I J Photo by Curtis Seright Divine PRopeRry New women's ministry seives on campus and in coll1lllunity As the daughter of missionaries, Amber Green became accustomed to working with her parents as they sought to spread the gospel to people in far-off places like Siberia and Almaty, Kazakhstan, the Green family's present home. She enjoyed growing up in the mission field, surrounded by opportunities to serve women. Upon her arrival at Harding, Green looked forward to continuing that trend by working with female university students, as well as with women living in White County. "It seemed like there were a lot of opportunities for women to do ministry, but it wasn't organized," Green said. That's when, with the help of several Harding women, she started Divine Property, a campusbased ministry that sought to give women more opportunities to minister to other women. "The response that we've gotten was certainly unexpected," said Green, a social work major. "I've exceeded all my long-term goals in a very short time." As word spread throughout the year, the group's population grew with each Tuesday night meeting. Through a series of special events, like a retreat, a spring break campaign to Texas and a tongue-incheek fashion show sporting men in garish, revealing clothing to emphasize the virtues of modest dressing, Divine Property taught many things to the girls on campus. Junior Jamie Erickson, the group's co-leader, helped Green shape her idea for Divine Property. "It's all God," Erickson said. "We're totally out of control. He's the one doing it and putting it together." In the first few months of the academic year, nearly 300 girls requested information about getting involved with the group's five different ministries: evangelism, eating disorders, teenage girls of Searcy and Little Rock, rape and abuse and campus ministries. Divine Property's leadership consists of 11 student officers and Dr. Sherry Pollard, the group's sponsor, who coordinates the activities sponsored by the individual ministries in addition to counseling and one-on-one Bible studies. Green said she hoped the idea of Divine Property would extend beyond Harding. A group of women from Abilene Christian University discussed starting their own chapter. "I want us to become something big like Promise Keepers," Green said. "This is more than a service ministry and more than a social club. I wanted to start Divine Property because I felt like women at Harding didn't have an outlet. Now, I think we do." -Chad Lawson Junior Sarah Davidson paints a picture on a child's face during the Kensett Fall Festival. The Festival was hosted by the Student Association, but many groups such as the JOY club and the Social Work club helped make the day a success. Many other Harding students also volunteered their time to help make the day special to the kids from Kensett. service 201
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NTc5NA==