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CIU: More Than Education, Its Preparation for Life

By Adam Erickson | Adam C. Erickson Productions
I had hoped to move into a position within the Church immediately after graduation, but sometimes our schedules and Gods plans are entirely different. He still had things to teach me. Instead, God led me into the marketplace producing commercials the ideal position for refining my professional skills. I am immensely thankful for the ways that God taught me during that time.

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Adam ('07) and Hannah Rumberger ('08) Erickson

While studying at CIU, God used the missions mindset of the faculty and staff to instill in me a desire to use my communication skills to create video presentations of what He is doing in the world. This calling was driven home by friendships and those who mentored me. It led me to join with fellow CIU alumnus, Ken Summerall, to co-direct Wellwater Productions, an organization that uses video to report on where and how God is moving in the world. Meanwhile, God has also called me to use my gifting in video to work directly with the local church, which also provides for my full-time employment.

ts amazing how God can use four years of your life to prepare you for what He has planned for you. Im talking about my four years at Columbia International University where the friendships I made and the desires God gave me to serve Him laid the groundwork for my future.

Five years after graduation, CIU still plays a direct role in what God is doing in my life. Ive had the privilege of humbly serving CIU alumni as a member of the Alumni Association Leadership Council (AALC). I continue to be inspired as I hear about the ways God is using CIU alumni worldwide. I am also encouraged every year as I return to campus for Homecoming. Its an opportunity to meet both alumni as well as current students. God has woven an amazing body of believers through the CIU family. He continues to encourage me through CIU and use many of you to build me into the man He wants me to be. And Im thankful that Hes just getting started.

Just last year, God brought me to Seacoast Church in Charleston, S.C. where I use my talents and gifts in video production to tell His story as He works within the local church. God was preparing me all along for the perfect position for the unique person that He has made me to be.

THE POWER OF A GRATEFUL HEART

While we believe gratitude is a fundamental virtue there has not been a lot of hard scientific research on the nature of gratitude and its essential benefits. But research from Harvard Business School, the University of Miami and others show that gratitude 1) has tremendous positive benefits, 2) that it must be cultivated and 3) must be directed toward someone.

ratitude is at the root of all selfless philanthropy. Cicero wrote, Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all the others. We teach our children gratitude to shape who they become. While growing up many of us were taught to write a thank you note but that seems to have gone by the wayside with simply an email these days.

By Shirley Moreland, President, Alumni Association Leadership Council

Alumni Association, Columbia International University, Volume VIII, No. 1, Fall 2012 Upward is published as a service to CIU alumni by the Alumni Ministries Office of Columbia International University. Editor: Peggy Lee Manoogian Editing Consultant: Bob Holmes Designer: Tonya Daugherty
Direct all inquiries to:

The Upward magazine Alumni Ministries P.O. Box 3122 Columbia, S.C. 29230-3122 (803) 807-5500 alumni@ciu.edu Visit our website www.ciu.edu/alumni
Columbia International University admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.

We owe a debt of gratitude to CBC/CIU for the education, wise counsel, affirmation and lifetime direction we received while students building in us the infrastructure for life. We can say thank you through prayer and financial support. But another way is to serve on the Alumni Association Leadership Council for the years 2013-2015, which coincides with CIUs 90th anniversary celebration. We are trying to grow our Alumni Council and ask that you consider this unique way of giving back with a thankful heart. Shirley With a grateful heart,

The claims made by D. Norville in the book Thank You Power: Making the Science of Gratitude Work for You seem like a too-good-to-be-true infomercial. In one study, waitresses who simply wrote thank you on the check before handing it to their customers received on average 11 percent more in tips.

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Introducing

Diane Mu ll
A Special Message from Roy King
I write to you as your former director of Columbia International University Alumni Ministries. My eight years as director was a very enjoyable and rewarding experience! I am delighted to have returned to my previous role as a full-time CIU professor. This semester I am teaching Ethics and Sanctification to a room full of seniors and developing a similar online course for CIU Seminary & School of Ministry. In January, Ill be teaching at CIUs Atlanta campus, and in spring, Ill teach online and on-campus seminary courses.

