H ave you ever wondered how God leads? How does He direct our path? How does He show us the right steps

to take? I know in my life there have been many occasions where I have asked these very questions. If we are not careful, we can become frustrated with the whole process. We know the Bible promises guidance, we

know God has the ability to guide us, yet when the guidance doesn’t seem to come, or doesn’t come in the way we expect, we can become frustrated.

From my own experience I have come to the conclusion that while guidance may not be recognized at any one moment in time, it is there none the less. We look for the spectacu-lar. We want bright lights and fire from heaven when God announces His will to us. Yet many times God leads step-by-step and circumstance-to-circumstance. Only when that time is past in our lives can we look back and see the guidance of God actively working. Then we can experience the feeling of being led without knowing it. We find that God’s hand of guidance has always been present. We haven’t been alone – He has been there the whole way!

You say, “That is too mysterious!” Yes, it is mysterious. God seldom announces in advance that He is present and working in our behalf. Yet He is there. Jesus said to Nicodemus, “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit (John 3:8).” This is not teaching that those who are born of the Spirit will float around like a breeze. It is the promise of a Spirit-guided life! We are not left to our own devices; we have the Holy Spirit as our guide. For the Christian, life is not made up of coincidences but of divine providence.

Some people use the term “coincidence” to explain the unexplainable things that happen to them. A spiritually-minded person understands that providence explains the unexplainable. Coincidence sounds a lot like an accident, chance, or “testing the wind with your finger.” Providence has God’s fingerprints all over it. It is mysterious. It is being led without knowing it!

I wonder sometimes if we should just forget about discovering the will of God for our life and rest in His promised guidance. This is not an excuse to live how you want to live and do what you want to do in life. It is quite the contrary. It requires us to be so serious about our walk with God that the Spirit can gently guide us to where we ought to be and what we ought to be doing. Yes, that means He is leading us even when we are not aware!

Where is the Spirit guiding you? Today you may not be able to answer that question with certainty. But tomorrow or next week or perhaps even a few years from now you will be able to look back and say with the song writer, “Jesus led me all the way!”

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Cover Photo: Jim Howard, Chairman

of the Aviation Program, standing

with students _________________

PHOTO BY DOUG WISEMAN

The TorchVolume XLVI No. 2 Spring 2013

Published by Hobe Sound Bible College in Hobe Sound, Florida, The TORCH is devoted to the promotion of Christian education. There is no subscription price,

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Contents _________________________________________________________________

GUEST EDITORIAL: Divine Directionby Rev. Rodney Loper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 _________________________________________________________________

A PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE: Lessons From A Log Chain! by P. Daniel Stetler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 _________________________________________________________________

The Aviation Program – An Interview With Jim Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 _________________________________________________________________

Rev. John W. Basham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6_________________________________________________________________

Oklahoma Relief Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7_________________________________________________________________

Opening Events – Registration, Revival, Dorm Retreat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9_________________________________________________________________

ALUMNI NEWS: Weddings, Births, Deaths, and News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11_________________________________________________________________

CAMPUS NEWS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13_________________________________________________________________

CAMPUS NEWS: Hobe Sound Bible College Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14_________________________________________________________________

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Ed and Heather Durham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15_________________________________________________________________

ANOUNCEMENT: Homecoming – February 7-8, 2014 Featuring Classes of ‘64, ’74, ’84, ’94, ’04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16_________________________________________________________________

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I pulled out my chain the other night—a heavy, semi-rusty “log chain” about twenty feet long with

large hooks on each end. I don’t use it often, but when a crisis arises which demands something very strong for pulling or towing, that chain is invalu-able. The occasion that demanded its use this time was the breakdown of a student’s car at a nearby shopping plaza. A couple of fellows were look-ing for some way to get that car to a local garage for repair. As it turned out, my big old chain was just what they needed.

Since I don’t use that chain very often, from time to time I go over it very carefully—almost link by link—to make sure all the links are sound and it is safe for the job. There will be an enormous amount of pres-sure on that chain while it is being used for towing. I want to make sure it doesn’t have any weak or damaged links which could break under the pressure and make an already serious problem even worse.

