2003 Miracle Yearbook

MIS TEAMS Cedarville offered the opportunity for all students to participate in ministries overseas. Groups traveled from such places as Romania to China and took on responsibilities ranging from taking care of children to building churches. Athletes for Christ sent a basketball team to the Philippines,and they toured the country playing city All-Star teams and university teams. During halftimes and after the games,the players took time to talk and minister to the fans and oppos- ing players. All of the members of the basketball team found the experience very rewarding as they strived to serve Christ through their ministry. Cedarville made a continued effort to send both short-term and long-term missionaries to China,as Pastor Rohm and others helped send graduates to China to teach English at a university. Teaching English enabled Cedarville students to tell their Chinese students about the love of God in a country somewhat hostile to Christianity. Other teams,including sign language, tent-making,engineering, and broadcast- ing teams,spent time overseas. Short term construction teams went to places such as Jamaica and Italy during Christmas,spring and summer breaks. They built houses and churches and helped staff mission organizations. The members of the teams learned much about other cultures and serving their fellow humans. Although they had to sacrifice time and much of their own money to participate on these trips, many students recommended that others go on a missions' trip. "Every student should be involved in an MIS trip because it helps you get a perspective on who you are. Here in America we are truly blessed,and it takes getting out of this comfortzone to see how richly God has blessed us. This experience showed me that there is no reason for me being who I am other than who God is. I've also learned that the blessings I've received can be used for His glory,"junior Molly Earley said. Joe Knable, Alicia Ayers, Graig Bantle, Ryan Flunker and Gretchen Bigley spend the summer as interns at Eluthera. ^ Crystal Cave learns Jamaican hand games from the children at the Christian Caribbean Center for the Deaf. < Christopher Freeman spends his spring break in Arizona, working with the many children there who need to hear the gospel. MINISTRIES 265