Please welcome Diane Mull as interim director of CIU Alumni Ministries

Diane arrived at CIU 20 years ago when her husband, Andy enrolled as a seminary student. Diane took advantage of the opportunity to also complete mission courses in the seminary, and serve as the president of the Wives Fellowship at CIU. Most recently, she served as CIUs 90th anniversary coordinator.

For 18 years, Diane and Andy have served internationals in South Carolina as well as Texas, where they joined with International Students Incorporated (ISI) to launch a new outreach to international students at Southern Methodist University.

Stay tuned to my website, www.rking.org, and receive notification when new resources are added including Vibrant and Effective Biblical Leadership, Ethics and Sanctification and Life Coaching. I enjoy hearing from my former students so please contact me at rking@ciu.edu. Blessings,

Diane is a recipient of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) award in Alumni Relations. Her experience includes serving as the assistant director of alumni relations and director of the Annual Fund at Messiah College in Pennsylvania where she received her degree in Communications and a minor in Business Administration. Passionate about Romans 1:16, she has led Bible studies with internationals and the womens ministries at Cornerstone Church in Columbia, S.C. Meanwhile, Andy is still connected to CIU as an adjunct faculty member. He also serves as a campus pastor at the University of South Carolina. Diane and Andy have two daughters who are both graduates of Ben Lippen School. Laura is a fourth grade teacher in Rock Hill, S.C. and is married to Mark Bebber. Elizabeth is a junior majoring in Biology at Clemson University.
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lumni: ip Council to all A om YOU From the Leadersh sociation, we want to hear fr
Us Alumni As As a member of CI inees listed below. to serve a regarding the nom have been nominated duction of those who ow personally, Please read the intro uncil. For any you kn on the Leadership Co two-year term ees two ways: s affirming the nomin please respond one of e one to two sentence rit GOOD REPORT - W ey can contribute. ths and experiences th k a nominee and the streng ation on why you thin Write a short explan CONCERN e Leadership Team. should not serve on th ation. me and contact inform please provide your na n, REPORTS and share For all communicatio cil will review all GOOD by ship Coun Know that the Leader personally followed up All CONCERNS will be s. adership these with the nominee vice president of the Le ber or the president or ken. an alumni staff mem opriate action to be ta termine the most appr iu.edu OR Council to de to alumnidirector@c ould be sent by email SC 29203. All communication sh ello Road, Columbia, TOR CIU, 7435 Montic ALUMNI DIREC

Hannah Tumey Lampman 03/05, a native of Lexington S.C., is the assistant director for the childrens ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, S.C.

Glen Wigfall 02 serves as pastor of Haskell Heights First Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C. He received his Master of Divinity in Pastoral Leadership from CIU. Louis Lemmon 06 is school pastor and principal of Lake Pointe Academy, a Christian school in York County, S.C., he helped co-found.

Paula Berkey 74 is a marriage and family therapist with Columbia Counseling Center. She also served for five years with OMF as a missionary nurse in Indonesia and 12 years as assistant dean of women at CBC/CIU. Shawn Powers 02 joined CIU as associate director of recruiting relations after serving for eight years with Frito Lay North America.

Ken Frederick 98 serves as the pastor of Blackville First Baptist Church in Blackville, S.C. He and his wife, Suzanne, served with the IMB in the Amazon city of Manaus, Brazil from 9909 before returning to the United States. Bob Vetter 58 is the on-call chaplain at FirstHealth Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C. He also serves as missions chairman and Sunday school teacher at The Village Chapel in Pinehurst, N.C.

Margo Wright Williams 10 serves as associate minister at Word of God Church and Ministries, as a chaplain in the marketplace and as office manager at Primerica. She volunteers with an HIV/AIDS ministry, a prison ministry, and offers counseling to women. Sarah Nixon 09/10 is a high school Bible teacher at First Presbyterian Day School in Macon, Ga. She loves seeing students understand that the whole Bible is all about Jesus, something she learned during her time at CIU. Kuong Sii Wong 00 serves as a pastor to the Chinese Christian Church of Columbia. He and his wife were missionaries in Niger, West Africa from 1991 to 2003.

