A Memorable... Summer Summer Campaigns prove to be life changing for those who went... For a fleeting moment they felt as if they'd stepped into the first century when their group of 22 Harding students walked down the streets of the villages of Kenya, Africa last summer. "I felt like I was walking into a documentary," Jill Smith said of the primitive houses, the lack of cars, the dirt roads, the barefoot children and the simple lifestyle. Kenya and other countries like Australia and England differ from the United States in the same proportions as the countries' distances from the U.S. "It takes more than a body of water and cultural differences to separate the bond we have in Christ," said Louise Tucker, who went with the Harding group of 44 students to Australia. Harding sends campaignSCHOOLGIRL. An English schoolg irl enjoys a skit b y the Hard ing c a mpai gn group. The group visited severa l schools during the trip. - Photo by Ron ald A. Turner. ers all over the world: England, Australia, and Africa to name a few. The groups train for the cross-cultural experience during the school year but nothing can prepare them for cornmeal mush and turnip greens, a preacher with an earring, or a Sydney street vendor 's saucy accent. The group which went to England sang and performed in schools and knocked doors in order to set up Bible studies. They stayed with local, English Christians in their homes. With 44 students going to Australia, the group split into four teams. They sang in public places in cities like Brisbane and Sydney while handing out Christian brochures and studying with those who came to the church meetings. The group which went to Kenya spent its time studying the Bible with eager ones in Nairobi , Kenya, observing missionaries, including Monte Cox, and surveying people who might be receptive to the gospel. Despite the six weeks of work, campaigners in Australia, England and Africa returned with positive responses to the work in those places. "Mission work is hard and it is not always fun ," Craig Mabrey said, "you will make many sacrifices but it will make the trip worthwhile." Jill Taylor, who went to Africa, sums up the purpose of these campaigns simply: "to share the gospel of Christ with those who haven't heard. " - Greg Taylor G'DAY. An Australian camp a ign group poses for a group sho t at the Australian High Court on a sight-seeing day during their campaign. - Photo by Sharon Bowles. Summer Campaigns 15
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