202 [organizations] Students at Harding were always looking for a way to deepen their spiritual growth and share God’s love with one another.Whether in chapel, Bible class or community churches, there was always a place for them to grow.The student led group ONE also strove to be a way for students to grow by organizing a school-wide retreat on November 10-11. “Planning took from the end of the spring semester all the way up to the retreat date in the middle of the fall semester,” ONE’s vice president junior Luke Shaffer. “We met once a week with about 8 or 9 students and occasionally Dr. Monte Cox.” The planning group wanted to make the retreat a little different than it has been in the past, so they made it an overnight retreat at Camp Wyldwood located just outside of Searcy. The group decided on the theme of “Worship of our Father” based on the book of Revelation and the universal aspects of worship presented there. “We chose this topic because we wanted to really bring people before the throne of God in a way that they may have never experienced before and show them a God that is deserving of all the worship we have,” Shaffer said. To help do this, a panel of students was asked to tell of their experiences explaining how God was working in their lives. “It was really cool,” freshman Laura Cooper said. “Just seeing God’s power working so strongly in the lives of others was incredible.” Cooper said she learned a lot about her own personal worship to God and how that could influence other people. She also enjoyed all the personal prayer time that was set aside. The fellowship was a major part of the weekend. “There was a huge sense of community because we all prayed together in small groups,” freshman Jordan Harris said. Throughout the weekend activities, four different men were asked to come and take part in the experience. Jon Bristow and Phil Emery from Portland,Oregon, along with a few others fromHarding, led worship for the weekend. Travis Eades,from the Southeast Church of Christ in Jonesboro,Arkansas, and Wes Woodell from Harding were brought in as speakers. “I attended the retreat because it provided an opportunity to escape from the pressures of school and to refocus on my relationship with God,”senior Rachel Gould said.“The retreat was a very challenging and refreshing time and it encouraged all of us who attended to live out our faith daily through our worship of God.” The whole weekend taught the students that attended the importance of worship and giving the glory to God that He deserved. Shaffer, along with the many others who helped plan, organize and attend the retreat, were pleased with overall turnout. “It was a lot of work to put in,” Shaffer explained, “but I felt like all that work paled in comparison to what I know God did through that retreat.” [Hannah Beall] worship [alpha chi malachi] [one] Retreat offers spiritual relief Row 1: A. Thrasher, K. Ledford, Q. Baker, P. Elchers, M. Arnold. Row 2: R. Scott, L. Branch, A. Mosby, J. Hawk, R. Kellis, M. Watson. Row 3: K. Gormany, C. Knipple, B. Fulop, K. Meadows. Row 4: K. Neller, J. Wrye, A. Frazier, C. Yoakum, D. Pyeatt. Row 5: P. McGraw, G. LaFave, T. Randolph, B. VanZant, S. Smith. Row 6: Dr. Dale Manor. Row 1: J. Benskin, N. Martz, A. Graves, K. Meadows, P. Elliott. Row 2: K. Caruthers, R. Scott, M. Clark, J. Palmer. Row 3: M. Cox, P. McGraw, B. Graves, J. Granberg, L. Shaffer, J. Medsker, L. Walle.
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