#GivingTuesday GU: Mary Ashlyn Paisley '24
Published: April 13, 2021
I choose GU, where my heart for service finds encouragement and room to grow.McAllaster Honors Scholar Mary Ashlyn Paisley 24 boasts a strong GU heritage: her grandparents Jack and Susan Chism taught at GU for many years, and her parents met on campus as undergraduates.
But Mary has a different reason to attend GU: she felt God called her there.
I know God was telling me to come [to GU] and He confirmed it multiple times, she says.
Mary appreciates that I never have to think of my faith and my studies as separate things since its a Christian university.
Thats important to Mary because her faith and her heart to serve others influence the direction her ministry major nay take. Equipped with know-how, skills and experience along the way, she can better fill her calling as Christs hands and feet to the world.
Its no wonder this servant-leader-in-training watches other servant leaders like GU donors. She considers how they provide for students theyve never met: I really admire them.