 East 1200 South, Apt. 13, Salt Laura Kroesen '87 have been living special message from President Jay Lake City, UT 84102. • Leora Miller together in Madrid, Spain, and teaching x married Robert Troyer on August 6. English. Last November they celebrated Kesler Leora received her degree from Eastern "Taylor Homecoming" with a visit from Mennonite College and now teaches Richard Muthiah and Thor Thomsen, Reserve your copy today. 2nd grade. Robert, a Malone College both '89. • Karen Clouston and Jon graduate, is in construction work. They Kastelein were married September 2 in live at 12130 Jerome Avenue, Hartville, Yorkshire, New York. • Joe Miller pants from TU were Scott Miner, Mike OH 44632. • Carole Newing and Jeff and Lisa Moritz '90 were married July Belcher '90, Martha Mann '91 and Johnson were married October 28. TU 29. TU participants were Clyde Connie Moorman '91. David is participants were Cheryl Duncan and Parker, Jeff Jacobson, Brian '88 & employed at Merchants National Bank, Crystal Handy '89. Both Carole and Valerie (Flower '90) Smith, Pam and Traci at American Free Enterprise. Jeff work for Tyndale House Publishers, Scott, Kristie Kuhnle, Teresa Knecht, Their address is 9450 Benchview Drive Carole as an editor and Jeff as director all '90, Stephanie Summers x'91, #F, Indianapolis, IN 46240. • Todd of personnel. The Johnsons' address is Michelle Congleton '91, and Erika Yeager married Mardi Hahn on August 1350 North Oakmont Drive #204, Pflederer and Terry Moritz, both '92. 19. Taylor friends participating were • Glendale Heights, IL 60139. Mich- Joe is a counselor in the Taylor Finan- Troy Gongwer x, Rex Stump and elle Roberts took first place in a logo cial Aid office, and Lisa just completed Mark Unger. VISTA

mm- je^= Jessica Rousselow, professor of

li J i " Communcation Arts, has served Taylor since 1967.

ity of the war and the apparent determination of both sides to Trapped between a rock destroy the enemy or be de- stroyed themselves in the process. rebel army We talked about our faith. We and a recited scripture together. We Gary asked if it was O.K. to December 1, 1989 is a date held each other. We cried. which will most likely leave for about twenty minutes, By Monday evening, I felt I remain fixed in my con- and much to my relief we were simply had to do something scious memory for years to allowed to proceed. because I felt I was on the verge come. I had been visiting my Our destination was the home of hysteria. I decided to call friends Sharon and Gary of Jack and Pat McDowell, Taylor. If I was going to die on

Remmen in Manila. I was located in Urdanetta Village, a the other side of the globe I scheduled to return that day to walled housing area directly wanted to say good-bye to the

Singapore, but when I awoke I across the street from the people there. I reached Dale and learned that a coup had been Remmens' condominium. We Margaret Jackson and told them mounted against the Aquino gov- watched from the McDowells' what was happening and how ernment during the night. front windows as rebel soldiers terrified I was. During the next Throughout the day we heard the placed heavy artillery on the two hours two people from sounds of gunfire and bombs and rooftops of the Ritz Tower, the Taylor called me. Each call watched the billowing clouds of building we had just vacated, brought the assurance of support smoke in the distance. and several other adjacent and love, of concern and care,

I awoke the next morning to buildings. and the promise that all of Taylor the same booming sound of the Sometime between 10 and 11 would be praying for me. The guns. Contrary to reports on the p.m. that night the battle for isolation had been broken for government-run television Makati began in earnest and, for station, it was obvious that the the next forty-eight hours, raged aking the call to Upland government was not yet back in on with only minor periods of was probably the most

