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Scholars Crossing 2001 -- 2002 Liberty University School Newspaper Spring 2-19-2002 02-19-02 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 19, Issue 15) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_01_02 Recommended Citation "02-19-02 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 19, Issue 15)" (2002). 2001 -- 2002. 16. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_01_02/16 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 2001 -- 2002 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • EMS • D-DAY: • N0.1: SKHnNG: Fnd out the The Lady This semes reason the Flames TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY ter's coffee National secured Mostly sunny. Partly cloudy. Partly cloudy. house had a D-Day first place High 59, Low 39. pa High 55, Low 29. High 46, Low 23. little some Memorial Is in the Big 11 thing for In Bedford. South. See WEDNESDAY FRIDAY SUNDAY everyone. See See page 6. page 10. Light rain. Partly cloudy. Mostly sunny. page 3. H High 59, Low 35. High 37, Low 22. High 51, Low 31. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY • LYNCHBURG, VA • VOL. 19 NO. 15 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2002 LU hosts missions Future looks dim for missionaries conference Compiled from By Chris Sheppard,.news editor the seventh annual Journalism confer challenged students to write about and various news agencies ence sponsored by the Association of pray for Martin and Gracia. By Chris Sheppard, news editor Federal government By the time this edition of The Cham Christian Collegiate Media (ACCM). "Please take their story and carry it pion comes out, it will have been 269 Mercer and Dayna Curry were prison the way you carried our story. We're here College campuses have been the takes over airport days since they last knew freedom. Two ers in an Afghanistan prison for 105 days because people knew we were in breeding ground for many movements. hundred and sixty-nine days Afghanistan," Mercer said. She Whether It is a political demonstration or since they last saw their children. also challenged students to a revival, college students are usually in security Two hundred and sixty-nine days »- - start prayer vigils until Martin the thick of things. The Center for World The newly created Transporta since they last ate a healthy and Gracia are released. Missions hopes that LU students' passion tion Security Administration took meal. Two hundred and sixty- Some of the ASG hostages for missions wiU be ignited during the over the airlines' responsibility for nine days since they did not have have been released; others have World Impact Missions Conference that airport security on Sunday, Feb. to wonder if today would be the been killed, including Sobero. starts on Sunday, Feb. 24. M ' ? „ - S > • . <-"- 17. Congress ordered the switch day their captors would make Martin, Gracia and Deborah Jim Bowers wfll be the keynote *** good on their promises to kill Yap, a Filiplna nurse, have speaker. Bowers because of the September terror • jf •Jr^^K ist attacks. them. ' «&• ™> remained as ASG hostages and and his wife Roni , J Officials hope the gradual tran The Philippines have been • 1^^^ ^li>B""' '" unheard from since November served in Peru sition will be barety noticed as the Martin and Gracia Burnham's 2001. with the Associa federal government's Transporta home since 1986. The land that "[Wei are very weary, but tion of Baptists tion Security Administration is now their prison was also the God has protected our health for World Evange- sends coordinators to oversee birthplace of Martin and Gracia's and [we] have not suffered. Usm (ABWE). The protection of passengers at some three children—Jeff, 14; Mindy. •***:' »•A major sickness or injury," Mar- Bowers minis 430 commercial airports in the 12;andZach, 11. PHOTOPBOVIDED tm said to a letter that was wrlt- tered to churches I country. Martin Is a pilot with New PRISONERS OF WAR- •TMs Video Clip Shows the Suffering ten m November along the Amazon | Tribes Mission (NTM). Martin's the Burnhams are enduring in the Philippines. Avideo clip of Martin and River for five parents were also missionaries to the Gracia was also filmed in November, but years. BOWERS U.S. troops begin Philippines. Gracia serves with NTM's both the video and the letter were only Last spring the Bowers aviation program. released to the public. The decline in the and their two children were flying when Philippine mission The day Martin and Gracia were kid couple's health was apparent; their the smaU plane they were in was mis napped they were not engaging in some source of food has consisted mainly of taken by the Peruvian Air Force as a SpeeiBFForecs troops arrived