2005 Miracle Yearbook

Cynthia Song speaks during China Chapel, explaining how the teaching program there changed her life. Josh McDowell addresses the audience at the Southern Baptist Convention Evangelism Celebration. Cedarville was blessed this year with an assortment of special guest speakers They ranged from missionaries to youth pastors and book publishers. Many speakers had graduated from Cedarville: during Alumni Week,'97 graduate Laurie Whaley spoke about an exciting new way to present the Gospel to young people by means of"Biblezines." Also, Kyle Estepp,a 2001 graduate and former SGA chaplain,spoke to the student body,this time as a youth pastor of Southgate Baptist Church. Different students favored different speakers.Freshman Laura Robison's favorite speaker was Marilyn Lazio, an extraordinary missionary to the people of Papua, New Guinea. Laura said,"It was really neat to hear the culture shock she went through and the reactions that they all had towards each other. She was brave to go somewhere that had never been occupied by a white person and share the Gospel. Not only that, but she took their language and made a written language out of it! Only God can work through people like that! He definitely worked through her in Papua New Guinea teaching the people there, and in our chapel service sharing with us." Another highlight was the youth pastor of Apex church, Rob Turner.Senior by Shortt said that"he[was]so applicational while at the same time delvin ep into the Word." Many students agreed with Libby, noting Turner's refreshing ex rance and passion to share God's Word. Pastor Rob Cline, ad of HCJB Radio,spoke every night during the Missions Conference. Freshman C Eckard enjoyed Cline's sermons because of "his challenge to the student body, d because he makesfollowing God seem so simple--which it is." He realized •ugh Cline's message that"we need to communicate with God and respond ts im when He moves us." )el Dr John Piper exhorts the University family to live for Christ's glory during the SBC Evangelism Celbration. Activities 161