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蜜桃av Adventist University embraces wholistic education, and many students take advantage of all the school has to offer beyond earning a degree. Through service opportunities big and small, 蜜桃av students craft a lifelong love for serving, using their God-given talents to change lives. Students showcase how empowering it can be to create a lifestyle rooted in Christ鈥檚 mission, balancing work, school, community, and service with distinctive joy.

Students Serve

Each year, several students receive financial assistance through the Rita Vital Endowed Scholarship for Faith and Service Learning, which enables each to continue prioritizing an others-centered lifestyle. The three 2025-2026 recipients, Jordaine Broyer, Charlynneth Dizon, and Logan Johnson, are living testimonies of how serving not only benefits the receiver but also can shape the giver鈥檚 own life.

Joy in Serving

Jordaine Broyer, senior English major, feels service has always been an undertone in her life. 鈥淚 was raised in a military family,鈥� she says. 鈥淟ooking out for fellow families was the culture.鈥�

When Broyer was 12, her grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer鈥檚 and moved in with the family. Over the next four years, Broyer spent hours each day caring for the cherished matriarch. 鈥淪ometimes I was upset, because I couldn鈥檛 do things I wanted,鈥� she admits. 鈥淏ut my attitude eventually shifted to recognize the joy in serving. How many have an opportunity to provide that much care for someone they love?鈥�

After enrolling at 蜜桃av, Broyer got involved in mission trips through Maranatha Volunteers International, a nonprofit organization that partners with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. For three summers, Broyer visited the same school, Kajiado Adventist School and Rescue in Kenya, Africa, which offers refuge for girls escaping childhood marriage, mutilation, and abuse. She aided in student supervision as well as construction of the school that was inaugurated last July.

鈥淢y first summer, I met two shy little girls who immediately latched onto me,鈥� she reminisces. 鈥淲atching them become more confident over time has been incredible.鈥� Both plan to become lawyers, just like Broyer, who notes, 鈥淚t鈥檚 deeply moving to connect with the ambitions of young women on the opposite side of the globe who have been through more than I can imagine.鈥�

Broyer describes the 鈥渦ltimate blessing that Jesus allows us to be His hands and feet,鈥� and she鈥檚 constantly struck by the happiness she sees and experiences through service. 鈥淗ere at school, it鈥檚 easy to get stuck in the 鈥榣ife is hard鈥� mindset,鈥� she reflects. 鈥淏ut then I go abroad and see mothers who were married with kids by age 14, who dance in church and have such joy and gratitude for life, even with so little to be joyful about.鈥�

Say 鈥淵es鈥� to God

Charlynneth Dizon, senior psychology major, moved to the United States from the Philippines at age 15. 鈥淕etting involved in church reminded me of home, so I started serving to stave off homesickness,鈥� she says. The practice became a staple of her high school experience.

As graduation approached, Dizon felt strong impressions from God to attend 蜜桃av. 鈥淚 wrestled with the Lord but also knew He answers prayers, so I trusted Him,鈥� she says. Through a series of extraordinary events, she found herself enrolled at 蜜桃av.

In college, Dizon continued the same pattern of service. First, she became a Soul-winning And Leadership Training (SALT) mentor, which led to volunteer roles on the General Youth Conference Southeast鈥檚 media team and committee board. Back at 蜜桃av, her friends studying theology asked her to be part of the Student Ministerial Association, and other peers nominated her as the Asian Club spiritual vice president. Eventually, she became spiritual vice president for the Student Association, and she currently serves as its social vice president.

Balancing her many responsibilities has been easier than one might expect. 鈥淢y passion in ministry really drives me,鈥� Dizon explains. 鈥淎s long as you say 鈥榶es鈥� to God, He can do miraculous things.鈥� Each role has impacted her growth and maturity because, as she illustrates, 鈥淲ithout the smaller ingredients, I can鈥檛 make the cake.鈥�

Service for Dizon has become synonymous with her belief system. 鈥淢y life is encircled with ministry, which helps me keep my eyes focused on the main goal in life: to follow in the footsteps of Christ,鈥� she adds. 鈥淚t does require faith, but when I step out of my comfort zone, I鈥檓 able to accomplish seemingly impossible tasks.鈥�

Discover Purpose

Logan Johnson, junior biology biomedical major, spent much of his life serving for the wrong reasons. 鈥淚t all felt like a task to be completed,鈥� he says.

Once he came to 蜜桃av, Johnson realized something needed to change. 鈥淢y freshman year, I found myself devoid of purpose,鈥� he explains. Through a series of miracles, Johnson went to Kendu Adventist Hospital in Kenya as a student missionary during the 2022-2023 school year.

