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The first night I came to the BCM, I almost turned around and went home before I even set foot in the door.  It was the Monday night of my first day of college, and I had come for Freshman Family Groups.  I couldn’t find parking, so I debated turning around and forgetting about it.  I am so glad I didn’t turn around and walked through the doors of the BCM.  The BCM brought me leadership opportunities, friendships, a deeper relationship with the Lord, accountability, and a husband. God worked through the BCM during my college career to bring me closer to Him. I was able to be surrounded by people who lived their lives on mission, wanted to know God deeper, and brought people alongside them in their walks with the Lord.  My senior year became so busy with student teaching and planning a wedding that I didn’t get to be apart of the day-to-day aspects of the BCM, but I will be forever grateful for the years I spent at the BCM and the people it brought to me.

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•God completely altered the course of my life in college. He called my to pursue vocational ministry when I was chasing after a doctorate in pharmacy. He closed doors and opened others over and over in order that I would see Him as my greatest treasure. He stretched me and grew me in ways I never would have expected, and I am so grateful that He remained faithful through all of it.
•The BCM has given me community, friends, discipleship, and a whole lot of growth. It encouraged and equipped me to better reach WKU’s campus. I am so thankful for the friends I made at the BCM and the way I was able to see God work in the lives of others. I love the BCM and it’s mission so much that I have decided to stay for another year as an intern.

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During my four years at WKU, God taught me to completely trust him when making decisions-to be sensitive to the Holy spirit and attentive towards his guiding, ask people’s advice, and then just make a decision. Whether or not it is the “right” decision, he is in control and will use it. He also taught me so much about his patient and steadfast character. Time and time again he showed me I can trust him with any situation I face.
The BCM is a place that he used to teach me these things and many more. I’m so thankful for the opportunities the BCM gave me to learn more about God’s character and the person He wants me to be, to grow as an individual, to be involved in leadership, to experience and appreciate discipleship in a way I hadn’t before, and to be surrounded with a wonderful group of believers who knew me, loved me, and challenged me in my faith.

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During my time at WKU, God has shown me just how sovereign and good He is. I can't begin to tell all the stories of His faithfulness to me. Many of those stories have taken place through the BCM, where I was welcomed as a freshmen and discipled from that point forward. To me, the BCM has been a place of community, accountability, growth, and laughter. It has been a community which God used to shape me and show me His love. I feel confident that I can step into the next chapter of life to go make disciples, knowing that my leaders and friends at the BCM will be cheering me on--and I will be cheering them on, too.

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The first time I ever heard of the BCM, I was sitting in my dorm room Freshman year right after moving in. I was flipping through the stack of papers and cards they give all incoming freshman. One of the cards was a large rectangle describing the Baptist Campus Ministry. I was not a Christian at this time, but God had been convicting me and teaching me that I was in need of Christ. Within a week from reading that BCM card, a member of the BCM offered me a ride to his church where I came to realize that I needed to become a disciple of Jesus Christ and call him my lord. I cannot begin to tell you all that God has done for me through the BCM since that day. But I can tell you about the best thing the BCM has done for me. It led me to God. It led me to a loving Father who received this rebel back into his arms. It led me to a dying Son who bled and wept for the sins I committed. It led me to a patient and powerful Spirit who has comforted me and strengthened me every day since. I am so thankful for this. I'm so thankful for you all. I've thought a lot about what I might say in this little reflection. After coming up with all these grand closing thoughts for Senior Send-off, I think instead the best thing would be for me to just say honestly: thank you all, and I love you all.

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When I first came to WKU I was not ready to have a relationship with Jesus, I was just ready to finish college. God grabbed my attention freshman year and reminded me that he is the center of my life not school. He has since shown me that we are not only to be discipled but to also make disciples, both of which I had never experienced before. God used the BCM to teach me both of these things by providing a place where I can lead a bible study and be mentored by others. I truly believe that God used the BCM to create a foundation where the rest of my life is dedicated to serving him. For that reason I am very grateful and owe a lot to the BCM.

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God has helped me grow in so many ways since being in college. My understanding of true discipleship and fellowship have been formed and modeled through time in college to which I have been able to grow in Christ. The BCM has been a major part of my time in college. It allowed to meet friends that I will stay connected with long after my graduation, and I have also been blessed to call them brothers and sisters in Christ. I will forever be thankful for what God has done in my time at WKU and here at the BCM.

