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South Central NewsCollege Hill Church Ministers to Knoxville CollegeGeorgia Shingles (left), and Marshall Henley, College Hill elders;Robert Harvey, interim president at Knoxville College; AlexanderLampkin, pastor; Anthony Allen, Adventist Disaster Response leader;and Cordell Sherman are pictured at the check presentation.College Hill church’sAdventist Disaster Response(ADR) leader,Anthony Allen, discoveredon Tuesday, February19, 2007, that KnoxvilleCollege, an historic Blackcollege and university twoblocks north of the church,had suffered a fire in themen’s dormitory. Unfortunately,the college was ina rebuilding phase; therefore,this disaster not onlycrippled the school, butalso impacted the Knoxvillecommunity.Following protocolfrom years of disastertraining, Allen contactedDave Shingles, AdventistCommunity Services (ACS)leader, and the newly appointedpastor, AlexanderLampkin. Lampkin askedAllen to contact KnoxvilleCollege for both damageand needs assessment.By the next day, Allenmade contact with RaleighWynn, dean of students,who reported approximately85 male studentswere evacuated from thedormitory. Some werescattered throughout thecommunity with relatives,some were on the reservedthird floor of the femaledormitory, but the majoritywere sleeping on the floorof the gymnasium. “Amongthe 85 students, fivestudents lost everything,”reportedWynn.“We want todo something,”declared Allen. Allenmet with theACS team, and theymade a commitmentto help. The departmentprovided somefunds to assist theschool and studentsaffected by the fire.Lampkin contactedErica JohnsonRobert Harvey, interimpresident of KnoxvilleCollege, and JohnnyCannon, vice president,and offered to help inany way. Together theyagreed to have CollegeHill church youthpresent a 30-minuteprogram to the studentbody on a Sabbathafternoon.Sabbath morning,Allen and Lampkinexplained to thecongregation the ACSdepartment’s plan toassist Knoxville Collegeand its students. “Weneed to do this. We arecommunity services,”said Allen, suggestingthat everyone shouldparticipate. “Every membershould plan to participatein this great opportunity towitness to our neighbors,”announced Lampkin.After the divine worshipservice, almost allof the members traveledtwo blocks to KnoxvilleCollege for the afternoonprogram. The standingroom-onlycrowd assembledin the studentcenter. Marshall Henley,elder, gave the invocationand introduced Betty Byrd,Zella Venable, and KermitFaulkner, who led thechildren’s choir in musicalselections. Tanya Page directed“Drama Troupe” asthe youth presented blackhistory skits and poems.Allen presented $50 Wal-Mart gift cards to the fivestudents who lost everything.Tammy Richmondprepared and distributedsack lunches to the 85students evacuated fromthe dormitory. Lampkinpresented a $1,000 checkto Robert Harvey. Harveyand the student presidentexpressed appreciation onbehalf of the students andschool. Marshall Henleyand Georgia Shingles bothalumni of the College,gave closing remarks andbenediction. College Hillhopes to spark 100 churchesto donate a $1,000 toKnoxville College.—By Anthony AllenBetty Byrd directs College Hill’s Children’s Community Choir.Erica Johnson22 T IDINGS • J u l y 2 0 0 7
South Central NewsAnna Knight Honored by Dedication in IndiaThe legacy and thehard work of a youngMississippi girl who taughtherself to read and write isstill providing life-changingexperiences aroundthe world.In May, 1901, Dr.Harvey Kellogg sent forAnna Knight to attend theGeneral Conference atBattle Creek as a delegateto help represent themedical missionary andself-supporting work ofthe Battle Creek graduateswho were sent out intovarious places. During herattendance at the GeneralConference session, sheheard about the need fortwo trained nurses to go toIndia. From years past, herdesire was to go to Indiato help the women there.On May 26, 1901, Annaand her classmate DonnaHumphrey sailed to thisunknown mission field andlanded in Calcutta, India,in June. She spent six-anda-halfyears fulfilling herdream serving as a nurseand teacher. Knight traveledall over India sellingliterature and conductingBible studies.More than 100 yearslater, this Mississippi girl’swork was not forgotten.Harold Lee, former presidentof Columbia UnionConference, sponsoredand endorsed a MissionsAbroad initiative during2001-2006. This was aprogram designed to assistthe Seventh-day AdventistChurch in developing variousmission programs inthe world as they engagedin sharing God’s love. Asa result of the generosityof the Columbia UnionConference, KetteringAdventist Healthcare, andAdventist Healthcare, anurses’ dorm was built atGifford Memorial Hospital,Nuzvid, India. The firstAdventist hospital openedin 1925.Two grandnieces ofAnna Knight, DorothyKnight Marsh and FlorenceKnight Blaylock, traveledto Nuzvid, India for dedicationof the Anna KnightMemorial Nurses’ Hostel,November 21, 2005. Thisbeautiful hostel was builtto house 100 nursingstudents and is completelyfilled with students fromFlorence Knight Blaylock (left)and Dorothy Knight Marsh,grandnieces of Anna Knight,are welcomed to India by GiffordMemorial Hospital staff andstudents.all over India. To furtherencourage the annual 100percent pass rate for nurses,$5,000 in scholarshipswere given, along with adonation of computers forthe students.The dedication ceremonywas very wellattended by officials fromthe Southern Asia Divisionincluding D. R. Watts,president; Don Bankhead,chairman, AdventistHealth International(AHI), India; and RichardHart, vice chancellor,Loma Linda University,president of AHI.The dedication addresswas given by CharlesCheatham, president ofAllegheny East Conference;and the scholarshipswere announcedby Henry Fordham, III,executive secretary. Thefaculty and staff of thenursing education programwere overwhelmedwith the needed hostel.The Knight family isvery appreciative to HaroldLee and the Adventisthealthcare network forsponsoring such a gloriousproject.Today the legacyof the mission field andlove for India is still aliveand continues throughAnna Knight’s family. Hergrandnieces, Dorothy andFlorence, have continuedto support the hospital byadopting the children’swing of Gifford MemorialHospital.—By Florence BlaylockThe Anna Knight Memorial Nurses’ Hostel at Gifford MemorialHospital in Nuzvid, India, houses 100 nursing students.Plaques share details of the event: The cornerstone of the buildingwas laid on December 8, 2003, and the building was dedicatedon November 21, 2005.July 2007 • TIDINGS 23
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