Larry DuBois 71/93 and his wife, Anita Lohrbach (71) DuBois served for 18 years in the Philippines with OMF International, including eight years church planting in Mindoro. Larry also served on the faculty for 10 years at the Koinonia Theological Seminary in Davao City. Lee Tumey 03 serves at CIU as associate director of business services. His wife, Tammy, serves in the registrars office. They have three married children, two of whom are CIU graduates.

Igou Hodges 67 teaches systematic theology in CIU Seminary & School of Ministry. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature and is an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church of America. He also serves as stated clerk of Palmetto Presbytery. Anne Estes Wenger 61 serves with Campus Crusade for Christ. Throughout the years, she has taught childrens Bible classes, led womens Bible studies, and offered hospitality as a ministry. Anne and her late husband Jim (61) served with CAM International for 12 years.

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Tom Austin 83 and his wife Ann have ministered with Mission to the World (MTW) since 1983, serving from 19852010 in Africa. During those years, he served on the faculty of the Nairobi International School of Theology and as principal of the Bible Institute of South Africa. More recently, Tom joined the MTW Global Training and Development Team. He is an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America.

THE POWER OF

PREACHING
TO YOURSELF By Terry Powell

Yet I am utterly convinced of one thing pertaining to the power of sermons. Its the most life-shaping concept Ive experienced this side of the cross: the most soul-nourishing sermons well ever hear are the ones we preach to ourselves! Preaching to yourself is the assertive act of combating discouragement, temptation, or any harmful thought pattern with the truth of Gods Word. Its giving a biblicallyinformed rebuttal to erroneous or distorted thinking. What and how a follower of Christ thinks, how he talks to himself, and whether or not he refutes misconceptions and false conclusions is a significant factor affecting spiritual vitality and usefulness to God.

n 1972, Stuart Briscoes message on a Bible character so encouraged me that I vowed right then and there to name my first child John Mark. (Glad the baby who arrived 18 months later was a boy!) That same year my pastors sermon on John the Baptist convicted me of tolerating sin and spawned tears of repentance. Recently, a message at my church from Romans 8 clarified the benefits of Jesus death, infusing hope in a deflated spirit, spurring me to vent raw emotions through heartfelt prayer.

The Psalms demonstrate the notion of preaching to ourselves. Occasionally the writers literally talk to themselves about God and their circumstances. One psalmist talked back to depression by pointing himself to a brighter future stemming from faith in God: Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence (Ps 42:5). In a psalm prompted by an experience of treachery and opposition, David addressed himself concerning Gods character: My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold, I shall not be shaken (Ps. 62:5-6). The psalmists

My despondent spirit did not evaporate entirely, yet those promises buttressed my faith and enabled me to teach passionately on the subject matter that day.
Dr. Terry Powell, a Columbia International University faculty member since 1981, supervises CIUs Family and Church Education program. For encouragement in Christian living and ministry, visit www.terrydpowell.com for articles, faith poems, devotionals, Bible study guides, Bible teaching tips, and more. Youll also find a more detailed article on Preaching to Yourself.
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Instantly, Gods Spirit projected on the screen of my mind verses I had memorized about His presence, including, but not limited to, Isaiah 41:10: Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. I rehearsed the verses, then addressed myself as I walked: No, I dont feel Gods presence today. But His Word, which insists He is with me, is far more reliable than my feelings!

The practice of preaching to myself is a vital strategy in my life. I recall a two-year-long span when a shroud of despondency enveloped me, while trying to stay faithful in my teaching responsibilities. Neither praying nor Bible reading nor medical intervention loosened the vise-grip of despair. On one particular day, as I walked across the CIU campus toward my classroom, an inner voice taunted me: If God wanted you to teach today, Hed give you the heart for it. Cancel your class and go home. He isnt with you today. When is the last time you felt His presence, anyway!?

often remind themselves of who God is, what He has done in the past, and what He has pledged to do for His people in the future. They battle unbelief, Satans lies, and negativism with the weapon of truth, rather than wave a white flag when despair envelops them.

A Reunion of CBC friends from 1962-66 in Sheboygan, Wis.

