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18 May

May 18, 2016 |

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Interested in becoming a nurse? Are you a high school student entering your junior or senior year? Come to Huntington University July 11-15 for the Nursing Career Academy.

This week-long, college-like, nursing camp explores the field of nursing in a hands-on environment. Participants will have the opportunity to become CPR certified and learn basic first aid and nursing skills. They will also tour area hospitals and trauma centers and interact with a variety of nursing professionals. Campers will stay in the dorms with current and past HU nursing students. Here are photos from the 2015 camp.

The cost is $300. That covers all educational supplies, meals, housing, field trips, activities, and camp shirt.

The Huntington University website has complete information (what to wear, what to bring, etc.), plus a link for registering. Below are some photos from the 2015 camp.

18 May

May 18, 2016 |
Julie Hui with Luke and Audrey Fetters.

Julie Hui with Luke and Audrey Fetters.

The hooding ceremony.

The hooding ceremony.

Julie Hui participated in Commencement exercises at Huntington University on Saturday, May 14. She received the Master of Education in TESOL Education. Julie, from our UB churches in Hong Kong, will soon join our international missionary team in Thailand.

18 May

May 18, 2016 |

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On Saturday May 14th, Huntington University honored 247 graduates during its 118th Commencement ceremonies.

  • 25 Master of Arts degrees.
  • 6 Master of Education degrees.
  • 61 Bachelor of Arts degrees.
  • 4 Bachelor of Music degrees.
  • 116 Bachelor of Science degrees.
  • 18 Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees.
  • 10 Bachelor of Social Work degrees.
  • 7 Associate of Science degrees.

The Commencement speaker was Dr. Larry Mercer, vice chairman of the board at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas.

16 May

May 16, 2016 |

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The seven United Brethren churches in Hong Kong held a joint service for their 37th annual mission conference on Sunday, May 15. Frank Y, associate director of Global Ministries, was able to attend. He is in Asia to visit UBs in Hong Kong, Macau, and China.

16 May

May 16, 2016 |
Krista Wood and Niles Berry, Foresters of the Year.

Krista Wood and Niles Berry, Foresters of the Year.

On May 3, awards were presented to various members of the Huntington University family during the annual Forester Night. Here are a few of the awards.

Foresters of the Year (voted on by the student body). Niles Berry, a senior social work major from Rochester, Ind., was named the Male Forester of the Year. Krista Wood, a senior nursing major from Waterville, Ohio, was named the Female Forester of the Year.

Paul and Jean Michelson Alpha Chi Outstanding Scholar Award. Alpha Chi members selected Bronwen Fetters, a senior English writing and literature major from Huntington, Indiana. She is the daughter of former Macau missionaries Luke and Audrey Fetters.

Professor of the Year. This honor went to Dr. Tim Smith, professor of non-western history, who joined the HU faculty in the fall of 2007. He previously taught history at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Smith is particularly interested in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Kashmir.

Twenty-two seniors also were honored by their respective departments with Outstanding Senior Awards, which are voted on by faculty. You can read about them here.

13 May

May 13, 2016 |
Breaking ground for the new Welcome Center.

Breaking ground for the new Welcome Center.

On April 21, Huntington University broke ground for new Welcome Center, which should be completed by late fall 2016. It’s a 3000-square-foot addition to the Merillat Centre for the Arts, and will cost around $700,000. A member of the HU Board of Trustees gave a $500,000 lead donation to get the project underway.

The Welcome Center will mostly house the Admissions office, which is currently located in the lower-level of the Livingston Residence Hall.

13 May

May 13, 2016 |

L-r: Tony, Julie Hui, David Kline, Frank Y, and Jeff Bleijerveld.

L-r: Tony, Julie Hui, David Kline, Frank Y, and Jeff Bleijerveld.

