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p to present the gospel in an unique wag to teenagers in the UVest
cept their goal as campus mission aries. This goal has three objectives: To pray for the campus; to carry the Word to the campus and to witness on the campus — every day. Prayer, witness and Bible study are the three points of the Tri-C. Over 2,000 cam pus leaders, student body presidents, lettermen and football players have dedicated themselves as missionaries. The most unique endeavor of Tri-C is their Campus Correspondence Course. It is the same course that Missionary Don Hillis has given to 200,000 people in India and Tri-C has it exclusively in this country. As far as the Tri-C staff knows, it is the only such course in America. Bright purple-colored Tri-C edi tions of the Gospel of John, sent with each course, are popping up all over the country. Over 3,000 young peo ple, in 37 states, enrolled the first year the course in John was offered. Louie is enthusiastic about it. “ This course enables us to reach with the gospel into places that are otherwise closed. For instance, we have several prison groups like the one at Bakers field Honor Farm studying it.”
The Tri-C staff encourages students to lead others through the course with them. They offer a summer va cation trip to the one who leads the most young people through the course. Joanne Shetler, now a student at B iola and Tri-C secretary, took 46 youths through the course while a student at Paso Robles High School. At the Crusade in First Baptist Church, Van Nuys, Calif., there were over 50 first-time decisions. In Kings- burg, Calif., the Crusade at First Baptist saw the whole varsity foot ball team, with two exceptions, won to Christ. One family saw such a change in their boys that they were led to Christ by their witness. The Kingsburg Campus Church Club has an average attendance of 128, which is almost one-third of the entire stu dent body. Sterling, a B io l a graduate of 1935, is very happy about such reports
oil the effectiveness of the organiza tion’s work. Tri-C strives for a well- balanced youth program. It is not preaching alone, or Bible clubs alone or Bible camps alone, but a combina tion of these activities that marks this organization as distinctive. Louie Rhoden, the campus evan gelist who is a Bible College student and an ordained minister, notes that “ According to Billy Graham, 19 out of 20 high school seniors are not regularly attending church. Many have never even been inside a church. We must use every means possible to reach them.” One secret of Tri-C is Louie him self, a husky 22-year-old fellow with a captivating personality and a win ning smile. He is popular with the young people throughout the West. He has a knack for fitting into any situation and feeling right at home. The high school students in Kings burg, Calif., made him honorary cheerleader for the football team. Billy Graham told Sterling: “ If students live up to your campus goals, you are sowing the seeds of revival among West Coast youth.” END.
Photos. From left to right: 1) Tri-C lead ers Louie Rhoden and Sterling Keyes at Mt. Hermon, Calif, banquet. Rev. Wynn Blount, local pastor, watches. 2) Bur bank Crusade. 3) Monday night banquet.
JUNE, 1955
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