Inspire, Fall 2005

Inspire What’s Abuzz In May 2005, Lynsey Fabian ’04 had the unique opportunity to take her job to Lima, Peru! As the news producer for CDR Radio The PATH®’s, Impact News , Lynsey traveled to Peru to supplement The PATH®’s Compassion International Marathon. For one week, The PATH® focused on informing its listeners about Compassion International, a ministry that allows people to meet the physical, educational, and spiritual needs of a foreign child through sponsorship. Lynsey provided live interviews, audio, and a personal perspective from Compassion’s Lima office as well as from Lima neighborhoods. Lynsey says the trip completely changed her life and her perspective. “I look at life through different eyes,” she said. “I was encouraged by the bright faces and smiles of children who lived in very poor conditions but had the hope of Christ and a better tomorrow because of Compassion. ... I didn’t realize how personal Compassion was with the sponsored kids and their families, how professionally operated Compassion is and the impact it has on families and communities.”While there, she signed up to sponsor a four-year-old boy named Jose. Thanks to the Compassion Marathon on The PATH®, 351 additional children are now being sponsored by American Christians. For information about Compassion and child sponsorship, call 1-800-336-7676 or visit www.thepath.fm / resources. Don’t forget to visit The PATH®’s Web site at www.thepath.fm to listen to The PATH® over the Internet, order audio of chapel messages, and much more! Changed by Compassion Getting Started Weekend Sees Record Total Enrollment Cedarville University welcomed a record total enrollment this August as more than 3,100 students arrived on campus. Roscoe Smith ’82, director of undergraduate admissions, noted that this year’s freshmen are showing interest in what are commonly termed “hot” career fields. “Following a national trend, there has been a high demand for the nursing major,” he explained. “Other strong academic majors for incoming students are athletic training, education, science and mathematics, social work, and criminal justice.” In the Getting Started Weekend tradition, first-year students and their parents found faculty, staff, and returning students volunteering to help them unload cars and move into the residence halls. “More than 300 returning students helped welcome the new students and their parents,” said Dick Walker ’74, director of campus activities. “Residence hall staff, Getting Started small group leaders, athletic teams, and student leaders do everything from unloading cars to manning the dish pit to make for a complete ‘Welcome to Cedarville’ experience.” Lynsey Fabian ’04 with schoolchildren in Lima, Peru