Inspire, Winter 1991

Douglas J. Miller'85 has assumed the duties of director of public relations at Cedarville College.Doug will oversee the production ofthe Cedarville TORCH magazine and other College publications.He also will be the primary contact personfor all media relations. A history major at Cedarville,Doug earned a master's degree in sociology at the University of Arizona. He held administrative positionsatShepherds Baptist Ministries in Union Grove,Wisconsin before returning to the College.He and his wife Chrissy(Friedkin'88)live in Springfield where she is asubstitute elemen- taryteacher. James D.Engelmann'66isthe new manager of manufacturing plantsfor AC Rochester Division's Fuel Handling and Control Business Unit.He is responsibleforthe business unit's worldwide manufacturing activities, including two plants in Flint, Michigan.Jim is aformerchairman of the Alumni Council. He and his wife,Judy(Spear'67), previously lived in Grand Island, New York. lumni Profiles Si: "Ihope I recognize heaven when I get there," states Eleanor Taylor '62. That's how the resident director of Willetts Hall describes how much she enjoys life at Cedarville. Eleanor came to the College in 1958 to study English after working in an office for ten years. As a student,she was involved in choir,the yearbook staff, CEDARS,and intramurals. Her Christian service included ministry to nursing homes and the Springfield jail. The buildings on campus remind Eleanor of the people she has known.One of her best memories is that Dr. Lawlor,Dr. Williams, and Dr. James T. Jeremiah knew her by her first name.She remembers a real sense of family on the campus of a little over 200 students in the early sixties. After graduation,she returned to her home in Cleve- land, Ohio to work at the Baptist Mid-Missions home office for two-and-a-half years. The Lord provided a way for her to attend Western Reserve University where she earned her teaching certificate. From there she went to teach at Baptist Christian School in Cleveland for 19 years. Eleanor credits God for returning her to Cedarville College. She realized she needed a change,and in 1986 she received a call concerning a one-year teaching position. Eleanor was glad to fill the position, but after her year ended she did not want to leave. At that point God opened the door for her to become the resident director of Willetts Hall. She says herjob is the most wonderful in the world. In addition to her position as R.D.,Eleanor is a loyal Cleveland Browns fan,leads a Bible study for the women's tennis team,filled a four-year term on the Alumni Council, and enjoys reading and doing brain-teaser puzzles. One of her greatjoys was an MIS experience in England in 1990. For recreation, Eleanor plays racquetball three times a week and participates in volksmarches about six times a year. The marches are 10K or 6.2 miles, noncompetitive, and are walked at one's own leisure. She has been to Xenia, Springfield, Clifton, and Cincinnati to participate in the volksmarches. Eleanor is an inspiration. Whether she is promoting the Browns,hosting a dinner for students, or working on a subcommittee, Eleanor is teaching others to celebrate living for God.She says,"His bringing me back to Cedarville was wonderful because it's such a great place!" 4 Winter '91 C hris Parsons '87,executive director of the Good Samaritan Project(GSP), works closely with individuals testing HIV positive. The Good Samaritan Project in Atlanta, Georgia operates under a threefold mission statement: to minister to the spiritual needs of HIV positive people and introduce them to Jesus Christ; to minister to their physical needs; to educate churches, youth groups, high school students, and others about AIDS and develop a Christian response toward those infected with AIDS. Chris feels GSP's mission statement serves a need that others neglect."Many times the basics are overlooked, such as rides to the doctor, occasional money for groceries, or help with cleaning their homes," states Parsons. Chris has worked with GSP for two-and-a-half years and has developed a strong volunteer corps to provide assistance to those with AIDS. Chris majored in Bible at Cedarville, worked with autistic children, and involved himself in campus evangelism. In 1986,he took a new focus. His goals and aspirations were to prepare himself to minister to the spiritual and physical needs of people with AIDS. Chris does not feel at risk. Understanding how AIDS is transmitted enables him to work without inhibition with HIV positive people."It is a fact," he says,"that you can't 'catch' AIDS through casual contact." Chris believes he encounters second-hand dis- crimination because of his ministry. People do not express themselves verbally, but rather through their actions. Chris has been denied service because people know that GSP works with AIDS individuals. When asked how he deals with the issue of death in the AIDS community,Chris relates that in his youth and young adulthood he dealt with the deaths of several people close to him. When he was 13, 15, and again at 25, he lost three of his closest friends to tragedies. Adding to these losses, both sets of grandparents also passed away. As a result, Chris believes that God prepared him to deal with death and sorrow. In 1990 alone,GSP lost thirty of the one hundred individuals affected by the ministry. Chris reflects that had he not faced the deaths of those close to him,these deaths would have devastated him. Chris' current vision for GSP is to provide housing where those with AIDS can live—and die—while being tenderly cared for and loved. C edarville College T-shirts and sweatshirts create instant friendships all around the. world. Usually, the first comment generated by an article of clothing from the College bookstore is,"Where is Cedarville?" But, when alumni meet in a distant place, the College name on a shirt helps recall stories and memories to share. Cedarville T-shirts sometimes win friends for the College in youngsters who later become students. Kimberly and Tiffany Trimble lived in Brazil with their missionary parents, Mark '67 and Beth (Ziegler '68) Trimble, when a family friend and then bookstore manager, Bernice Mick '55, sent them Cedarville T- shirts. The picture accompanying this article was taken in 1974 when Kim and Tiffany were ages four and two, respectively. Kimberly, now in her last year at Cedarville College, is majoring in elementary education. She recently stated her desire to return to Brazil as a teacher/missionary. Tiffany began her freshman year at Cedarville in the fall and is interested in nursing. Kim and Tiffany recently received scholarships from the MK Loan/Grant Fund established in 1984. The girls count these scholar- ships answers to prayer since they are financing their college education through several loans. Besides Kim and Tiffany, the Trimbles have three other daughters: Melany is 15 and an honor student, Emily is 12,and Amey is 11. Mark and Beth Trimble have completed their twentieth year as missionaries to Brazil with Baptist Mid-Missions. Their home is in the city of Belem,at the mouth of the Amazon River. There they have built a ministry with the Belem Baptist Seminary and Good News Baptist Church. Mark teaches and is on the board of directors for the seminary. Through their work at Good News Baptist Church,the Trimbles have begun outreach to the community of Belem.