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CU Students aid less fortunate; accept Christ during KHO Camps Volunteering on large scale: Kentucky Heartland Outreach involves 9 CU crew chiefs, hundreds of high school and middle school students from churches across country who helped improve homes in Taylor, Green, Adair, Barren, Metcalfe, and Hart Counties Click on headline for story plus photo(s) By Ashley Zsedenyi, CU Staff Writer CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Campbellsville University senior Cameron Raulstonsaid he "wanted to be the hands of Jesus and put my faith into actionand help people" during his summer break, so he pursued an internshipwith Kentucky Heartland Outreach (KHO), instead of "wasting" his summerworking at a "burger joint." Raulston, of LaGrange, KY, was one of nine Campbellsville Universitystudents who spent their summer breaks interning with KHO as staffmembers overseeing construction projects at homes throughout the region. The interns worked as "crew chiefs" with 308 high school and middleschool students and adults from various churches from across the countryand built decks, repaired roofs and siding, painted and built ramps at22 homes in Taylor, Green and Adair counties during the early part ofthe summer for six weeks, and in July they worked for three weeks with345 volunteers at 32 homes in Barren, Metcalfe and Hart counties. KHO focuses on helping those in need KHO focuses on helping those in need, while also ministering to thecampers and homeowners. Todd Parish, executive director of KHO, said during the first week ofcamps 12 students and two homeowners made a first-time profession offaith. During the course of the camps, 63 first time salvations were made, ofwhich seven were either homeowners or relatives of homeowners, therewere numerous rededications and over 40 students accepted a call toserve in the church or as a missionary, according to Brian Hensley, camppastor. "When we first established Kentucky Heartland Outreach in 2000, it was astep of faith in response to God's leadership to provide a venue for ourstudents to serve others in the name of Christ," John Chowning, vicepresident for church and external relations and executive assistant tothe president, said. "We had little funding in the beginning, and it's very rewarding to seehow KHO has grown and impacted the lives of several hundred homeownersin the Kentucky Heartland region as they have seen their homes upgradedby young people, including youth groups from around the country andCampbellsville University students." Thousands of young people have been positively impacted Vice President Chowning said the lives of thousands of young people have beenpositively impacted by the servant ministry opportunities provided byKHO home repair experiences. Since its beginning in 2000, KHO has renovated 541 homes and hasconstructed 26 new homes. "CU is grateful for the opportunity to continue to be involved in thework of the Kentucky Heartland Outreach as homes are repaired andconstructed around the region, young people give of themselves inChristian service to others, and we see numerous professions of faithmade by both homeowners and those working," Rev. Chowning said. A typical day for a KHO camper begins with a brief shower, whichdepending on where the groups are staying might be in a CampbellsvilleUniversity residence hall shower, or, as was the case when the groupsstayed in Glasgow, in portable shower units. The groups then head to the work sites for an eight-hour workday makinghome repairs and ministering to each other and the homeowners. Melissa Green, KHO case manager, said the crew chiefs are responsiblefor teaching the groups how to do the work, as well as leading devotionseach day. She said the summer camps focus on roofing, decks and wheelchair ramps,"because that's what we can teach the students to do." Work til noon Wednesdays, to rest up for balance of week On Wednesday, the groups work until noon and have the rest of the dayoff to relax so they can finish the week strong, Green said. Laura Hatfield, administrative assistant for KHO and summer campmanager, and a 2007 graduate of CU, led devotionals during lunch for hercrew, one of which she discussed the story of The Three Young Men,Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. "God can change the hearts of people," she said. She urged the campers to "surround yourself with Christians because it'seasier to stand up for your beliefs and remain strong than when you'realone." "When you're faithful and stand up for your beliefs, God can use thatand change the beliefs of others," she said."God is faithful, and God isthere no matter what." Hatfield said she enjoys "getting to be with the campers and seeing themprogress through the week." "Being able to see them worship during construction and at worshipservices - seeing them minister without being told to" she said was oneof the best parts of the camps. Hatfield said the homeowners were "grateful and very appreciative" ofthe work being done for them. She said they were "amazed it was free"and excited to receive the help. Homeowners touched by work of young people The homeowners were "very touched that groups of teenagers would pay tocome and work during their summer break, simply to share the love ofChrist," Hatfield said. Homeowners Wes and Betty Rea of Cave City were referred to KHO by thelocal Community Action office. They were desperately in need of two newdecks to replace ones that were rotting and falling apart. Betty Rea said, "Without this help we