One of the great fringe benefits of a college education is that lifetime friendships are forged along the way. I have experienced this in my own life, but I have also observed it in the lives of many others. So often I will hear a pastor talk about friends from college with whom he regularly shares the ups and downs of life in the ministry. The truth is that we need the support we get from others who are facing similar situations, and those same people are the best ones to share our joys when things are going well. Last Tuesday during Pastors’ Conference, Brother and Mrs. Kobernat hosted our second annual Alumni Banquet. It was so wonderful to see our graduates reunited with friends from their college days and meeting other graduates who went to school either before or after they did. My heart was stirred as I thought about the impact our graduates are having for the cause of Christ, and I was encouraged when I thought about the strength they must be receiving from the friendships that began right here at GSBC.

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Here is a picture that we took of the student body this week. We are blessed to have these great young people as a part of Golden State Baptist College.