Maranatha is taking advantage of a unique double opportunity this month—one that will give its students vivid educational, cultural, and spiritual lessons while helping to promote the worldwide popularity of American football. A group of 27 Maranatha football players and coaches has been in Israel since May 6, preparing for a May 17 game against [Continue Reading...]
On a March day, 16 college-age adults sang songs and told personal stories of critical spiritual decisions in their lives. The men preached from God’s Word. But this was no ordinary church service. The setting was a sidewalk near Times Square, the audience thousands of passers-by who help make up “The City that Never Sleeps.” [Continue Reading...]
Many Maranatha students gathered around their circle of friends on a sunny Monday after spring break, gushing with excitement to share their stories about sleeping in, ignoring homework, and visiting family. Senior Timothy McKinney’s spring break stories were more unusual. For example, he helped deliver a baby in the middle of the night. And, if [Continue Reading...]
Dinner at the home of Noah Lomax, Director of Student Activities, turned out to be more than a “hang out” time for six members of the student body government (above) who were there March 6. Lomax’s Jewish heritage led him to introduce the students to Purim, a Jewish holiday in March that celebrates God’s deliverance [Continue Reading...]
John Davis is a man willing to get his hands dirty—or, to be more accurate, get his hands clean. “I love Maranatha and I would do anything I could to further the cause of Maranatha,” Davis said. “If the president asked me to wash dishes, I’d do that.” Davis (’73) was asked to change jobs [Continue Reading...]
Dr. Jesse Sherburn is grateful for a job with positive impact—no pun intended. Sherburn (’04), a Research Mechanical Engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS, returned to campus recently to speak to the student body during Winterfest week. He took a short respite from duties that [Continue Reading...]
Ben Peterson always knows what the second question is going to be. “When people ask me to come speak to a group, the first thing they ask is whether I’m available on that particular date,” Peterson said. “The second question is always whether I can bring my gold medal for them to see. (Former Maranatha [Continue Reading...]
The locker room scene was odd, especially following a victory. Players hugged, cried, and said goodbye to Heidi Fletcher. The sophomore guard from Riverdale, MI, had packed her belongings for the Dec. 17 trip to Grand Rapids, MI, where Maranatha’s women’s basketball team was to play Grace Bible College. When the bus drove away from [Continue Reading...]
Alex Board (’09) went to Nicaragua hoping to inspire kids to love soccer and love God. He instead found himself being inspired by them. “I am overwhelmed with joy every time I get to see kids come from places (where they have) nothing with huge smiles on their faces just because they get to play [Continue Reading...]
Update: The NAC athletes raised more than $2,400 for Special Olympics. Read more. Some Maranatha students will be “Freezin’ for a Reason” Feb. 18. The Student Athlete Advisory Committees of all 13 Northern Athletics Conference member schools, including Maranatha, are organizing teams to participate in the Polar Plunge. This is an annual event in which [Continue Reading...]