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Scholars Crossing 1992 -- 1993 Liberty University School Newspaper 9-9-1992 09-09-92 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 10, Issue 2) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_92_93 Recommended Citation "09-09-92 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 10, Issue 2)" (1992). 1992 -- 1993. 2. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_92_93/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Liberty University School Newspaper at Scholars Crossing. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1992 -- 1993 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. News: Election 1992- Mainstream: MBA The college student's opens doors to careers guide to voting 4 See Page 5 See Page 4 Opinion: Christian metal controversy"5* Then See Page 6 Feature: Liberty Sports: Pro Grandpa's personal football guide to Nonprofit org. testimony and more the season U.S. Postage Paid See Page 8 See Page 13 Lynchburg, Va. Champion Permit No. 136 Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. Wednesday, September 9,1992 Vol. 10, No. 2 President helps raise funds for center By REBEKAH HURST it. The winning ticket will be picked place on Sept. 16, and the winner will career center to buy books and other men who are unsure of their major," Champion Reporter "raffle" style. be announced during chapel. exploratory materials that will aid in Seibert explained. LU President A. Pierre Guillermin The idea came from the May 1992 The student whose name is drawn job research and career finding for "We also provide information to has agreed to help the Liberty Univer issue of Currents magazine which will set up a convenient day to switch LU students. ready students for job search, help sity Career Center raise money by featured a successful example of the places with Guillermin. The center offers a number of with resumes, interviews and em participating in a "president-for-a- contest at Iowa State University The winner will participate in what guides to help students decide what ployer directories," she continued. day" contest. All proceeds will go that was used to raise $250 for would take place during an "average" area of interest they might want to The Career Center is also in the toward research development at the the homeless. day for Guillermin while the presi pursue. process of collecting statistics from career center. "We hope that this goes over well dent attends the student's regularly It also provides senior and fresh 1991-92 alumni in order to find out The contest allows one member of enough, so that we can do it every scheduled classes. men students with information re how many graduates are actually the student body to "switch" places year," Shelley Seibert, career center Following the switch, Guillermin garding internships, fellowship op employed in their field of interest. with President Guillermin for half a secretary, said. and the student will go out to eat using portunities and summer job programs. "We want to find out which stu day. The tickets will go on sale Sept 8 some of the profits raised during "We offer career assessment, up- dents have jobs and find out how we A. Pierre Guillermin The contest permits students to for $1 each at the career center in the contest. perclassmen materials for career op can continue to help LU grads," Seib LU president purchase a ticket with their name on DeMoss 164. The drawing will take The remaining funds will go to the tions, and information to underclass ert said. LU professor reunited with daughter in Korea By CHRISTY WHIDDON Originally, Kim' s son was to be his thing in life." Champion Reporter travelling companion in order to pro "There was no hesitation on her A Liberty University professor in vide physical and spiritual support, part, and that night she enthusiasti the School of Religion was reunited but due to government opposition cally accepted Christ as her Lord and with his daughter this summer after a Kim's son was unable to accompany Savior," Kim said.. separation of 44 years. him. In addition to being allowed the Dr. C. Daniel Kim, professor of Because of this setback, the begin special opportunity to witness to his church history & missions, ended his ning of Kim's journey to North Korea daughter, Kim also managed to enter one-year search was delayed until the country without being checked by when he traveled to July 10,1992. He the communist officials. a small rural town arrived in Beijing "Due to God' s grace I got to distrib near Shin-euiju in on July 14th but ute the 10 Bibles which were in my North Korea whore was detained for luggnge," Kiiu said. his daughter, grand 10 days waiting "The guide had warned us all that children and other for a visa to enter we should empty our baggage of any relatives live. communist North merchandise made in South Korea so Kim's search for Korea. He was that we would not get in trouble, but I his daughter, Won finally allowed did not want to take out my Bibles, so Ok, began in April passage into the I just said 'Lord, I'll forget about 1991, when a country, trav this.' My bags were some of the few friend, Rev. Huh of elling by plane to that were not checked," he continued. Los Angeles, told P'yongyang and Dr. Kim returned "very satisfied" Kim of an old man by train and auto with his visit to North Korea, but has he had met during a mobile to his a strong desire to return some time in trip to North Korea daughter's home the future. who asked if he • ... file photo in the Diamond "The one thing we can do right knewaDanielKim ^. C. Daniel Kim Mountains. now," he said, "is pray for reunifica in the United Professor of Religion Because of the tion of North and South Korea so that States. delay in Beijing, Kim's planned 14 the people can once more hear the Huh's daughters, who live in Ko day visit with his relatives was cut to wonderful message of Christ." rea, played a key role in the search and four days. "Also pray for the Koreans every through correspondence Kim was Kim was accompanied by two gov where who are preparing for the day eventually able to find Won Ok and ernment officials who watched him when North Korea will once more be break the years of silence by mail cor closely the entire time he was in North open to Christianity," Kim said. "The people of North Korea are very hun respondence. Korea. pholo by Url tucMr Fortunately, Kim was given one gry physically, but even more they After months of communication Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell, several hundred faculty and staff mem Kim began making plans to visit Won opportunity in the middle of the night are really hungry spiritually. Pray for Ok, but political red tape forced him to speak privately to his daughter. the thousands of saints who are living bers and the LU student body participated in the annual Convocation services Wednes to make adjustments to his travel During that time he was able to share oppressed in North Korea. Pray that day, Sept. 2,1992, in the Vines Center, plans. with Won Ok "the most important there will be a revival." University students reach the world, Orient for Christ By CYNTHIA L STROUD people in two and a half weeks. spreading in China at an average of that we brought the Bibles intoChina," are crammed with pews that are Lamb to register under the Chinese "More than 6,000 people were 10,000 people a day." Brewer said. packed with people," Cyndi Stroud, a church, thereby preventing him from Champion Reporter preaching the gospel. Summer excursions led 86 Liberty saved this summer because of this Those who went to the Orient, vis On May 16,1992 the Chinese gov summer Light missionary, said. If Lamb would agree to register, he University students and staff mem summer's campaigns," Scott Holfert, ited a house church in China, pas- ernment began persecuting Christian Lamb, who speaks from the third would not be able to say that Christ bers into the mission field, taking the a Light office worker, said. tored by Samuel Lamb, who has been believers by burning millions of floor using microphones that are died for us and gospel to China, Brazil and El Sal The groups were also responsible persecuted for his Christian beliefs. Bibles. Chinese followers of Christ donated by some ^^^^^^^^ vador. for smuggling more than4,000 Bibles Before going to Lamb's church, were forced to kneel before the burn of the wealthy wants to give us The gospel message, proclaimed into communist China. Brewer "briefed" the LU missionar ing flames, some knelt so close to the visitors, ad "Revival is spreading eternal life with through teams such as Light, the "Each Bible touches anywhere from ies, in order to prepare them for the fire that their flesh was scorched, dressed the in China at an Him because the Sounds of Liberty and YouthQuest 100 to 300 lives," Vernon Brewer, spiritual atmosphere. killing them. people on the average of 10,000 government used special music, drama and pup former director of Light ministries "The Cultural Revolution took Lamb was one of these Christians second floor with wants "self-con pets to minister to more than 50,000 and trip director, said. "Revival is place exactly 26 years ago to the day who were persecuted during this time, aspcakersystem.