2012 Alumna of the Year:

Thanks! Alumni Giving Project

Your support through the Alumni Giving Project has provided financial aid for hundreds of students to attend CIU this past academic year. William Jones, a junior at CIU, recognizes your faithful giving with the following words: Thank you so much for your selfless and generous participation not only in my education, but in the education of many others and ultimately the advancement of Gods kingdom here on earth. It truly is a privilege for me to be able to study at a school whose purpose is to know Christ and make Him known. It is wonderful for me and many others to study in such an environment, but it would not be possible without your generosity. I am the oldest of six kids in a missionary family and money is not one of the things that we have lying about the house. Clothes, socks, shoes, toys but not money. I have a brother who is in college and a sister who also will be soon. So you can imagine what a blessing it is to my family and me not to have to bear the full weight of college tuition. Because my family only had a religious worker visa in the country where we were serving, I was not able to work and save up money for university. I wondered how God would provide. You have been the answer, and I praise the Lord for his provision through you all. The Power of One campaign is about you making a difference an impact on one student, like William who will impact the nations with the message of Christ. Thank you for your faithful giving!

L to R - Wayne Mendro (65), Hugh (63) & Marty Tracey, Malcolm (64) & Jan Bowes, Dick (64) & Els Baarendse, Don & Barbara Archer (63) Silvis, Stewart (64) & Marlene Silvis (64) Georgia, Lincoln (64) & Carol Harker, George (66) & Joan Hipszer (65) Gorton.

many memories shared

Kumiko Jean T akeuchi

(78)
Jean retired as a research scientist in 2008 from Eli Lilly and Company where she served for 20 years. She was published in over 30 peer-reviewed journals, and filed over 30 U.S. patents. She was involved in the identification and development of five clinical candidates at Lilly, two of which have advanced in human clinical trials as potential therapeutic drugs. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of South Carolina, her M.A. in Chemistry from the College of William & Mary, another M.A. in Bible and Missions from Columbia International University, and her Diploma in Chemical Engineering from Hiihama Technical College in Japan. Alumna of the Year: Each honoree is an example to the believers in character, excellence, and in faithfulness to the high calling, To know Him and to make Him known.

Jean writes, The Lord has blessed me abundantly beyond my basic needs or even beyond my imagination. For the last 20 years I have focused on science. I have strived to make life better for people physically and emotionally. God has blessed me with the means and opportunities to engage in global evangelization without being distracted with earthly concerns. I would like to focus on God in whatever I do for the next 20 years, should He allow me. I would like to strive and impact spiritual lives of the lost. If this is not the American dream from Gods perspective, then what is?
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The only thing that can unify a group of people so diverse is the power of God. We all have ONE Spirit living inside us. Only He is capable of bringing us together, united in spirit, intent on one purpose (Phil 2:2).

IU alumni come from all over the world and identify with many cultures. We speak different languages and pledge allegiance to our particular country. We serve our Lord in many different ways and hold various jobs. We attended CIU at different times and were influenced by many faculty members.

John 17:23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me.

November 1-3, 2012

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2012 HOMECOMING REGISTRATION

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Register to attend. Also pay and register for each meal you plan on attending.

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Homecoming 2012 will be a celebration of Gods power to weave all of our unique personalities, generations, backgrounds and cultures into ONE body! Be encouraged by stories of what God is doing in the lives of fellow alumni, current students and faculty. Hear what God has in store for CIU in the coming years. Come together to praise our Father and be challenged again to make Him known where you live!

EARLY REGISTRATION until Sept.18, 2012 - $10 per person LATE REGISTRATION Sept.19-Oct.18, 2012 - $20 per person After Oct. 18, registration for Homecoming sessions is $25, but no meals will be available for purchase. Thursday Meals Lunch: #______ @ $4.50 each . . . . $ __________ Dinner: #______ @ $4.50 each . . . . $ __________ Friday Meals Breakfast: #______ @ $3.50 each . . . . $ __________ Lunch: #______ @ $10.00 each . . . $ __________ Banquet: #______ @ $15.00 each . . . $ __________ Saturday Meals Breakfast: #______ @ $3.50 each . . . . $ __________ Lunch: #______ @ $8.00 each . . . . $ __________ Registration: #______ @ $____each . . . . $ __________

CONVENIENT CHANGE! Register to attend online at http://ciuhc12.eventbrite.com.

