Big Brothers Participation Among the Students Big Sisters Dactylology Club thought about caring for others. During the spring semester , JOY worked with the approval of the S.A. to raise money for food to be shipped to Ethiopia. which suffered severe famine from drought during 1984-85 . The members of JOY with the help of several other st udents collected money in milk jugs which they carri ed with them wherever they went during the three-day campaign . They raised $2,391.63 . The money was sent through the members of the church at White's Ferry Road in West Monroe, Louis. These people have been involved wi th the needs of the Christians in Ethiopia for several years. Since they had direct contact with them the food got into the hands of the missionaries who would distribute it to the Christians there. JOY plans to get more deep ly involved with the needs of the community and the women on campus in the future. "We all have so many talents. The key is putting them to use." I!W'~ Timothy Club was an organization designed to supplement the classroom experiences of Biblical area majors with practical, relevant information about ministry opportunities , educational opportunities and current trends in the field. Special attention was given to scheduling individuals to speak who were currently involved in various ministry settings; they not only offered insight into the nuts and bolts of everyday ministry, but they also fielded students' questions about what they might expect. Timothy Club also provided an opportunity for students who shared common interests to meet together outside of the classroom for fe llowship with peers and faculty members. Typ ical meetings included a devotional , announcements and a speaker. A common program might involve an elder from a loca l church speaking and answering questions concerning the relationship between preachers and elders , an expert 'in the field discussing current trends in church growth , or a minister offering practical direction to students by reflecting on his work and education as he answered the question, " If I had known then what I know now, I would have. " During the past year , activities associated with Timothy Club included ten regu lar meetings, a fall banquet and a trip to the graduate school in Memphis which was directed by the Bible Department and interested students. Tom Eddins and James Walters served as faculty sponsors. Though principally made up of Biblical area majors, Timothy Club was open to all interested students . tJfif;, Big Brother. Front row; Clutter, Arviso, Curd, Slayton , Hydron, J. Harrison, S. Harrison. Second row: Kyllo , Thompson, Carmical, Stanford , Johnson , Taylor. Back row: Grauois , LeonardaSSistant, Kee -coordinator, C. Johnson_ - photo by Wes Holland . Big Sister_ Front row: Slayton, Dickerson , Parker, Aruiso. Second row: Eichenberger, White , Merritt , Netch. Back row : Ogbrun , Casto . - photo by Wes Holland. One of the greatest joys \hat a fatherless ch ild could have is a big brother. The College church of Christ had developed such a program to fulfill these needs. The Big Brothers / Big Sisters program had grown more each year. The purpose of the program was to reach out to Hitle children who came from broken homes, had family problems, or we"e lone ly and just needed a companion to be a big brother or sister to them. The two buddies ventured out together to go camping, to play games, to see movies, to swim, or to have parties_ Some of the activities that both groups participated in were a swimming party, H alloween party and Christmas party. The new friends shared special moments with one another. t~ Dactylology club. Front row: Leauell, Weauersponsor, Eckerberg. Back row: Noah, Martin. - photo by Matt Wissinger. The Hard ing chapter of the Dactylology Club strove to teach sign language and to introduce Hard ing students to the culture of the deaf. They also tried to encourage students to be active in working with the deaf in the church. Some of the students became involved with interpreting and teaching bible classes for the deaf at the College church of Christ. Every second Sunday the club wen t to little Rock to help wi th the Sylvan Hills congregation. During the year the club had many preachers and interpreters be associated with the club. There have also been others who helped the deaf in many small ways. The main goal of the cl ub was to try and open the door between the cultures of the deaf and of the hearing. f'.f~ Special interest groups 67
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