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FOLLOWING A NEW PLAYBOOK


When Jewl Bell (’20) first came to NGU, his main reason was to play football. Being at a school that enabled him to play the sport he loved meant everything, as football was a large part of his life.


Soon, however, the stress of football began to get to Jewl. The good grades he had always been care- ful to maintain began to take a hit because of how exhausted and stressed he was from practice and training. The stress affected not only how he played on the field but also his work in the classroom. He didn’t know how to fix all the things that were falling apart around him.


At one of the final games of the fall season, Jewl’s coach shared a devotional from 2 Samuel about Shammah, one of King David’s mighty men who singlehandedly defeated a troop of the Philistines by himself after the rest of the army of Israel had run away.


The story of Shammah stood out to Jewl. “I wasn’t really meant to play college football, but in some way, I made it,” he said, “So I really resonated with Shammah.”


Later in his freshman year, he met Chris, a fellow freshman who was a friend of a friend.


One day, while Jewl was studying in the library, Chris found him and told him he felt he was called to lead Jewl to Christ. Jewl was somewhat skeptical, but Chris was persistent, so Jewl eventually agreed to participate in a Bible study.


Jewl and Chris met every Sunday for their Bible study. They began by studying David and the mighty things that he had done. Chris told Jewl, “‘All the great feats David performed he didn’t do it by himself, it was by the power of Christ.’”


Jewl was intrigued. “What could I do if I had that same power of Christ?” he wondered.


Jewl and Chris continued to meet, and before long, rather than Chris having to reach out to Jewl, Jewl was the one reaching out to double-check that they were still meeting for their weekly Bible study.


One day, Jewl was in the Prayer Chapel reading the homework Chris had given him for their Bible study when he suddenly got the feeling that he should call his mom. Jewl’s mother had not been able to be a big part of his life after he was 11 years old, but as he spoke with her, he told her, “I love you,” something he hadn’t said to her in years. While on the phone, he also confronted her about some bad habits she had that negatively affected her health.


“I was always the soft-spoken guy,” Jewl said. “The passive-type person. But the way I was talking that night, I just knew, those weren’t my words.”


“I was hearing all these stories of David and Shammah,” he said. “And it wasn’t even by action, but by the power of words. I just never encountered that before, so I just gave God the glory.”


Since then, Jewl’s entire college experience, and life, changed. Although football was still a big part of his life, he found himself filling his time reading the Bible, studying Scripture, and talking about Jesus with others. Sharing the gospel with those who desperately needed to hear it and even those who thought they didn’t need to listen to it became a large part of Jewl’s time both on and off-cam- pus at NGU.


The summer before his sophomore year, Jewl and his best friend Eddie went to New Orleans to do mission work, sharing the gospel with kids in a poverty-stricken area who had no guidance and help in their lives.


When they returned to school in the fall, they began a Bible study for the football team. “As soon as we got back, we were trying to share the gospel with the team,” Jewl said, “Because this is good news.”


“NGU is the place where I gave my life to Christ,” he said as he reflected on his time spent there. “I wouldn't change this college experience for anything in the world.”


“Your salvation is more important than anything,” Jewl asserts, “And the people around this cam- pus can help to lead you in the right direction.”


Jewl graduated with his bachelor's in health science this spring and continues to help with gospel ministries at his church. He is currently serving at Family Gate Church in Greenville, helping to build their church and reach out to the community around them.


When asked what his future plans are, Jewl said, “To serve the church is my current plan, every- thing else is up in the air, but my main goal is serving this church.”


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