HALLOWEEN. Joy member, Jill Smiley, senior, and a trickor-treater enjoyed some Halloween fun. Joy participated in the women's dorm trick-ortreating and the party which followed in the new gym for the children of the community. - Photo by Cole Bennett. GARDENING. Ron Cook, sophomore, works in the flower bed of a Searcy home. The Crew volunteered to help with indoor and outdoor jobs for people of the community. -Photo by Cole Bennett. LAWN BOY. David Ward, senior, mowed the yard of a Searcy resident as part of the Crew. The Crew had approximately 600 members. -Photo by Cole Bennett. 74 Groups for Keeps SERVICE: Joy, The Crew, Friends T hree service organizations offered ministry opportunities to the campus and community. The first group was the Crew. It was a completely student staffed and organized group. It was formed just this year, according to John Linker, for the purpose of fulfilling the ministry to widows that is mentioned in James 1:27. Around 600 students helped in major house related chores such as grocery shopping, lawn care and auto repair. The central core of the group was based on 27 members, with seven serving as major directors. Each Saturday at 8:00, Crew members that were called in plus other volunteers met at the student center and started with a devotional before going to work. They averaged eight jobs a week. The Crew's time and effort showed a dedication to others and a love for the Lord. A second service group on campus was Friends, an idea that alumni Keith Lape and Jimmy Allen put together three years ago. Friends consisted of around 20 students who came together every other week for the purpose of motivating one another in personal or campus work. The third service group was JOY. This group of women adopted their name from the phrase "Jesus first, Others second, and Yourself last." The club had over 400 members, and different committee leaders delegated authority. Service projects provided many good things to the community. In White County, they served through one of the committees as probation officers for juvenile delinquents. Another committee served as a big brother/ big sister program for the community in an effort to provide role models. -Janelle McFarland BIG SISTER. Joy member, Sara Gaston, sophomore, displays the pumpkin that she and her little sister carved. -Photo by Jeff Montgomery.
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