It may seem a bit strange to you, but as I thought about my log chain and examined its many links, my mind drifted to my own life and the “chain of events” God used to draw me to sal-vation and His will for my life. There were many links in that chain—my parents, our home, churches, schools, friends, circumstances, and the list could go on and on. As I thought about those many links, I realized that a break in any one of them could have radically altered the course of my life.

Because I work at a Bible college, I am keenly aware of the profound importance of this particular link in God’s chain. No, I am not suggesting that this one link is more important than all others, but I will say that the little window of life we call the college years is the place where some of life’s most pro-foundly important decisions and choices are made. A break in this link often produces tragic results.

Because of the great importance of this link, I frequently find myself crying out to God for help to make sure we keep it strong. As an educational institution, we must maintain

a solid academic program which will prepare our students for the demands of the 21st century. By God’s help we are doing that. HSBC currently has six faculty members with doctorates and a seventh in a doctoral program. But we are more than an educational insti-tution. We are a Bible college which focuses on the spiritual formation and development of our students.

This link in God’s chain is ulti-mately only as strong as our spiritual focus is. Our nation is full of colleges and universities with excellent aca-demic programs, but very few of them offer anything to meet the desperate spiritual needs of their students. In one of the most crucial periods of their lives, these students find the link broken. Their heads are full but their souls are empty.

As important as our academic focus is, there are limitations to what it can do. It cannot help our students settle spiritual issues until they have a clear assurance that they are right with God. It cannot help them find true meaning and purpose in life. It cannot help them to learn to hear God’s voice and follow His leadership. It cannot help them marry the right companion or find the right calling in life. These things can only happen when our cam-pus is saturated with a strong sense of God-consciousness. My heart cries out, “Oh God, help us never to be sat-isfied with anything less on the campus of Hobe Sound Bible College!”

If our link in God’s chain is to remain strong, it must be a joint effort. I cannot keep it strong by myself. Our faculty and staff can-

not do it alone. We need God’s people everywhere to join us. People like you who will come alongside us with their prayers and encouragement. We need people who will help us lift the tremendous financial load which so often threatens to overwhelm us. We need people who will be vigilant and faithful year after year because the challenge is unending!

My prayer is, “Oh Lord, help our link in the chain to be strong and stand the pull for our young people!”

Lessons From A Log Chain! by P. Daniel Stetler

As I thought about those many links, I realized that a break in any one of them could have radically altered the course of my life. Because I work at a Bible college, I am keenly aware of the profound importance of this particular link in God’s chain.

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The Aviation Program–An Interview with Jim Howard

The aviation program at Hobe Sound Bible College is actively training young people to serve God through flying. Recently, President Stetler sat down with James Howard, chairman of

the Aviation Program.President Stetler: How long have you been teaching at HSBC?James Howard: This fall marks fifteen years.S: How did you get involved in this field of aviation?H: I started really young out in Wyoming with Shirley Sanders giving me a ride in his airplane, and I fell in love with it. I had two brothers who pursued aviation and an uncle who was a career pilot in the Air Force. So I just kind of followed them. I soloed at age sixteen and flew for a time, but didn’t complete my license.

In the middle of it all, God interrupted at a youth convention out in Winner, South Dakota. He let me know that it was His way or my way. He was pulling me back toward missions. So I surren-dered there and served three terms in Africa—two in Ghana and one in Lesotho. Then I came to teach at Hobe Sound Bible College, and God miraculously worked it out for me to finish my ratings and start an aviation program here.S: I think God even paid for that, didn’t He?H: He actually did. A wealthy lady over in old Hobe Sound whom I and another young man had done some work for left an estate and indicated that some of it be used for aviation. So I was the recipient of that and very, very blessed.S: How long has the aviation program at Hobe Sound been in operation?H: Ten years. It was started on a part-time basis in 2003.S: What kind of classroom courses do students have to take?H: I like to give them a good dose of Perspectives on Mission Aviation—where it’s come from, where it is, where it’s going. So they have a good feel for the sacrifice that’s been made in the field, the advances that have been made, and the needs that are present. In that course, we have them actually correspond and have a rela-tionship with organizations and do research.

