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Representing cultural differences

Huntington University to present international student chapel
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February 18, 2014

HUNTINGTON, Ind. During a Feb. 20 chapel service, students will share their heritage and faith in Spanish, Russian,
Chinese, Korean and other languages represented by Huntington Universitys international students.
After weeks of preparing, the International Student Committee (ISC) has prepared a chapel to showcase the growing
international population at HU.

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During worship, senior Bobae Lee of South Korea will play on the keyboard and junior YeRi Lee of South Korea will play the
violin. Together with the instruments, sophomore Sonya Lawrence of Jamaica, senior Melissa Lawrence of Jamaica, junior Yang
Wu of China, freshman Andrew Jared Dean of Pakistan and freshman Sangeun Woo of Indonesia will lead work in song.

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During the scripture reading, students will read in different languages based on their nationalities, according to Lee, president of
International Student Council at HU. For this chapel, the theme is Revelations 7:9-10. Students participating are Melissa
Lawrence who will speak in Patwa; Andrew Jared Dean who will speak in Urdu; freshman Panthelys Theodoracopoulos of
Honduras who will speak in Spanish; and senior Sabi Rakhimova of Kyrgyzstan who will speak in Russian.

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Unlike the past, the student committee also decided to do worship dance during the chapel. Freshman Anna-Kay Levy of
Jamaica, along with senior Maria Esther of Nicaragua, will lead the dance.
Junior Ashish Dhingra of India will give the message, based on the book of Revelations, about culture diversities.
It is a chance for the student committee to show who they are and the countries and cultures that are represented here and also
to share something from a spiritual perspective, said Shoshannah McKinney, international admission counselor.
According to Lee, the student committee received more participants for this years chapel than the past few years, and they are
looking forward to getting both international students and U.S. student engaged in chapel services.
Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in
more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest,
and Forbes.com has listed the university as one of Americas Best Colleges. Additionally, Princeton Review has named the
institution to its Best in the Midwest list. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University
is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The university is a member of the Council for Christian
Colleges and Universities (CCCU).
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