The Ohio Independent Baptist, May/June 1992

Ilipoli AWANA o ander Receives Highest Honor 1 ,nl...'c.' 1lill. 1\\\'1\ \ t"()ll\n\an<.Jrr r r the past tw ycitr · at Fir t l1apti t, l1,\lltf'\,h~. n'l'cntly r,ccivc<.J tl,c W C"itati o Award. The award i earned ,liter l' l'n,plc.'ltl)fl r1f 10. cars ()f \ han<.Jb kw rk . Inv lvcd in AW ANA ,lnf<.' 1 <>,' -· \ ' lncc ha. \\'()rkcd ,n O<)Ul , park and Pal club . Vince ay what ht' cnjt) \ . tnt)~l ah 1ut \ 1\ i .. seeing tJ,e y ungcr children aved, noting t11at ht ~• -) r~1r-()l<.J daughter tru tcd hrLl tJ,L year. \ ' tnce ,. aL <.) ()ll tJ,c \J , utJ,castcm Ohio Mi ionary Board, and has lx'cn a tc.tn \ c~1pta1n al C1r at r hi Valley ch Jar hip amp. He will be rctun,,ng. lt) tl, .. ' ,U11p again u,i .. year. In tl1e future, Vince would like to go to tl1e ,\ \\' ,\ 1\ anadian dvcnturc and g t u1c ir t Bapti t club active in Bible qu1111ng ()ther il\\ ard.. in e ha, re eived include U1e Excellence, Timothy and ~ 1ent<.)ri )u..· a\vards . like 1agnu.. n, .. ut11crn hi AWANA mi ionary, ay of Vince, 'Wbat in1prc. , .. n,c ab ut ince i hi dedication , not only in working with clubber , hul in gr<)\ving pirituall y hio1 e lf. The ru11 unt of work it take in memorization f()r tl1i.. a\vard g c ~ far b yond any tropl1y or uniform awards he has earned." Trv Thi in Your C.hurch • Ideas That Work! ' 'P ay rai e are nice, bu t a little re pect would go a long way toward making tlle teaching profe ion emotionally profica.ble, some teachers say," was the opening line of a tory in The Colu1nbus Dispatch las t July. It was also the calaly t for Immanuel Bapti t of Columbu to bold its fir t Teacher Appreciation Banquet. Over 130 people including at lea t 33 chool teacher from outside the church, atlended tbi event de igned both to encourage teachers who were having an impact in tudent · live and to reach out to them with the gospel. Often hri tian are quick to criticize public schools and chastise the teachers, and at time U1i i nece ary. However, reaching out in love to them is also nece ary. A teacher appreciation bar1quet i a positive way to do this. Teacher were nominated by children and young people who come to Immanuel' AWAN A program, unday chool and Word of Life Clubs. Once nominated, the e educator were ent per onal invitations by the church. Those \\'ho re ponded received letter of welcome from the pastor. The students whose teacher accepted tl1e invitation were then notified and their families invited to the dinner (thi gave another potential mi ion fi eld). During the meal the go pel was hared in mu ic by Immanuel's children's choir, youtl1 choir and otl1er young people. pecial gue t Mike Coyle also ministered. A letter of congratulation from the mayor wa read, and two students spoke on, "What My Teacher Mean to Me." Following the meal the teacher and gue ts were invited to move upstair for mu ic and a me age by evangeli t Mike Coyle. In pite of the NCAA basketball emi-final . mo t ca.yed. The re pon e to thi event was amazing and encouraging. Immanuel s goal and prayer was that 10- 12 teacher would come. Not only wa attendance three times th1 number, but another 8-10 teachers called the chool to ay they wished they could come but were unable to do o. We note that only three or four of the · teachers who attended came from Chri tian chool . No outv. 1 ard deci ion were made that night, but the comments of teacher , paren and tudents revealed that Chri t' love was evident in this ministry. Now 1t ' time to plan for 1993. --Sub,nirted by Pastor William Abernathy CEDARVILLE COLLEGE e're the people you'll depend on atCedarvilleCollege...yourfriends, your professors,your family away from home. We know you want a Christian college experience that will prepare you for whatever career youchoose...strengthen your faith ...make you feel welcome. You expect a lot from us. And as your brothers and sisters in Christ, we honor Him by serving you. We pledge to you that we will help you grow...and we'll have fun growing together! We' reaffordable, too.Cedarville' scosts arewell below those ofmost accredited, independent colleges.AndmostOhioans are eligible to receive an Ohio Choice Grant to attend Cedarville. Your choice of a college will be one of the most import.ant decisions you will ever make. Come see what Cedarville College offers. • 75 programs of study • Accredited Baptist college of arts, sciences, and professional programs • Worldwide Christian ministries • Over 2,000 students from 48 states and all over the world • Financial aid: call 1-800-444 2433 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE Friends you can co1,nt on.