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Thursday, March 28,1991 No. 9
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Break in Bolivia Not Just a Class—It’s an Adventure
Special to The Pilot
"Dios Nos Llama Hoy" was the theme for
a week-long mission effort sponsored by
the Baptist churches and the Baptist Youth
Association in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, March
2-8. A team of students from GWC volun
teered their Spring Break to engage in a
partnership evangelism project there to tell
the people of the city that "God Calls Us
Today."
The team found a profound spiritual
hunger and an openness to hear the Gospel.
"It was a life-transforming trip!" reported
Michael Beshears, a junior from Lenoir,
NC. "Seeing missionaries working hand-in-
hand with the people of Bolivia had a
tremendous effect on my life."
The team led worship services in churches
throughout the week, including a three-day
crusade in First Baptist Church of Santa
Cruz. Jason Carmack, a freshman from
Hickory, NC, said, "The trip made me real
ize the Holy Spirit and God’s love can break
through any barrier-even the barrier of a
different language. It was an inspiration to
see two different nationalities worship the
same God together."
In addition, the students went to many of
the schools in the city where they found of
ficials willing to let them present Christian
music and testimonies. In most, an invita
tion to accept Christ resulted in many being
saved.
Finally, the group presented clowning and
puppets in the parks and plazas of Santa
Cruz. Their message attracted large
crowds including many who had never seen
this medium before.
As a result of the week, over 350 people
were saved, and several students made
public a call to serve in foreign missions. "It
was a humbling experience to see people
who had so little materially who, when filled
with the Holy Spirit, were content with what
they had," said Lara Self, a junior from Bur
lington, NC. "Seeing people hunger for the
Lord gave me a hunger to serve God. I
know He can use me in so many ways."
President Johnny MacDaniel
Vice President Mike McCally
Secretary Nicole Nichols
Treasurer Jill Galloway
SEA Chair Noel T. Manning, II
By Kathy Henson
Sfaff Writer
One of the most unique learning oppor
tunities Gardner-Webb offers is a recrea
tion class called Outdoor Living. It is not
your average PE class, contends instructor
Dr. Gary Chandler. While a large part of
the class is experiential, there is a textbook
and discussions where the class analyses its
adventures to determine what they did right
and wrong. Chandler considers it as
academic as his other classes and says, "Stu
dents come out of a class like this with a
greater sense of self and what they can ac
complish."
With 15 members, the class is almost full
to the limit. Any larger number would
make it difficult to ensure that each person
is properly challenged. Large groups also
make field trips difficult-and this class
takes field trips.
In February, they set out for Linville
Gorge, considered to be the most rugged
wilderness area east of the Mississippi.
Several people have died in the area,
prompting Chandler to say the purpose of
the course is to "present a safe manner in
which these places can be explored." The
adventurers set up a base camp a mile of
two into the gorge and made day hikes from
there. They did hike all the way into the
gorge (where the sun only shines directly
for a few hours a day), but it was tough.
Surprisingly though. Chandler says that that
OEC Heads South
By Barry Martin
Special to The Pilot
The OEC (Outdoor Explorers Club) and
the SCUBA diving certification class spent
Spring Break in sunny Florida. The
majority of the group left campus on March
1 and spent the weekend in Crystal River.
(Due to weather difficulties, the class was
not certified until Monday.) A second
group left early Sunday morning to join
them.
The entire group consisted of Dr. Tom
Jones, Keith West, Rodney Hamrick, Joy
Cole, Kim Zamrock, Erin Roverse, Chris
Glaves, Wade Gamm, Thomas Doby,
Glenn Johnson, Tommy Nuzzi, and Barry
Martin.
On Monday, our hearty band of travelers
parted company, with the SCUBA crowd
remaining in Crystal River for the certifica
tion process and the OEC heading for the
Florida Keys. Midnight saw the group
reunited once again.
Relaxation, snorkeling, and SCUBA
diving filled the majority of Tuesday. The
See OEC, page 5
was the part the group enjoyed the most,
proving that we all need and want challen
ges.
And more challenges are to come. Soon
half the group will hike from Clingman’s
Dome, the second highest point east of the
Mississippi, down to Bryson City, a hike of
about 20 miles, with a 40-pound pack on
each person’s back. Carrying a pack will be
a new experience because on the Linville
trip no packs were carried on the day-hikes.
A few weeks later, the other half of the clas
will go to Great Smoky Mountains Nation
al Park, to do some similar hiking. There’s
lots to see in the Smokies, including wild
boars and bears. On both trips, the student
will be at altitudes of over 6,000 feet (the
highest offered in the Appalachians) which
is high enough for an unexpected snow
storm.
Other trips the group plans to take includ
rappelling at Crowder’s Mountain, which
See ADVENTURE, page 5
Broyhill Invades
Big Apple
Special to The Pilot
The Broyhill School of Gardner-Webb
College had a very busy Spring Break taking
group excursions to New York and London.
Professors Wallace Carpenter, Keith
Griggs, and Jim Hartman lead the New
York trip, and Professor Don Kemerait
lead the London trip.
The New York group, comprised of 31
students, faculty, and staff, departed from
Charlotte International Airport at 8:55 a.m.
Sunday, March 3, and arrived at New
York’s La Guardia International Airport at
approximately 10:30 a.m. While in the Big
Apple, the Gardner-Webb entourage
toured several spots in upper and lower
Manhattan, including visits to Trump
Towers, Rockefeller Center, the World
Trade Center, the United Nations, Saint
Patrick’s Cathedral, the Statue of Liberty,
Ellis Island Museum, and Central Park.
Although the trip did include stops at
several tourist attractions, the group also
SeeNEWYORK,page5
In This Issue...
Campus News, page 1
From the Editor, page 2
Second Front, page 3
Entertainment, page 4
More News, page 5
Sports, page 6