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Hesston College Today is the official publi-cation of Hesston College, published three times yearly at Hesston, Kansas, for alumni and friends of Hesston College. Address correspondence to Hesston College Today, Box 3000, Hesston, KS 67062, or e-mail to philr@hesston.edu.

Editor Phil RichardAlumni News Dallas StutzmanGraphic Design Nancy MillerPhotography Larry Bartel Printing Baker Bros. Printing

Hesston College Board of OverseersNorm Yoder ’67, Henderson, Neb., ChairWilbur Bontrager ’73, Middlebury, Ind., Vice Chair Dee Custar ’98, West Unity, Ohio, SecretaryDale Beachey ’66, Sarasota, Fla., TreasurerGinny (Davidhizar) ’68 Birky, Newberg, Ore.Annette (Steider) ’83 Brown, Frisco, TexasKelvin Friesen, ’73, Archbold, OhioDenton Jantzi ’94, Hesston, Kan.Harley Kooker ’66, Christiana, Pa.Phyllis (Liechty) ’69 Nofziger, Goshen, Ind.Jorge Vallejos, Goshen, Ind.

Alumni OfficersJeannine (Spicher) ’81 Janzen, President, Elbing, Kan., 316-799-2890, jeanninejanzen@hotmail.comMark Yoder ’80, Vice President, Wichita, Kan., 316-440-2813, myoder@bethelks.edu

Alumni Advisory CouncilKermit Ac57, ’60 and Clydene (Jantz) ’61 Gingerich, Mountain Home, Idaho, 208-845-2875, kcgingerich@gmail.comDon ’69 and Shirley (Good) ’70 Kempf, Shickley, Neb., 402-627-7595, donaldkempf@windstream.net Patsy (King) ’75 and Doug ’74 Unruh, Perryton, Texas, 806-435-4558, patsyunruh@hotmail.comLynn ’80 and Janice (Leichty) ’80 Hostetler, Kalona, Iowa, 319-656-3022, hobunch@kctc.netBen ’97 and Angie (Book) ’98, ’02 Savanick, Scottdale, Pa., 724-887-0193, skyben51@hotmail.comJeremy ’00 and Erin (Nebel) ’00 Kempf, Goshen, Ind.; 574-903-0577; jeremykempf@mennonitemission.netDave Miller ’07, Milford, Neb., 402-761-4393, david67@windstream.net

November27-29 ThanksgivingWeekendcelebration(seescheduleonpage20)27-29 ProspectiveStudentVisitDays(includesMusicandTheatre

ScholarshipAuditions,andAthleticsrecruitingactivities)December 2008

7 FeastofCarols(forstudents,faculty,andstaff)15-17 FinalExams;FallSemesterends

January 20096 Springclassesbegin15-17 ProspectiveStudentVisitDays19 MartinLutherKing,Jr.Day29-February1 HesstonCollegeBoardofOverseersmeeting,Pittsburgh,Pa.

February5-9 BelCantoSingersWinterTourtonortheastKansasandMissouri9-10 CampRecruitmentDays,campus10 Hesston-BethelPerformingArtspresentsTheKing’sSingers,

7:30p.m.,MemorialHall,BethelCollege11-12 MissionandServiceDays,campus12-14 ProspectiveStudentVisitDays(includesMusicandTheatre

ScholarshipAuditions)18-19 BrendaMatthews,MelvaKauffmanLectureSeries20,21,27,28 WinterMusical21 AlumniandCommunityBasketballNight

March1 Hesston-BethelPerformingArtspresentsDavidMunnellyBand,

3p.m.,MemorialHall,BethelCollege 6-15 HesstonCollegeChoraletourtowesternU.S.9-13 SpringBreak18-20 ChurchLeader-in-Residence,Les&GwenGustafson-Zook19-21 ProspectiveStudentVisitDays(includesMusicandTheatre

ScholarshipAuditions)April 2-3 GrandparentDays

Forsportsschedules,visittheAthleticspageatwww.hesston.edu/larks

The power and value of the fine arts

DuringOpeningWeekendAugust17-19,2007,Ifoundmyselfweep-ingastheBelCantoSingerssangBradleyKauffman’sarrangementof“Angel

Band”duringopeningworship.Itisnotunusualformetobemovedbymusicordrama,butthestrengthofmyresponsepuzzledme.

Dayslater,asIwalkedacrosscampus,IrecalledmyfathersingingthissongwhenIwasachild,andmysib-lingsandIsingingitasDadnearedtheendofhislifein1999.So,duringthe2007-08schoolyear,asBelCantoperformedinvariouschurches,many“AngelBand”sto-riesweresharedwithmembersofthechoir.

AsIoccasionallygivetoursofthecampustoguests,itisnotunusualforapersontostopbeforeasculptureorpaintingandtakesometimetoreflect,insilence,beforegoingfurther.

Suchisthepowerofthefineartstoevokeprofoundthoughtandreflec-tion.Attheirbest,thevisualandperformingartshelpustoconnectwithGod,ourcreator,andthegreatartist.

Artisameanstoexploreandexpressourselves,andthusisanopportu-nityforpersonalgrowth.Asweact,dance,sing,paint,throw,orsculpt,webecomemoredeeplyawareofourowncreativityandcapacityforexpression.Wealsofaceourweaknesses,andlearnwhichofthesewecanovercomeandwhichhelptodefinethelimitsofourexpression.Contrarytothestereotypeofmany,artrequiresstudy,thought,self-examination,anddisciplineoverlongperiodsoftime.

AtHesstonCollege,weplaceperformingandvisualartsinthecontextofaChristianliberalartseducation.Anappreciationofandparticipationintheartshelpsastudentgainasenseofwhatisappropriateforanaudience,theaestheticsthatguideourchoices,andprinciplesofdesign.Arthelpsustomovebeyondourselvesandconnectwithnewideasandwaysofviewingtheworld.Singinginadifferentlanguage,creatinginadifferentmedium,actingarolethatisveryunlikeourselves,andstudyingtheartofotherculturesallhelpustoenrichourthinkingandstretchourimagination.

WearemakinggreatprogressinprovidingthebestpossibleopportunitiesforstudentsinthevisualandperformingartsatHesstonCollege.Choralmu-sichasbeenpartoftheprogramsincethebeginning.Twoyearsago,instru-mentalmusicwasadded.Thisyear,anewstate-of-the-artvisualartsfacilitywasdedicatedinhonorofPaulandWilmaFriesen.

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Howard Keim, President

Overtheyears,wehavegatheredmanybeautifulpiecesforthePaulFriesencollectionandtheseappearatvariousplacesonthecampus.Alsothisyear,wehaverenovatedaspaceinNorthlawntohouseafineStudioTheatre.

Iwishtothankallofyouforyoursupportofthecollege,especiallythosewhosenamesappearintheHonorRollofDonorsinthisissue.Yourfinancialcontributionsmakeitpos-sibleforstudentstobeapartofthisexperienceandtoprepareforalifeofserviceinthechurchandtheworld.

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Friesen Center for the Visual Arts dedicatedby Phil Richard

Anestimated300peoplegatheredinashadedlawnareaontheHesstonCollegecampustodedicatethenewFriesenCenterfortheVisualArts.AttheendofthededicationserviceSaturday,September27,NormYoder,chairoftheHesstonCollegeBoardofOverseers,joinedPaulandWilmaFrieseninarib-bon-cuttingceremony.

TheFriesenCenterfortheVisualArtshonorsthecontributionsoftheFriesenstotheArtDepartmentandtothecollege.ArtDepartmentfacultyandstudentsbeganusingthe$2millionbuildingwhenfallclassesbeganAugust25.LocatedbetweenNorthlawnandCharlesHall,FriesenCenterprovidesastate-of-theartfacility,withteachingspaceforceramics,painting,printmaking,anddrawing;newgasandelectrickilns;acomputerlabforgraphicdesignanddigitalphotography;anartgallery;facultyoffices;andasculpturestudioforPaulFriesen,facultyemeritusinart.

Duringopeningremarks,PresidentHowardKeimnotedthatFriesenCen-terfortheVisualArtsismorethanamonumentortribute.“ItisaplacewheretheGod-givenandspirit-inspiredcreativitywillbenurturedinstudents,”hesaid.“Itisaplacewhereartistswilldisplaytheirworkandinteractwithstudents,wherefacultywillteachappreciationforvisualartandthetechniquesofvari-ousforms.Itisaplacewherethenextgenerationofartistswillbepreparedtotaketheirplacesinstudios,schools,andchurchesaroundtheworld.Thisfacilitywillstrengthenoureffortstohelpallstudentsgainappreciationandskillofthevisualartsforservice.”

FriesenfoundedtheArtDepartment,teachingthefirstclassinwhathadpreviouslybeenthepotatocellarinthebasementofGreenGablesduringthespringsemesterof1957.TheArtDepartmentmovedtodifferentlocationsovertheyearsuntil1969,whereitoperatedinthebasementofErbHalluntilclassesbeganthisfallinthenewFriesenCenterfortheVisualArts.

JohnBlosserandRobertRegierrecountedsomeoftheArtDepartmenthistory.Blosserbecamedepartmentchairin1978,whenFriesenretired.Blosserrecalledthatwhenhecametothecollege,Friesenhelpedhimtooluptoteachceramics.“Ihadtaughtdesign,drawing,andpainting,butnotceramics.”

