The can Mission Fellowship, I=b dmShewmaker, missionary ' . Hence, Oneal Tankersly, missi ry m residence, and Dr. Monte C , assistant professor of Bible, was "i!'I!bIy;tudy geared toward prepariI"g-srudents to be missionaries. Students were educated through the meals they ate, the slideshows and videos they watched, and by the visiting missionaries they met. Shewmaker said the fellowship meetings were for students interested in working long tenn or short tenn in the African mission field. "It is basically a few faculty [members] who have been associated with African missions and students who are interested either in going over there as long-tenn missionaries or going on an internship:' Shewmaker said. Junior Amy Greek, a child of missionaries who grew up in Kenya, was a member of AMF since she her freshman year. Greek said the Bible study was not limited to those who had already served in Africa. "This is for anyone who wants to learn about Africa or just be there to pray for Africa," Greek said. "Anyone is welcome." AMF meetings were required for students like senior Andy Gann, who planned on being a missionary intern in Africa for six to seven weeks in the summer. Gann said the AMP introduced him to cultures he would observe. "It helps to prepare me for the internship this corning summer," Gann said. "It just helps you to get a general idea of life in Africa and to hear about people's previous experiences living there or being interns there." Shewmaker said the mission fellowship meetings and the internship proved themselves as effective programs for preparing new workers for the mission fields. In addition to being open to anyone, Greek also said the AMF helped to widen students' perspectives. "Hopefully African Missions Fellowship broadens students' awareness to how God is working all over the world and specifically in Africa," Greek said. "I think that awareness is valuable to help missionaries on the field." -AARON MILLER ------ african missions fellowship ---------- alpha chi malachi ----------- African Missions Fellowship. PScott. M. Fonville. J. Brown Alpha Chi Malachi. D. Bielefeld. W Kury1u~ R1M11iY] hom. D. 0s00m. ORGANIZATIONS - 196
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