Also pay and register for each meal you plan on attending.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Registration Alumna of the Year Chapel Lunch Reunions for 1962 and earlier Tours of Robert Mills House Dinner Dessert in the residence halls with students Campus tours Reunions Banquet Ambassador Choir concert with audience participation

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Registration Breakfast Devotions with Kumiko Jean Takeuchi - Alumna of the Year Reunions, Bookstore open It all comes down to this.... Jack Layman/Lindsay Hislop/ Bill Larkin/Roy King Luncheon - Presidents address

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Registration Breakfast Reunions and African-American Social Alumni Lunch with the Leadership Council CIU RAMS Soccer Game vs. Talladega College Reunions Dinner - purchase at the Ben Lippen field CIU BOWL Fourth Annual Chili Cook-Off

Total enclosed:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ __________

Saturday supper available for purchase at the Ben Lippen field.

Please mail to: CIU, Alumni Ministries, 7435 Monticello Road, Columbia, S.C. 29230. For a more detailed schedule and registration, call us at (803) 807-5500, email us at alumni@ciu.edu or go to www.ciu.edu/alumni/HC12. Register online at http://ciuhc12.eventbrite.com.
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Upcoming CIU Events

2012 Sept. 7-9 ..................Dr. Robertson McQuilkin - Calvary Chapel, Las Vegas www.ccspringvalley.org Sept. 17-20 ..............Dr. Robertson McQuilkin - CIU Christian Life Conference www.ciu.edu Oct. 1........................Dr. George Murray - Buckhead Church, Atlanta Tentative www.buckheadchurch.org Oct. 7........................Dr. Robertson McQuilkin - Manchester Creek Community Church, Rock Hill, S.C. www.manchestercreek.org Oct. 8........................Dr. George Murray - Buckhead Church, Atlanta -Tentative www.buckheardchurch.org Oct. 19-21 ..............Dr. George Murray - Chinese Bible Church, Rockville, Md. www.cbcm.org Oct. 21......................Dr. Bill Jones - Faith Bible Church Missions Conference, Edmond, Okla. www.edmondfaithbible.com Oct. 28 ....................Dr. George Murray - First Baptist Church, Downers Grove, Ill. www.firstbaptistdg.org Nov. 1-3 ..................CIU Homecoming 2012 www.ciu.edu/HC12 Nov. 1-3 ..................Dr. George Murray - Grace Covenant Church, Philadelphia http://uc.gracecovenant.net Nov. 7 ......................Dr. George Murray - Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster, Penn. www.lbc.edu Nov., 9-11 ................Dr. Robertson McQuilkin - First Presbyterian Church, Coral Springs, Fla. www.fpcmargate.org Dec. 1-2....................Dr. George Murray - Atlanta Chinese Christian Church Northwest, Atlanta www.accc.org 2013 Jan. 6 ........................Dr. George Murray Park Avenue Baptist Church, Titusville, Fla. www.parkavenue.org Jan.14-18..................Atlanta extension intensive courses Atlanta www.ciu.edu/atlanta Dr. George Murray - Preaching for Transformation Dr. Al McKechnie Ministry for Counseling Jan. 14-18 ................CIU campus intensive courses Columbia, S.C. www.ciu.edu Dr. Don Howell Progress of Redemption Dr. Nabeel Jabbour Islam in the 21st Century Theological Educations in Intercultural Contexts Jan. 22-25 ................Atlanta extension intensive courses - Atlanta www.ciu.edu/atlanta Dr. Roy King - Biblical Foundations for Leadership Jan. 22-25 ................CIU campus intensive courses - Columbia, S.C. www.ciu.edu Dr. Patrick Lai - Tentmaking Strategies for the 10/40 Window Feb. 24 ....................Dr. George Murray - Bridge Point Bible Church, Houston www.bridgepointbible.org March 1-3 ................Dr. George Murray - Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church, Fairhope, Ala. www.easternshorepca.org March 10 ..................Dr. George Murray Calvary Church, Lancaster, Penn. www.calvarychurch.org Sept. 14 ....Soccer at Johnson University ......................7 p.m. Sept. 15 ....Soccer at Crown College ..............................3 p.m. Sept.15 ......Cross Country at Montreat College ............10 a.m. Sept. 20 ....Soccer at USC Salkahatchie ......................7 p.m. Sept. 22 ....Soccer vs. Bluefield College at CIU ............4 p.m. Sept. 22 ....Cross Country at CIU ....................................TBA Sept. 28 ....Soccer at Bob Jones University ..............7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 ....Cross Country at Southern Wesleyan ............TBA Sept. 29 ....Soccer at Virginia Intermont College ..........7 p.m. Oct. 6 ........Soccer vs. Trinity Baptist College at CIU ..2 p.m. Oct. 11 ......Soccer at Toccoa Falls College ....................7 p.m. Oct. 13 ......Cross Country at Royal Cross Country Challenge in Charlotte, N.C. ..........................TBA Oct. 16 ......Soccer vs. St. Andrews Presbyterian at CIU 7 p.m. Oct 18 ........Soccer at Warren Wilson ..............................4 p.m. Oct. 20 ......Cross Country at USC Beaufort ....................TBA Oct. 20 ......Soccer at Trinity Baptist College..................2 p.m. Oct. 27 ......Soccer vs. Bob Jones University at CIU ....2 p.m. Nov. 3 ........Soccer vs. Talladega College at CIU Homecoming ................................................2 p.m. 8
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AT H L E T I C S E V E N T S
Cross Country NCCAA Championships at Cedarville, Ohio
Nov. 9-10