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The biggest thing God has done in my life is brought me into communities where Christ is at the center. Both through the BCM and my local church’s college ministry, I’ve gained friends that hold me accountable, provide wisdom, and are there for me when I’m struggling. Speaking of the BCM, the impact has been amazing. Before coming, I wasn’t really involved in anything outside of service on Sundays. It really showed me how important being a part of a community of believers is. I would’ve never even considered leading a men’s retreat or preaching a sermon without the encouragement and help from the BCM.

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College has been really tough. I have struggled a lot and grown a lot through this time. I have learned so many life lessons and made so many lifelong friends. The BCM has helped me through those struggles and shown me how to be a better leader. I have gotten so many opportunities to mentor and be mentored, to learn new things about the Lord and share that with others, and been challenged to love God and his people better. I am thankful for college and the BCM and what the Lord has shown me through them.

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This time has been some of the most important years of my entire life.  During this time, I have made friendships that will last for the rest of my life.  This time has also allowed me to look at my faith and determine what it truly means to follow Christ.  By attending the BCM I was able to grow many of my friendships from high school and was able to see how Christ has continued to shape both their lives and my own.  The BCM provided a Christ centered community for me in college and through this great ministry I was able to keep my mind set on the things of Christ while I attended WKU.

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My path in college would not have been as straight if it wasn’t for God’s love for me. In high school I was luke-warm in my faith at best, which is a dangerous territory to be transitioning to an adult life. I praise God for putting believers around me to guide me to him everyday and grow me in my faith to prepare me for the rest of my life on this earth with Him. The BCM was an integral part in my spiritual growth. I have learned what it means to be a disciple, to go out and live my faith and share it with others everyday, and be a man of God. All of these things I have learned through the vessel of the BCM and my D-Group with Tommy Johnson.

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My faith has grown more throughout my college career than any other time in my life. Prior to coming to campus my faith was very stagnant, but God has placed me in positions and given me opportunities to take great steps in my walk with Him. I have been so grateful to have been a part of the BCM. The BCM has opened doors for me and pushed me to take on new challenges that have bettered me as a Christian and person. It has given me new friends and memories that will last for the rest of my life.

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Since college, I have grown immensely in my faith. I have learned what it means to have Jesus as Lord of your life. Also, I got engaged!!!

The BCM has put people in my life that have had a huge and wonderful impact. The BCM helped to plug me into groups of guys and girls that invested in my life and truly cared for me. I have been encouraged by the passion for spreading the Gospel and making disciples, and I have been given opportunities to grow in the same way.

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I never planned to go to Western but coming to WKU has been the best decision of my life.  I have met friends that I will have for a lifetime, experienced things I could only dream about, and made memories that I will never forget.  Although being at WKU was never my plan, I am so glad that God led me here and showed me all the wonderful things that my time in college had to offer.

So many of my memories are attached to the people that I have met through the BCM, and so many of these friendships I will cherish forever.  The BCM is also where I originally got my start in worship, and I will forever be grateful that I discovered this passion at the BCM.  I have grown closer to God and my friends and the BCM has played such a huge role in that.

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Throughout my college experience God has stretched me and grown me in ways I never thought possible. He has taught me to break out of my comfort zone and reach out and love people endlessly. I have also found myself relying on his goodness and knowing that he has ultimate control over my life and his plans are far greater than mine. Through the BCM God has provided me with amazing people to lift me up and give me a community I have always prayed for. Through DGroup and Freshman Family Groups god has given me opportunities to grow in him and grow with the people around me. I’m so grateful for this wonderful experience and I’m going to miss WKU so much!

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The Lord has done so much in my life while in college. He showed me that my confidence can only come through him, he taught me to trust him even when plans don’t go my way, and he gifted me a pretty awesome husband.

BCM has been a sanctuary for me in more ways than one. I have laughed and cried there, written lesson plans, made amazing friends with other believers, and I was blessed to lead worship there throughout my senior year.

