By Natalie Hanna · Staff Writer
With a new president comes a new first lady, and Grove City College’s new first lady is Yvonne Lingo, a woman who has jumped right into the large role and has immediately gotten involved in Grove City’s community.
One of her main contributions on campus is leading the senior women’s Bible study, which she has continued with Amy Frank in Brenda McNulty’s wake. Lingo and Frank worked with seven senior women during the fall semester, training them to lead small groups for the spring study. “Working with these women has been such a joy, and I feel very blessed to be able to walk alongside, pray for and encourage these young women during such a pivotal year in their lives,” Lingo said.
Alaina Donnell, one of these seven senior women, said she is looking forward to connecting with other senior women through prayer and their study of Philippians. She says it is very important to meditate on concepts such as prayer and community directly through the word of God to gain a biblical understanding of them.
Donnell really enjoyed spending time with Lingo as she worked with her and the other Bible study leaders last semester, saying Lingo was a blessing to her personally.
“Mrs. Lingo is a delightfully friendly and outgoing person who … cares deeply about helping those around her to understand the confidence they can have in God’s good plan for them and His deep love for them,” Donnell explained.
The Bible study is entitled “Joy for the Journey” and is written by Frank herself.
“As seniors finish their final semester and prepare for life after college, we want to remind them that after they leave this place and pursue God’s calling out in the real world, their identity will need to be firmly rooted in Christ,” Lingo said.
Lingo invites all senior women to join her and Frank as they officially begin their study of Philippians in Rathburn between 7:30 and 9 p.m. this Sunday.
In addition to the Bible study, Lingo is also co-leading her first-ever Fiver this semester with Katie Van Dam, director of student engagement. They are walking through the book of Ruth together and already explored the significance of Ruth in Scripture during the first week, meditating on the theme that God loves to redeem.
“He loves to use ordinary people to bring His plan of redemption to the world. Ruth was the great-grandmother of King David and mentioned in the lineage of Jesus in Matthew 1. I am excited to unpack all the wisdom in the book of Ruth and God’s heart for the outsider with these students,” Lingo commented.
Lingo is continuing to get involved in various aspects of campus life and is loving getting to know students. She has especially enjoyed meeting with students over coffee or lunch and building friendships and praying together.
Harker and MAP North also hosted two women’s dorm nights in the fall, and Lingo is working with resident directors to set up more of these evenings in MEP, the rest of MAP and the Colonial Hall Apartments. She said the students are amazing and bring her lots of joy.
Make sure to follow our first lady on her Instagram page @firstladylingo_gcc and keep an eye out for her on campus and say hello!
