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Rebekah Germano

While many students were saying good­

bye to their families and packing to return

to college, a number of students were already on cam­

pus. Some came early to work or to play sports, but

many came to prepare to be devotional leaders or proc­

tors. These students sacrificed a week of their summer to

arrive at school early so that they might train to better

serve the student body. After they arrived on campus,

they spent their time with meetings and activities. Dur­

ing training, Dr. Richard Stratton taught the DLs to

treat their devotional groups as they would campers at a

Christian camp. For example, all campers are at a differ­

ent spiritual level and require different attention from

their counselors. He encouraged the DLs to understand

this reality as they guide in their devotional groups.

One might think these jobs are easy, but putting

others before oneself is always difficult, contradicting

human nature. Student leaders on a daily basis use the

strength of Christ to minister to other students and

show them the love of Christ. They not only lead by

their words, but also they lead by their actions.

Being a DL requires much time and effort, not

only with helping others to develop their walk with

God, but also with taking the time to develop their own

walk with the Lord. “In order to truly counsel and help

my devo group, I must have a close relationship with

In-Service
God. Being a devotion leader has helped me to dig

deeper in God’s Word and to keep a closer walk with

Him,” Heidi Copeland said.

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During In-service week, the

faculty and staff helped to

prepare the campus for a

new school year. Kristina Wiggins frantically tries

to piece together a puzzle. At the

picnic, each DL was given a

puzzle piece and told to try to find

which puzzle it went to. This

game forced the students to work

together as a team.