1978-1979 Yearbook

"The most beautiful aspect of the campaign was the beauty of commit- ~ ment, fellowship and love found in the hearts of people who are trying 61 to live their lives for Christ ..." Austrian Campaigner cEO ::I V> Consisting entirely of senior , nursing majors, the African ~ Campaigns group met every ~ other Sunday night throughout ~. the year in preparation for this (') summer's tour to aid the I» ~ Nigerian Christian Hospital and I» the Mobile Clinic in the eg' Cameroons . Most of the V> members received further , assistance in preparation by at8 tending the Medical Missions ..5 Seminar in Decatur, Georgia, ; and the Medical Missions in ~ Memphis . Nursing instructor , Nancy Leslie planned to travel with the group, which would be I» ::r gUided in Africa by former inQ' structor Janice Bingham. ~ For the sixth consecutive 8 year, members of the Austrian ~. Campaigns group made plans to spread the gospel in Austria, Poland and Yugoslavia during the summer. Meeting every Sunday evening, members worked to learn songs and pertinent phrases in German . . Of the campaign endeavors during the summer of 1978, one campaigner stated that in spite of the greatness of the castles and Gothic Churches , the most beautiful aspect of the campaign was ,;'the beauty of commitment, fellowship and love that is found in the hearts of the people who are trying to live their lives for Christ." The 1979 campaign group planned to spend two weeks each in the cities of Salzburg, Graz, Wiener Neustadt and Vienna, Austria. Using skits, puppets, slide presentations and other media of communication, the Conquerors travelled into Illinois, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and Louisiana conducting youth rallies. With the theme "Where will you be when you get where you're going?", the group tried to "bring the teenager to reality with exactly where he is," according to Steve Meeks. Often the Conquerors would preach, teach and lead singing at the congregations where they conducted the rallies. One member was always prepared to explain to the adults exactly what their children had been taught. Dean of Men Eddie Campbell sponsored the group. Membership was by invitation . 1. AFRICAN CAMPAIGNS. Front row: Bowers, Fain, Dadmun . Second row: Porter, Johns, Jeffords , Prebonick, Bryant. Back row: Clark , Haught, Brown. 2. AUSTRIAN CAMPAIGNS. Front row: D. Philpot, M. Philpot, Loue/I, Drenna, Ward, Bowen, Hougey. Second row: Brown , Stinnett, Craft, Cash , Brumbelow, Earnhart, Pate, Schlarb. Back row: Jorgensen , Hackney , Sawyer, Jones, Thurman , Brown, Lacey , Charbonneau . 3. PLANNING recruiting strategy, Steue Smith and Rick Sawyer discuss Austrian Campaigns in the cafeteria. 4. CONQUERORS. Left to right: Campbell-sponsor, D. Weidner, Kirby, Philpot, Meeks , LaMunyon, Reynolds , Ellis , Goree, J . Weidner, Frey . t.Q ::s V> .. austrian campaigns .. conquerors ~ african campaigns .. austria; campaigns .. conquerors .. african campaigns .. austrian cart 124" Religious Groups

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