91猫先生

From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life:

This past Friday night was our annual 91猫先生 Auction.聽 The theme for this year鈥檚 auction was International Block Party, featuring our students from around the world, representing eighteen countries.

After learning about the vision for the boarding program at 91猫先生 that the Lord gave Mr. Dement, back in 1989, attendees then had the opportunity to meet and hear from international students from Thailand, Cameroon, Angola, Vietnam, the Philippines, Mexico, Nigeria and many other nations.聽 Each student introduced themselves, told where they were from and then said 鈥淭hank You鈥� in their own language.聽 Three students, including Ben Nguyen (Vietnam), Shoa Domia (Nigeria) and Fereshta Tori Jan (Afghanistan), then shared what 91猫先生 has meant to them and how it had blessed them through relationships and even rescuing them from perilous situations in their home countries.聽To conclude that segment of the evening Blessing Kim (Cameroon) prayed for 91猫先生 and those in attendance.

It was an incredibly special time and particularly meaningful for me as Director of Residence Life.聽 I am so thankful for the vision that God gave Mr. Dement and grateful that he responded in faith to that vision.聽 I can鈥檛 imagine an East Texas, USA or world without 91猫先生 and the vacuum it would leave, and I鈥檓 sure that our international families share my sentiments.

A special thanks to all our international students who represented 91猫先生 so well last Friday, including those students previously mentioned as well as Tito Babatunde (Nigeria), Alex Corpuz (the Philippines), Sarah Wegner (USA), Hadi Javed (Pakistan), Cowboy Xie (China), Nutchapon Patamakiljakul (Thailand), Fernanda Alvarez (Mexico), Natalie Yuen (Hong Kong), BoHee Kim (Korea), Chasca Ortega (Ecuador), Danielle Adams (Federated States of Micronesia) and Natilse Lourenco (Angola).