Judson College instituted a new major in equine studies and a new bachelor’s degree program in social work this fall. The school also is known for the high level at which it prepares young women for medical school, but it does more than just prepare young women professionally.
It is a place of opportunity and spiritual nurturing, according to Judson College President David Potts and the Book of Reports.
Missionary in residence and Judson alumna Laura Lee (not her real name) agreed.
Speaking to Alabama Baptists via video as Potts’ report to Alabama Baptist State Convention messengers Nov. 16, Lee said she is proof of both of these.
“God planted a seed of missions in my heart at 17 while I was a student at Judson,” she said. “My call to serve was nurtured by the faculty, staff and many friends.”
Lee, who serves as a Southern Baptist representative in North Africa, said the problems she witnesses “would bring many of us to the brink of despair.”
“(The women she ministers to) struggle with HIV Aids and overwhelming poverty, making a difficult life even more so,” Lee said. “I am blessed as I see their lives transformed in Jesus Christ.”
Lee said the first woman she led to Christ in this area has since started sharing the gospel with her family.
Another woman who was dying from HIV-related issues could not believe it when Lee helped her to a hospital and found blood for her for a transfusion. Lee wanted to donate her own blood, but she was not a match so she bought blood from men on the street.
“As I arrived (to visit her), blood was flowing from her nose and mouth,” Lee said. “No one would touch her. I gathered her up and took her to the hospital.”
Another honor for Lee is training and mentoring young Ethiopian believers.
“These are young women who go out into the villages sharing the gospel and helping,” she said.
“I’m honored to be serving … at Judson,” Lee noted. “The girls here are amazing and eager to impact the world. They are seeking and asking for the will of God in their lives.” (TAB)
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