Bryan College Triangle

By Tim Baldi
Triangle Staff Writer

Savannah Stroud

Bryan sophomore Savannah Stroud is in stable condition today in the Cardiovascular Critical Care Unit at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville after fainting and going into cardiac arrest Wednesday night. Since then, dozens of prayers and well wishes have covered her Facebook wall as friends, family and fellow Bryan students pray for her continued recovery.
On Wednesday evening, Stroud was working with high school students at Young Life in Sweetwater, Tenn.  According to Savannah’s hallmate, sophomore Sarah Becker, Savannah was setting up a game for the students when she fainted and hit her head.
Savannah’s heart stopped beating for approximately 15 minutes while two Young Life high school students performed CPR on her, according to Resident Director Kristina Anderson. The students had just recently completed a CPR training course.
When emergency personnel arrived, they resuscitated her using a defibrillator.
Savannah was taken by ambulance to Sweetwater Hospital where she was sedated before being flown by LifeFlight medical helicopter to UT Medical Center, said Anderson.
Doctors are currently determining the cause of Savannah’s heart problem.
Savannah’s RD, RA, roommate and three other Bryan girls joined Young Life students and staff who had gathered at the hospital to pray as they waited for news about Savannah, according to Becker.
Beginning Thursday morning, Savannah was gradually taken out of sedation. She was able to squeeze her mother’s hand around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Anderson said.
Later in the afternoon, she regained consciousness and could talk in whole sentences, according to Becker.
The Strouds say they are very thankful for the love, prayer and support that they have received. However, because of the stress on the family and hospital, the Strouds request that prayers be offered from home and school rather than at the hospital, so that Savannah may rest during her recovery and the family can spend time together.
The Stroud family will provide updates regarding Savannah’s health on the Facebook page “Updates for Savannah Stroud.”

By Lana Douglas
Staff Writer

As Bryan students are starting to study for finals and dreaming of sleeping in their own beds, the track & field team is preparing for the upcoming National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Men’s National Track & Field meet in May and for competition next year.

Head Crosscountry and Track & Field Coach Rodney Stoker. Photo courtesy of Lana Douglas.

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Seventeen Bryan students are spending their summer abroad as a part of their semester-long class: the Acts Project.

According to the Bryan College website, the Acts Project “couples a semester-long class conversation on missions with a summer internship.”

The following students explain where they will be going and what they expect from their journeys:

Photo courtesy of Carlin Nasiatka.

Carlin Nasiatka: Nairobi, Kenya

Jambo rafiki! This summer I will be going to Kenya, Africa, to serve at Gethsemane International Children’s Home just outside of Nairobi. Gethsemane’s mission is to create a family-like environment for approx. 60 children, caring for their needs and bringing them up to follow the Lord Jesus Christ and impact Kenya for Him! Most of the children that come to live at the home are some of Kenya’s more than 800,000 AIDS orphans. While I am over there with Elizabeth Benscoter, my teammate, we will be tutoring the children (Kenya has a very overcrowded school system), helping with ESL language learning, teaching bible studies on the book of Ephesians, and just engaging in life with the children and staff at the home. Read full story »

by John Moore
Staff Writer

On Thursday night, April 22, Bryan students met in Mac’s Café with Pastor Manuel Castro and his wife Carolina to hear the story of their calling to Dayton as missionaries to the local Hispanic community. Read full story »

by Tim Baldi
Staff Writer

This Thursday, the Bryan Music Department will be holding its final Musical Showcase for the 2009-2010 school year. The concert will provide a glimpse of the Bryan Chorale’s upcoming European Tour and offer one final opportunity for senior music majors to perform on campus before graduation. Read full story »