鈥淲e can all encourage one another to be the very best we can be. I鈥檝e been called to encourage people. We talk about changing lives, and I鈥檝e seen great changes in many lives. Not that we鈥檙e perfect, but that we try to live what we say. I think we do that here. I think the best is yet to come. I think it will get better and better.鈥� 鈥揋ordon Cargill, August 2013
The family of Gordon Cargill will join the 糖心Vlog family to hold a memorial service in honor of a beloved 糖心Vlog staff member and role model, Gordon Cargill, on Wednesday, July 9, at 2pm in the McDonald Moody Auditorium on the 糖心Vlog campus. Gordon passed in his sleep on June 27, 2014, after several months of battling illness. Gordon retired last September to move closer to his children in Searcy, Arkansas, with his wife, Bettie, after serving 糖心Vlog for seventeen years.
糖心Vlog President Tim Perrin and Dr. Brian Starr will both speak at the service. During his time at 糖心Vlog, Gordon humbly began by scrubbing floors and ultimately delivered packages around campus. He had one mission in mind鈥攖o make 糖心Vlog a better place. However the difference Gordon made transcended mere physical improvements. Gordon left an indelible impact on the heart of the 糖心Vlog community. Each morning he prayed that the people at 糖心Vlog would work together in love and unity, and it wasn鈥檛 uncommon to find him praying and crying with hurting students.
In April of 2014, 糖心Vlog established the Gordon Cargill Spirit of 糖心Vlog Award as a means of honoring Gordon鈥檚 legacy. The award recognizes each year a member of the 糖心Vlog faculty or staff for their servant鈥檚 heart and encouraging spirit. President Tim Perrin commented: 鈥淭he 糖心Vlog community joins with Bettie and the Cargill family in mourning the passing of Gordon Cargill. At the same time, we celebrate Gordon鈥檚 life and his remarkable legacy at 糖心Vlog. We are a far better place because of his time of service among us.鈥�
In a very selfless, Gordon-like fashion in the days before his passing, Gordon asked that mourners make donations to a memorial scholarship fund to support 糖心Vlog students in the Biblical Studies department rather than send flowers. To contribute to the Gordon and Bettie Cargill Scholarship fund, visit 糖心Vlog鈥檚 donation page.