relative calm. Sharon and I control. M important action I took We were totally unprepared found our anxiety levels growing that evening because the next ten for the turn of events which the hourly as the days and nights hours were to be the most revolution took that afternoon. progressed. terrifying time of the entire six Around 3:30 p.m. Gary walked We talked about our fears. day ordeal. Around 11:30 p.m. out onto the front balcony, The village was located between the electric power was suddenly turned back to us and announced government forces and the cut. A few minutes later we that there were rebel soldiers rebels. Bullets, mortars and heard the drone of the govern- approaching the building from bombs cannot distinguish ment helicopters followed by a different directions. They were between innocent civilians and hail of rebel artillery. all armed with M-16 rifles and enemy soldiers; they do not We moved to the floor in the carried ammunition clips. The always find their target. Since interior hallway. The battle thought of being in a building the two armies were actually raged on through the night occupied by rebel soldiers was firing over our heads much of hours. It was as though we had far from comforting. the time, the possibility of being suddenly been dropped into the We cautiously made our way caught in the cross fire was very middle of a bizarre fourth of July down the stairs to the garage. In real. Another danger was fire. celebration where rockets and the process we encountered two We had seen the television clips firecrackers had run amok.

building guards who allowed us of burned homes at the edge of I was shaking uncontrollably

to proceed. As we drove out of Fort Aguinaldo. Most frighten- as Sharon and I held each other

the garage, a rebel stopped us. ing of all was the total irrational- in the pitch black hallway. I sat VISTA

there in the darkness forcing my ordinary living. We fill the are forced to acknowledge the mind to repeat over and over the moments with eating, sleeping, greatest of all human limitations Apostle's Creed, sections of working, and playing. We earn our own mortality. different psalms and other scrip- and spend money. We laugh and When we find ourselves in ture passages, the Lord's Prayer cry, love and hate, fight and crisis, our first response is often and verses of hymns. Finally, I make up. We are restless and to struggle against the experi- felt my mind grow calmer. unhappy or satisfied and content ence—to deny its reality. We about 5 a.m. the phone tell ourselves this can't be Atrang. It was Jack's em- happening—not here—not now. bassy contact telling us We lose touch with the What we are really saying, of that if we could we should leave miracle of human life and course, is "I didn't plan this Urdanetta immediately. This event and I won't give my con- the mystery of human call was followed by a flurry of sent." But when we don't wake faith. A crisis forces us activity. Many phone calls were up—when we have to recognize made as we tried to find out if back into relationship that this is not just a bad dream, the gate was open, and if it was, with this mystery. we may feel like beating the where were the government breast of God and demanding, barricades. Which streets, if Why me? What did I do to de- with our lives. any, would be relatively safe. serve this? Was I really so bad? If we are religious we attend Finally, even though we had Eventually, we move into to this aspect of living in much not been able to find out any another stage of awareness. We the same way. We go to church solid information, we decided to stop asking "Why me?" and or we don't. We are bored if we try to get out. We loaded six begin instead, "Why not me?" are not sufficiently stimulated adults, a dog and a cat into At this point we begin to under- and entertained. We may pray at McDowells' car and made a stand anew the extent to which certain appointed times in break for the gate we thought we are a part of all human expe- particular ways and in special was most likely to be open. It rience. We acknowledge that places. If we are really pious, was. We had to drive through there is a sense in which we are we may read the Bible or other the "war zone," and we knew not special and therefore not religious books or listen to that our moving car—the only immune to this experience. religious music. However, for one in sight—would be an easy Somebody has to be here. many of us the sheer weight of and prime target. Finally, we Somebody has to go through this dailiness of life dulls our reached the government barri- this, therefore why not me? sense, and we find that we lose cade. In a few more minutes we we are people of faith, we touch with the miracle of human were safely outside the war Iffind ourselves moving to yet a life and the mystery of human zone and out of immediate third level of awareness. faith. danger. We come to understand that A crisis forces us back into I know that my experience is whatever happens it will be all relationship with this mystery. not all that unique. Crisis expe- right. We acknowledge that we Often our sense of power and riences are the lot of every- are not alone. We are a part of control is severely challenged in woman and everyman. Living the great cloud of witnesses to crises. We are forced to ac- through a crisis has the effect of the faithfulness of God. Our knowledge that there is nothing forcing us to confront the reality lives are tied into the community we can do to change things. of our own humanness in an of faith, and they are hidden Reality is being shaped and intense and inescapable fashion. with Christ in God. We exalt controlled by other people or Many, if not most of us, go with Paul of old that "there is other forces which are not within through the days of our lives nothing in all creation that can our sphere of influence. We are caught up in a multitude of separate us from the love of God not masters of all we survey. We responsibilities and activities of in Christ Jesus our Lord."—JR VISTA

