Nearly 2 million children are exploited each year in the global sex industry.

Statistics like this are “staggering” says Dr. Randy Spivey, academic director of Lipscomb’s Institute for Law, Justice and Society. Read the full story

Legendary coach Don Meyer now has his name on the court inside Allen Arena. With a coaching record of 655-179 in 24 years of coaching the Bisons, Meyer is undoubtedly the biggest name in Lipscomb sports history. Read the full story

It’s the final newscast of the semester! Anchors Caitlin Selle and Hunter Patterson bring you up to date on the latest Lipscomb news.  We also have Madeline Smith filling you in on who is pregnant, who is getting married and the likes of in the entertainment world. Also, curious about whether you will need your umbrella this weekend? Jessica Burke has this week’s forecast. And finally, Wade Fundburg has the latest sports news from around the area. Read the full story

Lipscomb will soon break ground on a new satellite campus in Cool Springs. The 5,000 sq. foot building will be used for graduate programs as well as working with community of Brentwood and Franklin. Provost Craig Bledsoe submitted a letter to faculty, and it can be read in full below. Read the full story

Lumination News is back this week with veteran anchors Jessica Burke and Wade Funderburg, keeping you “in the know” when it comes to what is happening in the Lipscomb community. You wouldn’t know about it if we didn’t tell you, so make sure you watch them and Madeline Smith with entertainment, Kelly Dean with weather and Tyler Lallathin with sports. There is also a great interview with Roderick Hart, this week’s Pizza and Politics spokesperson. Read the full story

Dr. Roderick Hart, dean of the College of Communications at the University of Texas at Austin, stopped by this month’s Pizza and Politics event to discuss one of the nation’s most polarizing, controversial public figures in the past few years. Read the full story

A bus accident killed one Abilene Christian University student and left at least a dozen passengers injured Nov. 4 when the driver lost control on a curve, crashing the bus into a concrete culvert, causing it to roll and eject several students. Read the full story

When Katie Davis told Lipscomb students how she went from being a homecoming queen in one of the nation’s most affluent suburbs to becoming a mother to 13 Ugandan orphans, it struck a note.

“Katie came to speak in chapel last week, and I was truly inspired for the rest of the day,” said Megan Crawford, a senior elementary education major from Bartlett, Tenn.

Four years ago, Davis was homecoming queen at Ravenwood High School in Brentwood. Her life was full of good friends, a loving family and boyfriend, and a cute yellow convertible. She was planning to go to college with her boyfriend in the fall of 2008 and study nursing.

But God had other plans. After graduating high school, she went to Uganda for a year to teach kindergarten at a local orphanage. She saw this as a temporary move, but God didn’t.

Today, Davis is living in Uganda sharing her home with 13 orphaned or abandoned girls, ages 2 to 15. Davis is the legal guardian or foster mother for all of them and hopes to one day adopt them.

“As someone her age who has been to Africa, I could relate to a lot of the poverty and emotions she has experienced while living there,” said Crawford.

By law, Davis is too young to adopt in Uganda, said child welfare officer Caroline Bankusha. The rules say an adoptive parent must be at least 25 years old and at least 21 years older than the child being adopted.

Davis has also started a nonprofit organization called Amazima Ministries. With support from U.S. donors, Amazima helps 400 children go to school, provides community health programs and feeds more than 1,000 children five days a week. Davis is the director, and the job supports her and her large family.

Davis has written a book titled “Kisses from Katie.”

She also blogs often and includes pictures of her family and their day-to-day lives in many posts.

“I can’t wait to read her book,” said Crawford.

Amazima Ministries

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