Canadian Mennonite Bible College - Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Office Duti es “All for Jesus, all for Jesus - All my days and all my hours. The words of this song run through my mind between typing letters, duplicating reports, balancing books and the many other duties that take up a day in the College office. People might ask, “How can you serve God in the office?” Countless opportunities arise for a smile, a cheerful greeting or a word for our Lord when the mailman, grocery boy or express agent come to collect at the desk. To some people balancing books might appear to be dull and uninteresting. However, the figures shown in our ledgers and statement are helping to build God’s Kingdom, and this makes bookkeeping of vital importance. Often it is discouraging to notice that our bank balance is not large enough to meet the bills and pay the salaries at the end of the month. But oh, the joy of answered prayer when suddenly the needed funds arrive! Correspondence takes on a new fascination when writing to pros¬ pective students. I find myself pondering over their appearance, per¬ sonality, or the homes from which they come. Many events occur in one day to make life interesting. Alice has a headache and asks for an aspirin; Martin cuts his finger and comes in for a bandage; someone else has a problem and wants advice; another has received a low mark in the last Theology examination and needs encouragement. Suddenly an instructor walks in and there is a letter to be typed or some information to be located. The phone rings and usually the call is for another instructor who might be found anywhere from the teachers’ office in the basement to the library on second floor. To me, work in the College office is not just another “job.” The Lord has led me here, and with the Psalmist I can say, The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” ANITA EPP Registrar and Dean of Women r THE FACULTY XV

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