Grads Around the World

• Bill and Pam Smith
• 7/15/2009
• The Lord had been dealing with Bill Smith for about six months prior to his conversion, and at midnight, on July 4, 1977, as he was sitting at a traffic light, alone in his car, the Lord greatly convicted Bill of his need for salvation and he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior. Shortly after this, he acknowledged God's call on his life and surrendered to serve Him.
• Archie and Larissa Parrish
• 3/15/2009
• Archie Parrish grew up in a Christian home in Missouri. At the age of six Archie's parents took him to a week-long revival meeting at his church. As he listened to the preaching, he knew as a young boy that he was a dirty sinner, headed for hell. He knew he needed to be clean but was inadequate to clean himself. At the invitation, the youth pastor took Archie and dealt with him concerning salvation. He turned to Christ and asked the Lord to save his soul and forgive him of his sins.
• Chris Steig
• 10/15/2008
• While in high school, he visited several Baptist colleges. Chris's visit to Fairhaven impressed him because of its serious students and their desire to serve God. It was around that time that God called him into the ministry. Like many, Chris struggled with God's call, but eventually he submitted to God's leadership in his life.
• Joel and Tina Dunbar
• 7/15/2008
• Joel and Tina Dunbar both graduated from Fairhaven Baptist College in the spring of 2003. Joel was born and raised in a Christian family. At the age of six, he accepted the Lord as his Savior after watching a Christian film at church. His father, Pastor David Dunbar, led Joel to the Lord that evening. Joel first heard of Fairhaven through the Larry Ingalls family, whose daughter Heather had come to Fairhaven and spoken highly of the college. Joel knew he needed a place where he could mature, learn responsibility, and develop the character to finish what he started.
• Steve and Rebekah Boots
• 3/15/2008
• For Steve Boots, being born and raised in a Christian home and attending Fairhaven Baptist Church was a special privilege God gave him. Steve was born in 1983 and was saved at the tender age of five in his kindergarten Sunday School class. Although his testimony is simple, Steve is thankful that God was merciful and spared him from the snares of a wicked life.
• Jason and Aimee Atwood
• 10/15/2007
• "Find God's will and do it!" These are the words that resonate in Jason Atwood's heart and mind as he remembers his years of instruction at Fairhaven Baptist College. These are also the words that he heard growing up at Beeville Baptist Church in Texas.
• Dave and Lisa Olson
• 7/15/2007
• Dave Olson is a missionary to the needy country of Zambia, Africa. He and his wife, Lisa, along with their three young children (Sarah, Deborah, and John) are content to be serving the Lord with their lives. They arrived in Zambia in 2002 and have been actively overseeing several churches since that time.
• Ruth Ann Larkly
• 3/15/2007
• Growing up, Ruth Ann never became too settled in one place. Because her father was in the Army, she lived in several different states in the U.S., as well as spending time overseas in Germany. Prior to her graduation from high school, Ruth Ann and her family moved to Arizona, where her father had chosen to retire. Beginning in 1996, Ruth Ann would travel to and from southern Arizona to attend Fairhaven Baptist College.
• Bill and Marcia Hardecker
• 3/15/2006
• Bill and Marcia Hardecker are busy serving the Lord at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Brogue, Pennsylvania, under the leadership of Pastor Randy Starr.
• A.J. and Karis Potter
• 10/15/2005
• Both A.J. and Karis Potter were saved in their childhood, and both of their fathers are pastors. A.J.'s father, Kit, graduated from Fairhaven in 1984 and pastors Lighthouse Baptist Church in Bear Lake, Michigan. Karis' father is Randy Miller who pastors Ottumwa Baptist Temple in Iowa. As a teen, A.J. attended several Preaching Conferences, and through the preaching at the conferences and meeting the faculty here, God led him to come to Fairhaven for his college training. Karis' brother attended Fairhaven, and after much prayer and counsel, she felt led to attend Fairhaven also.