Then we have Private Pilot Ground School; Advanced Aviation Weather; Advanced Ground School or Instrument Ground School; Advanced Avionics to keep up with some of the modern technol-ogy that’s coming to the cockpit; Confined Area Navigation to prepare them for mountain flying or unimproved runways. We have Aviation Safety, which is a very important course now to go beyond just the normal and teach actually what it means to build a safety grid and hopefully minimize any opportunity for accident. And then we have Advanced Ground School Commercial.

S: So when young people come to Hobe Sound and take this pro-gram, they’re getting a solid background—not just in actual flying, but in the educational process that’s behind that. H: Absolutely. We’ve tried to cover the bases and get them ready. I’ve been in contact with a number of missions organizations to find out what they are looking for. And that’s what I’m trying to build. S: What kind of ratings can students gain through this program? H: That’s according to their commitment. I am qualified to take them clear to multi-engine commercial certified flight instructor.

Private license is the entry level. That allows you to carry pas-sengers, but doesn’t allow you to charge for your services. It’s a license to fly, but it’s the entry level. Then I start next with instru-ment flying because those hours count toward the commercial rat-ing—and then commercial training.

The commercial license simply means that you can be hired to fly. So you can charge for services. Organizations or even commer-cial operations require a minimum number of hours and experi-ence. A lot of people will do flight instruction for a couple years to build time and experience.S: So can you train a student to be a flight instructor? H: Absolutely. S: You can take them all the way from their private license clear up through commercial, instrument, multi-engine, and they can become an instructor. So the flight program at Hobe Sound Bible College is not just a fly-by-night, small-time operation. You give them a solid academic basis. You have to be able to pay for the flight time and so forth, but it can take you through all the levels up through becoming an instructor yourself. H: Right.S: Can a student get Pell grants for any part of this training?H: It can cover the academic classes. Because of the high operating cost of aircraft, Pell grants won’t cover that. To operate an air-craft is very expensive, whether it’s a mission or a private aircraft. They’re just really expensive to operate. However, we try to pro-vide ways where they can either get low interest loans or a scholar-ship. I’m building a scholarship fund and actually have been quite successful. A number of our students have received outside help in their training.S: Our young man who is probably the most advanced now, Hugh Wade, received scholarship help to do some of his flying. H: He did.S: That’s a wonderful opportunity. When a student finishes the pro-gram, what kind of degree do they get?

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H: Right now with the college and ABHE, we have an associate of science in aviation, which is a full two-year degree. Or we do have a minor that can be put with any of the other majors. So they could combine the two-year associate of science with a major degree and have a BA.S: So they could have a BA in missions with a minor in mission-ary aviation.H: That’s correct.S: What are students qualified to do? I realize this depends on the level of rating they’ve received when they graduate. But let’s say a person goes up through commercial certification, what are they qualified to do?H: That’s kind of the bottom rung of the ladder. They are qualified to work for an air carrier for charter, usually in right seat to build time and experience. They could get on with cargo and build time that way—there are some opportunities there. You can be a com-mercial pilot at 250 hours. The FAA is changing the structure some because of accidents and things. They’re requiring more experience for higher level jobs. So they do need to build some time after that commercial license. Like I said before, one of the common ways is through flight instruction.S: So this program equips a person to walk through the door and begin a career in flying. H: Absolutely.S: And our hope and prayer is that they will have a passion to use those skills for the glory of God and the advancement of missions.H: That’s right.S: Is our program accredited by any national organization?H: It is fully recognized and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA. In fact I had the FAA in my office visiting me the other day and checking out the flight school. And then I’m a member in good standing with the National Association of Flight Instructors and have been for the past eleven years.S: What kind of a plane do you use?H: For most of the primary instruction, I use a Cessna 172 Skyhawk God wonderfully provided. Last year we had a very beau-tiful dedication for that. We have a beautiful airplane with modern equipment and a very nice instrument panel, a gorgeous airplane for training.S: So a student is going to have the privilege of getting their train-ing in an up-to-date aircraft.H: Up-to-date aircraft. And other more advanced airplanes will be available as students progress.S: That’s wonderful. Where does this flight training take place?H: God graciously opened the door to Missionary Flights International. They have a mission aviation service to Haiti, Bahamas, and Dominican Republic. They work out of Fort Pierce, Florida. They have two very large hangars and have graciously pro-vided me hangar space and a beautiful office to operate out of and some of the best people in the world to work with. In fact, Harold Martin, the chairman of our church board—who went through the mission organization here at Hobe Sound Bible College—is one of their pilots and on their staff there. S: What kind of opportunities are available for graduates?H: I’ve spoken to several recruiters. God has graciously given me a number of friends in several mission aviation organizations over

