On April 3, the Harding community will reach out into the Searcy community and serve others as part of Bisons for Christ. This year\u2019s Bisons for Christ theme is \u201cSo Will I,\u201d which is inspired by the idea that Jesus came to serve and \u201cso will I.\u201d The theme comes from John 13:15, which says, \u201cFor I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bisons for Christ projects committee chair, sophomore Nickolas Simpson, said that for years, Harding students and faculty have focused on building community between Harding and the people of Searcy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year we are coming off of the Searcy Business Revolution, so that\u2019s one thing we\u2019re really focused on,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cEvery year, we focus on building community between Harding and the outside Searcy community, but we\u2019re really wanting to continue that spirit that\u2019s been fostered since the business revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simpson said every year, different groups will help 50 to 60 widows, clean up the grounds of Camp Takodah and visit the local jail with candy bars among other beneficial acts Bisons for Christ does for the community.<\/p>\n
Although a student does not have to be a member of a social club to take part in this day of service, social clubs often get involved.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s social club Ju Go Ju service project director, junior Cory Bates, said they plan to do a similar Bisons for Christ project to last year\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year, our club split up into groups and made a ton of casseroles to bring to different houses in the community, mainly [elderly] people,\u201d Bates said. \u201cWe got to talk with them, and I could tell it brought them joy. This year, we plan to do something similar to that since I enjoyed it so much, and I think the people we visited did, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senior Carson Gentry, member of the Original Rock House communications team, said Bisons for Christ is greater than one day of service.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn previous years, we have gotten some backlash on how it\u2019s just a one day of service instead of a bunch of days of service,\u201d Gentry said. \u201cI just want to be like, \u2018yes, that\u2019s true, we do just do one big day of service, but through us and through other organizations on campus, there\u2019s always service going on.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
He said people will meet a widow, recognize the need she has and return year after year during Bisons for Christ but also during other times of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, in light of that, I see Bisons for Christ as a day where students are able to understand that they can serve, and they need to be serving, and there\u2019s a need in this community that needs to be reached,\u201d Gentry said. \u201cYes, it\u2019s a day of service, but at the same time, it opens doors, and it reminds students of their purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n
To sign up for Bisons for Christ 2019, students can go to www.harding.edu\/bfc.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On April 3, the Harding community will reach out into the Searcy community and serve others as part of Bisons for Christ. This year\u2019s Bisons for Christ theme is \u201cSo…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15130,"featured_media":12854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}