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Students shar© gospel on spring break
by Starr Gist
staff writer
Several groups of students
went on field trips to various
places over spring break. One
group of students lead by
Charles Sheldon went on a
mission trip to Puerto Rico.
A campus ministry and
missionary leader, Sheldon
organizes mission trips every
spring break for students.
These missionary trips
take students to different parts
of the world. Sheldon is
prominent missionary and fre
quently works with GWU
campus minister Tracy Jessup
to organize missionary oppor
tunities.
Approximately 12 stu
dents and Sheldon flew from
the Greenville-Spartanburg
airport to Atlanta, Georgia.
Once in Georgia, the group
flew on to Sanjuam, Puerto
Rico.
The students stayed at
Glenview Baptist Church
sleeping on the floor and were
fed by the people in the
church. Sometimes the team
went out to eat. More often
then not, the church people
prepared meals for them.
Every day students went
to various middle and high
schools ministering to the
young people. They witnessed
through personal testimonials,
drama and song. Reportedly
the church and school youth
were very receptive to the stu
dent missionaries. The team
additionally witnessed to the
youth at the church.
The missionary trip was
not limited to only witnessing
to the people of Puerto Rico.
Fun activities were also
arranged for the students.
They were able to go snorkel-
ing. They also went boulder
hopping in small streams.
Ron Barnes said, “ Its dif
ficult for me to put the trip
into words. God taught us a
lot.
“The people in Puerto
Rico were very generous, and
gave of themselves tremen
dously.”
Nathania Heckert said, “ I
photo by Nathania Heckert
Gardner-Webb students sing praise and worship songs as part of their mission trip to Puerto Rico during Spring break.
The students worked in schools sharing personal testimonies. About 135 people came to Christ from their efforts.
loved [the trip]. I met a lot of “I really valued the expe- much,” Sarah Henson said
great people. The trip really rience. At one point, I just Approximately 35 people
showed me what true love was paused and thought to myself: accepted Christ into their lives
all about.” I love all these people so as a result of the trip.
A celebration in Christian music:
Jacob’s Well
Jennifer Grumpier
staff writer
Jacob’s Well will offer
GWU students musical thirst
quenchers, Saturday April 4
from 10 a..m. to 7 p.m. as the
Christian Music festival rolls
into the LYCC.
It is the best student
attended event of the year that
is sponsored by the Student
Entertainment Association
(SEA),” states Clayton King,
worship leader at Christ
Covenant Church in Shelby..
The festival is sponsored
by SEA, Christ Covenant
Church, Campus Ministries
and Cross Roads Youth Camp.
About 2,000 to 2,500 peo
ple from all over the south
east will hear a variety of
music such as alternative, rock
and roll,and acoustic. Nine
bands will minister through
their music. They are Dirt
Poor Authority, The Waiting,
Reality Check, Disciple, Miss
“It gives young
people the
chance to worship
together”
Angie, Sarah Masen, The
Falling, Rose of Sharon and
Silers Bald.
The festival is free to all
GWU students, complements
of SEA. Adult tickets are $10,
children eight and under are
free, and groups of 15 or more
will receive a discount rate of
$8 a ticket. T-shirts and CDs
will be for sale at the festival.
“I can’t say enough good
things about it...,” said Audrey
Sloan, director of student
activities. “It brings together
people of all backgrounds and
all religions. It gives young
people the chance to worship
together.”
This is the fourth year for-
Jacob’s Well. In the past three
years approximately 150 peo
ple have come to accept Christ
into their life.
Approximately 75 to 100
GWU students help with secu
rity, parking, set-up, break
down and clean up. Some of
the proceeds are used to fund
mission trips to India.
Campus safety
Jenny Rogers
editor
Just how safe is our
campus?
Like universities all
across America, Gardner-
Webb is haunted by its own
stories and statistics about
crime and its sinister effects.
But students don’t have
to be in the dark about
crime. According to Chief
Tracy O. Curry, Gardner-
Webb’s most common inci
dents don’t involve theft,
assault or even firearms.
“Our biggest problems
are alcohol and ‘ex’s,” he
said.
Unwanted visits from
ex-boyfriends and ex-girl
friends disrupt the private,
learning-friendly atmos
phere, he said, causing ten
sion for the student, friends
and surrounding students.
“We deliver numerous
trespass warnings,” Curry
said. “The emotional distur
bance this creates affects the
whole community. No one is
immilne to this type of inci
dent.”
The rule of thumb for
reporting incidents should
be that if you question your
self, make the report.
As far as alcohol goes,
Curry stressed that Gardner-
Webb is a “dry” campus,
which means that no alcohol
is allowed on the premises
see Crime, page 2