Fort Wayne Bible College - Vine / Light Tower Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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port Bow SUMMER MISSIO S During the summer of '72, SlVlF sup- ed twelve missionaries--Doris sher in Alaska, Kathy Chamberlin in India, John Charles in Brazil, Bev Confer inB ritish Columbia, Doug Eckert in .-,,-.-4-rw. .X-HV' . ,,. British Columbia, Lauri Gervasi in Maine, Bob Kirby in Indonesia, Bruce Masopust in Indonesia, Linda Perry in Haiti, Wendi Schwartz in Thailand, Jeff Wenger in Ecuador, and Bonnie Draper in Haiti. Ont hese two pages, Doris and Bob share their experiences with us. Ar L. , nl. fs. lb -. 834' rn' P uf ' 1- ,J Ap., 1 ,. .,.., .- X Up to Alaska .ff f -,,.,asl'f I we ,. C -ff.-ll is-,, 'ypfi of-I Doris Bowsher, a Christian Educa- tion major, worked as a secretary for a radio station in Glennallen, Alaska. Doris also had a tremendous opportun- ity to share the message of Christ to people in Alaska as she would visit the camp grounds around Lake Louise and then have a Bible study in her cabin every Sunday morning. When asked why she chose Alaska, Doris replied that she simply had been interested in summer missions and the Lord had directed and provided! Before her summer ministry in Alaska, Doris felt that she had placed mission- aries on a pedestal and that they were super human or super spiritual and that they had no problems whatsoever. Upon her return home she said, I learned that missionaries are human beings and they do have problems which work out because there is a oneness in Christ! ...-

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n to Victory! Explodlng onto the basketball court, jaw set and fists clenched, bounds Bob Kirby. A man for all seasons Cand a starter for the last three of themj Kirb is the center of action. Bob rhythmically beats time on the boards for the Nlorley Tabernacle Choir, better known as the F,W.B.C, Fighting Falcons. And the time they beat is inevitably the opposing teams! Described by his teammates as awesome coming down the court, Bob is the personification of intense living. When asked just what gives him this intensity for living, Bob replied, Down in the pit of me is a deep motivation to do God's will, and knowing you repre- sent Christ, you can't give up. This summer with Venture for Victory, Bob and other outstanding Christian athletes were afforded the opportunity of touring the Orient and presenting Christ through the media of basketball. The team traveled in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, l-long Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia. Bob's most trying time emotionally was when he experienced the cultural shock going from Japan to Korea. Though the team received their warm- est welcome in Korea, the customs and language there coupled with the regi- mented playing style of the Korean team threw Bob a bit. He recovered only to have his own beliefs questioned by the rampant conformity to Buddhism in Taiwan. Cl-le wondered if possibly they didn't have something, too.D l-lis doubts quickly left him when he had the greatest thrill of his trip--meeting Madame Chiang Kai-shek at the women's prayer meeting in Taiwan. Throughout the tour, Venture for Victory's Christ-like attltude and testimony on the court, coupled with a flexible presentation, saw 3,500 deci- sions for Jesus Christ and 50,000 more signing up for the V.V, Bible course. The concept of evangelism they used was to make yourself available to God. Bob Kirby is making himself avail- able to God. You can see his Christ- like intensity for living on the court as captain of the Falcons as well as off the court as the SMF president. WP' ., . ,wt ..,.. ..,,,., T'