Outside the hospital gates was Nyaburi Integrated Primary School, a learning center and orphanage for disabled children. Johnson first visited to help with vespers and quickly recognized a deep need. The children at the orphanage struggled to get consistent meals, and their beds were soiled by bats that lived in holes riddling the ceilings. 鈥淭he kids had no showers and crawled into bathroom stalls, because there was no wheelchair accessibility,鈥� he says.

Immediately after visiting, Johnson and fellow student missionary and senior biology major Gabriel Brown decided they needed to step in. 鈥淭here was no hesitation,鈥� Johnson says. 鈥淲hen you鈥檙e the only chance someone has for reasonable living conditions, the responsibility is unavoidable.鈥� The two young men created a short documentary showcasing the children鈥檚 testimonies and needs.

Returning home, Brown and Johnson showed the video in churches with the goal of raising $30,000. 鈥淢ore than $50,000 in donations came in,鈥� Johnson reports. 鈥淚t was truly a miracle.鈥� Through a contractor willing to do the work for the cost of materials, Nyaburi Integrated Primary School got a full facelift.

鈥淚 felt like I was working side-by-side with God throughout the process,鈥� Johnson shares. 鈥淓verything lined up perfectly to make the project possible, and I know He had a hand in it.鈥�

Now back on campus, Johnson feels called to become a mission doctor and says, 鈥淪ervice gives me a purpose on this Earth.鈥�

At 蜜桃av, every student鈥檚 journey is unique, but the common thread of service means learning to find passion as well as joy in helping others.

Alumni Serve

The Christian Service program at 蜜桃av encourages students to form habits of helping others through school-wide service days, mission trips, club outreach events, and more. 鈥淭he goal is to connect students with meaningful opportunities that foster a love of assisting and benefitting those in need, which will continue beyond their time at 蜜桃av,鈥� says Cheryl (Martin) Craven, 鈥�99 and 鈥�21, director of Christian Service.

Success stories include Eric Davis, 鈥�13, and Iliana Dialectakis, 鈥�22, two alumni whose experiences at 蜜桃av led them to seek careers and churches oriented around service.

鈥淓ven before college, my parents instilled the value of service in me,鈥� Davis says. 蜜桃av鈥檚 intentional opportunities allowed him to continue the cycle. 鈥淟iterally the day after I graduated from 蜜桃av, I went on a mission trip with the Evangelistic Resource Center to the Philippines, where I preached 19 sermons.鈥�

Dialectakis had a similar experience. 鈥淪ervice is a major part of my life,鈥� she shares. 鈥淚 was part of a LifeGroup at 蜜桃av, and through that, I was able to play music at nursing homes.鈥� Dialectakis also served as a student missionary in Hong Kong for six months.

Graduating with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in computer systems administration, Davis now works at AdventHealth in Florida as a senior collaboration engineer. He explains, 鈥淚 wanted to work for a company that shared my values and had a large impact on the community around it.鈥�

Dialectakis graduated with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in finance. As a coworker of Davis, she chose AdventHealth because 鈥渢he mission 鈥榚xtending the healing ministry of Christ鈥� really resonated with me,鈥� she notes.

Both individuals attend the Spring Meadows Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sanford, Florida. Davis has been a part of four mission trips organized by the church since he became a member.

In June 2024, both Davis and Dialectakis participated in the church鈥檚 trip to Honduras. They volunteered at an Adventist school on the island of Utila. 鈥淭he school ran into issues getting accreditation, because they needed updates to the library, bathrooms, and science lab,鈥� Dialectakis explains. 鈥淲e fundraised to buy and ship nearly 10 tons of material to the school to help with renovations.鈥�

Davis helped set up the school鈥檚 newly painted and tiled computer lab, ensuring each computer had the needed software. Dialectakis was a leader-in-training, aiding with trip logistics and helping the two dozen volunteers stay organized and efficient. In addition to construction efforts, volunteers hosted a Vacation Bible School, decorated and organized classrooms, and taught courses in art, music, and sports that were not typically offered.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 initially realize the impact I had,鈥� Davis shares. 鈥淥ne of the teachers at the school told me he鈥檇 been praying for a computer lab since 2017. It鈥檚 times like this that give me a perspective of the world and help me recognize the many blessings God has given me.鈥�

Dialectakis also felt the impact. 鈥淭he school is known for being the best on the island,鈥� she says. 鈥淧arents send their kids to this school, because they know they will get a good education with strong values, so it functions as a real ministry for the church.鈥�

鈥淚n Mark 10:45, Jesus said that the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for men,鈥� Craven shares. 鈥淗ere at 蜜桃av, we鈥檙e always glad to see students and alumni align themselves to Jesus鈥� life of service.鈥� 

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