Andrew Twibell: Sketches

Andrew Twibell from Muncie, Indiana, is a senior biology/pre-med major at Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) in Bourbonnais, Illinois. He is serving his second year as the ONU student body president and has been elected as the co-chair of the Nazarene Student Leadership Association. After graduation in May, he plans to attend medical school and pursue a master's degree in religion from ONU. Q: Name a defining spiritual moment. A: I received Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior at the age of eight at a Nazarene Vacation Bible School. Several years later, I attended the Northeast Indiana Nazarene Church Camp and became sanctified. Q: How do you free your mind in order to worship? A: I consciously lay my thoughts and concerns before the Lord before entering into worship, allowing Him to carry the burdens that have weighed upon me. Then, I enter into personal communion with Him. Q: Having been raised in the church, why have you chosen to remain in the church? A: The truth of the Word of the Lord was instilled in me at an early age, and I have chosen never to stray from the One Way, Truth, and Life. I have had much exposure to other Christian denominations but I have yet to find a doctrine or lifestyle exhibited by a church that would pull me from the Church of the Nazarene. I have put it to the test against the Scriptures and life examples and have found the Church of the Nazarene to be of sound doctrine. Q: Where do you turn for spiritual support? A: My parents and grandparents have never failed to be at my side during the personal crises of my life. I also have two accountability partners at ONU that hold me to the highest moral standards. Q: What's your greatest fear? A: Complacency. Q: Favorite song? A: The Champion of Love sung by the Cathedrals Q: Who is your mentor? A: My parents. Also, Walter "Woody" Webb, the dean of students at ONU, serves as both my advisor and mentor. Q: What common threads do you see with student leaders across the Nazarene colleges? A: Dedication to prayer and the desire to minister. Q: What three words describe today's college students? A: Impassioned, emboldened, seeking (truth). Holiness Today, January/February 2006

 

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