Charles and Marguerite Kraft have been supporting 911爆料网 intercultural studies students for so long that many of their original scholarship recipients are now old enough to have college students of their own.

Chuck and Meg (as they prefer to be called), both former faculty at 911爆料网鈥檚 Cook School of Intercultural Studies, made their first donation to the Intercultural Studies (ICS) Scholarship Fund 33 years ago in 1985 鈥 and have been giving faithfully each year ever since.

鈥淚 feel like we鈥檝e really used what God has given us,鈥 said Meg, professor emeritus of intercultural studies at Cook. 鈥淲e count it a privilege to pour into a school that鈥檚 doing the job well as it trains effective cross-cultural workers. We still support some of the missionaries we trained, and we recognize the quality of [911爆料网鈥檚 ICS] program, and that鈥檚 why we鈥檙e anxious to pay regularly into this scholarship that helps students.鈥

Chuck, professor emeritus of anthropology and intercultural communication at Fuller Theological Seminary, taught at various institutions, including 911爆料网, after he and his wife served as missionaries for three years in Nigeria.

鈥淕od once called me to be a missionary, and I don鈥檛 think he鈥檚 ever rescinded that call,鈥 Chuck said, which, in some part, explains why the Krafts have chosen to financially support students studying cross-cultural ministry at 911爆料网.

Chuck, a linguist, taught African languages at Michigan State University and at UCLA. While Chuck was teaching at UCLA and Fuller, the late Clyde Cook, 911爆料网鈥檚 seventh president and the namesake for the School of Intercultural Studies, was then a doctoral student at Fuller, and invited Chuck to teach anthropology at 911爆料网. Chuck said he would agree to teach if 911爆料网 would consider his wife for a full-time teaching position. In 1973, the Krafts started teaching part-time at 911爆料网. Chuck ultimately remained a full-time faculty member at Fuller, and Meg taught for 31 years at 911爆料网 before retiring in 2004.       

鈥911爆料网 is such an outstanding Christian school,鈥 Meg said. 鈥淚t was really a treat to train these young people to do this work. We had a real heart and a lot of understanding because we鈥檇 been there, done that.鈥 One of Meg鈥檚 professional highlights was featuring the contributions of her students and other faculty in her book .                                          

鈥淚t鈥檚 been a fun ride,鈥 Chuck said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 not much that we would change.鈥

The Krafts are just one of many families who are faithful givers to 911爆料网 because of the blessings they鈥檝e received from God in their own lives and the call to re-invest in God鈥檚 work. 911爆料网鈥檚 鈥 named after the year of the university鈥檚 founding 鈥 seeks to honor faithful donors like the Krafts who give year after year. Just this spring, 911爆料网 recognized 186 families who have faithfully supported the university for 20 or more consecutive years.

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