the years that I’ve been involved with. One recruiter told me they need ten to fifteen new pilots a year for the next ten years.S: What organization was that?H: That was Mission Aviation Fellowship. That’s a substantial organi-zation with chapters all over the world. I’ve also spoken with JARS–Jungle Aviation and Radio Service, which is a division of Wycliffe Translators. They say the same thing, that they’ll need ten to fifteen new pilots per year. And other international organizations say they could use up to twenty-five. There’s definitely a need for pilots.S: So when our students graduate, if they have a passion for doing ministry through aviation, there are going to be wide open doors for them to walk through.H: Absolutely.S: Can anyone learn to fly? Or do you have to have certain natural gifts and abilities to do that?H: In my opinion I think just about anybody with a mind and some motor skills can learn to fly. That’s the easy part. I’ve had several students where they took to it immediately and it seemed like concepts just clicked. Others have struggled, but they end up being very good pilots.S: And we have both young men and young women in our program here at Hobe Sound.H: Absolutely. One of my best pilots was a young woman.S: So there’s no gender-discrimination when it comes to serving God through mission aviation.H: I will say that pursuit of aviation can’t be a casual interest. It has to be a passion, much the same as somebody wanting to be a medical doctor.S: Well, this program is exciting to me because I learned of Jim Howard’s passion many years ago. And I’ve watched as God has worked and unfolded His will in this matter. When Jim surrendered to God to go to the mission field, it’s like God stepped in and said, “Okay, Jim, I’m going to give you back the desire of your heart.”

And God put it on the heart of a lady—who did not attend a holiness church and really had no deep understanding of missionary aviation—to make it possible for him to get all of his training, and God paid for it. Then little by little, God has led Jim. He has taken some steps of faith, but God has supported him in that.

Today, we at Hobe Sound Bible College have the wonderful privilege of having a program we could never afford if it were not for our partnership with Jim Howard and his Missionary Flight Training. It’s a real joy for us to partner together to have this unique opportunity to touch some young people who have a vision to serve God while flying an airplane.

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John Wilson Basham, age 84, was born September 21, 1928, in Louisville, Kentucky, and departed this life May 8,

2013, from Hobe Sound, Florida. John was the middle son of Anna and Audie Basham. His brothers Edwin, Kenneth, and Robert–who reside in Louisville, Kentucky, and George–of Atlanta, Georgia, are in their eighties. Sam White came to live with John and Dorothy when he was sixteen and is now a minister in the Wesleyan Church in Wyoming. Two grandsons and six great-grandchildren com-plete their family. Lau Ghioc has lived with them since 2004. Several other youth have lived in their home for extended periods of time. The Papua New Guinea students claim them as foster parents also. His pallbearers in Hobe Sound includ-

Rev. John W. Bashamed his New Guinea boys, Andy Kaila, Bob Mali, and Rex Waimi.

John has served the Lord since a teenager when he distributed tracts in the streetcar to and from school. His preaching ministry started while he was in college as a gospel team leader traveling to churches for weekend services. It was a won-

derful experience for him and the other team members whose desire was to be in God’s service. He was elected president of the Kentucky Conference Youth at age eighteen and served twenty-two years. He started the Kentucky Youth Camp at Fern Creek while in college and many youth still remember the won-derful services there. He ministered in youth revivals and camp services in several states. He was president of the Fern Creek Kentucky Camp Association for forty years, retiring in 2010.