Soccer NCCAA National Tournament at Kissimee, Fla.

Nov. 28-Dec. 1

Bill (55) and Evelyn Davidson are busier than ever since retiring. After serving numerous roles over many years in university and ministry settings, Bill is now an interim pastor at a church in South Carolina. He also teaches at the Atlanta extension site of CIU Seminary & School of Ministry. Evelyn retired in 1999 after 35 years of nursing. bdavidson0856@att.net

Ruth Newland Wagner (52) and her husband, Jack, have been serving in camp ministry for over 45 years. The last 38 years have been at Camp Sunrise in Fairmount, Ga. Camp Sunrise is a year round camp for families, children, and youth. j.wag.cs@frontiernet.net

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Jon (76) and Cindy Johnson (77) Simmons After serving as the director of a local home care agency for three years, Jon opened his own senior care agency: Above & Beyond Senior Care Services. Above & Beyond provides non-medical personal care and support to senior citizens who want to live in their own home as long as possible. Jon@SeniorCareServicesSC.com Rod (80) and Cathy Wooten (74) Culbertson Rod is the executive director and associate professor of Practical Theology at the Charlotte campus of Reformed Theological Seminary as well as dean of Student Development. Cathy is a nurse with OrthoCarolina of Charlotte. Rod and Cathy started a chapter of Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at the University of Florida. They are exuberant empty nesters! rculbertson@rts.edu

David Majors (76) lives in Evans, Ga. and works in the Columbia County School System. He and his wife, Nancy, have three grown children: Jennifer, Michael and Chris, who is married to Shannon. They also have two grandchildren: Alex and Samuel. dmajors06@gmail.com

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Paula Hazen Frey (57) after surviving cancer and other illnesses between 2004 and 2010, Paula feels so blessed to now have the health to minister as the Lord sees fit. She volunteers and teaches a Bible study at a senior center and is very active in her church. paulafrey38@hotmail.com

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Dave Malan (62) is a retired architect and widower (since 08) living near St. Louis. He has traveled extensively across the United States to see Gods scenic wonders and visit 300 relatives. davidmalan29@yahoo.com

Carol Bondurant Hinson (80) served with Wycliffe Bible Translators for several years before she met and married her talented hubby, Jay Hinson. They moved from California to Waxhaw, N.C. in 1990 where they work in the marketplace. cjhinson@windstream.net

David (63) and Elouise Renich (64) Fraser - David taught Sociology and Bible/Missions/Christian studies for 26 years at the university level. That included four years at CIU. He has also served as a dean and as provost at Eastern University. David and his colleague, Jim Engel, launched Development Associates International to develop Christian leaders. Elouise retired last year as dean of Palmer Seminary, and now ministers in the area of human trafficking. davidallenfraser@gmail.com

