~ '~ .. :~::~, "' ......,.- .. sc\K~S~'ation leading a campus of prayer Even before the student body went to the p6lls in the spring of 2003 to vote for senior Michael Campbell as the Student Association president, Campbell had a vision for the campus. Campbell longed to make Harding University a true "campus of prayer" "Thls was a personal dream of mine," Campbell said. "I was inspired by Steve Cloer's service emphasis when he was president in 2001-2002." To encourage a campus of prayer, Campbell designated February as a Month of Prayer. "Prayer is a serious and powerful thing, and we don't always treat it that way," Campbell said. Each week of February had a theme surrounding prayer. Week one focused on the power and importance of prayer in a Christian's life. Week two centered on purity, repentance and confession. Attempting to strengthen everyday living, week three concentrated on a Christian's role in the world; and week four was a week of prayer for missions and lost souls. Students were given the opportunity to sign up for 3O-minute time slots throughout the 29 days in February. Campbell hoped students would fulfill their promises to pray for 30 minutes straight. "I hope that people would be in daily communication with God and be able to see something done in our lives," Campbell said. Along with the Month of Prayer, Campbell continued the prayer boxes. Prayer boxes were placed in the cafeteria, library, student center and the Benson Auditorium, and students were encouraged to drop prayer requests in them. Members of the SA and the Spiritual Life Committee prayed for the requests daily. "Just knowing that I could put in a prayer request encouraged me to think about my relationship with God and what [ needed to work on," sophomore Nathan Looney said. Graduate student Kristen Thompson said she appreciated the SA's interest inpraying for the campus. "It makes me feel at ease knowing that Harding is being prayed about on campus by so many," Thompson said. With Campbell's dream coming true, he said the true accomplishments of the SA's goal could never beknown. "Students really liked and appreciated the idea after the election," Campbell said. "It ishard to measure the success of the campus of prayer because it is about the people." - Renee Lewis, DeA11Il Thomas and Jamie Higgins Freshmen Holley Hogan, Jessie Ellis and Rebecca Tucker decorate the light posts for the annual campus lighting project in November. Members of the freshman class hung lights to help usher in the holiday season. (Photo by Russell Keck) student association 1/ 207
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