“Paul,you’reaninspirationtome,”Blossersaid,“You’vebeenadisciplinedartist.But[youhave]alwaysbeenpastorfirst.Manypeoplehavesatathispotter’swheelandspilledtheirheartouttohim.Inmanyways,heseeshimselfaspastorfirstandartistsecond.ButIknowfewpeoplewhosowellintegratethetwo.Thatblendingofartandfaithseemssonaturaltoyou.”

Blosser,whowasArtDepartmentchairandtaughtatHesstonCollegefrom1978to1999,chairstheartdepartmentatGoshen(Ind.)College.

Regier,professoremeritusofartatnearbyBethelCollege,NorthNewton,Kan.,collaboratedwithFriesensothatbothprofessorstaughtartclassesatBethelCollegeandHesstonCollegefrom1965to1978.

PaulFriesen(left)tellsabouttheteamheandWilmaformedwithRobertandVernetteRegierduringtheearlyyearsofHesstonCollege’sartdepartment.Regier,professoremeritusofartatBethelCollege,NorthNewton,Kan.,collaboratedwithFriesensothatbothprofessorstaughtartclassesatBethelCollegeandHesstonCollegefrom1965to1978.

CoverPhotos:Backgroundphoto:LoisMisegadis,artprofessorandchairoftheArtDepartment,teacheswatercolorpaintinginthedrawingandpaintingstudio.Studentsobserving(lefttoright)arefreshmanHarukaSano,Niiza,Japan;LauraGoering,asophomorefromMoundridge,Kan.;andChloeMartin,asophomorefromColoradoSprings,Colo.

Insetphotos(clockwisefromlowerrighthandcorner):TheBelCantoSingersperformduringOpeningWeekendAugust22-24.Inthefrontrow,freshmanJohnN.Murray(left),Hesston,Kan.,playsthedjembe(Africandrum),whileKenRodgers,musicfacultymember,playsthegourdshaker.SinginginthesecondrowarefreshmanKristenHorst(left),Orrville,Ohio,andsophomoreAnnaliMurray,Orrville,Ohio.

C.C.Showers,playedbyMitchStutzman(right),sophomore,Middlebury,Ind.,befriendsthesimple-mindedboy,BuddyLayman,playedbyMattLehman,freshman,Kidron,Ohio,in“TheDiviners,”presentedOctober9-12.

HeatherYoder,Bellefontaine,Ohio,playsfluteforthe2007-08WindEnsemble.

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ThreeformerstudentsofFriesenatHesstonwhoarenowartists—PhilHershberger’73,Topeka,Kan.;Marena(Leichty)’01Nachtigal,Kalona,Iowa;andBrittniWegmann’03,Tallahassee,Fla.—sharedwordsofappreciation.HershbergerrecalledthatatHesstonCollege,“wewerealltaughtthroughimage,words,andactionthattherewasnodisconnectbetweenourfaithtraditionsandthepursuitofthevisualarts.Itisathrilltobepresentatthisevent.Wehavefinallycomeintothedaylight.”

NachtigalrecalledherclassroomexperiencewithFriesen.“I’vealwaysbeenamazedandgratefulthatPaulsawsomethinginmethathethoughtshouldbeencouraged,”shesaid.“Mentordoesn’treallycomeclosetodescribingwhatPaul’slegacytomehasbeen.TheamazingthingaboutPaulisthatmineisjustoneofmanyliveshehasimpactedthroughhisserviceatHesstonCollege.”

KelvinFriesen,Archbold,Ohio,theoldestofPaulandWilmaFriesen’ssixchildren,readIICorinthians4:6-10,aScrip-turechosenbyPaulFriesen.Thenheadded,“I’dliketotakethisopportunityonbehalfofourfamily,andmybrothersandsistersandtheirfamilies,toexpressappreciationtothemanypeople,theadminis-tration,thefacultyandstaff,theBoardofOverseers,andthemanygenerousdonors,forhonoringMomandDadinthisway.”

LoisMisegadis,chairoftheArtDepartment,commented,“ThiscampusistrulyblessedbyitsreverencefortheartsandhowartsdocarrywithitthespiritoftheLord,”Misegadissaid.“It’sagreatpleasuretostandinfrontofthisbuilding,sothatwecanpaytributetoPaulFriesenandWilmafortheirworktoestablishtheartsatHesstonandinthechurchatlarge.”

Inhisresponse,PaulFriesensaidthatheandWilmaappreciatethehonorextendedtothem.ThenheinvitedWilma,alongwithRobertandVernetteRegier,tothepodiumtosharethehonor.“Wewereateam,”hesaid.“Icouldneverhaveachievedanythingwithoutthesupportofthesethreepeopleduringthoseyearsofteaching.Togetherwesupportedeachotherandwerefriends.We’vehadmanygoodtimesandIhopewe’llhavemoreyearstogether.”

FriesenpaidtributetoWilma.“Igivehertremendouscreditforthethingsshehadtoputupwithandthethingsshehadtodo,”hesaid.“Inspiteofallofthat,shecontinuallygavemeencouragement.”

Healsoacknowledgedtheirsixchildren—Kelvin,JanRothWest,Gregg,Eric,Jon,andJenniferLeFevre.Hegaveaprayerofdedication,followedbyaribbon-cutting,whichofficiallyopenedtheFriesenCenterfortheVisualArts.

Aftertheribbon-cutting,PaulandWilmawelcomedpeopletotheFriesenCenterastheyenteredforanopenhouseandreception.Aretrospectiveartex-hibitofceramicsandsculpturesbyPaulFriesenfeaturedinthefacility’sStudentGallerywasopentothepublicuntilOctober22.

ForthecompletestoryandphotohighlightsoftheFriesenCenterdedica-tion,gotowww.hesston.edu/hesstoncollegetoday.

Top:ThefourmainprofessorswhohaveledtheArtDepartmentsinceitsinceptionin1957.PicturedlefttorightarePaulFriesen,RobertRegier,JohnBlosser,andLoisMisegadis.

Bottom:PaulandWilmaFriesencuttheribbontoofficallyopentheFriesenCenterfortheVisualArts,namedinhonoroftheircontributiontotheArtDepartmentandtoHesstonCollege.AssistingthemisNormYoder,chairoftheHesstonCollegeBoardofOverseers.

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Hesston College Chorale receives warm European reception

Membersofthe2008HesstonCollegeEuropeanChorale—29studentsandtwomusicfacultymembers—foundthemselvesoverwhelmedbythehos-pitalityofEuropeanseverywheretheywent.

“Iwascontinuallymovedbythewarmreceptionwereceivedthroughoutourtravels,”saidBradleyKauffman,co-directorofthechoraleandamusicfacultymember.“Ourhostswereeagertosharethemselveswithusandwantedtogettoknowmembersofourgroup.”

BeginningMay6,the30-daytourtookthemtoParis,theBlackForestregionofGermany,Switzer-land,Italy,centralGermanyandtheNetherlands.

“Thestudentsthrivedontheexperienceandrep-resentedthecollegewell,”Kauffmansaid.“Thehomestaysmayhavebeenwhattheyrespondedtothemost.”

StephanieWyse,afreshmanfromMt.Pleasant,Iowa,confirmedthisinhersummaryessay.“Itwasrefreshingtoseethevaluetheyplacedonrelation-ships,”shewrote.“Itseemsthattheyhadblockedofftheirschedulesjustforusbecausetheyalwayshadtimetomaketeaandsitdownandtalkwithus.TheyweresoexcitedtomeetusandmanyoftheyoungpeopleImetinEuropestillkeepincontactwithchoirmembers.”

CalebDetweiler,agraduatingsophomorefromWashington,Iowa,experiencedthehurdlesofthelanguagebarrier.“Notbeingabletoaskoranswerquestionsandnotbeingabletocommunicateallofmythoughtsandopinionswasdisappointing,”hewrote.“OnlywhentheyknewEnglishcouldwedialogbackandforthinadesirablemanner.Thus,beforeItraveltoanothercountry,Iwanttobeproficientintheirlanguage.”

Detweilerhitonanadditionalreasonforearnestdialogue.“Anotherimportantaspectofbeingabletotalkwithpersonsfromotherculturesisthatrelationshipscanbeestablished,”hewrote.“Evenifyouaren’tabletocommu-nicateinthemostdesirablemanner,theeffortisstillappreciatedandasenseofrespectisbuilt.I’mconvincedthattakingthetimetotalkwithpersonsweareinconflictwithandmakinganefforttostareourenemiesstraightintheeyeandtalkwiththemwouldhelpavoidmuchpainandconflict.”

Top:HesstonCollegeEuropeanChoralemembersposeforaphotoneartheEiffelTowerinParis,France.

Bottom:OliverKropf,agraduatingsophomorefromOregonCity,Ore.,operatesthemechanismthatorientsawindmilltothewindinJoure,theNetherlands.

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Co-directorandmusicfacultymemberKenRodgerssaidthestudentsap-preciatedtheopportunitytoconnectwithMennonitechurchesandAnabap-tisthistoryinEurope.“Thatwasimportantandsignificanttothem,”hesaid.

Wysecitedonereasonforgoingonthistour—toseeherspiritualroots.“SeeingthebeginningoftheAnabaptistshelpedmefeeltiestopeoplewhocamebeforemeandgavemeagreatunderstandingofwhatitmeanstobeMennonite.Manyofthestories…gavemeasmallhintofthehugeamountofstruggleAnabaptistswentthroughtopracticetheirfaithandmakeitpos-sibleforustofollowintheirfootstepstoday.SeeingplacesthatholdsomuchmeaningtaughtmehowprivilegedIamtobenefitfromthepersecutionofthosewhowerethereinthebeginning.”

