Alumni News-July 2014

Hayley Field has accepted the Assistant Director of Technology position. Ms. Field is a graduate of WCA (2010) and also of a graduate of Harding University (2014). Ms. Field has worked at WCA for 3 years as a network engineer.

Congratulations to Rachel (Pierce ’95) and Brian (’95) Greene on the birth of Miriam Rose Greene, who was born 10:43 on June 28, 2014 weighing 7lb. 5oz.

Dr. Ty Wadsworth (’78) has been elected into the Missouri Athletic Trainers’ Association Sports Medicine Hall of Fame. This award honors medical professionals who have made long standing contributions that have had a significant impact on the profession of athletic training and the health care provided by athletic trainers.

His induction was Saturday, June 7th in Columbia, Missouri. Athletic Trainers recognize the leadership, dedication, and service of these individuals and this is one of the highest honors given by MoATA. For more information, click here.

An update from Bobby Johnson (’79) on his 24th mission trip to Kenya:

I want to say thank you to so many of you that have prayed relentlessly for me, particularly since I have returned from Kenya last Saturday. I began feeling unwell in Paris on the way home. I thank God for keeping me well while in Kenya. After testing the knowledge of a few infectious disease specialist, it is believed that I have Dengue Fever, a mosquito viral illness. There is no treatment for this, I am not contagious, and it should have no lasting effect on me. I am already feeling much better. This is a credit to God and so many prayers for me on both sides of the Atlantic!

Last night, I felt well enough to visit New Life Camp. Someone was praising me for my sacrifice to missions and what I’ve been through. I don’t really consider it a sacrifice. I get on a plane, fly half way around the world in less than 24 hours. I have had the best health care in the world upon my return. Go read 2 Corinthians 11:24-33. This will tell you what sacrifice for a missionary is. 1 Peter 4 is also good. This 24th trip to Kenya marks a special milestone for me, for it was on this trip that I witnessed the 10,000th person to publicly declare their trust in Christ since I began going to Kenya in 2001. Only God knows their hearts, but we have seen many of these maturing and bearing spiritual fruit! I can not take any credit, because God is the ONLY one that can call a heart to yield to Him. I just feel blessed to see it happening.

How can I stay home when I’m seeing results like this? I’m already looking forward to my September trip and all God has planned for this trip. Thank you so much for your prayers and support of this ministry. We can not do this without our prayer team or financial support. YOU are in this with me!

Bobby Johnson

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