wfn.org | National Youth Conference Daily Journal -- July 30, 1998

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What’s up -- More stuff to keep you informed about NYC 

The NYC staff is tickled pink to have VIPs from Brethren Volunteer Service at
CSU this week. Twenty-four members of BVS Unit #229, who are currently in
orientation in the area, are spending this week as NYC youth workers. Special
thanks go to Dan McFadden, director of BVS, and Todd Reish, director of BVS
orientation.

An equipment bag and special hammer from the volleyball tournament courts are
missing. If you can help them find their home, please direct them to the NYC
Office as soon as possible. Also, all winning volleyball teams should check
the schedule in the Moby lobby for ongoing matches.

Psssssst! Have you gotten your PST shirt yet? (That’s Peacefully, Simply,
Together.) Pick one up in the Brethren Press Bookstore in the Lory Student
Center main ballroom for the low, low price of $15.

The morning worship crew would like to extend many thanks to Darius Elder for
participating in the Thursday morning service.

The workshop on “Why SATs Are So Important” has been cancelled for Saturday
afternoon, but will be held as scheduled Saturday morning. When crossing out
the Saturday afternoon listing, please fill all ovals completely and use a No.
2 pencil.

NYC interpretive dancer Stephanie Sands, who is performing during NYC worship
services and who also is teaching dance, has been teaching and choreographing
dance for more than 20 years. 
   She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Temple University and is
now teaching at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College.

All the NYCers passing through Denver International Airport earlier this week
didn’t create any excess baggage for workers there. According to workshop
leader and official NYC “go-fer” Randy Yoder, NYC staff at DIA, commented on
the good behavior of all the youth and advisers who came through the airport.
   “This shows that we can be a huge witness to others in public,” Yoder said.

We have a winner! Many winners, in fact. The following people were selected
from those whose names and photos were placed Wednesday on the official NYC
web site, www.brethren.org—Chris Zepp, Angela Lahman, Lori Van Order, Bethany
Shoaf, Kylie Mitzel, A.J. Messer, Kate Johnson, Shawn Kirchner, Heather Nolen,
and Linetta Alley.
   Those folks, along with all five question-of-the-day participants, can
slink over to the NYC Press Room in Durrell (lower level) to claim your
highly-coveted, multicolored prize.

Tonight’s Late Night at NYC features Christian musician Ken Medema, a blind
performer who does original material, including on-the-spot compositions. Ken,
who also gave concerts at NYC in 1990 and 1994, will play from 9:45 to 11:15
p.m. in Moby Arena.

Please keep Shepherd’s Spring Outdoor Ministry Center of Mid-Atlantic District
in your prayers. A fire broke out in the camp’s maintenance building at 4 a.m.
today, caused by a short circuit in the battery of a piece of equipment. The
building and all equipment inside were a total loss, but the camp does have
insurance.    
   Shepherd’s Spring, which opened seven years ago in Sharpsburg, Md., also
had damage this summer from three tornadoes and a windstorm.

Chuck Boyer, moderator of the 1993 Annual Conference and pastor of La Verne
(Calif.) Church of the Brethren, has been diagnosed with a rare form of
leukemia.
   “Naturally, I’m concerned,” Boyer said today in a telephone interview from
his La Verne office, “but of all the types of leukemia to get, the kind I have
is one of the most treatable, according to my doctors.”
   Boyer will undergo one week of intensive treatment at his home beginning
around Aug. 12. Following that, he will have to remain isolated for up to
three months.
   “I’ve been in generally good health overall, so I’m optimistic,” Boyer
added. “I don’t want people to worry or make a big deal about this, but I sure
would appreciate prayer.”
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An unlikely honeymoon spot

Congratulations are in order for Aurora Rubio de Garcia, 20, and Saul Garcia,
21. The couple was married only a week and two days before coming to NYC; they
arrived at CSU after a 26-hour bus ride from La Verne, Calif. While they were
assigned to separate dorm rooms upon arrival, they came eager to meet many of
the youth who have volunteered at Shalom Ministries in their hometown of
Tijuana, Mexico.
   A group from last year’s Annual Conference in Long Beach spent a day
working at Shalom, with which several Church of the Brethren congregations are
actively involved. Friday evening’s NYC offering will benefit Shalom.
   Saul is minister of transportation for Shalom, transporting as many as 100
children a night to and from the ministry. Aurora works on an assembly line
for an electrical company in Tijuana. The couple came with the Bella Vista
congregation in Los Angeles to attend NYC.

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Tonight’s worship

Judy Mills Reimer, who was installed as executive director of the Church of
the Brethren General Board earlier this month at Annual Conference in Orlando,
will deliver tonight’s sermon titled “Love . . . with eyes of faith.”
   Tonight’s offering of canned goods will be taken to the Larimer County Food
Distribution Center, which serves local United Way agencies, churches, and
other organizations.

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Friday
• Friday morning’s worship will feature the two finalists of the NYC speech
contest—Linetta Alley, who will speak on “. . . With   
   Eyes of Faith,” and Cindy Laprade, who will speak on “To See or Not to See:
Our Faith Question.” Miriam Radcliff, who 
   finished third, will serve as worship leader.
• Workshops #4 and #5 will be offered at 11:15 a.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.
• Late night entertainment will include Ted & Lee; “Kindling,” a Brethren folk
group of Steve Kinzie, Shawn Kirchner, Lee 
   Krahenbuhl, and Peg Lehman; and another “Open Mic Night.”

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Question of the Day -- “What does it mean to you to be Brethren?”

Joni Baldwin
Huntsdale, Pa.
“Being Brethren is about giving 100 percent of yourself to the Lord.”

Aspen Di Ioli
La Verne, Calif.
“Being open-minded and caring. Being able to work in service projects through
my youth group.”

Sandra Halphin
Bakersfield, Calif.
“An understanding of different people and communities and backgrounds.”

Chris McCottry
Dublin, Ohio
“It means that I treat everyone the way I want to be treated. I want to love
everyone the way Jesus loved everyone. I try to keep myself focused on God
because that’s the way I could be a true brother to everyone else.”

Michael Smith
Pinckney, Mich.
“Being Brethren is all about being open and accepting. Taking people as they
come and not judging them.”