Kauffmansaidthatbasedonthestudents’writings,thetourmadeanim-pactonhowstudentsseetheworldandhowtheU.S.isregardedoutsidethecountry,“expandingoursenseofwhatitmeanstobeaglobalcitizen,”hesaid.

JeremySnyder,agraduatingsophomorefromKalona,Iowa,saidhelearnedcertainthingsthatonecouldneverlearninschool.“Beingabletomeetandinteractwithpeopleofallagesandinadifferentculturethanmyown,Ilearnedthatpeoplearen’tasdifferentastheymayseem.Inmyhomestays,itwaseasytofindthingstotalkaboutordiscuss.Itwasneverasawk-wardasIthoughtitwouldbe.Thiswasalsotrueformewithinthechoir,”hecontinued.“Spendingamonthwiththesamegroupofpeople,IgottoknowpeoplewhoIprobablywouldn’thave,haditnotbeenforthistrip.Itwasagoodlearningexperienceonhowtointeractwithdifferentgroupsofpeople.”

Rodgers,whohasbeenontourwith13HesstonCollegeEuropeanCho-rales,saidoneuniqueexperiencewasparticipatinginacombinedconcertMay22inMilan,Italy,atSanMarcoBasilica,thesecondlargestchurchinMilan.“Ithinkit’sthefirsttimewe’vecollaboratedwithanotherchoir,”hesaid.Hess-tonhasofferedtheEuropeanChoraletourinalternatingyearssince1980.

ThetwochoirsperformedtheirownrepertoirebeforepresentingtogetheranAfrican-AmericanspiritualandapiecebyTchaikovsky.Proceedsfromtheconcert—billedastwochoirsforAfrica—totaled7,500Euros(about$12,000U.S.)forafoundationworkingonvaccineresearchforviraldiseasesinequa-torialAfrica.

Wysemayhavebeenthinkingaboutthisconcertwhenshewrote:“SomeofmyfavoritetimeswerethosewhenthepeopleofGodcouldallcometogetherandworshipdespiteculturalorlanguagebarriers.It’samazinghowmusiccancrossthesebarriers.Whetherpeopleunderstandthewordsornot,theycanbetouchedbyitandcanfeelitsmeaning.Musiccanconnectpeopleinawaythatgoesmuchdeeperthanthespokenlanguage.Itwassuchabless-ingformetobeapartofaministrythatbroughtpeopletogetherinthisway.”

SnydersaidhewillneverforgettouringEuropeforamonth.“Beingabletosinginamazingspaceswithtalentedsingers,touringvariouscities,enjoy-ingnewfoods,andmeetingnewpeopleandmakingnewfriends—thiswillberememberedasoneofthebesttimesofmylife.”

DVD available of Trachselwald Castle reconciliation event in 2007 The Hesston College European Chorale toured Trachselwald Castle in Switzerland this past summer. More than 450 years ago, Trachselwald Castle was a dark place for Anabap-tists in the Emmental Valley. Many Anabaptists died there for their faith. As part of the Swiss government’s Year of the Anabaptists (Tauferyahr 2007), an Open Air Trachselwald was held September 14-16, 2007, on the castle’s west slope, at the edge of Trachselwald village. This reconciliation event brought together at least 10,000 people from the State Reformed Church, the Free Church, and Anabaptist churches.

Dale D. Gehman, a 1976 graduate of Hesston College, attended the event and produced a DVD. For more informa-tion about the DVD,

contact Gehman at GehmanFoto@aol.com; phone 717-396-8972.

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Alumni and friends enjoy two-week European tourby Phil Richard

Twenty-sixHesstonCollegealumniandfriendsenjoyedatwo-weekEuropeantourtofourcountriesMay30-June12.TheHesstonCollege

AlumniAssociationsponsoredthetripaspartofthecollege’sCentennialcelebrationtitled“LivingTheVi-sion”plannedforthe2009-2010schoolyear.Thetourwasco-directedbyKenRodgers,musicfacultymember,andDallasStutzman(andhiswifeJan),vicepresidentofAlumniandChurchRelations.

Participantsrangedinagefrom50to87andcamefromArizona,Iowa,Kansas,Nebraska,Ohio,Oklahoma,Oregon,andVirginia.

Thegroup,whichmetinAmsterdam,tookarelax-ingandinformativecanalridethefirstday,Saturday,May31,thencheckedintotheirhotel.Thefollowingmorning,participantsworshipedwithDoopsgezindeGemeente,theMennonite“HiddenChurch”(areferencetoAnabaptistchurchesduringtheReformation,includ-ingthischurch)inHaarlem.TheEuropeanChorale—29studentsco-directedbymusicprofessorsKenRodgersandBradleyKauffmanwhotouredforaboutamonth

(May6toJune3)—providedspecialmusic.KimberlyKropf,OregonCity,Ore.,bloggedaboutthetwo-weektour.

Shewrote:“Itisamazinghowmany[members]ofthechoralehaveconnec-tionstosomeoneinthealumnigroup—samechurch,samehometown,orevenarelative!SomeofthealumnigroupwereintheHesstonCollegeCho-raleorBelCantoSingersintheircollegedays.”

Afterworship,alivinghistoryplayaboutDutchMennoniteswasshared.“Laterthatevening,”Kropfwrites,“weattendedthefinalconcertofthe

EuropeanChorale(atthesamechurchinHaarlem).Thechurchwasfull,evidentlynotcommoninthesepost-Christiandays,andthemusicwaswellreceived,withtwostandingovations.”

Thelargestflowerauctionintheworld,locatedinAalsmeeroutsideAmsterdam,wasoneoftheattractionsthefollowingday,accordingtoKropf.“Thebigwarehousewassooooofragrant.Suchabusyandquickauction.”Thewarehousecoversroughlyninefootballfields.

Aftertheauction,tourparticipantswenttoteaatthehomeofMaryeMaarsen,whoisHesstonCollegePresidentHowardKeim’ssister.“TherewerevestigesofherMichiganlifeinthegreenhousewherewecongregated,”Kropfsaid.“Whatasweethostess.”

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The 26 Hesston College alumni and friends on the two-week European tour stand in front of the Mennonite “Hidden Church” in Haarlem, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Hesston College European Chorale provided special music at the church Sunday morning, June 1, and a concert that evening. Tour participants (left to right) are: Jim and Edy Holohan, Jim and Carol Hilty, Joanne and Roger Roth, Edie Nebel, Ila and Arlan Yoder, Tim Burkey, Grant Nebel, Bonnie Burkey, Karl and Luanna Voth, Larry Graber, Jan Eckels, Vi Graber, Mabel Schmidt, Sandra van Slooten (1998 Hesston College graduate from Bergen, The Netherlands), Kimberly Kropf, Mae Mumaw, tour co-director Dallas and Jan Stutzman, Ken Kropf, and tour co-director Ken Rodgers. Not pictured are tour participants Paul and Ellen Davidhizar.

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StillonMonday,June2,someofthegroupwenttotheAnneFrankMuseum.“Toberemindedofthehorrorsofthistimeofhistorywasindeedsobering,”Kropfwrote.

BeforeleavingHaarlemthenextday,somemembersofthetourgroupwenttotheCorrietenBoommuseum,whileothersvisitedtheSt.Bavochurch.Kropfwrote,“ThechurchhousesawonderfuloldpipeorganthatwasplayedbybothMozartandHandel.Wewerespeciallytreatedtoahymn—“BeStillMySoul”—astheorganwasgoingthroughsomefinaltuningbeforeaneveningrecital.”

ThenitwasontotheFrieslandareaoftheNetherlandsbybus,aftercross-ingalongdikebridge(calledAfsluitdijk)nearly19mileslong,originallyen-gineeredbyaDutchMennonite.“WesawthebirthareaofMennoSimons!”Kropfwrote.“WesawthechurchwherehewasapriestbeforejoiningtheReformationmovement.”AmonumenttoSimonsstandsoutsideWitmarsum,thevillageofhisbirth.

AfterastopinCologne,Germany,tovisitthemajesticCologneCathe-dral,thebiggestGothiccathedralintheworld,thegroupmadeitswaytoStrasbourg,France,oneofthemostscenicareasoftheregionofAlsace.

Later,thegroupworshippedatLangnau,Switzerland,theoldestMenno-nitecongregationintheworld,Sunday,June8.Kropfobserved,“ManyofusareabletoconnecttopeoplewehavemetinthepastorfamiliesofMennoniteCentralCommitteetrainees.Wehaveseenfamilynamesonsignsandhadafewminutestowalkthroughagraveyardandfoundfamilynamesthere.Itishumblingtoseewhereourfamiliesfitintohistory.”

Intheafternoon,thegrouptookpicturesoutsideTrachselwaldCastle,whereAnabaptistswereheldprisonersome450yearsago(seepage7).

ThenthegroupspentJune9atthefootofJungfrauMountain(Switzer-land).Kropfwrote:“Today,wehadfreetimeandhalfspentthedaygoingtothe“TopofEurope”JungfrauMountain,otherstoGrindelwald*,[while]someofusstayedandrestedinthebeautyoftheAlpsatWengen.”

*Grindelwald,thelongestpassenger-carryingcablecar(aerialtramway)intheworld,isagondolacablecarlinkingGrindelwaldwithMännlichen.

AvisitfollowedtoTrummelbachFalls(nearLauterbrunnen,Switzerland),thelargestaccessibleglacialwaterfallsintheworld.ThenthegrouptraveledtoLucerneandZurich,fullofAnabaptisthistory,beforereturningtotheU.S.