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Throughout my time in college, God has been consistently growing me and drawing me closer to Him. I remember coming to freshmen family groups for the first time and seeing how the leaders boldly lived for Christ in their everyday lives. I knew that God was calling me out of the lukewarm faith that I had during high school. Since then, he has provided me with people to mentor me and given me people that I can mentor as well. I have grown substantially in my love and understanding of His Word, His creation, and what He did for me on the cross. I am thankful for how He has grown me in these four years and look forward to the growth that He has in store for me in the future. The BCM has played a huge role in my college career and I am so thankful for my time that I was able to spend here. First and foremost, it allowed me to connect and form deep friendships with other believers on campus that will continue on after I graduate. It has also given me opportunities to lead both on the leadership team and as a freshmen family group and d group leader. Through the BCM, I have been challenged and pushed to grow in ways that I never thought were possible. I love the BCM!

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In God's Grace and Mercy He has shown me in college that while I am a sinner deserving separation from Him, Christ has died taking on the punishment of sin I deserved and has risen to defeat death. Before college and at the beginning of college, I was looking to find satisfaction in things of the world, thinking I could find hope in myself, and was not broken to the reality of my sin. But in God's Grace, He showed me the weight of my sin, and that when repenting and trusting in the work He has done, because of this hope of the Gospel I can be reconciled to Him through Christ, and that there is true life and true joy found in Him! Thankful that The Lord in His Sovereignty placed people in my life to point me to the hope found in the Gospel!
The BCM has shown me the importance of the local church, sharing the Gospel, Discipleship, and the unique, but short time that college students have to be an ambassador for Christ on campus. So thankful to have seen an incredible example of these important aspects lived out by leaders a part of the BCM. Thankful for the way those examples have encouraged and challenged me greatly in my relationship with Christ.

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College has been an interesting chapter, that's for sure. God has shown me that it's not always about what I want, but what will serve his kingdom better. The BCM has provided me with a great discipleship group that truly cares and prays for me. The guys have really helped me understand that it is not all about me. TJ has also helped understand what it truly means to be humble.

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The community and leadership that the BCM offered to me throughout my college experience has been a blessing. The BCM has also provided me with ample opportunities to serve our great God alongside some of my best friends. Additionally, this establishment has introduced me to the woman that I will soon call my wife. I am eternally grateful for that. I want to offer a sincere thank you to everyone at the BCM that has made my college experience as amazing as it was!

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Katie Alsobrook!!! You have blessed my life and I am so excited to have been your friend in college! You have encouraged my life so much and inspired me in more ways then one!! The way you treat people screams the lord of Jesus and I am so glad we could share WKU, Hillvue, and BCM together!! I am excited for your next chapter but know you left a mark on the hill that can be felt in the hearts of all that know you and had the privilege to be served by you!! Go & make disciples, sister!! - Sarah

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The Sweetest Encouragement from your Lynn

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The Sweetest Encouragement from your Lynn

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Hey, Taylor!!! I am thankful for my sweet friendship with you!!! I can't believe that you will be graduating soon!!! You are a special person to me. I still remembered that we went to the same high school, but we never talked to each other. Until the night of International Conversation, we met each other, I got to closer to you. I am thankful for God's plan and having you as my best friend!!! I am happy for you and proud of your hardworking. I will be praying for you as always. I wish you all the best!!! Love you!!!

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To the best Co-Rec Flag Football Captain a man could ask for, thank you for a thrilling season where we almost won a game! You are hilarious and overall just an amazing person that people can connect with easy. Excited to see what God has in store for you and Abby. This Carter btw lol

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To the best Men’s flag football Captain a dude can ask for. Even though I’m still salty I wasn’t started on offense and that I didn’t get that pick-6 it was  still a great season to just enjoy getting closer to some of the guys at the BCM and tbh I thought you were intimidating at first. But then I saw you were just a goofy guy that loved winning and I could respect that. Then me you and JP bonded at Converge and that was awesome. Glad to have met you Derek

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Single greatest Family Group Leader a guy could ask for no question about it. You got the total package when it comes to leadership. Funny personable relatable but you can also be serious. So glad me and the boys chose you day one to be our leader and really sad we can’t finish out the year like we started it. Also you can ball. Which I didn’t think you would be able to but dang it here we are. Gonna miss you bro. Love, Carter

