Randi Walle

Today is Monday, 16 August, 2004. BNYC and National Conference are over, and the beginning of the school year and the fall are bearing down on us fast. This weekend was filled with a number of interesting and enlightening activities. I met for nearly three hours on Saturday morning with Jerry Young, who is on […]

Chris goes off to seek his fortune. Chris Solyntjes (center) finished his summer internship with BMH this Friday the 13th. A 2004 graphic arts graduate from Grace College, he will be working for a television production firm in the Cleveland area. Chris is from the Grace Brethren Church in Sebring, Florida, and during his summer

Linda and Eddie Mensinger, veteran missionaries to Africa, last night told a gripping and emotional story of their recent time in Africa as Eddie closed out his official ministry there as a seminary and Bible Institute teacher. After spending three months in the Cameroon, Eddie was able to return to the war-torn area of the

This group of veteran missionaries to Africa were part of the Wednesday evening Global Prayer Group that heard Eddie Mensinger’s report. Back row, from left, included Roy and Ruth Snider, Marvin Goodman and Linda and Eddie Mensinger. Front row, from left, included Dorothy Goodman and Miriam Uphouse. According to Eddie, there have now been 200

Gamma A in the pre-fire days.  

Grace College’s Gamma Hall men’s dorm, a perimeter dorm located on King’s Highway in Winona Lake, Indiana, was completely destroyed by fire Monday night. Tuesday morning workmen pushed in the rubble after nearly 40 firemen from Winona Lake and Warsaw fought the blaze for 50 minutes in the middle of the night. Lightning is suspected

No cause for the fire has been determined, but a vigorous thunderstorm moved through Winona Lake about midnight Monday. The fire was discovered at 12:15 a.m., and the presumed cause was a lightning strike. 

Tuesday morning firemen watched as the rubble of the Gamma Dorm was pushed into the foundation. Some 18 Grace College men were to have occupied it next week for the coming school year. 

Too close for comfort! The former Gamma Dorm is directly across the street from the Brethren Missionary Herald offices, the Herald Bookstore, and the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church. Here’s the view of the rubble from BMH’s front door! 

The 80-year-old former residence, according to the Warsaw Times-Union, is a total loss at about $200,000. Dean of Students Jim Swanson says, “We’re fine as far as adequate housing. We’re making plans to reassign the students from Gamma–our goal is to keep as many of the guys from the dorm together as possible.”