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Students, parents take spiritual stroll
Mallory Edens, Page 2 Designer
Issue date: 8/27/07 Section: News
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About 100 parents, students and faculty took part in Prayer Walk around the Lunsford Trail Sunday night.
Before the event began, each walker was provided a guide that outlined five prayer locations with verses to mark each spot. Here participants would gather with couples stationed at the trailheads and pray for topics suggested on a guide. These trailheads included Jacob's Dream, Nelson Hall, The Cross, Mabee Hall and the Northern Trailhead.
Mark Lewis, member of the Prayer Walk planning team, said the walk was created to allow students and parents to get involved in the mission of the university.
"This is a tangible opportunity to help parents be a part of what we are doing here by being a part of a prayer experience," said Lewis, director of spiritual life and student ministries. "It was developed for people to come together to call out to the Lord."
Other members of the planning team included Dr. Phyllis Bolin, assistant professor of mathematics; Eric Gumm, assistant director of the First-Year Program; Samantha Adkins, coordinator of Alumni projects; and Elisabeth Pringle, a local parent.
Samantha Adkins said the desires of the planning team in creating Prayer Walk were to allow parents to know this is a community that is prayed for.
She also wished for the walk to serve as a way for parents to meet each other and bond together.
"We hoped to include upperclassmen and their parents to help calm the nerves of [the parents of] underclassmen," she said.
Adkins said while all the expectations were met, next time the planning team is going to strive to get information out earlier in order to spur a higher attendance.
"I would love to have more parents," Adkins said. "But it was a really good turnout for the amount of notice they had on it."
In the future, Prayer Walks will take place during
big events at ACU, including Freshman Follies and Homecoming. Upcoming walks are scheduled for 9 a.m., Sept. 29 at Jacob's Dream and 8 a.m., Oct. 20 at The Cross near Sewell Auditorium. The planning team also is looking into holding a Prayer Walk during Sing Song weekend.
E-mail Edens at: mxe03a@acu.edu
Before the event began, each walker was provided a guide that outlined five prayer locations with verses to mark each spot. Here participants would gather with couples stationed at the trailheads and pray for topics suggested on a guide. These trailheads included Jacob's Dream, Nelson Hall, The Cross, Mabee Hall and the Northern Trailhead.
Mark Lewis, member of the Prayer Walk planning team, said the walk was created to allow students and parents to get involved in the mission of the university.
"This is a tangible opportunity to help parents be a part of what we are doing here by being a part of a prayer experience," said Lewis, director of spiritual life and student ministries. "It was developed for people to come together to call out to the Lord."
Other members of the planning team included Dr. Phyllis Bolin, assistant professor of mathematics; Eric Gumm, assistant director of the First-Year Program; Samantha Adkins, coordinator of Alumni projects; and Elisabeth Pringle, a local parent.
Samantha Adkins said the desires of the planning team in creating Prayer Walk were to allow parents to know this is a community that is prayed for.
She also wished for the walk to serve as a way for parents to meet each other and bond together.
"We hoped to include upperclassmen and their parents to help calm the nerves of [the parents of] underclassmen," she said.
Adkins said while all the expectations were met, next time the planning team is going to strive to get information out earlier in order to spur a higher attendance.
"I would love to have more parents," Adkins said. "But it was a really good turnout for the amount of notice they had on it."
In the future, Prayer Walks will take place during
big events at ACU, including Freshman Follies and Homecoming. Upcoming walks are scheduled for 9 a.m., Sept. 29 at Jacob's Dream and 8 a.m., Oct. 20 at The Cross near Sewell Auditorium. The planning team also is looking into holding a Prayer Walk during Sing Song weekend.
E-mail Edens at: mxe03a@acu.edu
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