Ministry/Missions

Brock = Blessing

MBBC — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:03:21 GMT

From Nate Huffstutler: The semester I began teaching at Maranatha, my daughter Anna was born the Monday before the first day of classes. As you can imagine, it was an extremely stressful first week. About two weeks into the semester, two-week-old Anna had to be taken to the emergency room and admitted into the hospital with an extremely high fever with no clear cause. For the next week or so, doctors were trying to figure out what was wrong with Anna, and my wife and I basically lived at the hospital. Somehow, while all this was going on, I was able to continue teaching Comp 1 and Comp 2.

A few days later, while Anna was still in the hospital, I got back to my office after finishing my last class, and I had a voice mail from my wife, in tears, telling me that she and Anna were about to be taken by ambulance to University of Wisconsin Childrens Hospital in Madison. Anna was going to have surgery. Realizing that I was not going to be able to be on campus the next day, I let Dr. Brock's office know and drove to the hospital in Madison.

The next morning, there in Madison, while my wife and I waited anxiously in a tiny hospital room for the surgeons to come take Anna into surgery, the door opened, and in walked Dr. John Brock, who had driven all the way to downtown Madison from Watertown on a busy midweek morning. Dr. Brock stayed with us for a while, told us that he was praying for us, and was a great encouragement. As a result, we went through the events of that day knowing that the Lord was with us and people were praying for us. We're thankful to this day for Dr. Brock's servant-hearted leadership.

Favorite Person: Bryan Tanis

MBBC — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:00:42 GMT

When I think of Mr Tanis I am reminded of Jude 22 - some having compassion making a difference. Mr. Tanis went out of his way to make a difference in the lives of students. He was concerned about people on every level. He taught me to truly have a heart for reaching others. Not only did he teach how to have a burden for others, but also how to act on this burden. It was Mr. Tanis that taught me how to go on door to door visitation. He was there to share the joy the first time I led someone to the Lord on visitation. I remember him giving me the chance to teach Bible clubs, which was such a blessing. I knew his door was always open, and he was willing to answer questions. Being an immature christian, I didn't understand a lot. He always took the time to answer my questions and always gave scripture to support his answers. I knew Mr. Tanis was praying for me. I also appreciate his sense of humor, ecspecially when his Michigan stuff came up missing. I know that God greatly used Mr. Tanis in my life and I pray as I am involved in ministry that I can have the same impact on others.

--JoDee

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Open Door Counsel from Dr. Cedarholm

MBBC — Wed, 16 May 2007 16:36:30 GMT

It looks like Dr. Cedarholm has stepped out. . . or maybe he and his wife are on another missions trip. What happened to you in his office when the door was open? Did you ask about who to marry? Did you tell him about your plans to head to the mission field? Did he tell you about a Christian school opening he thought you should look into? What happened to you in his office?

Trumpets of Praise

MBBC — Fri, 11 May 2007 21:50:38 GMT

Which summer ensemble team traveled the summer before the college opened in 1968? Read the history book (when it's published in the spring of 2008 to get your answer).

Mark Love, Steve Allen, Jim Harrison, and Dave Warren made up the only Trumpets of Praise team.

To this day, summer ensembles still travel the country, performing music and ministering in local churches.