Prairie Bible Institute - Prairian Yearbook (Three Hills, Alberta Canada)

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Marianne Witherspoon ffar rightl takes ad- vantage of time spent cleaning guest rooms to meditate on Scripture. Al Stagner irightl learns that the paint crew had best not be afraid of height when retouching J-dorm. iBelowl The senior Maxwells join the fun at the summerworkers' retreat at Pine Lake. 1 i rl!!! At the retreat trightl the morning devotional, given by Kent Ramquist, helps unity the workers.

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Camels, sheep, and people all need to be fed, and 7-year-old Dima Har leftl shows how to grind corn to make injure for the people. Left, Sharon Hoath, a Prairie grad of '74, bridges cultural and color barriers in befriending two young girls. Beth Black belowlelt, stops to enjoy Ethiopian greenery as she returns to the station from a trip with the mobile clinic. Gordon Friebel below, scrutinizes a product of Beth Black's amateur carpentry skill and wonders about calling it a chair. - We -L-Lrg f x Continued whooping cough. We claimed God's presence and peace when, through the nlght, village drums crescendoed ln a frenzied rite to beckon demons. Supernatural patience triumphed over our natural irritation when un- inhibited people lncessantly In- vaded our privacy. They confllcted with our organized schedules and held little esteem for our cherlshed belongings. ln spite of the frustrations and failures of my first attempt at foreign missionary work, I saw how much Blble School tralnlng affected my reactions. Many ex- periences tested the reallty of what I had absorbed. And it was through actual situations that I came to un- derstand and appreciate the prin- ciples I learned at Prairie. Beth Black

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Valuable Variety in Summer Summerwork was the highlight of my Bible School career, one P.B.l. alumnus reminisced to her friend. Pat Johann stayed the summer of '74 to find out what made summerwork outstanding. Pat, who is now a Bible School senior, worked in Prairie's Book Boom as a sales clerk. l really felt a part of the outreach of the school, said Pat. Through working in the Book Boom, l helped put good Christian literature in the hands of Christians and non- Chrlstians alike. Pat was one of the forty-five students who worked on Prairie campus during the past summer. These summerworkers helped staff members in every area of du- ty. Jobs range from painting and landscaping to cooking and typing. However, summerwork is not all work. Spontaneous and planned activities keep the days busy. One of the high points of Pat's summer was getting to know staff apart from the formal contacts of classroom and work. Once the whole Book Boom staff got involved in a skit. There were sixteen of us from age 19 to 70. We all worked together to help celebrate IVlr. and Mrs. Ftichardson's 25th wedding an- niversaryf' Chester lVlajak, a staff kid , moved into K dorm for the summer. I hardly had time to find out whether I liked dorm life, he said. I just went bombing up there to sleep nights, and to spend a few spare moments at noon. These activities also gave oppor- tunity to get to know each other. In August, they spent three days at Pine Lake. Referring to the retreat, Chester said that he would never forget the water fight and the snipe hunting from that weekend. As well, he remembered the spiritual emphasis. Having grown up at Prairie, l've received a lot of facts. Mr. Robinson's messages on Colossians helped me to relate them to my life. Mike Stolp, a sophomore, was chairman of the Social Committee. coNTiNuEo