Bible Student Groups Reach Out to Help Others With letters that stand for Jesus first, Others second and Yourself last , JOY, the women's service organization at Harding, entered the year searching for ways to help as many people as possible. Their goal of service was organized under six subcommittees , each with a chairman, co-chairman and sponsor. Overall chairman Donna Shackelford and her chief assistant Sherri Chapman divided the group of about 100 girls in· to committees of Christian sister's aid, devotional, elderly, fellowship , little si sters and welfare. Each committee included volunteer women who involved themselves in the particular service area desired. Some of the girls provided a free babysitting service for women of the com· munity. Others visited Leisure Lodge weekly and found adopted grandparents in the Searcy area in order to minister to the older set. Additional groups performed housecleaning chores, planned the "Loving One Another" devos and scheduled bi·annual Saturday fellowships. The girls chose a theme for 1981·82 from Matthew 20:28, " ... just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. " Shackelford , a senior from Searcy, spoke about the real desire of JOY, "Our goal is that whether involved in JOY or not, each girl attending Harding will in some way be reaching out and being a service to the com· munity. " ~ Through skits . puppets, discussions, games and songs, Harding's Conquerors mInIStered to young people in the South. Conquerors, a group of col· lege students who conduct youth rallys and retreats, was composed of 14 Christians, seven girls and seven boys, this year. Senior Art Sutherland, the group's leader, said, "Having that many people in Con· querors allowed us to sit down and talk one·to·one with the youngsters more." The year 's theme, "What Will You Decide?" , was worked into 74 · Bible each program and its varied forms of teaching. The discus· sion groups, which Sutherland called "the heart of a Con· queror's rally," gave the teen· agers a chance to comment and ask questions. The small : fellowship took three trips a semester, usually spending the weekend with the host congregation. Rallys were held at Morrilton, Ark., Gladewater, Tex., and Baton Rouge, La., where the group has worked each year since its in· ception. Eddie Campbell, sponsor of the group, talked about the ad· vatages of such a team. " I think their greatest can· tribution was presenting the message of our Lord as young people," he said. "They didn't have to bridge the generation gap," ~ 1. JOY Executive Council. Front row: Huddles ton, D. Shackelford, B. Sha ckelford. Second row: J . Sha c k e lfo rd·sponsor , Sharp· sponsor, Pfeifer· sponsor, Baker· spon sor. Back row: Spillman , McPike, Gregory, Jones· sponsor, Ciccone. 2. CONQUERORS. Front row; Smith, Finch, Bolz, Armstrong, Rogers, Morrison, Harper. Back row: Goings, Reed, McLaughlin, Garland, Matthews, Freeman. Shawn Daggel!
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