James (63) and Monica Herzel - James retired in 2007 after working in computer and applications programming for many years. He and Monica live in New York City where every Saturday they devote four hours to giving out gospel tracts in 40 languages to people on the streets. They have met people from 100 countries and brought hundreds to church. jherzel@verizon.net

Terrie and Kathy Lillie (75) have been missionaries in Southeast Asia, mostly Taiwan, where they planted two Taiwanese churches and an intercultural church. For the past seven years, Terrie has been the chief executive officer of the nonprofit, Facilitating Intercultural Relationships Everywhere (F.I.R.E.) in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area. fire_community@comcast.net

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John and Joanna Stumbo (85) have written An Honest Look their testimony of a medical journey that baffled even the doctors. Ravi Zacharias calls the book, one of the most powerful stories that I have ever heard. It will change the way you face lifes twists and turns. johnstumbo.com Andy Smith (88) serves with OMF. Based in Manila, he travels frequently to train and coach missionaries. Andys first book, Meaningful Evangelism: Choosing Words that Connect was recently published. andy.smith@omfmail.com

Bill (82) and Georgia Fuller (82) are living in North Carolina where Bill is the president and founder of Strategic Impact, a missions and evangelism mobilization organization. Strategic Impact assists church and Christian organization leaders who want to be more involved in world evangelization. bill.fuller@earthlink.net

Steve (82) and Cathy Yawman (81) Boyd married the day after graduation and celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in June. Steve sells insurance and financial products to teachers and Cathy has been actively involved in classical Christian education for the past 16 years. boyd.cathy@att.net

Dietrich and Jan Yoder Schindler (81) Dietrich is the executive director of church planting for the Evangelical Free Church of Germany where the Schindlers have been starting new churches for 25 years. Dietrich recently published a childrens book titled, The Tortoise and the Hair. It teaches children to be socially attuned to their peers who are different, and how to reach out to them. dietrich@theschindlers.de

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Bruce (89) and Theresa Sidebotham - With support from Bruce, Theresa launched her own law firm this year called Telios Law. They also collaborated on an Internet project called Religious Law Network to help connect churches, ministries, and legal services. bside@oprev.org Mark (CBC 91) and Shelly (CBC 90) Vivian - Mark is a pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church Bull Creek in Australia. (www.wpcbc.net). He oversees Small Group Bible Studies and Training and does some preaching. Shelly teaches Bible and Church History to elementary grades. onemarkandshelly@arach.net.au Jerome (91) and Kellie Wilder (92) Daley Jerome is a leadership coach and culture consultant. He helps organizations intentionally develop and enhance their cultures via consulting, curriculum development, training and coaching. purposecoach@mac.com

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Brian (04) and Melissa Hofmeister Brian has returned to his hometown to be the pastor of a new church plant Lakepoint Church in Muskego, Wis. He has seven years of pastoral experience behind him, including pastor at Christs Church in Albany, N.Y., and at Brooklife Church in Mukwonago, Wis. brian@lakepointmuskego.org David (08) and Dylia Sasso (09) Haron began a youth group in Costa Rica where they were subsidizing their income with private tutoring. They moved to Manchester, UK to study business and develop skills that would be useful in the business world. Currently they are applying for positions with missions organizations and considering other opportunities throughout the world. talentfromabove@msn.com

Scott Ready (94) was sworn into office on June 8, 2012 as Hardeeville, S.C.s newest city councilman. He and his wife, Barbara have been married for 28 years and have two children: Meghan, a CIU student working on her Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling, and Caleb. scottaready@gmail.com

Jesse (08) and Diana Myers are pleased to announce the birth of their son Andrew Salem, born June 18, 2012. jesseanddiana@gmail.com

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Bruce (00) and Linda Morock - After graduating in 2000, Bruce returned to his post at Puebla Christian School (PCS) in Puebla, Mexico. From 2005 2011, he was director of Cocolalla Lake Bible Camp in Cocolalla, Idaho. bamlam@yahoo.com Robbie (03) and Irene Pruitt - Robbie is a high school Bible teacher in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He graduated from Trinity School for Ministry with a Diploma in Christian Ministry. stay411@msn.com

