Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2018

transfer student, but the remaining cost was still beyond what her family could support. As Cedarville’s orientation weekend came closer, Pri resigned herself to leaving New York and heading home. Her plane ticket to Argentina seemed like tangible proof that nursing school wasn’t God’s plan for her after all. Or so she thought. On the Saturday of Cedarville’s orientation weekend, Pri returned to the Word of Life campus after being without cell reception for a few hours. Her phone was flooded with missed calls from the Dean of Women. “I called her back, freaking out, and she said, ‘Pri, I have a family here that wants to pay for your school. How much money do you need?’” Pri said. “I went to my student account, looked up the number, and gave it to her. She called me back and said ‘The family wants to pay for that. Pack up your bags and go to school.’” T h r e e d a y s l a t e r, t h e d a y before classes began, Pri arrived at Cedarville enrolled as a nursing student. The anonymous family’s donation, combined with several other scholarships and grants, made it possible. God continues to show that Cedarville is exactly where He wants her to be. The list of grants, scholarships, and other contributions has grown every year, showing how the faithfulness of God’s people, regardless the size of their contribution, is used by the Lord to accomplish His purposes. “God has opened doors that were sealed shut,” said Pri. “God has me here, so what’s a little money? It seems like a lot to me, but what is it to God?” During spring break this year, Pri led a Cedarville team on a 10-day missions trip to her home country of Ecuador. The students were welcomed into mountain community public schools to lead vacation Bible school (VBS) and share the Gospel. Plans are underway to bring VBS and a medical clinic to a remote part of Ecuador in summer 2019. Combining children’s ministry with her nursing skills is Pri’s long-term missions goal. Pri has learned a valuable truth in her time at Cedarville so far: “God will provide. He’ll open doors. Even though it’s not my plan at all, His plan will be perfect in every way, and He is preparing me for something bigger than I can imagine.” To accomplish His plan, God used people who have faithfully and generously given, whether big or small. “Something that you would think of as a small scholarship can be huge. College was a dream, something we would never be able to afford,” Pri explained. “Even a hundred dollars, for a missionary kid, can make a difference.” Bethany Priest ’20 is a student Public Relations writer for Cedarville University. KURIGERS’ LASTING GIFT TO CEDARVILLE This year, Cedarville was blessed with the largest estate gift in University history. Roger and Charlotte Kuriger designated a majority of their estate to Cedarville, a bequest totaling $3.1 million. The monies have been designated to create the endowed Roger and Charlotte Kuriger Scholarship Fund, which will benefit students preparing for careers in advanced practice nursing or accounting. The Kurigers, who had been faithful but modest supporters of Cedarville over the years, have in this final gift made a difference in the lives of students seeking an education marked by excellence and grounded in biblical truth. We thank Roger and Charlotte for making Cedarville part of their estate planning, and we encourage you to seek the Lord for how Cedarville might be part of your legacy as well. Join a growing number of individuals who have named Cedarville University in their will or estate plan. For more about our gift planning resources or PhilanthroCorp’s estate planning services, contact Albert Grunenwald, Associate Vice President for Development, at 937-766-8600 or agrunenwald@cedarville.edu. By investing in scholarships, you are an integral part of transforming lives — like Pri’s — for vocational distinction and Gospel impact. Give now at cedarville.edu/giving Cedarville Magazine | 33 ADVANCING CEDARVILLE