Bethel Magazine Fall 2019

UPCOMING CONNECTION POINTS

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28 A L UMN I & F AM I L Y DA Y : WI Z ARD OF OZ MU S I CA L

25 3 RD ANNUA L G I V E B ACK GA L A

02 COMMENC EMENT AND 1 9 7 0 C L A S S R EUN I ON

07 FOUNDE R S D I NNE R AND CHR I S TMA S CONC E R T

Heather (Bodey) Boggs ’12 attended Bethel for English Education with the goal of working in inner-city schools to teach her subject while being Christ to those who need it. Currently, she teaches at West Central Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, where all of her students come from difficult backgrounds. In order to become a student at WCJRC, a juvenile offender must be a male, with a felony, who is court-ordered to serve time there. It is a lock-down facility where Ohio counties send juvenile offenders with whom they don't know what else to do. This has opened up a very unique door for Heather as a teacher and a Christian. Her classes are made up of students who are anywhere from 12 to 20 years old, with different high school credit deficiencies, and she has to teach them all. The challenges come with reward, however, in that her students don't get the childhoods that children should have (they are forced to grow up quickly), but she gets to give them a taste of childhood. She has the freedom to be creative and think outside the box. She’s taken the boys Christmas caroling; they did a poetry slam/coffee shop, and even "published" books. She has also had the freedom to share her faith, when asked, and says that happens pretty often. Her job is a true challenge, but it is a huge blessing! Zachariah ’12 and Hannah (Hatch) Diller ’13 (4) have been missionaries with the Keystone Project for the past several years. A year ago they moved to South Dakota to work with Native Americans and International leaders. Kyle and Karen (Ulis) Greer ’13 (5) welcomed their son, Slate, in February 2019. Karen works as a Medicaid Waiver Case Manager and Kyle works for Foundation Building Materials as a drywall deliverer. Daniel ’14 and Tricia Heckard ’14 (6) are parents to Luke (age 3) and Isabel (7 months), and reside in Berne, Ind. Scott and Alexis (Ummel) Landis ’16 (7) welcomed Ella Ryan Landis on March 22, 2019. They reside in Goshen, Ind.

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ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS

On Oct. 5, we celebrated our annual alumni dinner with Blue & White Night, treasuring our past and embracing our future. The night featured a Polish-style buffet, entertainment by Voices of Triumph, an auction of vintage Bethel College items, and recognition of our 2019 Alumni Award recipients. J oel Boehner ‘05 - Alumnus of the Year (1) Joel is currently Executive Director of IN*SOURCE (Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs), a non-profit organization that provides Special Education Parent support throughout Indiana. Kristy Mikel ‘05 -Timothy Award for Service (2) Kristy lives and works in Mae Sot, Thailand, where she co-founded Braverly, a café and sewing center. Part of Outpour Movement, Braverly empowers women by serving as a training center. Kory and Allison Lantz ‘09 - Young Alumni of the Year (3) The Lantz’s serve at Transformation Ministries, an organization which provides support for middle school and high school students living in the Keller Park, South Bend area.

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FALL 2019