Jackson, Tenn. - "Camp counselor" and "missionary to the Middle
East" aren't majors at 51ÉçÇø - but that doesn't mean Union students aren't
interested in such missions opportunities. Global Opportunities Week, celebrated at
Union Sept. 21-25, gave students the chance to look into mission trips and service
opportunities ranging from Backyard Bible Club leader to missionary work overseas. GO Week
is an annual event created to highlight missions - past, present and future - focusing
specifically on students' roles in the United States and abroad.
"Our goal was to heighten awareness of what God is doing in the world through
Christian students," Campus Minister Todd Brady said. "Through the promotion of
different opportunities, hopefully, there was created a stronger desire to be a part of
that."
Union welcomed speakers like Becky Castle, discipleship teacher of Bolivar, Mo., and
representatives from organizations like the International Mission Board, the North
American Mission Board and LifeWay Christian Resources to share information about their
programs with students. Representatives and students who had served in missions capacities
before set up informational booths in the cafeteria to inform others about their
experiences.
GO Week also revealed the locations of the 1998 GO Trips, mission trips taken by Union
students over Spring Break, which include places such as Chicago, Ill., Dallas, Texas,
Costa Rica and Israel.
Kent Freeman, director of major
gifts, and Andy Lyons beg for bail during the GO Week lock up. |
Another highlight of GO Week was "Lock Up '98," a fund-raiser
in which faculty, staff and students were placed in a mock jail to raise money. From that
event alone, almost $5,000 was raised to help fund missions in the United States and
abroad. In the summer of 1998 alone, Union had approximately 175 students serve in
missions capacities. |
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