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Fall 2006
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Editor:
It was nice to see an article highlighting some
of the problems that have
I also have a bit of an issue with the cover shot. I think it continues to perpetuate a message that is not healthy for “the church.” I cringe when I see magazines that discuss missions, service and making the world a better place and use an image that is from either an international or urban context. This is what I saw when I first picked up the latest Milieu, and I even work and live in Uganda. Balancing that photo out with one or two more (maybe something from Allegany County?) would promote a more “healthy” view of the service we are all called to, wherever we are planted. This may be in a local school, as a stay-at-home parent, or living and working in Uganda. Charles Howard ’90 Executive Director, CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda
Editor:
Thank you for the summer 2006 edition of the
Milieu. Your publication is always well done, but the
article entitled “A Front Row Seat to Life” was exceptional,
and quite a pleasure to read. It is interesting to read how
our Houghton graduates are interfacing with world events and
practicing their faith values.
Editor: Born and raised in one of America’s largest cities (New York), I wondered how I would function in a small college setting. It all came together; God was leading me. After graduating from Houghton, I worked at Roswell Park Memorial Institute of Cancer Research in Buffalo, NY. After military service developing a nuclear medical laboratory at Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco, I entered medical school in Philadelphia. Upon graduation, I went onto a medical internship in Boston, then completed a three-year residency in internal medicine in Flint, MI. I entered private practice in internal medicine in Muskegon, MI, then was invited to join the staff at Tuscon (AZ) Medical Center as associate director of the department of nuclear medicine. I have since retired from TMC, but remain active in the field of nuclear cardiology as a consultant. God has given me a wonderful Christian wife and four lovely children, all of whom have accepted Christ as their personal savior. I thank the Lord for leading me as He has, and I thank Houghton College for the academic stability and core values centered in God’s word that have helped me develop during this continuing journey. Ron Hagelmann ’56 Tucson, AZ
Editor: I graduated from Houghton with my husband-to-be, Floyd Sovereign. We married in ’44 and moved to Rochester, where Floyd was pastor of a church and attended Colgate Rochester Seminary. In ’47 we went to Brazil to begin missionary service. A summary of our story is on the Web. Thanks for your good reporting of alumni stories. Marie (Fearing ’42) Sovereign Las Cruces, NM
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Blissfully Beautiful by Amy S. Pierce ’94
If I could arise with spiritual wonder And retire in God’s infinite peace Knowing that my life could be blissfully beautiful, I would feel less tension and experience more relaxation I could sow more happiness and reap less sorrow I would love more freely and envy less often I would replace frowns and tears with smiles and laughter I would expend less time working and more time playing I would sit down and read more books And spend less time on technological gadgets I would take more leisurely walks and drive less frequently I would eat more meals at the table and less on the run I would sleep much later and take more naps I would sing more praises and complain less often I would focus more on giving and less on receiving I would have more patience and be less hurried I would listen more and judge less I would experience greater serenity and feel less cacophony I would focus more energy on creativity and less on rationality I would experience more pleasure and feel less pain I would find greater satisfaction with intangible blessings Rather than materialistic riches I would place my trust in God more And trust the worldly crowd even less If I could arise with spiritual wonder And retire in God’s infinite peace Knowing that my life can be blissfully beautiful, I would not have to worry about making tomorrow better Because today is already perfect enough.
For biographical information about Amy S. Pierce ’94, see Class Notes.—Ed. |
been occurring in northern Uganda
for the past 20 years (“Feeding the Hungry,” summer 2006).
While I recognize that readers do not expect the Milieu
to be their source for up-to-date news, the article did not
accurately characterize the present situation in Lira or
northern Uganda. Security has improved in many ways since
October of last year; the infamous “night commuters” that
have been in the press have lessened (by tenfold).
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