2010-2011 Annual Report

Balanced Approach Our students are marked by their desire to integrate their professional goals with ministry objectives. They are drawn to Cedarville because we provide a balanced education that develops the whole student, both inside and outside the classroom. As a junior, Joanna (Pyles) Flack ’11 joined five other nursing students on a trip of love and redemption. The team prepared to serve in Manzini, Swaziland, an African country nestled between South Africa and Mozambique where HIV and poverty are commonplace. Dr. Harry ’96 and Echo (Tuinstra) VanderWal ’98, leaders with The Luke Commission, hosted the team and provided orientation for what they could expect during their month-long visit. Once they were adequately prepared, the students traveled across the country serving hundreds of patients at temporary health clinics. Joanna and her team assisted with HIV testing, blood pressure and glucose screening, drawing blood, starting IVs, cleaning wounds, giving eye exams, building wheelchairs, and checking children for common diseases. These daily interactions 12