One small impact in water creates ever growing ripples…
This is the picture that comes to my mind when I think about
college ministry. The ripple effect is a great analogy because the group of
people we seek to reach will be the leaders of tomorrow. So sharing Christ with
the influential people of this demographic can have a shock wave that potentially
affects thousands of people.
As I thought about this opportunity my mind wandered to the
question, “What exactly are USF alumni doing now?” “Which of today’s leaders
were yesterday’s USF student?”
What I found was awesome…
SO who is the most popular person to ever come
out of USF?
HULK HOGAN of course!! If anyone knows about IMPACT, it’s
Hogan! OHH YEAHH!
While graduates of that caliber are hard for any academic institution to beat, with
a little investigating it became obvious that USF alumni lead in more than just
ripping their shirts off in the wrestling ring.
Did you know that (according to Wikipedia), USF grads now run
several major business enterprises like BEA systems, Disneyland International,
FedEx, Google, Norwegian Cruise Line, TECO Energy Inc, and Symantec?
In addition to that, USF alumni have held offices in the
U.S. House of Representatives, Florida State Senate and House, and the Florida
Secretary of State. Grads have also won many distinguished awards including Emmy Awards and the Pulitzer Prize.
The list goes on with some USF grads who have even gone on
to be presidents of other universities like Central Michigan University,
Virginia Commonwealth University, and Cedarville University. Not to mention a couple dozen professional athletes and even
Miss America 1999!
List of names can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USF_Alumni
That is pretty impressive!
As you read about these former students, IMAGINE THE OPPORTUNITY we have at USF as
we work to expose EVERY student to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Who knows, maybe we can even influence the next “Hulk Hogan”
of the wrestling world… body slamming people for Jesus!