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Hey, Zach!! The first time I met you at International Conference 2017, you were a nice person and also still a fun person. I am thankful for the Lord and you!! Thank you for the encouragement, talking to me and praying for my prayers!! I will continue to pray for you!! God has His great plans for you & Taylor!! So excited for your future!! God is always there for you no matter where you are!! Wish you the best!! I love you & Taylor :) - Lin

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Hey, Gracie!!! You are the sweetest person ever!!! I am thankful for my friendship with you!! I can't believe that you will be graduating soon. Thank you for always making me laugh!! I had a great time with you at International Conference 2019. Loved to dance with you!! I will continue to pray for you!! Thank you for being my roommate at the Conference!!! Can't wait to see what the Lord has His store for your future!! 我爱你, 妹妹!!!   -Lin

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a true legend, we were very lucky when we got u as ffg leader. u helped make freshman year a ton of fun but also taught us a lot. we are gonna miss u bro. never forget the knee surgery boys

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Has been a blessing to see you grow in college! Keep hitting the gym and supporting the TOPS while you're in graduate school! - Dlog

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So glad that you joined my discipleship group your freshman year of college! It's so cool to see your college career come full circle. I hope that you continue to follow Christ and grow as a disciple! - Dlog

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It has been so cool to see you grow in your walk with Christ in college! My prayer is that you continue to follow Christ with your whole heart as a disciple.

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Thankful you joined the BCM and my discipleship group! I pray you grow as a disciple of Christ! Can't wait for you and Abby to get hitched! - Dlog

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Your love of rap music is a unique bond that we will share forever! I'm glad you are staying in Bowling Green this year! I hope you continue to grow as a disciple at First Baptist. Also go thunder/go grizz - dlog

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So thankful that you joined my discipleship group last year and it has been awesome to see how you've grown. My prayer is that you continue to grow as a disciple of Christ in the future! And thanks for painting the entire BCM with me fam! - dlog

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Lauren, I'm so glad God has given you so many awesome opportunities in college (travel, theater performances, Disney, meeting your future husband, etc.), but even more that God has held you fast and grown you in Him! Excited for you!   - Sarah Wood

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Zach, you are such a humble and faithful servant, and I'm so grateful for you. I'm sad that we didn't get to see you as much this last year, but I'm glad for your faithful service to your church and for how you're close to being done with student teaching! I hope you end up teaching around here so we can still bump into you and Taylor!
- Sarah Wood

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Graham, thank you for how you've served the BCM and Living Hope during your college years! It's been encouraging to see your servant leadership style grow on stage!
- Sarah Wood

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Anna, it's been so fun getting to know you and your family these past few years! We're grateful for how you've loved on our family, too! Praying for you as you make decisions about your next steps!
- Sarah Wood

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Taylor, it has been awesome to see you mature these last few years! We were glad to have your help with international student ministry last year, too. I am excited for your new job and for this time you have to enjoy your new home and new husband! - Sarah Wood

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That's such a good picture of you! You are a sweet, faithful, disciplined woman of God, and I'm glad we'll serve alongside each other next year! Praying for a fruitful season in your life, even though it's a weird time. I'm so grateful God put you in my D-Group! - Sarah

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Zach, I'm so grateful for your humble, servant leadership in your year as president, and throughout your time at the BCM. I know God will bless your faithful walk as you pursue Him! - Sarah Wood

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Gracie, I'm so grateful for how you've served faithfully at the BCM this year with us, and over the past years! You have a sweet, kind spirit, and I love how you reach out to others! - Sarah Wood

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Ethan, I'm so grateful for the many ways that God is using you to minister to, disciple, and encourage others from all walks of life. You are a great example of humble and faithful service. Thank you for the ways you are pouring our your life to serve others! - Sarah Wood

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Tanner, I'm sad for you that this season has caused baseball, your student teaching, and your wedding to a look different than originally planned, but I know circumstances can't cause you to forget the bigger picture of God's goodness, sovereignty, and grace. Praying for His grace to be abundantly clear in your life right now! - Sarah Wood

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Alicyn, I'm so grateful for the many ways you've been a servant to the BCM community over the past years! I know many of them have probably gone unnoticed, because you're not the sort to toot your own horn :) Thank you for your faithfulness to the Lord. And I'm super excited for your next steps in Louisville. Let us know if you need recommendations for GF places there :) - Sarah Wood

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Abby, you said that college was tough, but that God taught you so much in these years. The term "grace under fire" comes to mind when I think of you, because I have seen you come through challenges with kindness and humility and (of course) grace. Thank you for your faithful service to the BCM as a leader in worship and on the leadership team! - .Sarah Wood

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Keep doing 360s and your cool factor will never stop increasing! It will be really sad to see the bcm without you!

