Jake Marshall grew up in London and was pursuing a career in design. One day his guidance counselor told him he wasn’t smart enough to pass the needed math classes and gave him 30 minutes to decide on a new direction in life. Despite the pain caused by that advice, it...

William (Bill) Fleenor was introduced to Boise Bible College when a visiting professor taught a class at his church in Dunsmuir, CA. He had already been receiving a great education in night classes taught by church leaders Hal and Margel Bowman and Don and Ruth Jessup...

With a huge heart for kids and no need for fame, Nate and Stacy Banta have been in ministry together almost since the day they met at Boise Bible College. They work quietly and effectively to share the love of Christ with people wherever they are. Nate was familiar...

Steve Overlin started life in Sheridan, Wyoming, then moved to Oregon with his family after his freshman year of high school. Graduating from Beaverton High School in 1966, he attended classes at a few different colleges in Portland and Vancouver. He was drafted into...

Summer Camp and a second chance proved life-changers… As a young man, Christian summer camp influenced Ray DeLoe to consider full-time Christian service. His home church minister, Ronnie Poe (BSL’63), made trips each summer with a van full of teens to camp at Warm...

Vernon and his twin sister grew up in the middle of nine children. His mom stayed home, and his dad, besides working as a journeyman carpenter by day, worked at a gas station and taught carpentry classes to help make ends meet. They moved from his birthplace in...

At BBC, my eyes were opened to the wisdom, beauty, and truth of God's Word, His heart for the nations, the perfect goodness of His plans for His people, and what it looks like to live a faithful life. Those truths have stayed with me over the years and helped shape...

I was called to ministry to help people understand how God's Word works and how to read it well alongside them, knowing that what it asks of them, it asks of me.Boise Bible College was not Marcus Omdahl’s first choice. He grew up with a strong Christian influence, was...

Raised on a small farm near Noti, Oregon, the third of five children, Bruce Wheeler, learned quickly how to fend for himself. He helped raise sheep and poultry, and his parents exhibited sheep at shows from California to Canada. He played football, basketball, and...

Marty Solomon grew up in the small town of Wendell, Idaho, just over 100 miles from Boise Bible College. His father worked for Idaho Power, and his mom was a homemaker. Marty was very involved in their local church, Twin Falls Reformed Church. He spent his adolescence...