Nanami Hikichi teaches ACMS students how to use chopsticks 2024-11-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Nanami Hikichi from Japan used her station to teach middle school students how to use chopsticks at the ACMS Cultural Awareness & Diversity Day. Hikichi is a recreation, tourism and sport management freshman at LWC. Thirteen countries were represented by Lindsey Wilson College's International Student Programs at the event on November 15, 2024. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

OCC 2024: Sandra Watts for Columbia UMC 2024-11-23 - Adair Co., KY - Photo from Mark Fudge. Sandra Watts delivered Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes that were packed by the Columbia United Methodist Church. Boxes can be dropped off at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene Wheet Fellowship Hall through Monday, November 25, 2024. Click 'read more' for the drop off schedule for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

OCC 2024: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 2024-11-23 - Adair Co., KY - Photo from Mark Fudge. Jenni Reed from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church delivered Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes earlier this week. She said that everyone at the church received a great blessing from packing the boxes. Boxes can be dropped off at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene Wheet Fellowship Hall through Monday, November 25, 2024. Click 'read more' for the drop off schedule. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Karolina Bidnik tells ACMS students about her native Poland 2024-11-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. Karolina Bidnik spoke to sixth-grade students about the cultures and customs of her home country, Poland. Bidnik is a senior at Lindsey Wilson College majoring in sustainability and environmental studies and is on the LWC swimming team. She was one of 19 LWC international students to participate in the ACMS Cultural Awareness & Diversity Day on November 15, 2024. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

OCC 2024: ACHS FCA 2024-11-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge. Alijah Baerg and Kate Familia add a finishing touch to the shoebox gifts collected by the ACHS Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The boxes prepared by the FCA and the Lady Indians basketball team gives Adair County or than 3,000 shoebox gifts with three days of collection remaining. Boxes can be dropped off at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene Wheet Fellowship Hall through Monday, November 25, 2024. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC ISP at ACMS Cultural Awareness & Diversity Day 2024-11-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson College. LWC students from 13 countries participated in the ACMS Cultural Awareness & Diversity Day on November 15, 2024. Back row, from left: LWC International Student Programs Coordinator Robert King; Xu Lu from China; Polakrit Pawichai from Thailand; Adam Lamhiti from Morocco; Akram Nejjar from Morocco; Andres Duran from Venezuela; Liza von Blumenthal from Germany; Daniel Wytwer from Poland; Maaike Broersma from the Netherlands; James de Goede from South Africa; LWC Director of Immigration Reg & Compliance Sabine Eastham. Front row, from left: Momoka Yagyu from Japan; Nanami Hikichi from Japan; Pitchayapa Pungpho from Thailand; Yejun Choi from South Korea; Maxwell Wordui from Ghana; Leonie Schmid from Germany; Karolina Bidnik from Poland; Alejandra Formoso from Spain; Paula Martin Lopez from Spain; and Natascha Evreinoff from Paraguay. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

OCC 2024: Over 3,000 shoebox gifts collected so far 2024-11-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Mark Fudge. The ACHS FCA And Girls Basketball team combined forces to put the total number of shoebox gifts collected in Adair County over the 3,000 mark for the second year in a row. Lady Indians head coach Stacia Hill has been packing boxes for many years and this year the Lady Indians joined her in packing shoebox gifts. Pictured are front row - Maddie Wethington, Emily Smith, Ashley Loy, Kaylence Bennett, Kinzlee Akin and Shelby Riley. In The back row are Ila Loy, Reese Bardin, Allee Campbell, Addison Wooley, Jada Woolridge, Annika Jennings, Addie Bowman, Konnor Houchens, Claire Loy, Ella Brown, and Callee White. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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