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Really glad I got to be yo roommate and spend a lot of time with you Gibbs! You were one of the first people I met at BCM and you set the atmosphere and made me super welcomed there. I am super encouraged by your heart to serve and will miss you so you better visit! -Jake

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I am so thankful to have been your friend throughout college! I have seen you grow so much and just serve so well! The worst semester was the one you weren’t there for but I know you were having the time of your life! Thank you for how you loved and served at the BCM and made everyone you befriended feel loved and cared for. I am proud of you and I can’t wait to see you flourish in your next chapter!! 🖤 -Sarah Strong

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I am so stinkin proud of you!! You have been such a light at the BCM and you brighten everyone’s day! I am excited to see where life takes you next and watch you make things happen! You’re the best sweet Anna!!! -Sarah Strong

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I’m gonna cry... wow life has moved so fast on us! Can’t help to think about how we were sitting in our sweet Cabell cottage a year ago today and now you’re a WIFE, you are graduating, and you have your first teaching job!! You have been a constant blessing to me in your college career, you’ve challenged me, encouraged me, laughed with me, cried with me, lived with me ahah! You are truly an incredible person and you will be the most incredible teacher. I’m thankful to just look back and see all of the ways the lord used your life so abundantly to serve the BCM in the most meaningful and quiet ways. You embody the character of Christ so well and you extend that care, grace, and love to others. I am so glad to have known you in our time at the BCM and to be your friend!! You are truly a gift!! Love you - Sarah Strong

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The summer before you got to WKU, I prayed so hard for a good friend. The majority of my group of people had graduated and moved away or were entering very different seasons of life. I had no idea that I would end up meeting you and you would become one of my core friends this late in my college career! I’m thankful that after maybe three conversations and much push, you went to see Ben rector with me last minute and all the concerts following that! We have made so many memories together and your friendship is one I cherish! I am so glad to know you and to have watched you flourish in ministry this year at the BCM! You have made such an impact in my life in how you love, care, and minister to others!! I am proud of you as you enter into the new chapter of seminary and interning and I know you will steward it so well! Thank you for how you have served the BCM so well this year and how you display a quiet and gentle spirit to others on a daily basis!! You are incredible my friend!! Parent-Trap sisters 4 Ever lol hahaha - Sarah Strong (but... you could have guessed that haha)

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I feel like I’m sad writing this bc I feel like this is not fun to say bye WKU and by Gracie. Gray Gray Holla you are my friend forever and ever and that isn’t changing. I love your quirks and all the memories we share from TalPals, to FUGE, to road ends in water, to wild eggs hahah, to Denver, to beach reach, to me signing you up to live in a house and not living there haha, to Christmas lights in your apartment, honestly I could go on all day. You have made so many people feel loved and cared for and like they had a friend at the BCM. I am thankful we have seen each other grow so much and we now have so many memories to cringe at with one another bc we have literally lived college year by year knowing each other! I’m thankful for post-FFG playing signs and Winter Jam 2017 for sponsoring this friendship. I am glad to know you and laugh with you and have so many snap chat memz with you (typing that so when you read this in 10 years you get a little kick out of what decade this was and how snap chat is big bc it will likely die the same death as vine). I also am writing this the way we talk to each other knowing other people can read this so that’s also funny bc no one is else will understand what words are being written. I guess i could just FaceTime you and tell you all this... but lol words of affirmation. Yes gray gray holla, you have served so well at the bcm and you have truly impacted lives, and made a difference. I am proud of you and who you have become and I am excited to see where life takes you next! Keep me in the loop, love yah!! - Sarah Strong!!

