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This issue of CIU Today spotlights six recent alumni who have graduated within the last 12 years. They are honored for their
distinguished accomplishments in living out CIU’s five core values on the mission field, in church ministry and in the marketplace.
Jonathan Oh (‘15)
Jonathan graduated in 2015 with a
Master of Divinity in Academic Ministries.
He lives and works in Tokyo, Japan
as a meteorologist for NHK, Japan
Broadcasting Corporation. Jonathan
also serves as a teaching elder with
the Korean Southeastern Presbyterian
Church.
“I was reading an article in Operation
World that said less than one percent
of Japanese believe in Christ. That’s the
second most unreached people group in
the world. At that time I knew that God
had called me to Japan.”
Marcella Wilson (‘11)
Marcella graduated in
2011 with Master of Arts
in Pastoral Counseling.
These days, she owns
and operates Marcella’s
Old Skool Cookies &
Loaves in Columbia,
South Carolina,
delivering her products
to over 60 businesses each week, in
addition to fulfilling call-in orders.
“CIU grew me as a Christian, it changed
my perspective of who I am, where I am,
where I worship. It helped me to learn to
see the world through the lens of Christ,
and not my own.”
Drew Arrington (‘05)
Drew graduated in 2005 with a Master of
Divinity in Pastoral Counseling. He serves
as an army chaplain at Fort Jackson in
Columbia, South Carolina where he
developed the Chaplain Basic Officer
Leader Course. (See page 13.)
“A professor once asked me, ‘Do
you love Jesus?’ I’m learning and I’m
realizing, that’s it. That’s what drives
obedience, that’s what drives faithfulness.
That’s what faith is all about.”
Sarah Nixon (‘10)
Sarah Graduated in 2010
with a Master of Arts in
Bible Teaching, and today
serves as a Bible teacher
for First Presbyterian Day
School in Macon, Georgia.
“I love teaching. It’s one
of my passions in life. I
get the opportunity to make my class
not just about the information being
communicated, but about the students’
lives. (It’s) the intersection of what I’m
teaching and what they need to know for
now and later.”
Ian Otto (‘07)
Ian graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor
of Science in General Studies. Today he
is a business partner in four companies
in Jacksonville, Florida, including a
marketing company and a pediatric
practice.
“Dorm life was probably the most critical
and important part of my time at CIU,
even as an older student. That was more
like church to me than I’ve ever felt, with
the body of Christ ministering together,
eating together, living together, having
fun together. It was a great time.”
Beach Loveland (‘09)
Beach graduated in
2009 with a Bachelor
of Science in Family &
Church Education. He
and his wife Jessica
(Hughes) Loveland, a
2002 CIU graduate, own
Loveland Coffee. They
started with a drive-thru
kiosk in Irmo, South Carolina and recently
expanded to include a roastery.
“The biggest lesson I learned during
my time at CIU was to boast in my
weaknesses. I had to learn how to look
outside myself and rely on God, because
that’s what God honors and that’s what
gives Him the most glory.”
To see the other six recognized
Recent Alumni spotlighted in the
Spring 2017 edition of CIU Today,
visit
Is there someone you would like to nominate? Contact the Alumni Office at (803) 807-5500 or
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