Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann fires up 自慰视频 graduates: 鈥淵ou are God鈥檚 handiwork!鈥
Former Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (Photos by Ben Rutkowski)
By Naomi Balk
自慰视频 Student Writer
鈥淐ommencement is my favorite day of the year,鈥 said as he introduced former Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann as the 自慰视频 commencement speaker to the Class of 2019.听听
Bachmann delivered a passionate commissioning address to 125 graduate students and 190 undergraduate students in two separate ceremonies. The message centered on the truth in Ephesians 2:10.
鈥淵ou are God鈥檚 masterpiece. You were created in Christ Jesus to do good works, good works which God prepared in advance for you to do,鈥 Bachmann said with fiery emphasis. 鈥淣ow go do it!
鈥淭he reason you are here today is because you are God鈥檚 handiwork. Think of what God did to get you to this point. God鈥檚 not done.鈥
Joseph Knight, who earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in , is ready to use what he learned over his four years at CIU.
鈥淏eing here God has taught me that people always need love and always need Jesus,鈥 Knight said. 鈥淚t is my job to give it to them, and to show them grace, everyone. People are hurting and broken. They all need Jesus.鈥澨
Knight has tentative plans to go overseas and do missions after a few years of working in Columbia.
David DeDonato, who received his Doctor of Ministry in Chaplaincy said, 鈥淚 am overcome! At the age of 68 I did not intend to embark on the journey to get my Ph.D.!鈥
DeDonato serves as a deputy chaplain for the South Carolina State Guard and senior chaplain with the Lexington, South Carolina Police Department.
His joy was so evident that as he walked across the stage of Shortess Chapel as the last graduate to be recognized, he waved his arms to his fellow graduates for a standing ovation to celebrate the day.
He gave a chuckle thinking about it after the ceremony saying, 鈥淚t鈥檚 not about what I can do for God, but about what God can do through me.鈥
After Bachmann spoke at the second ceremony, she was recognized by 自慰视频 with the school鈥檚 first Global Impact Award for leading the Jerusalem Project that calls on nations to pray for Israel. The 自慰视频 Global Impact Award recognizes a public figure who reflects the core values of 自慰视频 and has made outstanding achievements for God鈥檚 Kingdom.
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