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Abby P ilysm. You have been a constant source of friendship, love, and laughter in my college experience and I know there are several other individuals that would say the same! I am thankful for who you are and what you are about! I hate that the world is so weird right now but you have taken what’s been handed to you and made light through it and I think that speaks volumes about who you are. I am thankful for your hard work at your job, the BCM, and in college and I know that your serving doesn’t go in vain. You have so much joy that you spread to others and you ensure everyone knows where that joy is rooted in. Your life screams the gospel because you ensure people know the story of God’s love through the testimony of Abby Price’s life. That is a discipline we all ought to develop and follow after. I think my favorite 180 sermon In all my years at the BCM was yours and it’s the one I remember the most. THANKYOU for using any challenge you walk through or trial you face to point others back to Jesus. I am proud to know you and call you my friend and I am so excited to see you enter this next post-grad chapter and become a WIFFFFEEEE!!! Wild! I know the Lord has big plans to use you for his glory and your good and I can’t wait to see what avenue that is. I’m here for you always Abby! Love you SM!! -Sarah Strong

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You are one of the most thoughtful, kind, and patient people I have encountered in college. I am so thankful you were at the BCM and I got to know you a little bit over these four years. Your thoughtfulness inspires and challenges me. I am so grateful to know you and to continue to watch you grow even after college! I cannot wait to see where you go next and to read your books someday! I am so proud of you sweet friend!! -Sarah Strong!

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So here’s a little story I got to tell about... Easton you’re one of the most faithful FFG leaders I’ve ever met! Sam Scott would be proud of you!! Glad that we could hype up Cabell street (RIP Cabell Gardens) for a year and good luck in grad school!! Thx for you & your friends opening me up to the world of the Beastie Boys!  Seriously tho, I’m grateful for how you served the BCM throughout college- good luck on your next chapter!! - Sarah

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Giving you a typical yearbook note “Glad we had 11th grade math together even tho u don’t remember and RIP to college astronomy, HAGS” - Sarah Strong
Also, I’m thankful for how you served throughout college at the BCM!! You’re appreciated!!!

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I hope Cinderella doesn’t temp you too much to get a dog in the next few years hahaha. Thankful to have gotten to know you and I’ll so excited for you and Abby! THANKYOU for how you impacted the BCM ! You were an example to others and served so well!! - Sarah

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Man I am so proud of you. You are faithfully following Christ. I can remember our first convos your freshman year in d group and now I can see how God has continued to work and move in your life. I am excited to see your next steps and I just encourage you trust Christ through the valleys of ministry and in life. God loves you as a son and that will never change. Discipleship is a lifetime journey. Keep learning. Expect failure. Repent constantly. Worship through it all. Love you man - Brad Clardy

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John I'm gonna miss see you around the BCM. May Jesus be the center of your life always! -Nic

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Thank you for the way that you have served the BCM! You will be missed. May the God of grace be with you! -Nic

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Though aquantices, I'm glad that I got to meet you! May the Lord be with you always! -Nic

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Worshiping together was a joy! You will be missed. May Jesus be your Living Hope! (Yes pun intended) -Nic

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Thank you for the way that you have served the BCM! May the God of peace be with you! -Nic

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Im glad that I got to meet you. Thank you for your service to the BCM as a FFG leader this past semester! May Jesus be glorified in all that you do! -Nic

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You have been such an inspiration to me since the first day we met! You have served the term of President well. I can't wait to see what God has in store for you! -Nic

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As a D-Group leader you rocked it! I'm glad that you discipled me in the way that have this year. You have been an encouragement for me and you will be missed! -Nic

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It was a joy and privilege to lead worship together! May the God of joy be with you! -Nic

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Thank you for your unending encouragement as the worship team leader. You will be missed greatly! Best of prayers to you as you approach real life! -Nic

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It has been a joy and privilege to lead worship together! You will be missed! -Nic

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Congrats, John.  It seems like only a short time ago, you were in High School.  I am looking forward to how God uses you to bring him glory.  - Chad Groff

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Chandler -
I have greatly enjoyed getting to know you over the past few years.  Your heart for serving Jesus is fantastic.  Students enjoy you and see the work of Jesus in your life.  Keep looking to him.  I am excited to see how God works in your life.
Chad Groff

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Tanner -
You have made an impact on my life and the life of my boys.  Thank you for speaking truth into their life, teaching them to pitch to their potential and pointing them towards Jesus.  You are becoming an effective and Spirit-lead Christian leader.  We are looking forward to many more years of ministry and baseball together.  Go Gators.
Chad Groff