Kropfendedherlastblogbywriting:“Wearealltakingmanypictures,talkingaboutreturning,andjustthoroughlyenjoyingeverything.Westartedmostlyasstrangersandarerealizingthatasweend,wearegoingawaywithmanynewfriends.”

—Kimberly Kropf and her husband Ken, formerly from Oregon City, Ore., now live in Hesston. Their two sons, Ben and Oliver, 2008 graduates of Hesston Col-lege, were members of the European Chorale. Ken Kropf is owner of Kropf Lumber, Hesston.

Top: Some of the participants in the Hesston College European tour pose for a photo while visiting the “Top of Europe,” Jungfrau Mountain. They are (left to right): Arlan Yoder, tour co-director Dallas Stutzman, Mae Mumaw, Edie and Grant Nebel, Mabel Schmidt, Jan Eckels, Jan Stutzman, and Roger and Joanne Roth. The Jungfrau (German for “maiden/virgin”) is the highest peak (at 13,642 feet) of a mountain of the same name, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Wengen, Switzerland.

Bottom: Ken Rodgers (left), co-director of the Hesston College European tour and co-director of the college’s European Chorale, tells European tour participants about the first Anabaptist martyr, Felix Manz, who was drowned in Lake Zurich on this river, the Limmat River, in Zurich, Switzerland on January 5, 1527.

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Reflect...Rejoice...Renew Homecoming Weekend 2008 by Carol Duerksen

Takeabanjo-pickin’preacher,anewvisualartsfacility,ahumorouschemistryprofessor,andanimprovcomedyteam,andwhatdoyouget?Youget18and80-year-oldslaughingintheaisles.YougetbluegrassmusicandPaulFriesenart.YougetauniquelifelessonfromSwaziland.Yougetacreativemuse,weavingitswaythroughHesstonCollege’s2008HomecomingWeek-endSeptember26-28.

DaveFoncannon,a1980HesstonCollegegradandpastorofPueblo(Colo.)MennoniteChurch,kickedofftheweekendwithhisnon-traditionalapproachtosharingamessageduringtheFridaymorningchapel.Bythetime

hewasdone,severaldozencollegestudentshadparticipatedinaskitil-lustratingJesus’feedingofthe5,000,andthewholeaudiencehadsunganoriginalbluegrasssongaboutthatbiblicalstory.HopeWeaver(asopho-morefromNederland,Colo.)wasoneofthestudentscalledupontoenactthestory.Usinganapplethathadbeenpartofapreviousskit,sheimprovisedwhenDavereadthewordsaboutJesusbreakingthebreadandhandingitouttothedisciples.Afterbitingsmallpiecesoutoftheapple,shehandedthemouttothe“disciples.”

“Shewasamazing,”Davesaid.“Shewasfunny,creative,anditwassocoolthatshewasherselfandfreetoshareit.ShedanceslikeherfatherHerm(Weaver)’79,whowasoneofthe‘PutneyGulchPickers’—thegroupofguyswhoprayedwithmeaboutattendingHesston.

“IcametoHesston(asastudent)withaguitarandsuitcase,”Davesaid.“Ihadnoartbackground.AtHesstonIfoundfriendstomakemusic

with,professorstolearnfrom,andIdiscoveredart.Today,thethreestreamsinmylifearesong,art,andministry.Paul(Friesen)hasbeensuchamentorforholdingthesetogether!

“IcametoHesstonwithwhatIhad.WecometoJesuswithwhatwehave.Hesays‘Putitinmyhandsandseewhathappens.’Miracleshappen.Youandpeoplearoundyougetfed.”

ThecreativespiritwascelebratedinanothersettingFridayafternoonastheArtDepartmenthostedareceptioninthenewFriesenCenterfortheVisualArts.“Weareproudofourstudiospace,”LoisMisegadis,artfacultymembersaid.“Thelightiswonderfulandthevolumeofspaceisfreeing—veryconducivetocreatingart.Thisfacilityalsohousesoneoftwoartgalleriesoncampus,andwealsohaveanewkilnfacility.WearetrulygratefultoallwhohaveinvestedintheartsfortheHesstonCollegecommunity.”ThefacilitywasdedicatedSaturdayafternoon,September27.

Saturdayevening,thealumnibanquet’sfeaturedspeakerwasJimYoder,

Top: Jim Yoder, chemistry professor at Hesston College, and a 1962 Hesston graduate, was the featured speaker at the alumni banquet. Jim and his wife Phyllis spent ten months during the past school year in Swaziland on a Fulbright grant.

Bottom: The main worship team comprised of alumni and students leads the Sunday morning worship service. Pictured left to right are: Dave Miller ’08, Milford, Neb.; John N. Murray (drummer, hidden), freshman, Hesston, Kan.; Dave Foncannon ’80; Mike Zehr ’78, Wauseon, Ohio; Kenyon Lederman, sophomore, Middlebury, Ind.; Lauren Zehr, sophomore, Wauseon, Ohio; and Ana Loucks, freshman, Hesston, Kan. Lauren Zehr is the daughter of Mike Zehr.

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chemistryprofessoratHesstonCollege,anda1962Hesstongraduate.JimandhiswifePhyllisspenttenmonthsduringthe2007-08schoolyearinSwazilandonaJ.WilliamFulbrightForeignScholarshipgrant.HetaughtchemistryandsupervisedstudentresearchattheUniversityofSwaziland.“Becarefulwhatyoudreamfor,”Jimstatedattheoutsetofhispresentation.“Iwasstretchedbeyondmycomfortzone.”

HenamedanumberofchallengesandhighlightswhileinSwaziland,thenconcludedbychallenginglistenersto“Makeyourdreamsrichandimportant(andglobal)—theyjustmightcometrue.Ifyougetstretchedbeyondyourcomfortzone,remember,Phyllissays,‘it’sgoodforyou.’”

CreativehumorwasontapnextatHesstonMennoniteChurch,wherethe321ImprovComedyteambroughtsmilesandside-splittinglaughtertotheaudience.“Ourshowsareajointventurebetweenusandtheaudience,”CarlCrispinsaid.“Duringtheshow,wegetinformationandideasfromtheaudience,andmakeeverythingupaswego.We’rewingingitthewholeway.”

Sundaymorning’sworshipservicefeaturedmusicbytheBelCantoSingers,aworshipteam,andthebluegrassduoofLisaYoderandLarisaMiller.Lisa(Swartzendruber)Yoder,Hesston,Kan.,isa1997graduateofHesstonCollege;LarisaMiller,acollegefacultymember,graduatedfromHesstonin1993.

Inhismorningmessage,DaveFoncannon’sthemeof“There’sMore?”focusedonEphesians3:14-21.“OncewethinkwegettotheedgeofChrist’slove,no!!!...yougottagodown,yougottagoup;thenyourealizethere’swaymorebackoverherewhereyoustarted,soyougottagofigureoutwhat’soverthere,too!”Davesaid.“Christ’sloveishuge!Andittakesallofustogethertofigurethatout...it’stogetherthatweexplorethebreadthandheightandwidthanddepthofChrist’slove.

“Godgaveusanimagination,”Davesaid.“IfweareintheimageofGod,wecreate.EverybodyhastheGod-givenpotentialandchallengetocreategoodintheirlives.Andeverytimewecreategood,Godsays‘Icancreatesomethingevenbetterwiththis.’Godwilldoevenmorethanyoucanaskfororimagine.Godwillsurpriseyou!”

Theweekendalsoincludedanalumniartexhibitandreception;opportu-nitiesforalumniandprospectivestudentstovisitclasses;reunionsforHesstonAcademyandHesstonCollegeclasses;men’sandwomen’ssoccergames;theHesstonInvitationalVolleyballTournament;varsityvs.alumnibaseballandsoftballgames;aHomecoming“1stTee”eventatHesstonGolfPark;atailgatepicnicandfestival;children’sactivities;andstory-telling(andlistening)times.

Forthecompletestory,alongwithvideohighlights,ofHomecomingWeekend2008,gotowww.hesston.edu/hesstoncollegetoday.

—Carol Duerksen is a freelance writer from Goessel, Kan. She is a 1974 graduate of Hesston College and former alumni association president. Duerksen writes and edits youth curriculum for a Hesston College website called ymroadtrip.org.

Top: The 321 Improv Comedy team from Grand Rapids, Mich., brought smiles and side-splitting laughter to the audience Saturday evening. The event was part of Homecoming Weekend, as well as one of the festivities planned in conjunction with the city’s “Coming Home Weekend.”

Bottom: Dave Foncannon, a 1980 Hesston College grad and pastor of Pueblo (Colo.) Mennonite Church, shared a message about Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000 during Friday morning chapel.

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Studio Theatre created in Northlawn Room 109

NewlightingequipmentandcurtainsinstalledthissummerandfallinNorthlawnRoom109,partoftheMusicandTheatreDepartmentbuildingatHesston,haveenhancedthemultiplefunctionsofthatroomimmensely.

Thenewblackfloor-to-ceilingcurtainsaremulti-purpose,andaremovableonatracksurroundingtwo-thirdsoftheroom’sspace.CampusFacilitiesstaffalsoinstalledanewstate-of-the-artlightingsystem.

ThenewcurtainsandlightingequipmentexciteMeganTyner,TheatreDepartmentdirector,becausenowRoom109canbetransformedintoastudiotheatre.“Wecandoprettymuchanythingnow,”shesaid.“Ifeelfortunatetoworkonacampusthatsupportsandappreciatesthearts.Manycampusesdon’tgetthatsupport.”

