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They EDITOR met during their student years at Freed- Hardeman College in Henderson, Jerry Rushford Tennessee, and were married on March 15, 1957. Following Lynn's graduation from ASSOCIATE EDITORS Harding College in 1959, they served as Bill Henegar missionaries in British Columbia, Canada Lauren Waldvogel from 1960 to 1971. In the midst of these years, Lynn earned an M.A. from Harding CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS Graduate School of Religion in 1965. Garth Black, Bakersfield, CA For 19 significant years (1971-1990) Alton Howard Larry Cain, Yuba City, CA the Andersons ministered with the Alton Howard was born March 28, Kelly Carter, Victoria, BC Highland Church of Christ in Abilene, 1925 on a 60-acre farm in Rocky Branch, Kelly Deatherage, Portland, OR Texas. During these years Lynn was Louisiana. Following graduation from high Walt Fennel, Sacramento, CA Adjunct Professor of Ministry at Abilene school, he was drafted into the United Milton Jones, Seattle, WA Christian University, and he completed a States Air Force in 1943 and stationed in Emily Lemley, Agoura, CA doctorate in ministry at ACU in 1990. The France. He flew twelve missions on a B-26 Billie Silvey, Los Angeles, CA Andersons served in ministry with the Bomber as radio operator and aerial Mel Weldon, Longview, WA Preston Road Church of Christ in Dallas gunner. He married Jean Meador in 1949. from 1990 to 1996, and then began a new They have been blessed with three Edwin White, Phoenix, AZ chapter in their lives with the children, eight grandchildren and two Bud Worsham, Long Beach, CA establishment of Hope Network Ministries great-grandchildren. In 1960, in John York, Roseburg, OR in 1996. This is a ministry dedicated to partnership with one of his brothers, he coaching, mentoring, and equipping founded the Mid-South Development DESIGN & PRODUCTION spiritual leaders for the twenty-first century. Company, a shopping center and real Lauren Waldvogel Lynn has authored nine books estate development company. He including The;y Smell Like Sheep, The continues to serve as Chairman of the Shepherd's Song, Navigating the Winds of Board. In 1970, he founded the Howard COVER PHOTO Change, Heaven Came Down, Freshness for Publishing Company, and he has served as M. Norvel Young, who served as the Far Journey and If I Really Believe, Why Chairman of the Board of this growing and Pepperdine's third president (1957- Do I Have These Doubts? He is a influential company for the past 28 years. 1971), first chancellor (1971-1985), contributing editor to Wineskins Magazine He is the author of Mone} Grows on Trees, and chancellor emeritus (1985-1998), and has published articles in many other a popular book on Biblical money passed away in his home on campus on periodicals including Leadership, 21st management and debt reduction, and his February 17 of this year at the age of 82. Century Christian, Christian Chronicle, most recent book, Foundations of Faith, is a A memorial service in his honor was Image Magazine, Power for Today, study guide to the Bible. held in Firestone Fieldhouse on Restoration Quarterly, and [Jpreach Alton Howard has enjoyed a long February 20. Magazine. history in the gospel music industry. He Lynn and Carolyn live in Dallas, —Continued on page 22 PCN 2 CAMPUS MINISTRY Pepperdine Graduates Plant Campus Ministry in San Diego by Lauren Waldvogel he church prayed, the "planters" prayed, more, the Boston Movement was so well harder for the Churches of Christ to get Tso God brought the two together and a entrenched in San Diego that it made it anywhere in the community. After much campus ministry grew. prayer, I felt the Lord The two leading me to San "planters" are Diego to help in this Pepperdine Students area." end their Seaver College devotional Jones was also ('96) graduates meeting uncertain as to where to on a note Tim Jang and %-^B Ooff jjoyoy.. spend his immediate Jon Jones. Jones J post-college years. So graduated from • • I he also prayed and felt Seaver College that the Lord led him to with a degree in join Tim as both his business admin- roommate and co- istration and ministry leader. psychology and "It was sheer works full-time providence that we for Pacific Mort- both ended up at gage Network in Canyon View. When Carlsbad, California, we got here, we found while Jang is in his out within a few second year of a pilot months that there