Mike and Amy Crook

Mike and Amy Crook established this scholarship in honor of Amy’s parents, Bruce and Joanne Deckinga. Bruce was a pre-med Calvin student who put himself through school, in part by working on a garbage truck back home in Chicago. Joanne was an elementary education major at Calvin who throughout her life has blessed many listeners with her talent as an organist. Mike and Amy want to thank them for all their love and laughter, and especially for the immeasurable gift of a Christian heritage.

In addition to honoring their parents, the Crooks wish to introduce Calvin students to the blessings of child sponsorship through Compassion International. This worldwide ministry works to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. The scholarship recipient will commit to correspond with a child in the Child Sponsorship Program of Compassion International a minimum of three times per year. For the current scholarship recipient, the Crooks have made arrangements at Compassion International to fund the child sponsorship. Upon graduation, the Crooks encourage the recipient to prayerfully consider continuing the sponsorship on their own.