One woman's class assignment gave orphaned boys in Kalomo, Zambia, the rnaterials they needed for academic futures. Senior Jennifer Ash started the school-supply drive when she was given an assignment in her World Christian class in the fan that had to increase awareness of missions work. An officer in the American Studies Institute, Ash said she wanted to useASI as a venue to help the needy children she met on an international campaign. In summer 2C04,Ashwas involved in the North Reach Campaign that went to Zambia, Africa. There she met the missionary family who started Eric's House, an orphanage in their home. She helped organize a schoolsupply drive open to all Harding students. Items were collected for one month. Each person who donated items received the address of a child in the orphanage, allowing students to correspond with the Eric's House students. "This will have a big effect on the children's lives," Ash said. "Not all [at the orphanage) are Christians, and if we could keep in touch and encourage them through letters, it [could be] an easy way to open doors." Senior Greg Seiders, ASI executive vice president, said he could not think of a better idea for the ASI project this year than to help children in need. liThe more American students realize what kind of privileges and blessings we have in the United States, the more we realize the needs of others who are not as fortunate," Seiders said. Ash said she wanted to offer students the chance to be involved in something that would help them understand what was happening in the world. She said students needed to look at the bigger picture of what the world will be like when they leave Harding. Ash and Seiders said they thought the school-supply drive was a simple, yet effective way to reach brothers and sisters of faith in a distant part of the world. II As a college student it is hard to find the time and go to Zambia to help the orphanage," Seiders said. "This is a real easy way for us students to get involved m something that will make a difference." -BRlDGETCLARK --phi alpha theta ------------pi kappa delta -------------- Phi Alpha Theta. Row 1: R. Hudgens, J. Rice. Row 2:K.(ross. L E~tep. R. ~qui~, M. &oussard. J. Harris. Row 3: J.l~is, A, Terry, H Shaw, B. Chaffin. Row 4: P. Haynie. K. Kuwitzky, N. Melson, E Jewell. Pi Kappa Delta. Row 1:M. Hol ley. Row 2:A. )Nffer, W. Brown. Row 3: A. Boo~y, D. Bowers, J. Lawrence, PGarner. Row 4: K. Johns, RCrocker.T. Oeder,S. Wi lsoo 215 - POLITICAL SCIENCE
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