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class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Lauren had a perfect course charted as she entered Grand Valley State University (GVSU).</p> <p>“I’d study accounting, apply and get into the FBI, make lots of money, live the American Dream,” she recounted.&nbsp;</p> <p>Lauren grew&nbsp;up in Metro Detroit with a good foundation. Her relationships with family and friends were strong, she was active in high school sports, and church was part of her life.</p> <p>“I kind of knew who Christ was,” Lauren&nbsp;reflected, “but that was it.”</p> <p>A few hours west of Detroit, Grand Valley, like most colleges, offers a plethora of lifestyle options. The only thing Lauren knew was that the party scene wasn't for her, but besides that, she didn't know what she wanted.&nbsp;</p> <p>So, Lauren went through her freshman year&nbsp;somewhat adrift.&nbsp;Then, something changed unexpectedly through her close friend Sam, who at the time didn't know Jesus or the gospel.&nbsp;</p> <h2>A Surprising Turn</h2> <p>Early second semester,&nbsp;Sam sat in a dorm lounge when ñ students walked in.</p> <p>"Hey, we use this room for a Bible study.&nbsp;Do you want to join&nbsp;us?" the students asked.</p> <p>Surprisingly, Sam&nbsp;stayed for the entire Bible study.</p> <p>“When you’re away at school, don’t know anybody, and meet a nice group of people who are welcoming—well, that’s rare. Sam clung to that,” Lauren said.</p> <p>But Sam did have a few misgivings. She condfided to Lauren that though&nbsp;the students were&nbsp;nice, she didn't "understand the faith thing.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Wanting Sam to feel comfortable, Lauren decided to go with her to the Bible study. This was just what Sam needed, and, ultimately, what Lauren needed too.&nbsp;</p> <p>From that first Bible study and beyond, Lauren’s life became anchored with prayer, Bible study, spiritual disciplines, and mentoring from ñ GVSU Campus Staff Minister Betsy Hoisington.</p> <p>“I was missing the whole relationship aspect that there is in Jesus, that Jesus is so personal, and he wanted to be my friend. Ever since I understood that, everything changed in my heart!”</p> <p>Lauren continued to develop that personal relationship with Jesus throughout the rest of her time in college. She acknowledges that ñ gave her the tools and the disciplines to go deeper in her faith than she had ever gone&nbsp;before.&nbsp;</p> <p>“I joined a Christian fellowship because of a non-Christian...and my life was transformed!” Lauren laughed at the irony of her faith journey (Don't&nbsp;worry—Sam became a believer two years later!) "When I started going to [ñ] Bible study&nbsp;and large group, I saw my wants and desires start to change. Instead of chasing after this unrealistic American dream we've kind of put together based on TV...that's totally missing the point for me. I started realizing that the true thing I wanted to bring into the world was Jesus...by sharing the gospel."</p> <h2>Parallel Service</h2> <p>The relationship with Jesus Lauren built while in college was crucial when her&nbsp;mother was diagnosed with and later passed away from leukemia. During her mom’s hospital treatments, Lauren spent hours with her while God revealed more of his plan for her life.</p> <p>Being from a military famly, each day, a chaplain came to Lauren's mother's&nbsp;hospital room. Lauren saw that, like ñ staff ministers and students she met, chaplains were serving&nbsp;people in need.</p> <p><img src="/sites/default/files/news/LaurenMullins3.jpg"></p> <p>This made Lauren realize that she too wanted to serve our country and serve people who needed it through becoming a military chaplain, taking all that ñ taught her. She took the next step upon her 2015 graduation from Grand Valley and&nbsp;enrolled&nbsp;in a Master of Divinity in Chaplaincy program at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ohio to become a military chaplain candidate.</p> <p>“As a chaplain I’ll get to be mobile, meaning I get to go outside church walls and minster to people exactly where they’re at,” Lauren said.</p> <p>Looking back now, Lauren knows God charted her course. No longer seeking the American Dream, she can see how the tide has turned.</p> <p>“Today, my heart’s desire is to serve and love God’s people. Through this collegiate ministry, ñ, God sent staff and student leaders to me when I needed them. I can’t wait to do this by serving in the US Navy.”</p> <p><img src="/sites/default/files/news/LaurenMullins4.jpg"></p> <p>Every day, students like Lauren graduate college to go out an. You can be a part of equipping them to use their lives to serve the God that wants a deep, personal relationship with us by giving to ñ. Give so that more students&nbsp;like Lauren can experience and share the real hope of Jesus by clicking the button below.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="rtecenter"><a class="button-action mega deep-button" href="https://donate.intervarsity.org/donate#20628">Donate to Bring Real Hope to Campus</a></p> <p class="rtecenter">&nbsp;</p> <p class="rtecenter">&nbsp;</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field--text-with-summary.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/block/block.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'block' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ block--field-block--node--news--field-news-keywords.html.twig ▪️ block--field-block--node--news.html.twig ▪️ block--field-block--node.html.twig ▪️ block--field-block.html.twig ▪️ block--layout-builder.html.twig ✅ block.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/block/block.html.twig' --> <div class="_none block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenewsfield-news-keywords"> <div class="content"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--field-news-keywords--news--default.html.twig ▪️ field--node--field-news-keywords--news.html.twig ▪️ field--node--field-news-keywords.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news.html.twig ▪️ field--field-news-keywords.html.twig ▪️ field--entity-reference.html.twig ✅ field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-field-news-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2357" hreflang="en">American Dream</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/864" hreflang="en">Grand Valley State University</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2358" hreflang="en">military</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2359" hreflang="en">navy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2360" hreflang="en">small group</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/715" hreflang="en">Bible Study</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2361" hreflang="en">freshmen</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2187" hreflang="en">transformation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2347" hreflang="en">story</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2348" hreflang="en">testimony</a></div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap_barrio/templates/block/block.html.twig' --> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/layout_builder/layouts/twocol_section/layout--twocol-section.html.twig' --> Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:35:31 +0000 ashlye.vanderworp@intervarsity.org 2456 at