BradleyKauffman,directorofinstrumentalandvocalmusicprograms,saidthemovablecurtainsprovide“anadjustableacoustic,fromaliveroomtoonethatisdead.”Theabilitytorehearseinavarietyofacousticalsettingsisadefiniteasset.“Forthewindensemble,havingafairlydeadspaceisprettyimperative,”Kauffmansaid.“Forchoralgroups,torehearseinaspacethatismoredeadthanwhereyou’llbeperformingbecomesaconditioningexercise.”

Formore,gotowww.hesston.edu/hesstoncollegetoday.

Arlan Yoder begins as planned giving advisor

HowardKeim,presidentofHesstonCollege,andYvonneSieber,vicepresi-dentofDevelopment,haveannouncedtheappointmentofArlanYoder,Hess-ton,Kan.,asplannedgivingadvisor.

Yoder,whoservedontheHesstonCollegeBoardofOverseersfrom1994-2006,beganhispart-timeroleonacontractbasisinNovember.

Yoderrecentlyretiredafter26yearsatViaChristiHealthSystem,Inc.,Wichita,Kan.,whereheservedasseniorvicepresident,chieffinancialofficer,andtreasurer.Hehadbeenthechieffinancialofficertherefor18years.

SiebersaidYoderwillplayanimportantroleintheDevelopmentdepart-mentasheprovidesplannedgivingservicesforalumniandfriends.“Arlan’sfi-nancialandinvestmentbackgroundandexpertisewillbeatremendousresourceforalumniandfriendsofthecollege,”shesaid.

YoderandhiswifeIlaattendWhitestoneMennoniteChurch,Hesston.TheirthreeadultchildrenareHesstongrads—Jeff’97,Lisa’99,andJustin’03.

Formore,gotowww.hesston.edu/hesstoncollegetoday.

Above: Cast members Matt Lehman, freshman, Kidron, Ohio, and Ana Loucks, freshman, Hesston, Kan., perform during the Theatre Department’s presentations of TheDiviners October 9-12, the first play produced in the new Studio Theatre.

Arlan Yoder

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Savanicks: Partners in the mission of Hesston College

Ben’97andAngie(Book)’98,’02,Savanick,Scottdale,Pa.,saytheylearnedimportantlifeandjobskillsatHesstonCollege,andwantotherstohavethesameopportunity.SotheSavanicksbecameAnnualFundPartnersattheAssociatelevelin2006attheencouragementofElamPeachey,thecollege’sdevelopmentofficerfortheeasternU.S.

“Wewerelookingforawaytobecomemoreconsistentsupporters,”Angiesaid.“In2006,wecouldseetheendofourstudentloansandfeltwewereabletomakeamoreconcretefinancialcommitmenttothecollege.”

Earlierthisyear,SavanicksincreasedtheirPartnergivingtotheSustaininglevel.Benexplained,“Webelieveinthe‘HesstonExperience,’andinthemissionofHesstonCol-lege.Thecollegechapteroflifeissoimportantandaswewalkthroughlife,weappreciateourtimeatHess-tonmoreandmore.”

SavanicksreporttheyusewhattheylearnedatHesstonCollegeeveryday.“Hesstondidanoutstandingjobpreparingusforlifeandforwork,”Bensaid.ApilotforthecompanythatoperatesContinentalExpressAirlines,BenservesasacaptainbasedinNewark,N.J.Angieworksasa

registeredstaffnurseonaprogressivecardiacunitatExcelaHealthHospital,Latrobe,Pa.

SavanicksarestrongadvocatesforHesstonCollege.“Whenyouthofourchurch,ScottdaleMennonite,ortheirparentsarediscussingcollegeoptions,weencouragethemtoconsiderHesston,”Angiesaid.Benoftenfindsoppor-tunitiestotellpeoplehowhebeganaviationcareer.“IeagerlytellthemofmyexperiencesatHesston,”hesaid.Savanicksalsoserveonthecollege’sAlumniAdvisoryCouncil.

FormoreontheSavanicks,gotowww.hesston.edu/hesstoncollegetoday.

Invest in the leaders of tomorrow

Lookingforanopportunitytodaytoinvestinthestudentsoftodaywhowillbecometheleadersoftomor-row?VonnieSieber,vicepresidentofDevelopment,recommendstoalumniandfriendstheAnnualFundPartnerprogram.

AnnualFundPartnersmakeacommitmenttogiveacertainamounteveryyear,rangingfrom$500attheAssociatePartnerlevelto$10,000andaboveatthePresident’sPartnerlevel.“TheAnnualFundhelpsHesstonCollege’soperations,primarilyhelp-ingstudentswithtuitionassistance,”Sieberexplains,“sotheiractualout-of-pocketexpenseissignificantlyless.”

“AnnualFundPartnershelpfurthertheministryofthechurchbymakingchurchcolleges,inthiscaseHesstonCollege,moreaffordable,”Sieberwenton.“That’svitalasthechurchlooksforfutureleaders.”

OnecauseforcelebrationcameJune30,whentheinitiativetoaddnewAnnualFundPartnersduringthe2007-08fiscalyearresultedin110newPartners.“We’repleasedthatthesenewPartnershavejoinedusandthat40percentarealumniintheir40sandyounger,”Siebersaid.

Formoreinformation,ortobecomeaPartner,contactHilaryDick,at866-437-7866(or866-HESS-TON),extension8111,orhilaryd@hesston.edu.Orgoonlineatwww.hessston.edu,clickonAlumni&Development,thenscrolldowntothePartnerprogram.

Formore,gotowww.hesston.edu/hesstoncollegetoday.

Safeguarding a capella singingby John E. Sharp

JohnP.Duerksenwascelebrating.OnNovember9,1949,aStein-waygrandpianoarrivedoncampus.Theinstrument,placedinHessHall,resultedfromthe“ceaselesseffortsofMr.Duerksen”andthegenerosityofalumniandfriendswhopaidthe$1,750pricetag.Withtheexcitementofachilddiscoveringanewtoy,Duerksen“inaugu-rated”theSteinwaybyplayingitforthecampuscommunity.Inhisintroductorycomments,hesaidthepianowouldhelpproduce“finer”programsofmusic,aswellasserve“talented”studentswhowishtolearntoplayit.

Itwasnotthefirstpianooncampus.Intheearly1940s,onehadbeenplacedinthesnackshopandanotherinthereceptionroominGreenGables.Somepianolessonsweregiven,butapianohadnever

beengivenanofficialstampofapprovalnorusedinpublicperformances.In1946,JohnL.StaufferatEasternMennoniteCollegehadwrittenMennoniteBoardofEducation(MBE)memberNelsonE.Kauffmantoask,“Isittrue?IamtoldthattheyhaveapianoatHesstonthisyear...Itlooksasifthey[pia-nos]arejustaroundthecornerunlesswebestirourselves”topreventit.

Kauffmanwasreadyto“bestir”himselfandsaidthathewouldholdthelineoninstrumentsnowthathehadbeenelectedtotheexecutivecommitteeofMBE.

Bylongtradition,MC(MennoniteChurch)Mennonitessafeguardedacappellasingingagainstthethreatofmusicalinstruments.Ifpianosareal-lowed,reasonedopponents,organswillfollow—which,ofcourse,wascon-firmedintime.In1956whenajointcollege-congregationmusiccommitteewascontemplatinganorganforthenewchurch-chapel,chairmanLowellByler,onthefacultysince1951,askedtheMBEforcomment.

NelsonKauffman,bynowthepresidentofMBE,warnedagainstit:“OurAnabaptisttraditionof‘Koinonia’willsufferaseriousblowifandwheninstru-mentscomein.”UsingGC(GeneralConference)Mennonitesasexamples,Kauffmansaidthattheexpenseoforgansandoftheprofessionalshiredtoplaythem“tendstoinstitutionalizetheircongregations.”Forecastingthefuture,hesaid,“Whentheorganscomein,thereislittlejustificationfor...keepingoutanyotherinstruments.”Andthat,Kauffmanconcluded,willleadtoa“massformalchurch.”

ForNelsonKauffmanandothertraditionalists,theappearanceoftheSteinwayonHesston’scampuswasthebeginningoftheendforacappellasinging.ForJohnDuerksen,thecollegewas“moving...intherightdirec-tion.”HewasconvincedthattheSteinwaywasamongthemanyimprove-mentsthatdemonstrated“thegoodnessofGod.”

—Hesston College historian John E. Sharp ‘73 is writing a centennial history about the college founded in 1909. The book is titled, ASchoolonthePrairie:ACentennialHistoryofHesstonCollege1909-2009. Sharp is also a history professor at the college.

For more about the Hesston College Centennial, visit www.hesston.edu/centennial.

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Above: The 1930-31 A Cappella Chorus at Hesston College. Director Paul Erb is seated in the center of the front row.

Right: Music and German instructor John P. Duerksen in 1942. Right: Hesston College historian John E. Sharp

HESSTON COLLEGE 1909-2009

Centennial celebration remindersTheprimary“LivingtheVision”Centennialcelebrationwillbeheldon

A Hesston Homecoming Weekend 2009, September 25-27, 2009.Ahostofactivitiesandeventsarescheduledoverthethreedaysforallacademyandcol-legealumni,andfriendsofHesstonCollege.Reserve the date now!

Alumniandfriendsarealsoinvitedtovisitcampusanytimeduringthe2009-10schoolyearasschedulesallow,andforThanksgivingandCom-mencementWeekendsthatwillfeatureCentennialthemes.

