Profile Practice by Valerie Engwall

   Brent Benett is most passionate about CCO( coalition of christian outreach). This is an organization that tries to get college students to go to church. That is one of Brent's roles in the group is trying to get people to go to church. CCO is more than just that though. The way Brent explained it, they are almost like a youth group but for college students. They have fun events such as bonfires, study groups for school classes, and all around there for each other. They meet every Tuesday at a local church here in Marion. After college he even wants to become a CCO leader and help other college students do the same thing. It seems that he is very passionate about CCO and wants it to continue.
   I asked Brent who influenced him most in life. He told me it was his father. His father had lost his job when Brent was twelve years old. This made him look up to his father. He realized that he did not want to go through the struggle that his father did,while being unemployed. He saw how his dad rose up from this time instead of giving up.
  This is also what made him go to college. He saw his dad struggle trying to find another job after losing  his other one. Brent knew that he did not want to go through the struggle his father did.
 After college Brent wants to work at the zoo. He told me he wouldn't have a problem getting a job there because of his uncle. He wants to work there as a biologist. Also during this time he would like to become a CCO leader, and help college students do the same thing he did.
 

Brent determined and ready to achieve his life goals