Inspire, Summer 2000

INSPIRE THE CEDARVILLE ALUMNI MAGAZINE Volume 10 Issue 4 Editor Faith Linn '83 Managing Editor Roger Overturf'75 Publication Coordinator Charity Rizer Grahame '98 Copy Editor Kara Steinman Proofreaders Martha Baldwin Susan Faulkner Graphic Designer Dan aingan Writers Monica James Bowen '92 Jeff Brock '84 Paul Dixon '94H Sandy Millikin Entner '59 Lew Gibbs Charity Rizer Grahame'98 Faith Linn '83 Kim Longo Roger Overturf'75 Roscoe Smith '82 Kara Steinman Emily Wiljamaa '98 Cessna Winslow Photographers Kerry Estes Scott Huck Neilo Vitali Alumni Contributors Alumni Office: 1-800-837-2566 937-766-7858 Director of Alumni Relations Faith Linn '83 linnf@cedarville.edu Administrative Assistant Charity Rizer Grahame '98 grahamec@cedarville.edu Event Coordinator Cindy Congdon'00 congdonl@cedarville.edu Event Coordinator Emily Wiljamaa '98 wiljamaa@cedarville.edu Campus Phone Numbers: Academic Records (transcripts) 937-766-7710 Admissions 1-800-233-2784 Annual Fund 1-800-766-1115 Athletic Office 937-766-7768 Bookstore 937-766-7894 Campus Activities 1-800-860-7625 Career Services 1-888-562-4811 CDR Radio 1-800-333-0601 Christian Ministries 1-888-465-7378 External Relations 1-877-233-2784 Financial Aid 1-800-444-2433 Gift Planning 1-800-766-1115 President's Office 937-766-7900 Public Relations 937-766-7808 Student Services 937-766-7872 Summer School 937-766-7953 Yearbook Office 937-766-7990 Schools of: Engineering, Nursing & Science 937-766-3253 Health and Human Performance 937-766-3252 Humanities, Fine Arts & Bible 937-766-3234 Social Sciences & Prof. Studies 937-766-3235 Afterthoughts Taking Hold of Another Opportunity Kristen Houlihan'96 wrote that she has recently accepted a temporary position as an advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP)at a medical center on a reservation in South Florida. She stated,"I will It's neat to see the Lord work. be working in collaborative care with a physician and another ARNP to provide care for a Seminole tribe of more than 1000 people! I will be assessing patients, making diagnoses, planning interventions, writing prescriptions, and scheduling follow-up visits. It's neat to see the Lord work." China Continues to Touch Hearts Ed Smith '81 wrote of the work he, wife Rebekah,and daughters Hannah(9)and Sarah(7)have been involved with in China. "This past year my family and I learned ofan 'orphanage'or 'welfare home'in my wife's hometown in China.There are about 150-200 residents (elderly, handicapped,and children)and the conditions are very poor. At this time, they have no contact with Western organizations and there have been no foreign adoptions from this home. Some friends have helped us raise money to purchase food which was distributed to residents and staff members by the principal and students of a two-year Bible school in the city." The Smiths hope to visit China this year to ascertain how they may continue to reach out to these needy people. Adoptions Abound The story of adoptions in China has sparked much interest and continues to do so. Cory'88 and Andrea Snyder Neumann'87 called to mention Tree of Life adoption agency with whom they are working. Located in Portland, Oregon,Tree ofLife deals with Russian and Romanian children, offers an alternative with less rigid financial requirements, and provides pictures and medical records from which to choose.For more information, please call the alumni office. To share your photo with Inspire readers, please send one glossy photo to the alumni office, P.O. Box 601, Cedarville, OH 45314. (Because of quality issues, we cannot accept computer print-outs or e-mailed pictures.) Please include a self- addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your photo returned. We reserve the right to limit the number of submitted pictures published in Inspire.