Conquerors Encourage Young People in the Faith Conquerors, a student group made up of six men and six women, existed in order to strengthen young Christians and bring them closer to Christ. The group made three weekend trips each semester to various congregations in the South, including some in Memphis, Gladewater, Texas, Fayette, Mo., and Baton Rouge, La. The group, sponsored by Eddie Campbell, sent letters to severa l congregations, offering their services. Some congregations like the one in Baton Rouge made the Conquerors' visit an annual event. The groups with which they worked consisted mainly of high school student but sometimes ranged in age from 7 to 18. It was beneficial for the teenagers to see young people who were dedicated to service. One of the Conquerors' role models, Sa ll y Krumrei, said, "We try to get to know the kids personally in discussion groups. They usually remember our names from one year to the next, and we often receive letters from them ." The organization met every Monday night to practice skits and discuss plans for their tr ips. For each youth rally, three of the men prepared sermons the children could understand. They also sang songs, performed their skits, and divided into small discussion groups. Krumrei summed up the Conquerors' main objective by saying, "The kids are at a critical time in their lives. We encourage 112/Religious groups them to stick with Christianity in spite of their peers' views and convince them that they can be conquerors." The groups' name was taken from Romans 8:37 which says, "In all things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." ~ Each social club on campus had at least one service project during the year, but there was one organization that revolved around serving others all yea r long. JOY, an acronym for "Jesus first, Others second, Yourself last," was comprised of 140 girls, each serv ing on one of five committees depending on where her talents could best be used. The welfare committee provided serv ices such as housekeeping and caring for invalids. The group also assisted with the Head Start program and the Sunshine . School. The Christian sister's aid committee provided baby-sitting services for mothers who attended ladies' Bible classes. Two devotional programs were planned for the women of Harding and of the commun ity under the direction of the fellowship committee. The elderly committee visited nursing homes and began an adopt-a-grandparent program. Sharing their lives with little girls in the community were the members of the little sisters committee. The purpose of JOY was to reach out to people in the commu.nity who needed help. As chairman, Kathy Spi ll man sa id, "JOY provides an excel lent opportunity for co llege girl s to really learn to serve." "'<c. Timothy Club was an organization of the Bible department designed primarily for Bible, Biblical languages, and missions - Darrell L. Trui !!
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