In 1950, he graduated from Marion College, Indiana, was ordained in the Wesleyan Church, started his first pastor-ate at Winchester, Kentucky, and married Dorothy Hayes of Louisville, a marriage which lasted sixty-two years. He received his master’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University and thirty hours above from Western Kentucky University. He served the Winchester Church ten years and then moved to Owensboro, Kentucky, to pioneer a new church. He taught school for a liv-ing and served the church twenty-two years. God helped him to burn the mortgage before he left in 1982. While pastoring there, he served as district and then state president of Kentucky Education Association from 1974-1975. They awarded him a trip to Europe to a meeting, so John and Dorothy toured eight coun-tries and attended the week’s meeting in Germany.

The Bashams moved to Marion, Indiana, and served the church there for ten years. Mr. Basham also served nine years as assistant superintendent in the Indiana North District, served on the public school board, and helped as a prison chaplain. They moved to Florida in 1992 where at Hobe Sound Bible College he served as academic dean, teacher, vice-president, acting presi-dent, director of External Studies, and director of International Students. He taught at night in the Martin County Family Learning Center for several years to help students with English and to get their GED.

His ministry spanned not only this country, but he taught short term college classes in Ukraine and Papua New Guinea, and preached week revivals twice in Haiti. He served in Taiwan 2000-2004 as president of the Emmanual Bible College and pastored the Tsoying Church. He also conducted Bible studies in two of the universities where several youth came to believe on Jesus Christ. Three of the students have come to the USA to visit him. One couple stayed two months for a honeymoon.

His latest ministry was the Martin County Correctional Institution. Each Tuesday he traveled thirty miles to be a vol-unteer chaplain and hold a Bible study. He also preached three Sundays a month. Some men have been converted, baptized

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On May 20, 2013, an F5 tornado ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on the southeast of Oklahoma City. A week later, Hobe Sound Bible Church sent a team to help with relief work in

Oklahoma. Several alumni were part of that team. Jonathan Heath and his sons traveled ahead to prepare the logistics of ministering in the area. The team followed in the college coach, arriving in the city on Thursday evening. They stayed in the facilities of the Calvary Bible Fellowship Church where Mark and Elisa (Stetler) Calderon serve as pastor.

Jonathan Slagenweit said, “The Oklahoma City trip was a phe-nomenal trip. When we rolled into the (Moore) area where the main body of that tornado hit, the images were just unbelievable. We met with a lady who wanted us to help find some of her personal items. Really there was nothing left to be found. Pastor Darrell Stetler and some others prayed with her. When they got finished, she stood there with tears in her eyes and said, ‘That’s what I needed. I just needed somebody to pray for me.’”

On Friday evening the team ended up in the basement of a church in the city while an F5 storm passed over their heads. Debbie Holden described that evening. “In 1973 I had gone through a tor-nado myself. As we started into the church, I’m thinking, ‘I’m not real sure that I want to be in the basement of this church if a tornado is coming.’

“There was a little group of our team, and they started to sing. Kids that had been making noises, and some of the children who had been crying, they just seemed to settle down. You could really sense the Spirit of God there.”

The following day, Mark Calderon took the group to El Reno to a family who had lost everything. Wesley Holden said, “We had quite a time getting there because there were downed power lines. What we saw there was really unbelievable. These people literally had lost everything. It had picked their home up and distributed it in small pieces 100-150 yards away. The young people worked very hard in

Oklahoma Relief Trip salvaging and carrying small pieces of lumber out to the road for it to be picked up. Whatever we found to do, we just did it. The home-owners were so very grateful. We were glad to be able to do God’s work during that time.”

Other college and academy alumni on the trip included Madison Alexander, Christina Ambrosius,

Andrea Case, Erin Collins, Jeffrey Gordeuk, Jena Gordeuk, James Hobbs, Briann Jones, Ben Joslin, Nick Joslin, Serge Privert, Sarah Stetler, Faith Tofte, Trent Tofte, and Joey Wakefield.

and are living changed lives. Whatever John did, he did whole-heartedly as to the Lord. He cried when he was not able to continue the prison work. Other men of the church have taken the challenge to minister in his place. There is a great need to minister to the inmates and continue to take the good news of salvation to them.

