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Gallery: Freshmen and upperclassmen gather for cloudy Sunrise Devotional

August 19, 2021 by Sydney Varner

Students gathered Thursday morning for the annual Wildcat Week Sunrise Devotional. Despite it being a cloudy morning, the steps of the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies building were full of students spending time together in worship and listening to a devotional led by former faculty member Randy Harris. Wildcat Week and ACU Missions teamed up to provide students with donuts, fruit and yogurt.

Freshmen and upperclassmen alike gather on the steps of the Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building to participate in worship and a devotional. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Caleb Crisp, senior art major from Abilene, leads worship during the annual Sunrise Devo. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Students sit and sing together in worship at Sunrise Devo. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Students greet each other early in the morning during Sunrise Devo. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Jared Mayfield, senior physics major from Corinth, attends Sunrise Devo for the fourth year in a row. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Former faculty member Randy Harris speaks to students at Sunrise Devo. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Gradute Sarah Morgan stops by Sunrise Devo to hear Randy Harris speak.(Photo by Sydney Varner)
Freshman students take advantage of all of the Wildcat Week events and enjoy worship and a devo led by Randy Harris. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
Lucas Parsons, junior management major from Rowlett, enjoys the early morning devotional with friends. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Students listen to Randy Harris’ devotional as they watch a cloudy sunrise behind him. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
(Photo by Sydney Varner)
A new student takes a photo of the sunrise as the devotional ends. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Students take pictures and watch the cloudy sunrise.(Photo by Sydney Varner)
New students take pictures together to commemorate the Sunrise Devotional during Wildcat Week. (Photo by Sydney Varner)
A cloudy sunrise during the annual Sunrise Devo. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

Randy Harris catches up with faculty and students after speaking to them during his devotional. (Photo by Sydney Varner)

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