Welcome class of 1978

Take a walk down memory lane!  Enjoy the news and photos of your former classmates, and now you can even add a comment or two yourself.  Please help keep this page updated by sending in your pictures and stories.

 Our class reps are Betsie Campion Smith and Julie Bowers Lassiter.  You can read about them on the “class reps” page.   Please take a look at the “lost classmates” page and let us know if you have the whereabouts of any of those people.

Older news from the original web site can be found in the pages above.  The new stuff will be posted as it comes in.  If you are reading other people’s stories, please take the time to send in some news about yourself.  Find out how to send an update.

Hillcrest / SIM Reunion 2012: Be There!

It is that time again, folks.  

The Hillcrest / SIM 2012 Reunion is scheduled to be held on July 5-8 in Dallas, Texas.  There is an official web site for the reunion, although it doesn’t have much information yet other than the dates.  However you can sign up at the web site to get on an email list and get information as it becomes available.  This site usually posts a running list of attendees as they register, so its a great way to check in and see if your friends and classmates will be there.

If you are on Facebook you can visit Hillcrest Reunion 2012.  There is a conversation going on there, and you can see some who will be attending.

Stay tuned for more information posted here as it becomes available.

Are you planning to go to the reunion?

Egbe Hospital Revitalization Project

Have you ever wondered what Betsie Campion Smith does in her free time?  Well, for starters she is a Project Coordinator for the Egbe Hospital Revitalization Project.  The ECWA Hospital Egbe is a 121 bed facility that serves a large population in Kogi State, Nigeria.  Their motto is ‘CHRIST HEALS’, and the hospital aims to serve God by caring for patients in a way that demonstrates Christ’s compassion and love.  The hospital celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001, and at that time they began to think about what would be needed to revitalize the hospital in order to meet the needs of the community for the future.  The Revitalization Project was born, with its mission to revitalize the hospital by placing staff, equipment and systems in harmony with ministry and business principles in place so that the hospital can continue to be a reputable Christian hospital spreading the gospel and providing superior medical care and training to the region.

Visit the Egbe Hospital web site.  The project is under the umbrella of SIM, and they are in charge of hiring necessary personnel and distributing donations.  The web site gives information about how to donate, if you are interested.

Like Egbe Hospital on Facebook.

Visit the blog for Egbe Hospital.

The most recent project update:  Project Update October 2011

The following three links are for videos giving more details about this project.

Egbe Revitilization Project Overview:  http://vimeo.com/35716342  A wonderful description of SIM and Samaritan’s Purse involvement with the Revitalization of Egbe Hospital.

Mark and Abby Anderson:  http://vimeo.com/35717237  Mark and Abby Anderson share their experience as Construction Project Managers for the Egbe Hospital and invite viewers to join them as volunteers.

Dr. Barminas: http://vimeo.com/35716990  One of the Resident Doctors in the Family Practice Residency Program shares his thoughts about the Revitalization of Egbe Hospital.