"They're Caldwell kids. They come that way." Garry Yeager got excited about practicing his faith quickly. As a new Christian, a senior still in High School, he would go to a nursing home after school before working from 4pm to midnight as a night clerk at a motel to...

At 31 years of age, Rich Schell faced a crossroads, with three good options before him. Rich believed in Jesus and knew how to read his Bible and pray, thanks to a mother of strong faith. Yet as he pursued a career and the money that would come with it, he drifted...

Two factors brought Martyn to Boise Bible College - First, his girlfriend chose to attend Boise Bible College. Before his classes started at Oregon State University, he came to visit her. Second, when he talked with Ernie Chamberlain (who was perhaps the one most...

Boise Bible College was no mystery to Ross Knudsen, growing up a few miles away and attending youth group at Star Christian Church. His youth minister, Dave Dixon, encouraged him to attend. He wanted to understand the Bible better and deepen his faith in Christ before...

Longmont, Colorado, was the birthplace and home for a young Rick Deighton. His dad, Herbert, was a hardworking carpenter/contractor and his mother, Mildred, was a hardworking stay-at-home mom. His folks and three older siblings formed a coalition to help Rick...

He was only expecting a few weeks of work, maintaining trails in the backcountry. But coming out of trail crew, David Hamilton knew he was giving his life to full-time missions. As the only Christian on the crew, and at age 16, he’d unexpectedly become the leader of a...

Larry Bucy: Born December 28, 1941; Died: March 8, 2009 Hard work and his love for people made Larry Bucy an excellent example of BBC's value of humility Wilder, Idaho, was home to Larry Bucy, growing up on a farm with a sister and brother in a Christian home. After...

.....and some times it turns out really good! As a senior in high school, Chris Short already had his college trajectory mapped out, with plans to attend a local college in northern Idaho, where he lived. Some key circumstances started to give him a different vision....

Doug Macauley – Never wanted a degree – only to be known as “SJC” Traveling across Oregon with his family on a hot day, packed into an old Mercedes with a heater that refused to turn off. That’s Doug Macauley’s first memory of visiting Boise Bible College. They were...

Connie Jo Connolly didn’t really believe God could use her to further His Kingdom. She grew up in a Christian home and went from accepting Christ as her Savior at age 11 to leaving home at age 20, to realize at age 40 she had really wandered and messed things up. She...