His was a life well lived. God’s Word, duty and promptness were his guidelines for the glory of God. When Mr. Basham was diagnosed with cancer, he sang the following song:

In the center of His will my soul is resting,Resting from the strife that raged within my soul.

Like a bird that found its nest,So my soul has found its restIn the center of the will of God.

A memorial service was held on May 12 at Hobe Sound Bible Church in Hobe Sound. A second service was held in Louisville, Kentucky. He was interred at Resthaven Cemetery in Louisville. Pray that everyone whose life was touched by John will remember his Lord and meet him in Heaven for eternity. One prisoner wrote on his card envelope, “To a holy man who made a difference.” May God help us to make a dif-ference in others’ lives.

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Sound, Florida, and was later employed with God’s Bible School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Rev. Goodspeed is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Edna Goodspeed; four children, Linda Thiboleau, of Dayton, OH, James (Melissa) Goodspeed of Mt. Dora, FL, Lurlene (Rev. Jeff) Allen of Yakima, WA, and Carey (Veronica) Goodspeed of Indianapolis; ten grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother, Bill Goodspeed of Baton Rouge and a brother-in-law, Glen (Wilma) Perkins of Bowling

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Births

Weddings

Steve Mattingly & Autumn Potter April 20, 2013

Doug Wiseman & Amy Going May 25, 2013

Adam Little & Kristen Ehr June 5, 2013

Justin Snyder & Lindsey Holloway June 8, 2013

Brandon Esparza & Anna Fiskeaux June 24, 2013

Aaron Clyde & Esther Dimmett June 29, 2013

Aaron Wardlaw & Danielle Ealy Aug. 3, 2013

Josh Miller & Sarah Hawn Aug. 10, 2013

Caleb Carroll & Cilla Lefever Sept. 25, 2013

Andrew & Ashley (Fulton) Wilhelm Estaley Bronwyn Ruth Apr. 15, 2013

Chad & Bethany (Weaver) Nauman Samuel George June 16, 2013

Jeff and Jody (Valenzuela) Luck Joslyn Adelle Aug. 20, 2013, joining Joey, Jessica, Joy, and Jonny

Jason & Jenness (Peak) Walker Kamden Jase Sept. 20, 2013

Deaths life to God and felt a passion for missions. He received his bachelor’s degree from Intercession City Bible College in Intercession City, Florida.

He left Standard Oil at age twenty-four to serve as a mission-ary to the Bahamas with missions pioneer G.T. Bustin. He would go on to serve in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, Mexico, and to the Navajo Indians. He also pastored church-es in Rockwood, Tennessee, and Dentsville, South Carolina. He was one of the first instructors at Hobe Sound Bible College, Hobe

Rev. C.J. Goodspeed, 99, peacefully went to be with the Lord, August 5,

2013. He was surrounded by his loving fam-ily in his home at Beech Grove, Indiana. He was born May 10, 1914, in Baton Rouge, Loiusiana, to Clarence James and Josephine (Weiss) Goodspeed. He married the love of his life, Edna Perkins, on January 16, 1965.

Rev. Goodspeed started work when he was ten years old as an errand boy for Standard Oil in Baton Rouge and was the head of the mail room by age eighteen. At an early age he dedicated his heart and

Rev. C.J. Goodspeed May 10, 1914 - August 5, 2013

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Green, OH. He was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters.

Funeral services were held Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Independent Nazarene Church in Beech Grove, Indiana, with Rev. Gene Hood and Rev. Raymond Shreve officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Indianapolis.

The newly elected vice-president of the HSBC/CA Alumni Association

is Wesley Peterson. Wes graduated from Hobe Sound Christian Academy in 1996. He and his wife Misty also attended the college. Their fam-ily now lives in Missouri. Since the president of the alumni association, Dr. Andrew Graham, is now a faculty member of the college, Wes will serve as the alumni representative on the Administrative Board.

Paula Pierpoint was reelected to continue serving as secretary. The officers are planning an exciting schedule for Homecoming 2014. See the ad in this issue of the Torch and join us in February.

John Budensiek (HSCA 1995) was recently promoted to lieu-tenant in the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

Jim Budensiek (HSCA 1997) is now a Cessna 208 cap-tain. He flies cargo for Priority Air LLC out of Kidron, Ohio.

