Serving in the East or .Northeast-Sout~east campaigners, summertime meant tired dogs, calloused knuckles and heat . About 30 campaigners devoted their summers to the souls of the lost in the northeastern United States, themselves growing spiritually in the process. Preparation began in the fall with weekly devotionals and training. Mike Anderson, a junior from Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, provided leadership for the campaigners from Harding. Students from other schools later joined the campaign, including a student from the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) and a South African student among others who joined at different locations of the campaign. The 12-week campaign began in North Little Rock where the campaigners knocked doors for the Sylvan Hills church there. The work served as a training-ground for the work which lay waiting in the Northeastern states. In early June the campaigners split, some travelling to Syracuse and Liverpool, N .Y., others staying for a time in Harrisburg, ill. The campaigners made further stops in Trumbull, Conn., Sunberry, Penn., Marion, Ill., Saline, Mich ., and Northfield, N.J. While in these cities the students spent several weeks knocking hundreds of doors throughout various neighborhoods inviting residents to participate in the Thursday night Bible studies the students would form in the neighborhoods and to attend church services. Gospel meetings were held at the end of the campaigners' stay in come of the cities. Owen Olbricht, who was primarily responsible for the inception of the group several years ago, spoke in North Little Rock and Liverpool, N.Y. Jimmy Allen spoke at the Trumbull, Conn. meeting and Carroll Fletcher in Saline, Mich. Campaigners ended the summer feeling confident about the work they had done and the many "seeds" that were planted. By the end of the campaign at least 12 people were baptized and many others were studying seriously. Some of the campaigners participated in a weekend campaign for the Sandstone congregation in Little Rock in late October. "The greatest part of campaigns Northeast/Southeast was by far touching people with our Lord's gospel," Anderson commented . "Some people that we talked to could be very "put off-ish" and try to delay our approach to God's invitation. But I learned on this campaign that God is no fool:' One of the campaigners, Amelia Baker, a junior from Alicia, Ark., was optimistic: ''A lot of people think the U.S. isn't a mission field. But there are a lot of people right at your back door who are looking for the gospel. The campaign helps others grow and it also helps the campaigners grow:'<(> - Bill Everett / 1 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you .. :' Matthew 28:19-20 Mark Henry French - Nashvill e, TN Attah Adjin Frimpong - Kumasi, Ghana Jeffrey Craig Frost - Clarksville, AR Kelly Ann Fuchs - Tracy, CA James Edward Galyan - West Liberty, KY Beverly Deann Gardner - Ft . Worth, TX Barbara A. Gateley - Searcy, AR Juliet Ela ine Gifford - Dallas, TX Wade Gillespie - Bluff Durban, Sou th Africa James Marvin Gilpin - Searcy, AR Lori Ann Girdley - Ortonville, Ml Bradley D. Gist - Racine, WI Caroline D. Gist - Racine, WI Melissa Mae Givens - Fayetteville, AR Jeffrey Waite Glidden - Newberg, OR Brian Gerald Goff - Terre Haute, IN Christy Lynn Golden - Murfreesboro, AR Vonda Kay Goldman - Searcy, AR Lisa Ann Graham - Rockford, IL Evie Alice Green - Orange, TX Glenda Sue Greer - Rogersville, MO Rachel Alice Gregg - Cambridge, OH Kimberly Ann Griffin - Searcy, AR Richard Dean Grile - Anderson, IN Brian Paul Grubbs - Butler, PA Andrea Pike Guion - Keene, NH Krista Lynn Guthrie - Mt. Vernon, TX James Glen Hadley - Conway, AR Shades of f uniors 121
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