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Greeting to PIU-Guam Students from the President. Here is some news and encouragement for you as we move into the hard-work part of the semester. . . . Prez to Student News. I still haven't gotten hold of the forms you filled out about church. We have had a few things on our hands, but know the encouragement is there. Get in a good church this Sunday. If you need a ride, let me know. Please pray for me. I'll be preaching at the Guam Chinese Christian Church. Thanks. You students did a good job with Clean and Green last Monday--on time, good attendance, good work. On the administration side, we had some glitches. We are working on those. We are trying to make C&G a better experience. This Monday we are going to try--a one-week trial--making C&G 1 hour and 45 minutes. We are working on some checklists for some jobs. Some of our jobs take longer than others. We are asking you students to be responsible. If you finish your job early, good work. Talk to one of your supervisors, or just find a fellow student, who still has work to do, and help them. This teamwork may just regain that 15 minutes, so 1:45could be a permanent feature. This Monday, there will be pizza for lunch. All who participate in C&G are welcome to join in. Congratulations to Gloria & Manner. Opportunity to Minister:  We are doing some chapel services at the Evangelical Academy--mostly middle school students. We need musicians, singers, peoople to share testimony. Let me of Scott know if you are interested. Here is another way to minister to our community. Paul, the Walker, Drake is looking for some students to help man, and woman, a water station for the Guam Marathon. Check with Paul. When you see him, bring him an aluminum can. It'll make him smile. There is so much that goes on behind the scenes on behalf of you, students. For example, One of our Board members told us about an opportunity to get a grant that could help us with some of our campus needs. One of our staff met with a consultant. At least 5 more staff have been working gathering information, filling out forms etc. Do you know whose job it is, right now, to do so such things? Nobody's. Normally this kind of work is done by the Advancement Department. Right now we don't have one. So a bunch of people who have other jobs to do stepped up, because there is an opportunity to help our students. Stop one of our staff or faculty and tell them thanks. Tell them the Prez sent you. Every day I hear about something out in our world that just isn't the way it's supposed to be. Last Tuesday I spoke in chapel about counter-cultural living. Alex followed up with a message about not allowing our circumstances to control us, but rather living for the Lord (Phil. 1) I figure the best chance we have to make a difference in this world is to let loose a bunch of sharp women and men like you, who will live out Matthew 28:19-20 and Romans 12:1-2. In other words: Study hard and Live For Jesus. And, Oh, yes, we need more students to fill in the gap that will be left by this spring's graduates. There is a lot of need out in the world. We need to send out a steady stream. Tell your friends and family. They should start applying now for admission this fall.     2018 February 8-10...........................Ministry Equipping Conference March 9-11…………………… PIU Days March 12-18 ...........................Spring Break and Saipan Mission Trip.                                                 Annual Board Meeting is in there, as well Check your PIU Email regularly. Feel free to share this email with alumni, and others who are interested in PIU. By His Grace,     The Prez.