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Events &OpportunitiesALUMNI GATHERINGSLancaster/Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — September 2012Alumni Council member Daryle Bollinger, Local Church Ministries missionary John Powley,and alumnus and former <strong>Bible</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> dean <strong>of</strong> women Susan Kirby are coordinating thisevent. The gathering will be Friday, Sept. 21, at Lancaster <strong>Bible</strong> College, from 6:30 to10:30 p.m. For more information, please call Daryle (717.598.6845), Susan(717.449.1949) or John (717-939-1086).25-year Reunion, Class <strong>of</strong> 1988It’s never too early to start planning! If you’re a member <strong>of</strong> the Class <strong>of</strong> 1988, pencil inLabor Day weekend 2013 as the time to make a trip up to New York and join your fellowclassmates in a celebration <strong>of</strong> what God has done in the 25 years since you attended the<strong>Bible</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>. The reunion will be held August 30 to September 2, with Tom Davis andDavid Wyrtzen among the speakers so far.Reach Robin Noel Bulmer Jewell at HMRNoel@aol.com, or look for the <strong>Bible</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>Class <strong>of</strong> 1988 Reunion Facebook group. The group has 226 members so far and is shootingfor 400 by next fall.<strong>Word</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong> is looking for alumni to help plan regional reunions or events in thefollowing areas: Dallas/Fort Worth, western New York, Maine, southern New Jersey andPhiladelphia. Please contact Wayne Lewis at waynel@wol.org if you can help or if youwould like to host an event somewhere else.Update from Alumni Director Wayne LewisI am rejoicing in the way so many <strong>of</strong>you have joined the effort to “wake thegiant” and encourage greater alumniinteraction.We have moved out in the Southeast,Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest with alumnigatherings, and your responses have beenso encouraging. Additionally, several <strong>of</strong>you are taking the initiative to send us yourtestimonies and also share what the Lord isdoing in your lives today.Reading and hearing what God isdoing through <strong>Bible</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> alumni isabsolutely amazing! I have come to agreewith Wesley Yerkes from the Class <strong>of</strong>WAYNE LEWIS, ALUMNI DIRECTOR 1986 reunion, who said, “Hundreds <strong>of</strong>thousands <strong>of</strong> people are being impactedeach year through our class alone.”This year we passed the 18,000 mark in the number <strong>of</strong> alumni from the U.S.campuses. You do the multiplication — that’s an amazing impact!Thanks to each <strong>of</strong> you who are keeping in touch. Thank you for joining the effortto help deserving students, and thank you for continuing to be the number one sourcefor new students year after year. Thank you.CAMPUS UPDATENEW YORK FALL TOURSThe New York campus is sendingthree Collegian tour groups, made up<strong>of</strong> 20 students each, throughout theNortheast this fall. From November 30to December 9, these groups will ministerto local churches and Christian schoolsand share about the ministry <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bible</strong><strong>Institute</strong> and <strong>Word</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong> as a whole.Each group will <strong>of</strong>fer a concert, specialmusic, short dramas, testimonies, SundaySchool classes, and programs for schoolchapels. Check out where these groupswill be visiting to see if you can stopby and be encouraged, or if you canintroduce someone new to the ministry <strong>of</strong><strong>Word</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong> and the <strong>Bible</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.GROUP 1NOV.DEC.30 Poughkeepsie, New York1-2 Allentown, Pennsylvania2-3 Piscataway, New Jersey3-4 Jersey City, New Jersey4-5 Paterson, New Jersey5-7 New York City7-9 Long Island, New YorkGROUP 2NOV.DEC.30 Syracuse, New York1-2 Syracuse, New York2-4 Rochester, New York4-5 North Buffalo, New York5-6 South Buffalo, New York6-7 Jamestown, New York7-8 Watkins Glen, New York8-9 Binghamton, New YorkGROUP 3NOV.DEC.30 Pittsfield, Massachusetts1-2 Willmantic, Connecticut2-3 Warwick, Rhode Island3-4 Providence, Rhode Island4-6 Boston6-7 Worcester, Massachusetts7-9 Springfield, MassachusettsREUNION RECAPFOUNDER'S CONFERENCE, MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND AND CLASS REUNIONS IN PHOTOSalumni@wol.orgGenerations combined at the annual Founder’s Conferenceand Memorial Day weekend at the <strong>Bible</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> campus inNew York this spring. Many alumni were also on hand forthe special events, including several class reunions. Alumni enjoyed the classic <strong>Word</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong> experience — the Collegians, the Impact Team,Founder and Director Harry Bollback, and Don Lough, Jr., in his first year as Exeutive Director — as well as events and fellowship opportunitiestailored specifically to alumni. See some highlights from the weekend below, and be sure to check out page 14 and the next Victory Journalfor more information about how you can be a part <strong>of</strong> Founder's Conference or a special class reunion next year.14 <strong>VICTORY</strong> JOURNAL <strong>VICTORY</strong> JOURNAL15
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