Pictured is Hobe Sound alumnus Andrew Crotts being installed as pastor on May 5, 2013, at the Hazel Green, Alabama Bible Methodist Church.

On Friday night after the service at the Eden Bible Methodist Camp in Alabama, several alumni gathered for fel-lowship. The Redeemed Trio

from HSBC sang and Julia Stetler spoke as representative of the college. Pictured are several who were in attendance.

In March 2013, Elizabeth Davis (HSBC 2011), competed for and was awarded the Martha Strawn Iley schol-arship in Piano by the Metropolitan Music Foundation in Charlotte, NC. Elizabeth is pursuing a Master’s Degree

in Piano Pedagogy at the University of North Carolina and will graduate in April 2014.

Rhonda (Brush) Smith (HSCA 1973, HSBC 1977) has recently com-pleted theological and pastoral training with the United Methodist Church and is now an ordained minister. She currently serves as organist and choral director at

the United Methodist Church in Hickory, North Carolina.

Julie Fuller (HSBC 1984) has been certified for the Florida VPK program. She also has completed all of the requirements for Florida State Teacher’s Certification. Julie teaches the pre-k program at Hobe Sound Christian Academy.

If you know someone who would like to receive the Torch, let them know they can fill out the address form at www.hsbc.edu to begin receiving issues.

CPL Benjamin Keith Rauschenberger, age

25, of Elwood, passed away of injuries from a car accident on April 15, 2013, in Alpine, California. Ben was born on February 7, 1988, to Brian and Jamie Rauschenberger in Indianapolis, Indiana. He worked in law enforce-ment in Hobe Sound, Florida, before joining the U.S. Marines. While in the Marines he was stationed at Bridgeport, California. Ben is survived by his parents, Brian and Jamie, his sisters, Jessica (Jonathan) Barthelmy and Brooke, his grandparents, a niece,

and numerous other family and friends.

Funeral services were held on April 26 in Elwood, Indiana, officiated by Rev. John Parker with assistance from Rev. Mark Potter. Burial was at the Marion National Cemetery in Marion, Indiana, with the U.S. Marine Corp Honor Guard conducting full military honors. Memorials may be given to the CPL Ben K. Rauschenberger Memorial

through New Life International, 6764 S. Bloomington Trail, Underwood, IN 47177. (Information taken from the The Morning Sun, April 26, 2013.)

CPL Benjamin Keith Rauschenberger Feb. 7, 1988 Apr. 15, 2013

C.J. Goodspeed (left) was a member of the first faculty.

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The fall revival was a blessing to students and church folks as well. God anointed the preaching of Dr. David

Bubb as he shared from his heart each night. The col-

lege trio faithfully ministered in song. Several found help around the altar. Thank God that He made Himself real among us.

Hobe Sound Christian Academy has had an excellent start to the 2013/14 school year! God

is working among our faculty and student body and we are fully anticipating an exceptional year! One note of praise is that our enrollment has seen a 16% increase over last year. Keep us in your prayers that God would continue to guide us as we “train up children in the way they should go.”

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Hobe Sound Bible College is thrilled to welcome two instructors to campus, Dr. David Bubb and Dr. Andrew Graham. As

mentioned last issue, Dr. Bubb and his wife Merrilee (Chess) both graduated from Hobe Sound in 1977. He has pastored for the past twenty-five years in Camden, New York. Dr. Bubb is serving as chair-man of the Ministerial Organization. Dr. Andrew Graham gradu-ated from Hobe Sound Christian Academy in 1995 and from Hobe Sound Bible College in 1999. He earned an MA in professional coun-seling from Asbury Theological Seminary and a PhD in professional counseling from Liberty University. He, his wife Lisa (Green) and their six children have returned to campus. Dr. Graham heads the AA Department and is teaching psychology courses in the college.

This increase is due to continued growth in our Adult Distributed Education Department, which increased by 28% in FTE (27% in headcount). Dalbert Walker and his staff are once again to be commended.

