Multnomah University - Ambassador Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Rochelle Manley. Kzlren Georgioff and Scott QA before a rrmcert on tour. M B ll hen leaving ll church parking Io! in Hayward, Cali- fornia. the tail end of the bandlv bus got sturk on the curb. The hand hui :taps for help helweerz Ashland, Oregon Paul Peabody and Paclfinz, California. 4-A ff? aiu-.E IU GJ D. J EU O. called 'Amazing Grace'. They sang it at the funeral. You'll probably think I'm ex- aggerrating, but that was the best I heard them sing all week, and they weren't too shabby to begin with. Band: I know what you mean. No . . . I'm sure you're not exaggerating. My group didn't get the news until the last night, and even though they were ex- hausted, all of them were sure that was the best performance they had given. It makes sense, too. I listened in on their time of prayer. They were asking God to help them think of Him the whole time and to help them do their very best-for Daynef' Chorale: Would you guys do it over again if they asked you to drive next year? Choir: Sure. I had more of a vacation than the kids did! Which reminds me of something else I couldn't figure out. Even though the kids had a good time, how does the school manage to get so many of them to give up their only spring break? Chorale: Didn't they tell you? I heard them talking about some sort of a strict demerit system. I think that they get . . . what was it? Oh yeah- minutes if they don't go. Band: No-that's not why. The kids aren't required to go, it's important to them for another reason. Choir: What's that? Band: Didn't you listen to their program? Choir: Yeah, but a person can take only so much of that bicentennial- Band: That wasn't their main point. I know your program was differeht than ours, but I'll bet you anything I know one part that was the same. Each of the groups were

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gal, put on a band dress and tennis shoes. Then the two of them paraded into a 7-11 store in Coos Bay! Choir: Sounds like you had a quite a few hams in the group. Band: Uh huh. But they could be serious, too. They were especially serious the last night on tour. They got a pretty sobbering report about one of their classmates- Chorale: Our group heard about it, too. Choir: So did ours. From the way the kids talked, Dayne Anderson must have been quite a guy. I've never seen people act that way before about a death. They were shook up at first and pretty sad, but . . . but . . . I don't know. I can't describe it. Band: I think I know what you mean. The kids were sad because they knew they would miss him. But at the same time, I'll bet they seemed kind of happy. Choir: Yeah. That's the part I couldn't figure out. Band: I think I understand why. You see, even though they missed Dayne, they were happy because it was good from Dayne's viewpoint. Choir: Say that again? Band: Dayne is . . . in heaven. He was a fellow who loved God and looked forward to going to heaven. I heard that one of his favorite songs was 'Heaven is a Wonderful Place! In a sense, the fellow didn't really die. He just went Home. Choir: I like the way you put that. Chorale: Our group went to the funeral. My kids acted the same way as yours. Mr. Garmo, the director, wrote a new arrange- ment to one of their songs. I think it was I The band sings a number during their last four confer! uybig-b was in Albrnz-y, Oregon. M55 Seven harm' nlerybers practice zz song for lour. On some of the .l'Ollg5. lfexe seven .vang ufbile lbe rest played instrlmzents. flfrnm leftj Dennis Smilb, Kandee MfCmck- en. Am: Rrre. Larry llyall. Sue llvetzler. Robin Perry and Tim Killgore. ' b Paul Peabody

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x Peabody if with X Paul concerned about telling people what God did through Jesus 'Christ so people could respond by believing. Then people could be sure they'd get to go to heaven, just like Dayne Anderson was sure. Choir: Boy-it looks like they really got to you! Band: No-they didn't. God did. by Sharon Johnson v Q f l A l, V A lou' truck works at lvling the end of the bus off the curb of a church parking lot in Hayward. California. M55 Mike George, Dennis Smith and Terry Cross listen to bumfs bus driver. Larry McGaba, play the guitar. Larry accepted the Lora' during the tour. paul peabody 4