had program at the been members in our medical school of the church praying for University of Calif- people like us to come ornia at San Diego. and we showed up," Tim and Jon both The Canyon Jang said. "Jon and feel as if prayer led View 1 prayed for Moscow them to the Canyon Let's Start a church that View Church. Talking would be receptive team, "When 1 was (1 to r) Niki and that turned out looking for medical Ross, Roger to be the Canyon Full, Jon schools—I had a full Jones, Erin View Church." scholarship to the Hills, and Within the first Melissa month of work, money University of Con- McCabe. necticut and offers to was generously given go to UCLA, Ro- from an already alloted chester, and NYU. church budget as well Through that process, as church members' I looked at a lot of own pockets for the churches," Jang said. The fledgling ministry. Canyon "The Lord made it View "The elders, dea- very clear to me that Campus cons, and many of the Ministry San Diego did not group families have donated have any college or gathers at money and time and a home for have had us in their single member groups fellowship amongst its Churches and singing. homes. They have also of Christ. Further- — Continued on page 4 PCN3 NEWS Associated Women for Pepperdine Endowment Nears $1 Million by Claudia Songster, AWP President ecently, our pulpit minister was taken education have one gift fair, one garage Rill on a Sunday morning necessitating sale, one dinner, one pie, one fundraising a quick substitute from among our very event at a time, working tirelessly to raise knowledgeable and talented Elder group. scholarship funds for Church of Christ John Wilson spoke simply but eloquently students who come to Pepperdine. about the "grace of giving." As I reflected Past presidents of AWP were surveyed on his words taken from II Corinthians 8:7, recently about their tenure as president and I could not help but think about the "grace asked, "In your own words, what do AWP of giving" exemplified by the members of scholarships mean to Church of Christ the Associated Women of Pepperdine. students?" The responses of these godly Forty years ago, several visionary women women greatly moved me—one response is led by Helen Young, captured the essence summative: of the "grace of giving" reflected in 1 felt a desire and Pepperdine University's motto— "Freely responsibility to help furnish to you have received, freely give" and started young people one of the greatest the Associated Women for Pepperdine opportunities in life—an ASSOCIATED WOMEN FOR PEPPERDINE University (AWP). Over the past 40 years, education in a Christian environ- women committed to Christian higher —Continued on page 17 Pepperdine University An Evening of Praise— honored Hal and Grace Hougey, a beloved Christian On March 29, churches in the Los couple in the San Francisco Angeles area assembled at the Bay Area, with a Distinguished Christian Woodland Hills Church of Christ for Service Award in January. The an evening of praise, worship, and surprise presentation took place during an area'wide fellowship. Brothers and sisters from church gathering at the the Conejo, Garden Grove, Pleasanton Church of Christ. In the photo, the Hougeys are Imperial, Malibu, Simi Valley, surrounded by some of their Vaughn Street, and Woodland Hills children and grandchildren on congregations attended. During the that special evening. The Hougeys are members of the evening, singing groups performed, Church of Christ in Walnut representatives from the churches Creek, where Hal has served as an elder for many years. For outlined their congregational more than 31 years they activities, and participants sang operated a Christian bookstore in Concord, California. together as one body. Pepperdine Grads Help Plant CampUS Ministry in San Diego —Continued from page 3 attended many of the events, have served as fessionals to the group. "It's been a great spend time with helps hold you accountable mentors, made donations of furniture and testimony to the unity of Christ spoken of in to your decisions and direction in life." books, given us unlimited use of the church the Book of John," Jang said. McCabe said ever since Jones and Jang building, and are helping us to develop a Melissa McCabe, a senior chemistry came to Canyon View to spearhead the college and singles activities center and major at UCSD, helps head up the Campus group fellowship effort, the age group has lounge," Jang said.