A“LivingTheVision”2009-10CalendarwillbeinyourChristmas2008mailwithHesstonstories,pictures,anddetailsofthe2009-10year-longcelebration.

AcompleteA Hesston Homecoming 2009 brochureandregistrationformwillbeincludedintheSummer 2009 issueof Hesston College Today,anApex 2008 Awardwinningmagazine.

Don’tmissthisonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunityto Reflect onHesston’spast, RejoiceintheHesstonoftoday,and Renew yourcommitmenttowhatthefutureofHesstonCollegewilllooklike.

DallasL.Stutzman’76VicePresidentofAlumniandChurchRelationsChair,CentennialSteeringCommitteealumni@hesston.eduToll-free866-437-7866(866-HESSTON)HesstonCollegeAlumniOffice,Box3000,Hesston,KS67062

HESSTON COLLEGE 1909-2009

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Alumni News Notes1920-1929DeathBessie (King) Ac24, ’28 Yoder,Kalona,Iowa,

Aug.2,2008

1930-1939DeathsLois (Ely) Ac30, ’54 Johnston, Hesston,Kan.,

Oct.1,2008Myrtle (Tompkins) Ac37 Guengerich, Iowa

City,Iowa,April11,2008Walter Marner ’37,Monument,Colo.,April

21,2008

1940-1949DeathsMargaret (Diener) Ac45 Jantz,Greensburg,

Kan.,Sept.21,2008Ruth (Lais) Ac45 Zehr,Goshen,Ind.,May20,

2008EugeneBlosser,husbandofElsie (Zook) ’46

Blosser,Wellman,Iowa,June8,2008Wilma (Sparks) Ac46 Cooprider,wifeofJames

Cooprider Ac46,McPherson,Kan.,Sept28,2008

Arthur Janzen ’47,NorthNewton,Kan.,May17,2008

RobertCowerd,husbandofArdis (Kennel) ’49 Cowerd,Glendale,Ariz.,April19,2008

1950-1959Hope Kauffman Ac53, ’55 Lind,Harrisonburg,Va.,authorofApart and Together: Mennonites in Oregon and Neighboring States,wasthefeaturedspeakeratthe50thanniversarycelebrationofWarden(Wash.)MennoniteChurchSept.15-16.

WalterandDoris (Metzler) Ac54 Smeltzer,Peoria,Ill.,celebratedtheir50thweddinganni-versaryonJune21atTrinityMennoniteChurchinMorton,Ill.TheyweremarriedJune8,1958,atOliveMennoniteChurchinElkhart,Ind.Norm Lind ’58,Salem,Ore.,beganatwo-monthtermwithSOOP(ServiceOpportuni-tiesforOlderPeople)inNewHampshireinSeptember2008.

DeathsCharlotteBontrager,wifeofMarion Bontrager

Ac50,Goshen,Ind.,April12,2008ElmerFriesen,husbandofMarjorie (Bontrager)

’55 Friesen,Newton,Kan.,June24,2008Dennis Buerge Ac57,Indianapolis,Ind.,May

9,2008

Cookbook to be part of Centennial celebrationHesstonCollegetraditionsincludefoodandfellowship.ACentennial

CookbookwillbepublishedandavailableforpurchasebeginningatHome-coming2009.Thiscollectionofrecipesisawaytopreservethepast,aswellasaddingyourfavoritenewrecipes.WeinvitealumniandallpersonsconnectedtoHesstonCollegetoparticipate.YoumaywanttomentionarememberedHess-tonstorythatgoesalongwiththerecipe!

BeginningNovember17,goon-linetohttp://cookbook.hesston.eduandenterasmanyrecipesasyouwouldlike.RecipesmayalsobesenttoCentennialCookbook,HesstonCollege,Box3000,Hesston,KS67062.Questions?Con-tactDaLonnaSchroedertoll-freeat866-437-7866(866-HESSTON).

Moreinformationisavailableonthecentennialpage;gotowww.hesston.edu/centennial

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1960-1969Gerry ’62andTreva (Bontrager) ’62 Lichti,liveinWichita,Kan.,volunteerwiththeNationalAllianceonMentalIllness(NAMIKansas),andattendLorraineAvenueMenno-niteChurchwhereGerryservesasadeacon.

Richard A. Kauffman ’66,GlenEllyn,Ill.,traveledtoIranearlythisyearwithalearningtoursponsoredbyMennoniteCentralCommittee.Hewroteathree-partstudyseriescalled

“UnderstandingIran”thatintroducesthepeople,culture,history,politics,andreligionoftheIslamicRepublicofIran.KauffmanisthesenioreditorandbookrevieweditorfortheChristian Centurymagazine,andsenioreditorofLeadermagazine.

Dan Eigsti ’69,Newton,Kan.,transportsgrain,feedproducts,andotherbulkitemsinasix-stateregion.Hehasalsostartedanon-profitcorporationcalledNamasteIndiaChildren’sFund(NICF).

DeathSherry (Stutzman) ’60, former staff Weaver,

Laramie,Wyo.,June28,2008

MarriageSam Eicher ’62andJaniceHorner,Albany,

Ore.,July18,2008

1970-1979Ken Helmuth ’70,Morton,Ill.,receivedtheChairman’sCommunityServiceAwardfor2008fromCaterpillar,Inc.HehasbeenaboardmemberofPeoriaRescueMinistriessince2005andhasbeenactiveintheBereanPrisonMinistryforthepast10years,helpingthechaplainwithSundaymorningservicesatthePeoriaCountyJail.

Thomas Clemens ’71,Birmingham,Ala.,hasbecomeeditoroftheJournal of Bone and Mineral Research.HeisseniorscientistwiththeCenterforMetabolicandBoneDisease,andprofessoranddirectorofMolecularandCellularPathologyatUniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham.

Don ’72 and Jan (Springer) ’73 Rheinheimer,Hopedale,Ill.,movedtoRiobamba,Ecuador,inSeptember2008tobeginatwo-yearserviceas-signmentwithMennoniteMissionNetwork.

Aldine (Weaver) ’75 Musser,StephensCity,Va.,hasbeenordainedasaministeroftheGospelinMCUSAbyVirginiaMennoniteConference.Sheandherhusband,Jim,serveasco-pastorsatStephensCityMennoniteChurch.InMay2008theywerepartofaNazareth/BethlehemWorkGroupfromPartnersinMission,VirginiaMen-noniteMissions.

Wayne ’75 and Mary (Erb) ’74 Nitzsche,Telford,Pa.,bothhavebegunnewpastoraljobs.WaynebeganatPerkasieMennoniteChurchinOctober2008.MarybeganaspastorofpastoralcareandadultspiritualformationatBloomingGlenMennoniteChurchinMay2008.

Henry Beun ’77,AppleCreek,Ohio,wasor-dainedforhisministryasleadadministratorforCentralChristianSchoolsSunday,August10,atSonnenbergMennoniteChurch,Kidron.

DeathsJeannette (Brunk) ’73 Gingerich,wifeofTom

Gingerich ’72,Hubbard,Ore.,Sept17,2008Loree Burkey ’74, Phoenix,Ariz.,Sept.12,

2008

1980-1989Annette (Koller) ’81 Brewer,Hamburg,Pa.,isanacademicpreschoolteacherattheWyomissingInstituteoftheArts.Earlierthisyear,shetookaGroupWorkcampssponsoredmissiontriptoMachias,Maine,withher15-year-olddaughter.

John C. Murray ’81, former faculty,Hesston,Kan.,wasinvitedbytheCouncilonForeignRelationstoattendthe“ReligionandForeignPolicy”workshopattheirheadquartersinNewYorkCityinJuly2008.Thistwo-dayeventgath-eredabout60leadersofvariousreligionsfromacrosstheU.S.tohearandreflecttogetheronthereligiousperspectivesthatimpactandspeaktocurrentforeignpolicyissues.

Ray Zuercher ’82,Olathe,Kan.,hasbeenpromotedtochiefdevelopmentofficerofYouth-

front,alargelocalyouthministrybasedintheKansasCitymetroarea.YouthFrontisa65-year-oldministrywhosemissionis“tobringyouthintoagrowingrelationshipwithJesusChrist.”Rayandhiswife

Janell (Dalke) ’82 Zuercherhavebeenfull-timestaffmemberswithYouthfrontsince1987.

A Hesston College Homecoming 2008, Academy 1958First Row: Lois Borntrager Swartzendruber, DeVera Schmidt Wenger, Arlene Schlabach Lehman, Carol Martin Bontrager, Vonnie Stoltzfus Amstutz, Jeannene Reschly Mast, Ruth Ann Swartzendruber, Gloria Eck Struble. Second Row: Gerald Vogt, Lloyd Vogt, Oneta Wenger Unruh, Alice Hooley Earnest, Ivan White, Twyla Selzer White, Becky Roth, Paul Unruh, Gordon Amstutz, Dwight Hershberger, Howard Brenneman. Third Row (back row): Paul Kauffman, Howard Burkholder, Phil Earnest, Lyle Gingrich.

A Hesston College Homecoming 2008, College 1958Front Row: Joyce Voran Dalke, Ruby Horst Sawin, Kenneth Steider, Donna Bontrager Martin, Isabelle Hartzler Blough, Fern Bontrager Miller. Second Row: Arnold Miller, Myrna Esch Schmidt, Pat King Miller, Marilyn Stauffer Murray, Treva Swartzendruber Stutzman-Finks, Margaret Rensberger Miller, Aden Troyer. Third row: Arnold Wyse, Laurel Miller, Herb Zook, David Wenger, Sanford Headings.

