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Hero
...from page five
American's are, on the
whole, joyous in the return of
their loved ones from the
clenches of war. Of the 16,099
body bags ordered and
shipped to the Persian Gulf
by the Pentagon, some 15,773
will be returned unused.
Casualties for America were
quite low. However, the re
turn home can be a trauma
tizing and almost scary situ
ation. "Many troops will
experience postwar blues.
They will feel a need to re
peatedly tell their war sto
ries, describing the hardships
they endured." Many who
for the first time had to face
killing another human being
will have to emotionally come
to grips with this fact. Still
others will find the return to
their normal lives boring and
unsatisfying in comparison to
live combat. Things have
probably changed. Children
have grown, seasons have
changed; time has not stood
still. It can be a shocking
reality. Luckily, most fami
lies adjust. Military support
services, moved into high
gear to alert families to the
dangers lurking ahead. Meg
Falk, deputy of the Navy's
Family-Support Program
says: "We want them to
understand that all of this is
normal." Though emotional
upheavals could be ahead, Jen
continues to smile in the fact
that her brother is back home.
For Jeff, Mark, as well as all
returning soldiers each day
will have to be taken in its
stride.
Sin Destroys All It Touches
"No temptation has
seized you except what is
common to man. And God is
faithful; We will not let you
be tempted beyond what you
can bear. But when you are
tempted, he will also provide
a way out so that you can
stand under it."(I Corinthi
ans 10:13)
"Generally, what is for
bidden is forbidden because
it is wrong; not wrong be
cause it is forbidden" (anony
mous). When we sin, we
deliberately choose to do
something contrary to God's
law. Because we're human,
we are often tempted to do
things which we know are
wrong but seem to be all right
or good for us at the moment.
But the problem is not with
the temptation; the problem
is what we do about he temj)-
tation.
The problem with sin is
that not only is it an act that is
bad in itself, it is also harmful
to ourselves, others, and to
society in general. Sin has a
harmful effect on our rela
tionship with God because
through sin we gradually drift
away from Him and lose
touch with Him.
Sin can be compared to
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an injury. Just as a knee in
jury could be severe enough
to jeaprodize a person's ca
reer in sports, a serious sin
could jeaprodize our relation
ship with God. When we sin,
ouractionsaffectoutrelation-
ships with God, others, and
our society to a great degree.
Hundreds of opportuni
ties come each day to make
good moral choices that are
difficult, or at least not as
attractive as their opposites.
What will your choice be?
Indians
...from page seven
the play.
The whole play went off
quite smoothly, and even
though there was a minor
problem with one prop, the
cast recovered well and car
ried on with the play, which
is of course the important
point. The great difficulty
presented by the British ac
cent was handled well, and
some accents were very au
thentic. The play was con
vincing and quite entertain
ing, and the audience re
sponse was very good. The
parts that were supposed to
be funny were funny, and I
did not sense any dull spots
in the humor. The actors were
intense and well-motivated,
and the appalling amount of
lines some of the characters
memorized seemed to come
off smoothly and, with a few
exceptions, exactly.
R.D. Takes to the Outdoors
Kathy Balinski is a Rec
reation professor,and the
guiding force behind McGre
gor Dorm. Born in Bensen-
ville, lll.,which is outside of
the Chicago area which Kathy
now calls home. She attended
the University of Illinois for
her undergrad studies in Rec
reation. Seven years later, she
went to Wheaton College and
got her Masters in Education
Ministry.
Kathy's been interested
in recreation since she was a
child. She remembers play
ing in the com fields around
her house. This inspired her
to join the Girl Scouts, where
she really enjoyed camping.
Since then, she's been work-
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ing in camps for 14 sununers.
It was while working at a
camp that Kathy learned
about Montreat. She was
working temporarily at
Honey Rock when a group of
M-AC students came for
Snow Camp. She took the job
as a transition from camp to
college work, because she
wanted to teach. Kathy fi
nally got that opportunity last
spring when she was hired as
a professor here at Montreat.
It was only a temporary job,
but she came back this Fall as
part RD in McGregor and part
staff in the Recreation Depart
ment.
Kathy has many future
goals. This summer she'll co
lead Discovery, a twenty-day
camping trip in the moun
tains of North Carolina. Af
ter Discovery, she's attend
ing a nine week Christian
counselor training course
with "His Mansions Minis
tries" in New Hampshire.
This fall, Kathy's finally going
to have her dream, fulltime
teaching. She'll be teaching
some Recreation courses with
Jake Wetezel. She's really
excited about this opportu
nity to focus on teaching.