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Richard (98) and Simone Mueller Moore Richard is the youth pastor at Creekside Community Church in San Leandro, Calif., which is in the San Francisco Bay area. Richard received his Master of Arts in Leadership for Evangelism and Discipleship (04), and is now working on a Doctor of Ministry degree. The Moores are making plans to follow Gods call to serve in Germany. richard@creeksidecommunity.org

Daniel Mari (95) has recently published a book about his life titled, From the Temple to the Nations. Daniel and his wife, Dasha, travel the United States, Canada and around the world, sharing Daniels testimony. CIU President Bill Jones says, You will find From the Temple to the Nations a wonderful story of the grace of God in the life of one young man from India uniquely chosen by Christ for His global purposes. m_daniel_us@yahoo.com

Aaron (10) and Marissa Franks (06) Burt live in Seattle, Wash. with their three sons. Aaron is a church planter and rector of Advent Anglican Church. Marissa is a recently published fiction writer. Her book Storybound is a fantasy novel for junior high students. marissa.burt@gmail.com

Andrew (10) and Cara Hedges moved to Dayton, Ohio where Andrew serves as associate pastor of family ministry at MorningStar Baptist Church and Cara is homeschooling their three daughters. They continue to present Real World Parents seminars in churches and are excited about the release of Andrews third book, Creative Bible Lessons on the Trinity. andrew.hedges@yahoo.com Virginia King (11) has been able to use the wonderful education she received at CIU to write scripts and present the gospel through acting portraying some of the women in the Bible. A vignette of her portraying Martha can be viewed on her blog, www.firstwomenministers.blogspot.com. kingvm@juno.com Israel Markle (11) flew to Germany over Christmas break to surprise his girlfriend Rebekah Floro with an unexpected engagement ring. Israel traveled 23 hours before he arrived at an historic bridge in Bamberg where he proposed. Izzy and Rebekah were married in July 2012 and are living in Columbia, S.C. while he finishes his Master of Divinity degree at CIU. israel.markle@mailbox.ciu.edu.

Jonathan (10) and Heather Forrest (08) serve at His Hill in Texas, a retreat center and summer camp for kids of all ages associated with Torchbearers International. www.hishill.org.

Wolfgang Stauss (03) has worked in Bangladesh with Theological Education by Extension (TEE). He also served as a faculty member and academic director at the College of Christian Theology in Bangladesh (CCTB). With his wife, Dorothea, Wolfgang returned for home assignment to Germany in 2011, where he is taking doctoral courses. wstauss@gmx.de
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Peter Letchford, dean of Columbia Bible College Graduate School in 1962, is 95 years old and would hardly change a thing in his life. He has taught Trinity Bible Class for seniors at First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Ga. for nearly 17 years. He has also served as a missionary in the former Rhodesia (now Zambia), a church pastor, a college dean, and many other positions in church leadership and missions.

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Elsie Fletcher Caldwell 39 May 2011 Edward, husband of Clara Averett Robeson 43 August 2012 Marjorie Almand Watson 44 March 2012 Joseph L. Wilkerson 47 2010 Donald Rulison 48 March 2012 Eldora Schwab 48 June 2012 John Schwab 48 September 2012 Robert C. Perkins 42 2010 Susan MacDonald Lewis 61 April 2011 David, son of Doug 68 and Beth Phelps 70 Watson June 2012 Llewellyna G. Cornelius 78 August 2011 Jerry Friesen (former faculty) July 2012 George Johnson Jr. (former Ben Lippen School coach) July 2012 Gary Carlton Levi 86 July 2012 Dan Leet 75 June 2012 Vimal A. Dongre 66 2012 George A. Brower 60 April 2012 Terry Beaver 60 October 2011 Emil Wittig 52 July 2012 April 2012

Dorothy Richards Daniels 49 June 2012 Evelyn Smith Lohnes 49 October 2011 Gustava Gussie Carpenter Oberhouse 49 June 2012 Donald E. Peterson 50 March 2012 James A. Stoddard 50

Doris Cochran Blakely 49 March 2011

Luther, husband of Teresa Lown, Staff August 2012

We mistakenly listed Ruth Newland Wagner and Josephine A. Manning (both class of 52) as deceased in our last issue of the Upward. They are alive and well.

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