risky endeavor to spread the Gospel; bananas and cassavas, a potato-like root drug-smuggling plane. The Bovvers plane on a Southern Philippine island Martin and Gracia were celebrating their vegetable. was shot down. Roni and their baby girl, on Sunday, Feb. 17 to train sol 18th wedding anniversary. In the clip Martin expressed concern Charity, died as a result. diers battling Muslim extremists. ItwasaSunday. May27,2001 tobe for the couple's three children who were The conference will begin in the A new front in the U.S. war exact Martin and Gracia were spending sent to the States after their parent's kid Schilling Center at 7 p.m. on Sunday Feb. against terrorism now opens with one night at the Dos Palmas Resort when napping. 24. Bowers will be speaking and sharing this training mission, and it marks rebels from the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) Despite everything Martin and Gra his testimony. Bowers will also be speak the largest American deployment kidnapped several guests, including fel cia remain true to their calling. ing In convocation on Monday and in the campaign, after low American Guiltermo Sobero. Released hostages have said that Mar Wednesday mornings. The theme of the Afghanistan. According to the United States govern PHOTO PROVE)- tin and Gracia's faith is still evident conference, picked by Bowers, is "Lord The 30 U.S. Special Forces who ment, the ASG is connected to the Al- HAPPIER TIMES-This pic and encouraging. send me anywhere, just go with me." landed at the Tabiawan array base Qalda terrorist group. The ASG took the ture of Martin and Gracia Burnham The U.S. military has sent several "We're Just trusting God to do a great were to go to other Philippine mili hostages to Basilan Island in the south was taken before their kidnapping. hundred troops to the Philippines to work and maybe start something [In] the tary camps where the government ern Philippines, a known ASG strong help train and supply the Philippine world [that people] will one day say 'It all has been tracking guerrillas. hold. until their rescue by the U.S. military. military. started at World Impact Missions Confer "They've [the Burnham's] been hiked When Mercer and Curry were prison For more Information on Martin and ence'," John Balmer, director of the Cen around the Jungle, (they're) sleeping out ers, their story headlined all the big net Gracia visit the NTM Web site at ter for World Missions, said. Bush visits Japan, side and they're pretty much starving to works. Martin and Gracia have not www.nun.org/conhect/burnham/ Fifty mission agencies and over 90 ' death right now," Heather Mercer said at received such media attention. Mercer index.shtml. missionaries will be on campus during China and South the conference. The missionaries wfll have tables set up In DeMoss Hall. They Korea for six days will also be speaking in classes. On Monday, Feb. 25 In DH 1113/1114 President George W. Bush Changes made to summer sessions at 7 p.m. there wfll be a panel discussion. arrived In Tokyo, Japan on Sun By Laurie Williams, reporter students the opportunity to accelerate grams Kenny Rowlette said. A total of six different panels will be held, day, Feb, 17tpbegtna three- progress through their academic pro The administration wants students with each panel being discussed twice, nation East Asian trip. The focus Liberty University will begin a new grams at a tuition rate that should stim to see LU as "the total package;" a place once at 7:20 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m. will be on Japan's struggling econ program this year that allows students ulate considerable interest," Vice Presi where students can get an entirely The topics discussed will be: How to get omy, North Korea's weapons pro the opportunity to graduate earlier. dent of Academics Dr. Boyd Rlst said. Christian education at an affordable Involved in missions, Challenges to com grams and U.S.-Sino relations. This summer, LU will offer a four-week The cost is $200 per hour for all cost. municating/reaching people cross cul initially, the six-day trip to summer session. The objective is to undergraduate classes, plus additional "The summer session will provide turally, Women/families In missions, Japan, South Korea and China revive the current program of mostly costs for food and housing. The cost of opportunities for students who prefer to Cross cultural church planting, Short was planned for October but was lntenslves. tuition is $100 less than If students reduce the time to graduation, for stu term missions and Ministry to Muslims. postponed after the Sept. 11 A major problem with the existing took the same class during the aca dents who want additional courses and On Wednesday during convocation a attacks.