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Brent Nafziger ’86,Mitchell,Ontario,joinedtheDockWoodsRetirementCommunity,Lans-dale,Pa.,asoperationsleaderinMay2008.

Jerry Lile ’89,Leola,Pa.,becameFairmountHomes(Ephrata,Pa.)newpresident/chiefexecu-tiveofficerinJuly2008.

MarriagesJoel Kauffman ’80, staffandAriana Unruh ’01,

former staff,Hesston,Kan.,July5,2008Monte Handrich ’86andMonicaRamer,Gos-

hen,Ind.,June28,2008

BirthsDavid ’85 andDorcasMartin,Lancaster,Pa.:

SolkiLaura,Oct.15,2007Carolyn (Fiorillo) ’88 andAnthony Federico,

Plainville,Mass.:GraceLouiseandChristo-pherAnthony,July19,2007

Thavisak Mounsithiraj ’88 andAnitaStuckey,Goshen,Ind.:TaviDteban,April15,2008

1990-1999Jill (Wiegand) ’96 Pessman,Fulton,Ill.,worksasaworker’scompensationcasemanagerwithTriuneHealthGroupinRockford,Ill.

Justin Mast ’98,Aurora,Colo.,anERnurseattheMedicalCenterofAurora,startedabusinesscalledCrossLifeMedicalServices.HeteachesCPRandfirstaidclasses.Healsoteachesinter-nationalhealthandsafetyclassestointernationaltravelers,groups,churches,andmissionaries.

David Harder ’99,Hutchinson,Kan.,receivedadoctorateofveterinarymedicinefromtheUni-versityofMinnesotainMay2008anddefendedhismaster’sofpublichealththesisinJune.HeworksasassociateveterinarianatPrairieVistaVeterinaryHospital.

Kostanty Knurowski ’99,Lebanon,Ore.,isthenewheadboy’sbasketballcoachatSweetHomeHighSchool.Healsoteacheshealthandphysicaleducation.

MarriagesStephen Gingerich ’91 andSusannaFunk,

Waukee,Iowa,May24,2008Chris Richard ’96 andReneeCooper,Mount

Pleasant,Iowa,May18,2007Clay Stauffer ’99, facultyandMariah Stutzman

’99,Wichita,Kan.,June7,2008

BirthsJill (Kauffman) ’90 andAaronAlpers,Wichita,

Kan.:ShaylaElizabeth,Aug.24,2007Brad ’90 andKellyKennell,Morton,Ill.:Aleah

Joy,Dec.29,2007Troy ’91 andEmmaOsborne,Bluffton,Ohio:

IrisKatherine,Aug.14,2008Greta Martin Washington ’92 andMarc

Washington,NorthWales,Pa,:IsaiahMartin,March3,2008

Greg ’92 andJulie (Miller) ’94, ’96 Pankratz,Inola,Okla.:MaileyAnne,April8,2008

Andrea (Leichty) ’94 andJoelKauffman,WestLiberty,Ohio:BradyJoel,May2,2008

Kim (Sommerfeld) ’94 andGenePaulsen,An-dover,Kan.:NicholasEugene,Nov.18,2007

Paula (Hochstedler) ’95 andJohnStoltzfus,Lombard,Ill.:JustinAnthony,bornMay23,1993,receivedforadoptionMarch15,2007

Paula (Hochstedler) ’95 andJohnStoltzfus,Lombard,Ill.:LiliannaKathryn,Oct.23,2007

Andre Zook ’95 andSusannaUnternahrerZook,Houston,Texas:OliviaIsabella,July28,2008

Jill (Miller) ’96 andBillHartsock,Kalona,Iowa:BradenJoseph,Oct.3,2008

Matt Kauffman ’96 andMeredithStucky,Lan-caster,Pa.:MerinAdeline,July4,2008

Thurman ’96 andCindy (Maury) ’97, former staff Mullet,Millersburg,Ohio:MacyBliss,Aug.7,2008

Shanna (Roth) ’97, former staff andBartHeinz,Derby,Kan.:BrodyLane,Sept.9,2008

Kendra (Sieber) ’97 andLonnieMorford,New-ton,Kan.:KwynnLavelle,June6,2008

Valerie (Stutzman) ’97 andMarcNewcomer,Nazareth,Pa.:JoshuaDavid,Feb.13,2008

Wendy (Boll) ’97 andJakeVan Wingerden,Earleville,Md.:GraceEllen,May21,2008

Matt ’98 andCarmelaHershey,Gap,Pa.:Max-wellWayne,May10,2008

Jennifer (Koehn) ’98 andMattKing,Wichita,Kan.:AlexisKennedy,March29,2008

Justin ’98 andJessicaMast,Aurora,Colo.:PhilipJohns,July4,2008

Digna Traveras de Miller ’98 andMatthewMiller,Freeman,S.D.:AriannaGrace,AleaGabriela,ArmandoNeil,April12,2008

Glenn ’98 andErinNofziger,WestUnity,Ohio:MatteaEden,June23,2008

Marcos Duran ’98,Santiago,DominicanRe-public:ZulmaLouisa,Feb.1,2008

David ’99 andLynetteMiller,Howe,Ind.:TrevorGordon,April18,2008

Jana (Swartzentruber) ’99 andRobertMurphy,Omaha,Neb.:DuncanAllen,June3,2008

A Hesston College Homecoming 2008, College 1968 Front Row: Robert Rodgers, Steve Hostetler, J. Milton Janzen, Darlene Stahly Weaver, Sena Miller Osborne, J. Melvin Janzen. Back Row: Mel Diller, Don Schmidt, Jan Yousey Diller, Will Beachey, Linda Fortner Yoder, Wilma Classen Miller, Marcia Yoder-Schrock.

A Hesston College Homecoming 2008, College 1983Front Row: Pam Brenneman Weaver, Glenda Shirk Kauffman, Carolyn Bachmann Yoder, Janice Long Eigsti, Diana Dalke Zuercher. Second Row: Julie Miller Clauson, Ardean Friesen, Gail Smith Blosser, Brenda Hooley Nebel, Lanita Ewy Bohn, Mike Nichols, Arlin Bohn. Third row: Dennis LeFevre, Deb Swartzendruber Roth, Beth Bontrager, Brian Nebel, Steve Stutzman, Bob Toews.

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2000-2008Lisa (Bergey) ’01 Lehman,Harrisonburg,Va.,worksasmarketingmanagerofParkViewFederalCreditUnion.

Katie Boyts ’02,Portland,Ore.,isalicensedmassagetherapistandhasstartedherownprivatepractice.ShewasfeaturedinanarticleontheintersectionbetweenbodyworkandfaithpracticesintheOctober7issueofThe Menno-nite.ShehasalsostartedworkwiththeReturn-ingVeteransResourceProjectNWorganization.

Steve Bontrager ’03,Dundee,Ohio,wasnamedascaptainforDynamicAviation.

Jayme Dick-Burkey ’03, Dorchester,Neb.,ismanagingSlepickaConstruction,alocalearth-movingcompanypurchasedby(andnowasub-divisionof )BurkeyFarms,Inc.inDorchester.

Ashley Brewer ’04,Wichita,Kan.,isworkingforViaChristiSaintFrancisintheneurologicalcriticalcareunit.

Craig ’04 and Krista (Shue) ’04 Mast,Goshen,Ind.,beganone-yearservicetermswithMennoniteMissionNetwork’sRadicalJourneyprogramandarewithateaminParaguay.

Taylor Stutzman ’07,Huchinson,Kan.,com-pletedhisspringsemesterinearlyMayintheMinistryInquiryProgramatPeaceMennoniteCommunityChurch,Aurora,Colo.

Tony Doehrmann ’08,Bellefontaine,Ohio,waslicensedandinstalledaspastoratJubileeMennoniteChurchonSunday,July20.

Benjamin Barwick ’08,Misha-waka,Ind.,joinedaChristianPeacemakerTeamthattraveledtotheMiddleEastduringJulyandAugust2008.Thedelegationmet

withIsraeliandPalestinianpeaceandhumanrightsworkersanddocumenteddailylifeforWestBankresidents.

Josh Boese ’08,Lehigh,Kan.,beganaone-yeartermofMenno-niteVoluntaryServiceinSeptember2008inSeattle,Wash.,asaprojectassociatewithONE/Northwest.

Megan Gongwer ’08,Goshen,Ind.,beganaone-yeartermofMennoniteVoluntaryServiceinAugust2008asaprogramassistantwiththeBoysandGirlsClubsofSanLuisValleyinLaJara,Colo.

Sarah Hooley ’08,Filer,Idaho,isexploringministryasavocationthroughtheMinistryInquiryProgramofMCUSAthisfallatFirstMennoniteChurch,Newton,Kan.

Betha Maust ’08,WestJefferson,Ohio,beganaone-yeartermofMennoniteVoluntaryServiceinAugust2008inSiouxFalls,S.D.,asafamilyliteracyworkerwithLutheranSocialServices’Refugee

andImmigrationPrograms.

Bethany Miller ’08,Marion,S.D.,beganaone-yearservicetermwithRadicalJourneyinAugust2008.SheserveswithateaminJokk-mokk,Sweden.

Jeremy Patterson ’08,Hutchinson,Kan.,hasbegunapastoratewithSouthHutchin-sonMennoniteChurch.