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Graham -
I feel like I have seen you grow up right before my eyes.  Over the past 5 years, you have leaned in to what God has for you and are blossoming into a highly effective team leader, servant of God and minister of the gospel.  I am excited about seeing where God will use you to bring him glory.
Chad Groff

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Lauren,
I am so thankful to have known you my first year of college! You've been a great Freshman Family Group leader and a great friend! You've really helped me grow in my relationship with the Lord. I'm so excited for you and Daniel! You're gonna do great! Love ya!
-Laney

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Mya,
I am so thankful to have gotten to know you and become good friends with you this year! You've been a great D-Group leader, and you've shown me what it means to truly desire God! I'm so excited for you as you pursue a career in ministry and continue at the BCM as an intern! You're going to do great things! Love ya! -Laney

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Abby,
I'm so thankful that I've gotten to know you this year! You are so sweet and show the Lord's kindness so well! I'm so excited for you and Jason! You're going to do great! -Laney

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Katie! Thank you so much for lending us your beautiful voice and joyful spirit as a member of our worship team this year! Your heart for Christ is so evident. Wishing you all the best in the years to come! --Alicyn N.

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Mya! I'm so glad that I got to know you through the BCM the past few semesters. You are such a shining example of faith and obedience to the Lord, and of servanthood. You are lovely inside and out, and I know you're going to make an amazing impact as an intern next year! Wishing you all the best! -- Alicyn N.

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Gracie! So, the first time I sort of got to know you was at that Galentine's Nerf war our freshman year (which was aWeSOmE). I'm SO glad I got to know you even better during the following semesters. I've loved watching you grow into who God has designed you to be--someone who is lovely, kind, unique, and SO much fun to be around. I've also loved our random, post-180 talks when we've discovered how similar we are in some ways (lol). I wish you the best, and many many adventures, in the years to come! -- Alicyn N.

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Wow, you are such a joyful and glowing presence. I am so thankful to have met and gotten to spend some time with you over this past year, and I can't wait to see what the Lord holds for your future! Congrats on your upcoming graduation AND marriage! Love you dearly.
-Jess S.

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Congratulations, John! We are going to miss seeing you around at the BCM this coming year. I pray you continue to show your passion for the Lord in all that you do.
- Jess S.

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Wow! It has been such a joy getting to know you this past year. From random chats at the BCM to skiing at Perfect North ... the memories we have made in a short amount of time have been so fun. You are such a light to those around you, and I pray you continue to reflect Christ in all that you do. Love you, girl!
- Jess S.

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Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! I am so glad to have met and gotten to know you this past year. I pray that you continue to reflect Christ in all that you do as you so clearly have done at the BCM. You will make a wonderful intern next year; I can't wait!
- Jess S.

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I am so glad I got placed in your Freshman Family Group. Not only were you there to help me with chemistry (haha), but you also really helped me in furthering my walk with Christ while adjusting to college life. Your passion for Christ and sharing the Good News inspires me, and I pray you continue that in all that you do. Congratulations, and we will miss you!
- Jess S.

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It's honestly crazy to think we only met about 6-7 months ago ... I feel like I've known you forever! We have had so many fun experiences from late-night games at the BCM to 4-hour-long car troubles on the side of the interstate (yikes); I'm thankful for all of them! You are such a joyful presence and so clearly reflect Christ to those around you. Thank you for all that you have done for the BCM and for those who look up to you. A true inspiration! Congratulations!
- Jess S.

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Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! You have certainly been an inspiration to me and many others at the BCM in the way you reflect Christ in all that you do. I am so thankful to have met and been able to spend some time with you this past year, and I know the Lord has wonderful plans for your future. -Jess S.

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Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! I am so thankful to have been a part of your co-ed flag football team this past year. You were obviously the best captain even though our record didn't prove it. Thanks for being a constant encourager and example of Christ in everything you do. I cannot wait to see what the Lord has in store for you and Abby (you all are my inspiration).
- Jess S.

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Wow, where to begin. You have been such a role model to me in the short time I have known you. Your passion and dedication for Christ is inspiring to me, and I have always and will continue to look up to you. I am so thankful for all that you have done for me, for our D-Group, and for the BCM as a whole. Your radiant spirit abound with the love of Christ, and I pray you never let that go. I cannot wait to see what the Lord has in store for you and Jason this year and in the years to come. Love you dearly, sweet friend!
- Jess S.