could not have been able toreplace them." She said she enjoyed watching the students work and was "amazed how someof these young kids can do some of this work." God has his hand on KHO CU sophomore Collin Johnson of Shelbyville, KY, said he knows God hashis hand on KHO. "Some sites I thought there would be no way we could finish them. By amiracle it seems we are able to finish, and I know it's from God. That'sthe only way it could get finished," Johnson said. He said KHO is a "great ministry" and he likes being able to reachpeople through construction and "use the opportunity to spread the Wordand Christ's love." Kati Hamilton, a junior at CU from Springfield, KY, said she "reallyenjoys helping people. "I like knowing I'm doing something good for someone else," she said."There are a lot of homes that need repairs and not everyone can affordthem." "People have serious needs that need to be met," and she said she wasprivileged to be a part of helping them.Hamilton said her brother participated in the KHO camps a couple ofyears ago, and she "saw a change in him and wanted the same thing" forherself. One of her favorite memories of this summer was when the campers hid thealarm clocks in the crew chief's rooms and set them to go off at 3am. She said a video was made after that of the crew chiefs destroying thealarm clocks in various ways. Hamilton said she hopes to keep in touch with the students she workedwith "to see what God is doing in their lives and to be an encouragementto them." Sophomore from Stanford, KY develops heart for service Lindsay Jones, a sophomore at CU from Stanford, KY, worked with KHO asa camper and "developed a heart for service" through her experience. She said she learned more about KHO through Campbellsville Universityand her church, and she felt God leading her to be a summer intern. "I didn't think I could do construction all summer," but she said shewas "blessed more this summer than I could have ever imagined. "I got to see how meeting a physical need affects homeowners spirituallyand use it as a way to spread God's love," Jones said. Another former camper, Amanda Mosier from Lawrenceville, IL, served asa KHO intern this summer.Mosier began classes at CU this fall. She said, "KHO has a more humble attitude and servant spirit" than othersimilar organizations, and when she wanted to do something during thesummer, KHO seemed like the best idea. Mosier said she most enjoyed "seeing the homeowners' reactions" to thefinished projects. Drew Underwood and Warren Akers, both from Campbellsville and 2009graduates of Campbellsville University, were also summer interns withKHO. Sherrie Haldeman with Ascension Lutheran Church, one of the manychurches that volunteered during the summer, said, "My youth group hadanother great experience this year. We had three youth recommitthemselves to Christ, two who want to be KHO interns when they graduatehigh school and one who has decided that Campbellsville is the collegefor her." "This was our first time at Campbellsville, and it was really nice," shesaid. Volunteers from many churches The volunteer groups during the course of the summer include: AscensionLutheran Church, Louisville, KY; Ninevah Christian Church, Ninevah,IN.; Glendale Christian Church, Glendale, KY; College Heights UnitedMethodist Church, Elizabethtown, KY; Pleasant View Baptist Church,Waynesburg, KY; Immanuel Baptist Temple, Henderson, KY; Ridgeview Baptist Church,Church Hill, TN; Caledonia Christian Reformed Church, Caledonia,MI; First Baptist Church-Crofton, Gambrills, MD; Hillside UnitedMethodist Church, Woodstock, GA.; Meadow Park Church Of God, Columbus,OH; Central Christian Church, Lawrenceville, IL; Eubank Baptist Church,Eubank, KY; First Baptist Church-Sonora, Sonora, KY; Highland HillsBaptist Church, Fort Thomas, KY; First Baptist Church, Columbia, TN;Macedonia Baptist Church, Owensboro, KY; Palestine Baptist Church,Campbellsville; Mt. Roberts Baptist Church, Campbellsville; Scottsville Baptist Church,Scottsville, KY; John Wesley United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH;South Campbellsville Baptist Church, Campbellsville; Christ UnitedMethodist Church, Mobile, AL; Lantana Church of the Nazarene,Bartonville, TX; South Shore Baptist Church, Crownsville, MD; Glasgow Wesleyan Church,Glasgow, KY; First United Methodist Church, Panama City, FL; LynnHaven United Methodist Church, Panama City; Brainerd United MethodistChurch, Chattanooga, TN; and Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Boone, NC For more information about KHO visit www.khohome.org. For moreinformation about Campbellsville University visitwww.campbellsville.edu, call (800) 264-6014 or e-mailinfo@campbellsville.edu.Campbellsville University is a private, comprehensive institutionlocated in South Central Kentucky. Founded in 1906, CampbellsvilleUniversity is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Listed inU.S.News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best Colleges," CU is ranked23rd in "Best Baccalaureate Colleges" in the South and fourth in"up-and-coming" schools in the south. CU has been ranked 17 consecutiveyears with U.S.News & World Report. The university has also been namedto America's Best Christian Colleges(r) and to G.I. Jobs magazine as aMilitary Friendly School. Campbellsville University is located 82 milessouthwest of Lexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, Ky.Dr. Michael V. Carter is in his 11th year as president. This story was posted on 2009-09-06 08:16:04
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