George Fox University - L'Ami Yearbook (Newberg, OR)

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1. Snow cones sure taste good! Right, Diane Fields? 2. Taking a rest and enjoying the park at- mosphere seems to be good enough for some of the George Fox students. 3. With friends like Lynn Killinger. Bonnie Johnson doesn ' t need enemies! 4. The 1979 May Day court includes: Denise Roberts, Marc Graff, Deborah Greenidge, Rod Williamson, Debbie Egger, Kevin McBride, Janet Foster, Dick Hampton and LeAnn Nash. 5. The freshman class takes pride in their Maypole while having fun at the same time. 6. Smiling from under their archway of flowers is Queen Debbie Egger and King Kevin McBride. 7. The cotton candy business seems to be getting in Juli Phillips ' hair. 26 May Day

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Missions, Deeper Life meetings stress surrender to God ' s will The cross, the hub of Christianity, is the crisis point of human history. This profound statement made by William Pannell was only one of the many which had a significant impact on me as I attended several of the Deeper Life Conference meetings. Dr. Pannell, an assistant professor of evangelism at Fuller Seminary, stressed the importance of the cross in our lives. He said the cross allows each Christian, you and I, to have integrity inside, strip- ping us naked and relieving us of the need to put on masks before God. Only through the cross is man enabled to see his condition, and it is through the cross that reconciliation between God and man, as well as man and man, occurs. The Deeper Life Conference made it clear that this reconciliation can only take place through Christian growth and a willingness to be molded and shaped by God ' s hand. The importance of being open to God ' s will was also the theme of the Missions Conference, as emphasized in the biblical text for the conference, II Timothy 4:6: For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. Bud Schaefer, a former pro-basketball player, spoke to all of us in chapel con- cerning the importance of our commit- ment to fulfilling the Great Commission of going out and preaching the gospel, teaching people about God, whether at home or in a foreign land. These two separate conferences, the Missions Conference and the Deeper Life Conference, both made me realize the importance of being ready to accept whatever God has in store for me and being open to His word so that growth can occur in my life. Missions Conference-Deeper Life 25

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May Day combines new ideas with old traditions What do you do when rain spoils your plans? Activities Directors Ken Beebe and Jim LeShana knew what to do when May Day dawned cloudy. They made their own out-of-doors and introduced some of their own new ideas. Saturday in the Park was this year ' s theme. The day started off at a buffet breakfast, with ragtime music provided by Brad Rickey. From there it progress- ed to Miller Gymnasium, which Ken and Jim had decorated with trees and picnic tables to give it the park effect. Queen Debbi Egger, escorted by King Kevin McBride, was crowned by last year ' s queen Debbie Seibert. Then we all watched members of the freshman class wind their way around the Maypole. I especially enjoyed the new activities and booths that were added this year. A new stage show, such as Inter-Mission, a barbershop quartet, or a Dixieland band, performed every 45 minutes. The Old-Fashioned Picture Booth was great fun, dressing up in old clothes and pos- ing for Tim Mecham ' s camera. Chuck Hernandez and Deena Owens even drew caricatures, while silent movies were shown upstairs. The pie-throwing booth was a nice surprise too, but I liked the booth that featured clown-face painting best. A disappointment to many was the lack of a faculty-student Softball game due to the rain, but Ken and Jim set up a net in the gym and we all played volleyball instead. So, although it was rainy outside, my spirits weren ' t dampened, thanks to Ken ' s and Jim ' s ingenuity. May Day 27