Jonathan Buescher will be a Senior in the Pre-seminary program at Concordia University in Ann Arbor. Jonathan views full time church work as a rewarding and worthwhile career path. Perhaps it helps that he is one of at least ten members of his family who are in professional church work. Attending our synodical schools is a big financial commitment. As Jonathan says, “The money I get from my home district and from other sources are the only way attending a Concordia would be possible.”Jonathan will graduate from Concordia-Ann Arbor in 2007 and intends to attend Concordia Seminary in St. Louis next fall. However, before that he will be getting married to Sarah Meyer who is also a student at Concordia. Jonathan would like to express his thanks to the individuals and congregations of Iowa District East for their financial support of church workers, “it helps a lot of kids achieve a worthwhile goal which is unfortunately also an expensive goal.”
David Maddick, a senior at Concordia University in Seward, NE, also benefits from scholarships provided by the funds donated to the Student Aid Committee. David had dreams of being a Hawkeye and a part of the Marching Band. However, this dream changed with the desire to pursue a degree in Lutheran Education. “The decision became easy after my Seward visit,” David states. David credits strong role models in his life that have helped to shape him into the person he is today. People such as Pastor Flansha who confirmed him and taught him the value of investigating the Scriptures, Mr. Saeger, a 7th grade teacher who taught the role of strong discipline and knowledge of math, and Mr. Cox, a high school Spanish teacher who taught the ability to lead and teach by example. Perhaps one of David’s strongest influences has been his time spent at Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca. “There I was able to enjoy teaching, having fun, and sharing my faith with middle school kids.” David has spent four years as a Counselor and one as program staff at Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca.David will graduate this year from Seward and will be getting married to Amber Morrison in June of 2007. Amber is also a student at Concordia Seward and will be graduating with a K-12 Art Education Endorsement. Without the help of scholarship monies from IDE and other sources it would not have been possible for David to attend Concordia. “The education I receive at Concordia is only possible with the help of people who donate their funds and prayers to Concordia Students.”
Church Worker Sunday will be celebrated on February 4, 2007. Congregations are encouraged to set aside this Sunday to take donations for our students of IDE enrolled in church work. As you can see, your donations help our students to fulfill their education dreams of serving the church. For more information about how to donate to the Student Aid Committee, contact Rev. Michael Musick. (St. Paul Lutheran church, Luzerne, IA)
