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6 Friday April 26 2002 Optimist
Worldwide Witness to
send out at least 37
Chris Smith
Opinion Editor
Dr. Itoyce Money universi-
ty president called it the
highlight of his day.
April 1G during Chapel
Money offered words of
encouragement and prayer to
students who will participate
in summer internships
through tlie Worldwide
Witness program.
"The thing that awes me
about being with you is in a
real sense what you are going
out to do tlits summer is what
this university is all about
Christian service and leader-
ship throughout the world"
he said. "Students are rising
to the challenge. That excites
me."
As of this week 37 stu-
dents have been assigned
internships in five continents
as part of the first year of the
Worldwide Witness program.
Destinations Include
Uganda South Africa East
Africa Australia Thailand
Brazil Chile. El Salvador
Honduras Croatia France
Ireland and Scotland.
Money encouraged the
students to remember ACU
their alma mater or other
mother as they travel
abroad.
"Wherever you go remem-
ber your source of nourish-
ment" he said. "As an institu-
tion we will sustain you as
much as we can. We will
remember love nourish and
sustain you beyond your four
years of college here. Thirty
years from now some of you
will be sitting in a position of
nourishing others for min-
istry." Summer internships are
an important part of training
future missionaries said
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the Department of Bible
Missions and Ministry. But
they arc also vital for the
health of the church here. The
Church of Christ must
become more cross-cultural
in its ministry even in the
United States if it is going to
go forward in the 21st centu-
ry he said.
"We are going to have to
communicate with people
who are from different places
backgrounds and religions
even here in Texas" Walker
said. "God wants us to be a
force to change the world. We
need people and leaders who
have a cross-cultural vision."
However more cross-cultural
mission opportunities
arc needed for students to
"jump into the water ideally
with someone to hold on to"
Walker said. "Part of the prob-
lem is that mission work is
just like swimming."
Walker spent 15 years as a
missionary in Botswana Af-
rica before joining the faculty
in the fall of 2000.
"There are limits to what
we can do in the classroom.
Some students ask 'How can
I know if God is calling me to
cross-culture ministry?' I
respond 'How do you know
that he is not?' We need to put
ourselves out there. That is
the way we find out. It's low-
risk low-cost not a 20-year
commitment."
Students were selected for
the summer program
which lasts six to 10 weeks
after completing the applica-
tion process. Candidates were
required to submit recom-
mendations and a spiritual
autobiography.
Applications were not lim-
ited to Bible majors. Walker
said.
"The program was open to
all majors" he said "if jour-
nalism majors go out on the
Internship they have the
opportunity to discover a
more important calling in
their lives but even If they
decide to remain in journal-
ism their perspective on the
world has changed."
Two tracks arc available
within the program: summer
internships of six to 10 weeks
and post-graduation appren-
ticeships of six orlO months.
Walker said he hopes
many students who partici-
pate in the internship pro-
gram will go back after gradu-
ation for the apprenticeship
track.
"Students in the summer
program have not gone
through the struggles stress-
es and the whole process of
adaptation" he said. "The
internship is just the honey-
moon phase. I hope God
works in the hearts of the
graduates and they say 'Let's
try this a little bit longer.'"
Students must raise
money from family friends
and churches to cover
expenses for the internship.
In addition the interns have
met together every Tuesday
this semester for training
Walker said. Faculty members
with missions training have
also helped in the students'
preparations.
The students will be
expected to serve the mis-
sionaries and local churches
to study language and culture
and to develop their spiritual-
ity and practical ministry by
observing and listening to the
supervisors as well as by try-
ing things out for themselves
during their internships.
Most the interns leave
some time in May with the
rest leaving in early June.
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Lindsey Hoskins sophomore interior design major from Abilene volunteers at
the Abilene Zoo by preparing a treat for the monkeys.
Agriculture majors place
second in Nationals
ACU keeps
winning
tradition alive
Amanda Baker
Community Editor
ACU students won second
place in Sweepstakes in the
National Association of
Colleges and Teacher of
Agriculture 2002 Judging
Conference which was held
earlier this month in
California.
Sixteen agriculture and
environment students
attended the conference and
many placed in individual
events which helped ACU to
earn the second ranking.
Receiving second place is
prestigious but ACU stu-
dents generally do at least
that well in the competition
Dr. Ed Brokaw professor of
agriculture and environ-
ment said.
"We have won the sweep-
stakes on occasion and we
have been runner up several
times" he said. "There are
three schools that have histor-
ically competed: California
Polytechnic State University
University of Minncsota-
Crookson and us."
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The University of
Minnesota-Crookson won
tlie NACTA sweepstakes this
year and Brokaw said the
conference was competi-
tive. The students who com-
peted in the competition
spent 2-3 hours a week
preparing for their events
Brokaw said.
"All of our practicing real-
ly helped" Kristen Evans
junior animal science major
from Houston said. "The
more practicing we did the
more my confidence was
built."
Evans placed second and
third in the dairy cattle judg-
ing competition.
There are various reasons
for taking part in the confer-
ence students said.
"You don't get any prizes
but you get recognition for
the school and you get lots
of experience" Andy King
senior agricultural business
major from Alto said.
Evans said the biggest
thing she took away from the
conference was the exposure
to another culture.
"I had never been to
California" she said. "We got
to tour and see other agricul-
tural farms and businesses.
It was interesting to see all
the agriculture they have
"All of our practic-
ing really helped.
The more
practicing we did
the more my
confidence was
built."
Kristen Evans
junior animal science major
from Houston
there."
Brokaw who sened as a
coacli for the students said
that practical experience is
something that can be
gained at coufcicnccs such
as NACTA.
"It helps them develop
skills knowledge and tools
they'll use in their careers"
he said. "Basically it's apply-
ing what they know t practi-
cal situations and solving
real life problems."
Biokawsnid that although
(lie confeience is designed
for students he gains certain
experiences from attending
them also.
"I get exposeil to a lot of
diffeient tilings that may not
be in Abilene as fir as knowl-
edge and techniques that
people arc using" lie said
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