North Central University - Archive Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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ferry Parsley, another speaker at the convention, also shared his burden for Muslim people. bears his heart for the unreached Islamic people. $2ny opened to the harvest fields that are ready. Iohn :ins sensed an awarenesskof the Islamic need and coma gated, I realized how ignorant Christians really are on subject. a wme sttidents became more aware of what they can do to act upon what they learned. I received a real bur- tO Pray and intercede specifically for the Islamic peo' ' said Kathy Daniels, a Cross Cultural Communicator zssions1 major. Daniels sensed God leading her into Adtonary work with Muslims. uThat burden to intercede f; gZhanged my life. -5?udents are also acting upon their knowledge through . Promises. The faith promise goal of $30,000 was ex- ted by $7,430.00. Many students pledged $30 to $50 per 1;. E? n . i . a he Mtsmons Conventlon was umque. Frlday was a day Torchbearers to Islam was the theme of this year's conven- tion. Adorned in Arabian garb, Bill Boyd, listens intently as the speaker s?:fi'issions convention brings reality of Islamic gttlefield home to NC students of fasting and prayer and five times were set aside to pray as is the custom of the Muslims. Following the Friday evening service was an all-night prayer meeting. uI was amazed at the number of students there, commented Kel- ly McCormick. uEveryone there meant business, stated Cindy Price. The prayer meeting consisted of corporate worship and prayer for Assemblies of God missionaries as well as specific needs of the Islamic people. This yearts Missions Convention was sobering and did more than lessen the homework load for students. Rob Clayts comment seemed to be a general consensus, Before last week I had absolutely no desire to be a missionary to Muslims, but now I'm very willing to go wherever God may lead me. By Deb Beggs

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Colorful flags representing the many nations to which we send missionaries lined the front of the balcony dur- ing the Missions Conven- tion. Greg Livingstone, key speaker at the Missions Convention, dramatically re- vealed startling facts regarde ing the Muslim world to formerly unaware NC stu- dents. 11 front of their 3 preschool-aged children, their hands and feet were bound . . .their throats slit and they were left to bleed to death. Fm sorry if you think all missions stories have a happy ending, proclaimed Greg Livingstone, key speaker at NCts 1984 Missions Convention. Obviously, all missions stories do not end happily, as many NC students learned as their eyes were opened to the fact that there are only a handful of missionaries attempting to reach 90 million Muslims with the Gospel of Iesus Christ. Most of this segment of the worldts population has never even heard about the saving grace of Christ, and sadly enough, they appear to be stronger in their commitment to Allah than many Christians are to Christ. 9990mm JUliggiome, QOdb 90019 e This year's Missions Conventien, entitled Torchbeargm to Islam, seemed to have a decided impact on most Nostl Central students, even moreso than conventions of the past Perhaps this was due to the fact that Livingstone ended me first day of Missions Convention by renaming the wee;': meetings Accomplishing Godts Purposes in our Generatio: thereby challenging many Iaid-back Christiane excuses tt 21' missions just arentt their thing. Nobody dared raise a hazc to say they werentt into accomplishing God's purposes! FV' eryone was included, and consequently almost everyelt gained much insight into missions. I used to have a dry, clesed attitude toward missions thinking that there were Christians everywhere. I never 1: : alized how few believers there are in many foreign cousr tries, confessed Cindy Price; she added, My eyes were

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