Profile by Carolyn Stent "Most people only experience the ocean from the top," Wanamaker said.

Back to Table of Contents | Back to Main Index Previous Profiles | Send mail to The Voice Two Multnomah students choose adventure Becky Wanamaker peered into a large tube. As her eyes adjusted, she noticed an orange creature inside. Deep in the Puget Sound, Wanamaker was gazing at an octopus. Wanamaker, a junior, completed her scuba diving certification this summer. Wanamaker took a class in which she learned about cloud jets, pressure effects on the body, breathing and technique. The class practiced techniques in a swimming pool. The price of the class, $179, included a vest for buoyancy compensation, a wet suit and an air tank. Wamaker bought her own flippers, booties, gloves, mask and snorkel. Wanamaker did her open water dives in the Puget Sound. Telling herself to breathe slowly, she adjusted to the murky, cold water. "Since visibility isn't good, you focus on small things, such as little crabs," she said. She estimated average visibility at 6 feet or less. Wanamaker swam around the man-made reef created from large blocks lowered into the Sound. Here she gazed at sea anemones and at purple and orange starfish. And here she discovered the octopus. "Most people only experience the ocean from the top," Wanamaker said. "But there is such rich life [below the water]. It's a wonderful experience." This summer, Allen Jones stood on a beach in the small Lithuanian town of Polunga and tried to explain American football to Lithuanians. The week before, Jones and friends from Good Shepherd Church had lived on the Vilnius University, where they taught English in the mornings. In the afternoons they explored Vilnius with their students. One day they visited the Cathedral and ventured into catacombs beneath an old section of town. Jones also taught English at camps in Poland and the Czech Republic. In the evenings, the Josiah Venture staff and campers discussed God, the Bible, Jesus, sin and salvation. Jones remembers watching three girls stand up on the last night and sing about Jesus. While in the Czech Republic with Josiah Venture the previous summer, Jones had talked about the Gospel with these girls. Through follow-up during the year, each of them accepted Christ. Back to Table of Contents | Back to Main Index Previous Profiles | Top Of Page Send mail to The Voice| Journalism department website © 2001 The Voice. No part of this publication may be reproduced in written or electronic form without prior written consent from the journalism adviser of Multnomah Bible College. All rights reserved.