Randall Schlabach ’08,MountEaton,Ohio,beganatwo-yeartermasaleaderfortheServiceAdventureprograminAugust2008.HeandhisfamilyliveincommunityashehelpstoleadyoungadultsinaunithouseinJohnstown,Pa.

Erica Stoltzfus ’08,Harrisonburg,Va.,beganaone-yeartermofMennoniteVoluntaryServiceinSeptember2008asacertifiednurse’saidewithMennoniteManorinHutchinson,Kan.

Heather Yoder ’08,Bellefontaine,Ohio,exploredministryasavoca-tionthroughtheMinistryInquiryProgramofMCUSAlastsummeratRaleigh(N.C.)MennoniteChurch.InAugust,shebeganaone-yearterm

ofMennoniteVoluntaryServiceinBaltimore,Md.,asayouthprogramassistantwithNorthBaltimoreMennoniteChurch.DeathJake Miller ’05, Camden,Mich.,July14,2008

MarriagesLisa Hawkins ’01andWendellShank,Harrison-

burg,Va.,June29,2008Jennifer Yordy ’02andNathanHostetler,Eureka,

Ill.,Dec.22,2007Maria Tschetter ’02andBrianPaff,Chicago,Ill.,

Aug.11,2007Jeron Baker ’03, facultyandLeah Yoder ’04,

Hesston,Kan.,June28,2008Steve Bontrager ’03,former facultyandSari

Vilen,Dundee,Ohio,July7,2007Brian King ’03andAndreaSkyrm,Goshen,Ind.,

May31,2008Jessica Lusby ’03andNickBuckwalter,Charlot-

tesville,Va.,June30,2007Jessica Sweigart ’03andBen Hershberger ’05,

Wichita,Kan.,May24,2008Amanda Diller ’04andBrettHudson,Glendale,

Ariz.,March9,2008Monte Glanzer ’04andLuellaKauffman,Har-

risonburg,Va.,May17,2008Kyle Kauffman ’04andAmandaSindel,Lan-

caster,Pa.,April12,2008

Eric Sents ’04,andStephanieWalton,McPherson,Kan.,July7,2007

David Boring ’05andJennaBoettger,Phoe-nix,Ariz.,Aug.18,2008

Heather Janzen ’05andTravisThompson,Hutchinson,Kan.,May3,2008

Nicholas Stoddard ’05andErika Detweiler ’05,Harrisonburg,Va.,May26,2007

Steve Eriksen ’06andBeth Kaufman ’06,FortWayne,Ind.,June21,2008

Chris Voth ’06andElise Litwiller ’06,Davenport,Iowa,May31,2008

Erin Goedde ’07andLyndonEntz,Newton,Kan.,March15,2008

Kendal Nussbaum ’07andJackiUlery,Hesston,Kan.,June8,2008

Mandy Schrag ’07andTimBoese,Goessel,Kan.,April26,2008

BirthsAnna (Burkey) ’00 andJayme (Dick) ’03

Dick-Burkey,Dorchester,Neb.:ElliannaKay,June12,2008

Jennifer (Backhus) ’00 andMichaelJay,Hillsboro,Kan.:CodyWayne,April20,2008

Amy (Bachman) ’01, faculty andDerrickBirdsell,Derby,Kan.:GlenAllen,June26,2008

David ’01 andAshley (Claassen) ’01, former faculty Enns,Whitewater,Kan.:JacobDavid,bornMay6,2008,receivedforadoptionMay2008

Amanda (Unruh) ’01, ’03 andKellyRat-zlaff,Lewis,Kan.:EliRoss,June30,2008

Nikki (Rutter) ’02 andChadAeschliman,Wauseon,Ohio:CreightonDavid,May18,2008

Brandy (Lee) ’02 andGregPinkerton,Conway,Ark.:BarrettMatthew,July9,2007

Kara (Kaufman) ’04 andDerekKlingen-berg,Peabody,Kan.:MakaylaJoy,April23,2008

Nicky (Swain) ’05 andChrisGoering,PrettyPrairie,Kan.:ElizabethMarie,March20,2008

Marshall ’07 andLindsayAnderson,Inman,Kan.:KaiyaBelle,Aug.28,2008

Jeremy ’08 andMichelePatterson,Hutchin-son,Kan.:JudeEli,June10,2008.

Faculty/StaffJean Rodgers faculty,islistedasacontribu-tortothe“StudentandInstructorResource”forthesixtheditionofMental Health Nurs-ingbyKarenLeeFontaine(Pearson-PrenticeHall).

DeathsMary Oesch former staff, Kalispell,Mont.,

May24,2008Paton Yoder former faculty,Goshen,Ind.,

Aug.3,2008

Artistic Currency By Bradley Kauffman

IrememberreceivingagiftfrommygrandparentswhenIwasaboutfouryearsold—aceramicbankintheshapeofalamb.ItreasureditandgraduallyaccumulatedsomechangethatIdepositedintoanarrowopeninginthetop.Itwasn’tlongbeforeIrealizedthattherewasnogoodwaytoretrievethesetreasuredcoins.Intheabsenceofaplugonthebottom,onehadeithertoholditupsidedownandshakewildly(whichprovedunsuccessful)ordotheunthinkable.Irememberstandingoveritwith

ahammeroneday.Idon’trecallwhatoccasionedmydesperationforcash.Ionlyrememberthatmytearswonoutandmylambremainsintacttoday.

Themonetarysavingsofmyyouthhas,alas,dissipated.Recently,however,Ihavecometorealizethatanotheraccount,begunaroundthesametime,continuestothrive,mature,andpaydividends.Manyhaveinvested—myparents,grandparents,churchcommunity,myearliestmusicteachersandmycollegeprofessors.Itsstatusdoesn’tvarywiththeeconomy.Infact,itisinadversitythatitfunctionsatitsbest.

Icontinuetobenefitfromatreasure-troveofhundredsofmasterfultunes,songs,andmonumentalworksthathavebeenlovinglysharedwithmealongmyjourney.Whatstrikesmetodayisthatthosewhomadeearlyartisticinvestmentsinmeoftendidsowithlittleregardformypersonalwhims.TheythankfullyhadthewisdomtoexposemetothatwhichIdidn’tknowIneeded.

MyvisionforthemusicdepartmentatHesstonCollegeisthatwenurtureasimilartypeofcurrency,whetherinstrumentalorvocal,inourensembles,orstudioteaching.Weshowgreatcareforstudentswhenweexposethemtoma-terial(idioms)theyhaven’tknownanddidn’tknowtheyweremissing.Popularidiomshavetheirplaceandareadeptatspeakingtoaspecificmoment.Becauseofthis,muchofthismaterialquicklyfades.Focusingonmaterialofenduringvalue,wehonoreachstudent’slifejourney,andengagetheminadialoguethatcancontinuetoreaprewardsthroughoutlife.Whenourartisticchoicescultivateabroadworldview,ourcreatingteachesusaboutourcreator.

Aswefaithfullycarryoutthisbasicprinciple,HesstonCollegewillcontinuetobeahomefordynamicartisticpursuit,servingaficionadosandaspiringprofessionalsalike.Wewilldrawincreasingnumbersofmusicmajorsandseegrowthineachofourensembles.

Unlikethefewcoinsinmylittlebank,Icanaccessartisticcurrencyfrommyformativeyearsbothtodayand,Godwilling,whenI’m85.Thiscurrencyresidesnotonlyinmemory,butintheconsciousnessofwhoweareandwhowearetobecome.—This fall marks Bradley Kauffman’s second year on Hesston College’s music fac-ulty where he chairs the department, directs the instrumental music program, and conducts the Bel Canto Singers. Prior to coming to Hesston, Kauffman was director of instrumental music at Bethany Christian Schools, Goshen, Ind.

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The editor’s desk

How majestic is God’s work in all of creation!

Ibeganponderingthesubjectofthiscolumn,thenrecalledPaulFriesen’sdynamicprayer(basedinpartonPsalm8)attheFri-esenCenterfortheVisualArtsdedication.Herearesomepoignantexcerpts:

“Youinviteustobecreativemembersintheworkofyourkingdomonearth.Youhavegivenusthementalfacultytoformvisualimagesofconceptsandofobjectsnotexistent,tocreateimagesexpressingourdeepfeelingswhichcallfurtherintothedeep,andformimagesofexperienceshavebothblessedandscarredlives.Youinviteustobevisualproph-etsandpriestsproclaimingyourGoodNewstoadespairingandhurtingworld,andtoalertustotheevilforcesthatserpentinetheirwayintoourindividualandcorporatelives.

“Lord,withdeepgratitudewereceiveanddedicatethisgiftofanarchitecturalves-selfortheintroductionofthevisualartstothosewishingtoseebeyondwords,mindswishingtoprobemysteriesthatbafflespeech,andheartsdesiringtofeelandexperiencethepoweroflovethroughthevisualelements.Itiswithaspiritofjoyandadesiretobere-sponsiblestewardsforthiswonderfulearthenvesselofbrickandmortar...

“Maythetreasuregiventoourearthenvesselssparklifeintotheclassroomsandof-ficesofthisarchitecturalvessel,showingthatthetranscendentpowerisofyouandnotofus.OLord,ourLord,howmarvelousisyourworkinallofcreation.

“Hearthisourprayer,OGod,aswehavecometoyouinthenameofHim,whointhebeginningwastheWord,andtheWord

becamefleshandbonetoliveamongus,togivesighttotheblind,breadtothehungry,hopetothedespairing,joytothelameandtheleper,andwholenessoflifetousall.Amen.”

—PhilRichard,editor,philr@hesston.edu

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