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Feature: ACU graduates travel to South Africa

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Two pairs of American shoes shuffle through the dusty Cape Town streets. Jason Boone and Stephen Powell, armed with plastic bugle-like horns and eagerness, prepare the people for something that has never been seen by the African continent - a World Cup soccer match. During their time in South Africa, recent ACU graduates Boone and Powell, served ... [Read More…]

Global Reach: ACU students grow while doing mission work abroad

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Brian Johnston Mission Lazarus- Honduras Brian Johnston, senior education major from Abilene, was looking forward to a "cool" summer mission trip. Instead, he faced an incredible and moving journey he was not expecting. Mission Lazarus is a holistic mission, meaning it meets many different needs. The four branches of the mission are medical, ... [Read More…]

‘You can be a big pig, too’

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Picture The Andy Griffith Show. Picture Cheers. Picture everything you find wholesome and quaint and charming. Picture a faded sign with a vintage porky portrait and a parking lot packed with cars beneath. If your heart isn't already warmed, it will be as soon as you step inside the Dixie Pig diner at 1403 Butternut St. The Dixie Pig, whose name ... [Read More…]

A Rink of Their Own: ACU inline hockey perseveres

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"Some people have the idea that inline hockey is a kiddie sport," says Mark Daughdrill, junior vocational missions major from Cypress. The men of the ACU inline hockey team would beg to differ. For a small number of ACU-affiliated hockey enthusiasts, the quick action of inline skating combined with the rough play of hockey is enough to pack a bag ... [Read More…]

Purple Mountain Majesty: The Mount Rushmore of ACU Sports

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Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota stands a monument to four of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen, a tribute to their accomplishments as leaders of the United States. Imagine for a moment that nestled among the nonexistent hills of Abilene stood a monument to ACU's elite - a Mount Rushmore, if you will, of ACU sports. The ... [Read More…]

Springing Into Action

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Whether Spring Break Campaigns traveled near or far, they all made an impact through serving others. Four of the 19 groups are profiled here: Honduras Ten zealous Spring Break campaigners left a massive impact on the city of Trujillo, Honduras, this year. Throughout their stay, the group was involved mainly with Little Hands, Big Hearts, a ... [Read More…]

Ministry with a kick

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A family walks into Free Kick Soccer, and Alvaro Dos Santos immediately stops assembling a set of light blue soccer uniforms to warmly greet them. He pops his smiling face out of the soccer supply store's office and asks how he can help. After excitedly presenting them with the uniforms they ordered, Alvaro unexpectedly throws in an extra discount ... [Read More…]

Da’Cipher This

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"Big Mike" Prado is from East Los Angeles. Until recently, he was a fourth-generation member of the Maravilla gang, one of the oldest street gangs in the United States. He's been on drugs; he's been in prison; he's been shot at close range with an AK-47. This hulking but soft-spoken man has seen just about everything there is to see. And he lives ... [Read More…]

Releasing the Reins: Counseling Center offers a new kind of therapy

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Attempting to move a large, powerful horse from one side of the arena to another can seem intimidating. Add to the challenge no touching or talking and some might call the task impossible. But then imagine completing this challenge: the sense of self-confidence, pride and accomplishment it creates is why some therapists are beginning to use "trusty ... [Read More…]

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