by Mark Milioni
My wife and I are proud graduates of the Baptist Bible College class of 1988. When we crossed the stage in the W.E. Dowell Field House and received our diplomas, we never imagined the impact our years at BBC would have on our lives. We were excited to begin a life of ministry, but quickly learned that ministry is hard. Plans fail. People hurt. Prayers waiver. But God is faithful and always reminds us why we started — to show lost people how to be saved.
We were privileged to be a part of Fellowship Week 2014 and the 1980s reunion. It was great to see old friends and to make new ones. We found that many of them have learned the same lessons. Ministry is hard. Plans fail. People hurt. Prayers waiver. God is faithful. It was a great evening of reconciliation. Many left with a rekindled love for BBC and a new desire to be a part of her future.
To rekindle, reconnect, and recommit is the goal of the BBC Alumni and Friends Association. We want our alumni and friends from around the world to rekindle their love for BBC, reconnect with each other, and recommit to preserving BBC for future generations.
The Alumni and Friends Association exists to “enhance the student life of our current student body.” We do this by playing an active and visible role on campus through student activities, conferences, and through a major project which we fund each year. In 2013-2014, we supplied campus-wide WIFI and air conditioning units for Vick Dormitory. These projects were greatly appreciated by the students and also helped with our recruiting and retention efforts.
Will you help to enhance student life as an active member of the Alumni and Friends Association? We need you to:
- Become an active member of the BBC Alumni and Friends Association. Visit www.bbcalumni.org to enroll and to update your contact information. There is a $25 fee which covers our costs.
- Give financially to our 2014-2015 project: providing our dorms with new Tempur-Pedic mattresses. Our mattresses are in dire need of replacement, you may have slept on them when you were here! We are excited for this opportunity to replace them with new, high-quality, comfortable mattresses. We need your help. We need 200 of our Alumni and Friends to give $200 to fully fund this project. Will you help?
- Give yourself! Be actively involved in our campus events, in our reunions, and in the life of our students. Plan now to join us for move-in day August 18, the New Generations Conference in October, and our 65th anniversary celebration at our May 2015 Fellowship Week, or even for one of our weekly chapel services.
We need you and we want you to be a part of the BBC Alumni and Friends Association! This is your school, be proud of it and be a part of it.