Lonney Craig Danford - Ocoee, FL Sharon Elizabeth Daniel - Orlando, FL Andrew Hinds Davis - Worthington , IN Diane Marie Davis - Shreveport, LA Melynda Sue Davis - Gresham, OR Michael M. Davis - Searcy, AR Harry Debenedictis, Jr. - Oak Valley, NJ Shannon L. Deffenbaugh - Elma, WA Donna Ruth Derr - Irving, TX Sally Jane Diehl - Beckley, WV Timothy Randall. Diles - N. Little Rock, AR Donald H. Dillon - Seminole, FL Julia Alisa Doan - London, AR David Glenn Dobson - Dresden, TN 'Arap Sang' comes home ' 'A rap Sang" is a common Kalenjin name given to a boy. It means "son of one born outside." The people in Kenya have given that name to a man they felt belonged in Kenya but was born outside in America. That man, Monte Cox, was this year's visiting missionary. Cox graduated from Harding with a degree in Bible. Afterwards he went back to his hometown, Newnan, Georgia, and worked for the Church of Christ. After one year, the church sent a team of four families, including Monte's, to do mission work in Kenya. It was a joint decision between him and his wife Beth to go. She said, "We knew what we needed to do but we had mixed emotions because we did not know what our decision would hold." When the team first went to Kenya, six years ago, they had to learn the language. Cox said, "The language was hard to learn but it was worth it. The people were friendly because we were the only white people that could speak their language fluently." They started their mission by just talking to people. They would pick up hitch-hikers or go to the people's homes and farm with them. There were no churches when the team first started. Today, the team has been responsible for 35 new 246 People for keeps churches. Lately the church has had some problems with the government. The Church of Christ is one of the three religious groups in Kenya. The Catholic church dominated and was putting pressure on the government to stop the church, because their membership was going down. They spread rumors that the Church of Christ was made up of pornographers and kidnappers. Now, the church is back to normal. Nothing ever occurred out of the rumors and threats. After this year at Harding, Cox and his family are going back to their home in Kenya. Cox received a warm welcome at Harding. Van Tate, who is in charge of the visiting missionaries, said, "We are very happy with what Monte is doing. He is generating a lot of enthusiasm among our students by combining experience with his ability to communicate." Cox said that his mission "is an experience of a lifetime. It is a purposeful adventure, one that is serving God." -Kara Dunaway GETTING PREPARED. Monte Cox, visiting missionary from Kenya, prepares a lecture for class. Cox teaches Bible classes but plans to return to Kenya with his family after this year. -Photo by Jeff Montgomery i r
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