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I loved serving on Women's Ministry with you last year! You are so fun-loving and always brighten up a room. Congrats and best wishes! Keep following and trusting God where ever you go!
Joshua 1:9

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
- Anna Chumley

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It has been such a sweet blessing going through college with you! You are kind to everyone you meet and have always greeted me with a smile. Keep showing Christ's love the way you do!
Isaiah 40:31

“But those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.”
- Anna Chumley

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I remember meeting you my junior year at the BCM Women's potluck. I thought you were so sweet and wished we could become friends. And then you came to WKU! You have such a sweet heart, beautiful smile, and a great sense of humor. I'm going to miss seeing you at the B all the time. Keep following and serving the Lord, Lovely.
Psalm 32:8

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”
-Anna Chumley

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The first day I met you your freshman year I liked you. I could tell you had a heart for the Lord and for others. I didn't even know the half of it. Your spiritual maturity, compassion for others, and heart for the lost have blown me away over the years. Your selflessness and humility inspire me to be a better person. And your jokes always put a smile on my face, no matter how cheesy they are, I just can't help it. XD You have added such a joyful, loving atmosphere to the BCM. I'm not letting you move away like all the others. (But if you do, we just need to make annual Pilot's Rock Adventures or something).
1 Corinthians 15:58

“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
- Anna Chumley

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I am going to miss you my friend. You are a sweetheart. You make me laugh every time I'm with you. You are gorgeous. You are talented. You are capable. You are valuable. God is going to continue to use you to share his love and truth, to build disciples and build his kingdom. I pray you know exactly who you are in the Lord and you're not afraid to be who he's called you to be and fulfill each purpose he's called you to. Where ever you go, whatever you do, you need to come back and visit so we can play Scattergories again XD.
Psalm 121:1-2

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.”

- Anna Chumley

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I'm so proud of you! Thank you for loving people and serving at the B, from leading FFG groups to leading worship to discipling other girls. I'm looking forward to how God is going to continue to use you as a wife and a college graduate! (so crazy).
Deuteronomy 31:8

“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
- Anna Chumley

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What do I even put in this title for you, Alicyn, my Best Friend, Soul-Sister, Basically Wife of 10 years

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What do I even put in this title for you, Alicyn, my Best Friend, Soul-Sister, Basically Wife of 10 years

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We are graduating. We're graduating. (allow me to take us back to freshman year of high school)AHHHH WHAT THE HECK IT'S INSANE WE'RE FINALLY HERE I CAN'T BELIEVE WE DID IT AAHFHGKSJDSF.
(And now I'm back).
We survived 4 years of college as sheltered little homeschoolers, and I think we did pretty well. I'm so thankful God allowed my childhood BFF and I to go to the same college together. I can never express how much you mean to me. I'm so proud of who you are and how you live out your faith through the good and bad times. No matter where post-grad life takes us, our hearts will still be inseparable. And you and I WILL live together if it's after both of our husbands have died and we share a room in the same retirement home. I'm determined. XD
Isaiah 26:3

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”

I love you,
Your Forever Exit Buddy

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Tanner Maple,
Meeting you at the BCM in August of 2017 I had no idea my life would change forever. From being acquaintances, friends, then dating, to now engaged and getting married in 33 days (!!!), I have God’s grace, your sweet heart, and WKU BCM to thank daily. You light up every room you enter, you give 110% into everything you do, and your contagious joy for the Lord and for life are all defining characteristics that make you someone that lots of people look up to. You make the world a better place and so many people are blessed by you.
(Sorry if that was mushy gushy you guys, I had to😆)

-Abby

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Zach! I remember meeting you during Master Plan my freshman year. You were so kind and encouraging and so welcoming! I wish you the best for your after graduation plans. The Lord will guide you along the way, just continue to seek Him!
-Megan Cannon

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Wishing you the best for the future John! As Pastor Jason says every Sunday, “May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face shine upon you!” -Megan Cannon

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Graham! Congrats on the upcoming graduation. I just wanted to say thank you for being so welcoming my freshman year of college. You and several others just adopted us freshman and took all of us u see your wing. Thank you for all the fun wallyball and ultimate memories! Wish you the best for the future and hope you continue to seek God’s direction in all things. Stay in touch! -Megan Cannon