Jane Huntzinger '90, Summit- ville, Indiana, is a senior English Education major and student assistant editor of TAYLOR.

delirium has passed, I am certain Trial by term paper that my worrying was futile. However, I know that if assigned night loomed before me remain on my desk, collecting The another essay tomorrow, I would like a second helping of my dust and intimidating me with again experience the same stress. aunt's meat loaf at a family their intellectual titles. Each Like all minor problems, the dinner. "Why do I do this to time I see them I suppress the more I focus on it, the worse it myself?", I wondered. Of urge to panic. seems. The paper begins to rep- course, I have wondered this the My symptoms intensify the resent more than just an ordinary night before every paper I have week before the composition is assignment to me. I give it the ever written was due. I watched due. Suddenly, for no apparent power to change the course of the few words that I had typed reason, my schedule becomes my entire life. I predict that I

on my P.C. join hands and begin extremely hectic. I remember will get an "F" on anything I to dance wildly about the screen write, which will, in turn, lower and then blinked tightly to try to my grade in the class and It's 2:40 in the morning; refocus my tired eyes. I looked eventually even lower my GPA.

at my digital clock. Its angry red everything blurs together, Ultimately, I will never be able glare flashed 2:40 a.m. and I've only just finished to get a job because prospective From past experience, I knew employers will look at my my introduction. that my stomach would begin to transcript, see the unsightly hurt around 4 a.m. (a direct mark, and swoon. result of all the caffeine-riddled that I have not balanced my College life seems to be filled Diet Coke I had been drinking to checkbook in at least a week; I with temporary traumas like this

stay awake). "My second wind realize that I really should spend one. Not all of them involve as-

should hit any moment now," I time with my roommates (after signments. I remember the consoled myself and sighed. all, what is more important, homesickness my roommate ex- Actually, I did know why I grades or people?). In fact, perienced her freshman year and was staying up all night writing around this time, it always struggles my friends have had a paper that could have been occurs to me that I really should deciding which family values finished days earlier. As a senior change my sheets. they should keep and which they

English major, I have had plenty My symptoms culminate should reject in the face of new of time—and papers—to analyze approximately three days before and challenging ideas.

my actions. Although I am sure the dreaded due date; I begin to Even today, I am aware of the there is some type of clinical rationalize. I take out the class multitude of unanswered

term for my compulsive desire syllabus and mumble soothing questions that I and my to torture myself over essays words to myself: "Ten pages fellow classmates face: "Where

assigned by well-meaning isn't that long. ...It's only 50% of will I find a job? Who will I professors, I explain my behav- my final grade (gulp). ...I have marry? Where does the Lord ior as an acute fear of failure. until 5 P.M. on Friday...." Then I want me?" The symptoms of this affliction plunge in, feverishly taking Just as we look back at our are easy to recognize. notes from the now overdue freshman year and laugh at our I start preparing for the fated books sitting on my desk. insecurities or smile at the essay with good intentions. I go When I come to, I am always needless worry one short paper to the library several weeks in the same situation: it's 2:40 in can cause, I'm equally sure that ahead of time and check out at the morning; everything blurs in ten years, each one of us will least 10 books—the more books together because my eyes are sigh over a steaming mug of the better the paper, is my phi- tired, and I've only just finished coffee and chuckle, "Wasn't life losophy. Then, I ambitiously my introduction. simple then? How did everything carry them home where they Once my paper-writing become so complicated?"—JH Planning your financial future ?

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