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The Bicol BulletinVolume 1, Issue 5 - August 2003
"Don't Go--Unless You Want Your Life to Change Forever" by Wade AllenThese were the words spoken to Joanna just before she left
as a Volunteer Student Missionary (VSM) in 1991. She had just completed her
first year of college at Central Baptist College in Conway, Arkansas, and felt
that God wanted her to do something “significant” with her summer. She
completed the application for VSM and requested to be with Missionaries Doyle
and Linda Moore in the Philippines—then came the arduous task of raising funds.
There were many churches and individuals that contributed, and Joanna spent many
nights and weekends babysitting to save money for the trip. Joanna remembers,
“I went to the Philippines not knowing what to expect. I came home after 8
weeks, but my heart stayed there. I knew at that point that God wanted me to
return to the Philippines someday.” In the fall of 1991, I moved into the dorm at Central Baptist College to begin my freshmen year. The next evening, Joanna and I went out on our first date. It was also that fall that I had my first experience on the mission field by going with my father on a work crew to Mexico. As Joanna and I continued to date, we began to talk about our future plans and she shared with me her desire to be a missionary. I loved being on the mission field! So to better seek God’s will, I also applied to be a VSM. I went to the Philippines for 10 weeks the summer of 1993. After much prayer and seeking God’s will, we both felt that God had brought us together to better serve Him— and we felt that He would someday lead us back to serve together in the Philippines.
"What Are You Doing Next Summer?" by Scott Attebery, Department of Church Ministries
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Last
month, we were blessed to be a part of one of the VSM Team trips here to the
Philippines. The team consisted of team leaders T.J. and Jenni Johnson and team
members Candi Bryan, Haley Bryan, Amber Crockett, Michelle Martin, Ashley
Puckett, and Aaron Williams. This team exhibited an excellent attitude and
spirit of servant hood. It was a special treat for us to be a part of this
team because two of the members, Amber and Michelle were from Joanna’s home
church, Antioch Baptist Church in Conway, Arkansas. These two young ladies were
also elementary students when I served as the children’s minister at Antioch.
What is even more amazing is that Michelle was one of the children Joanna spent
time babysitting in order to raise money for her VSM trip twelve years ago.
Ironically, Michelle raised much of her funds in the same way. I wonder if one
of those children will be a future Volunteer Student Missionary? 