On May 12, members of the Global Ministries staff—Jeff Bleijerveld, David Kline, and Frank Y–had lunch with Julie Hui and her brother Tony. Julie completed her MA degree in TESOL in December 2015 and will participate in graduation ceremonies at Huntington University on Saturday, May 14. Julie is one of two people from Hong Kong joining our multinational team of UB workers in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Julie’s brother Tony had never traveled outside of Hong Kong or China. He commented that the town of Huntington reminded him of Main Street USA at Disneyland Hong Kong. He was also taken to the famous Nick’s Kitchen in downtown Huntington and introduced to pork tenderloin sandwiches, a local staple.

11 May

May 11, 2016 |

The west Michigan cluster is hosting two trips to Israel in June of 2017. There is space available for anyone interested in joining us on this life-changing trip. If interested please contact Joshua Good at HomeFront church (Grandville, Mich.) as soon as possible. We can answer any questions you have and begin the process of including your name on our roster.

June 8-18, 2017
This trip is designed for first-time visitors to Israel. It will hit the most familiar and popular biblical sites, including: Mt. Carmel, Valley of Armageddon, Nazareth, Capernaum, Sea of Galilee, Mt. of Beatitudes, Caesarea Philippi, Jordan River, Qumran, Swim in the Dead Sea, Masada, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Gethsemane, Rabbinical Tunnels, Upper Room, Via Delarosa, Church of the Holy Sephulcure, The Holocaust Museum, and many more!

June 22 – July 2, 2017
This trip is geared for persons making a return trip to Israel. It will include some sites that are a bit off the beaten path. These include Bethsaida, Herodian, Cana, Ein Gedi, the Jewish Market, Megiddo, Jericho, and Beersheba.

Cost
The total cost if $4200. This covers all of your expenses for 11 days, except lunch each day. The trip is planned through Gill Travel, and includes world-class guides, 4-5 star hotels, and comfortable travel.

For more information, download this brochure about the trip.

05 May

May 5, 2016 |

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Providing ministry training to village pastors in West Africa presents a variety of challenges. First, many village pastors are unable to leave their families and communities to attend a Bible institute in a large city for a long period of time. Neither do they have the funds to pay for tuition and books. And if they do leave their village and live in the city with their family for a period of years, they may not be willing to return to their small village.

Train and Multiply (T&M) provides on-the-job training for pastors and church members so they can share the Good News, make disciples, and multiply new churches. T&M is not just training for ministry; it is training in ministry. Train and Multiply uses simple, low-cost, and effective New Testament methods to train church leaders.

While T&M is relatively inexpensive to use, training the initial trainers requires that they participate in a training event in the United States. Global Ministries is working in partnership with our United Brethren in Sierra Leone and Liberia to bring a representative from each country to Greenwood, Ind., August 25-27, 2016.

In order to bring two participants from West Africa, we will need to raise $4500. This will pay for their tourist visas, airfare, lodging, and registration fees.

If you’d like to contribute to this project, direct your gift to: TRAIN & MULTIPLY. Send to:

Global Ministries
302 Lake Street
Huntington, Ind. 46750

05 May

May 5, 2016 |

Honduras Conference, with 115 churches, was instrumental in forming our national conference in Nicaragua and in the development of a mission district in El Salvador. However, they have never sent missionaries to another continent – until now.

Milton and Erika Pacheco (right) are being sent to Chiang Rai, Thailand. There, they will join a multinational team of United Brethren missionaries from Hong Kong and the United States. Over the past year and a half, the Pachecos have been studying English while completing missions studies online. Most recently, they have been raising support among the Honduran churches, finishing up Milton’s work with Habitat for Humanity, and selling their home.

Global Ministries hopes to bring the Pachecos to the United States by early July to begin three to four months of raising additional support to complement what they have raised in their homeland.

During their time in the United States, Global Ministries staff will travel with the Pachecos to meet those interested in becoming supporters. A number of churches and individuals have already indicated their interest in supporting this couple. If you or your church would like to know more about supporting them or arrange for a visit, contact us at info@ubglobal.org.