Our new student recruiter, Nathan

Becker, is doing a tremendous job and has injected new energy and ideas. We received tre-mendous feedback from his performance this summer from leaders and prospec-tive students alike.

Several upgrades have been added to campus this summer. Through generous gifts from friends of

Hobe Sound Christian Academy, a new fire alarm was installed. Pull handles were added in several loca-tions and alarm bells were put in, contributing to the safety of our students. The men and women’s dorms have new wireless systems, giving better internet access to students in their rooms. A campus-wide paging sys-tem for emergency response is now in operation, thanks again to the generosity of the Deerbrook Charitable Trust. This provides the ability to make a public announcement to the entire campus at once in the case of an emergency.

August and Christmas do not seem to have much in common. But the last Friday night of August found

a large group gathered singing Christmas songs with gusto. About eighty people attended this year’s Singing Tree Kick Off as preparation began for Hobe Sound Ministries’ largest yearly outreach. Make plans now to join us in person or online December 4, 6-8 for a beau-tiful program.

The annual Alumni Auction will be held November 15 in the Schmul Center. Contact the college or

academy office for dinner tickets. There is no charge for admission to the auction. Numerous quality items will be available for bidding.

Mr. Brent Jones is the new principal of Hobe

Sound Christian Academy. Mr. Jones and his wife Rebecca (Redman) graduated from the academy in 2003. He graduated from the college in 2006. Mr. Jones earned a master’s of sci-ence in 2009 from Florida State University. Mr. Jones has served as assistant principal under Dr.

Randall McElwain for the past four years. He also teaches advanced math in the high school.

Katrina Miley and her family join us from Kansas. Katrina is the new academy secretary. Jessica Nelson

has moved from that position to secretary in the music department. Kelly Stetler has returned to her fourth grade classroom in the academy. We are delighted to have her back. Brent Lavy has moved to the junior high class-room and is braving the seventh and eighth grade classes. Joana Ryder has also returned to Hobe Sound and is teaching kindergarten. Welcome back, Joana.

In August the Deerbrook Charitable Trust gave a gift of $300,000 to Hobe Sound Bible College. Although

Deerbrook has been generous to HSBC in the past, this is the largest gift they have ever given to us. Half of the sum is designated for student scholarships. Other funds will be used for cafeteria equipment, cafeteria exterior repairs, a fire alarm system in the girl’s dorm, library upgrades, administration building improvements, and faculty assistance toward acquiring advanced degrees. We express our deep appreciation to Deerbrook for their support of HSBC.

Robert and Arlene (Shillington) Booth have returned to Hobe Sound to operate the bookstore. Arlene gradu-

ated from the college in 1999 and Robert in 2002. For the past eleven years Robert has pastored the Gospel Center in Lebanon, PA. Hobe Sound welcomes the Booths back.

College enrollment for the 2013 fall semester is up significantly. Total headcount increased from 259

last fall to 282. FTE increased from 224.5 last fall to 261.2.

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Dr. David Bubb Dr. Andrew Graham

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Department. Her brother Gideon Stence (tenor) is from Hobe Sound, Florida, and is in the Music Department.

Redeemed was composed of three students: Julia Stetler (lead) from Hobe Sound, Florida, is in the Music Depart-ment. She is the daughter of the college president, Daniel Stetler. Elizabeth Cole (alto) is from Bluffton, Indiana, and in the Music Department. She is the daughter of Tim and Lori Cole. Joel Veyon (tenor) is from Hobe Sound, Florida, and is in the Ministerial Department. He is the son of Becky (Rundell) Veyon, Administrative Assistant to our academy principal.

Ministerial graduate Jordan Turner traveled to several youth camps over the summer representing Hobe Sound. We thank the Lord for traveling mercies throughout the summer and the new students who have arrived at Hobe Sound.

Hobe Sound Bible College Groups

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Hobe Sound Christian Bookstore

specializes in new, used and out-of-print Christian books, Bibles and gifts of all kinds. Looking for something special? We can find it for you! We would love to hear from you. Call us at 772-545-1471 or email us at: bookstore@hsbc.edu

Don’t forget to follow us at www.facebook.com/hsbookstore

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At Hobe Sound Bible College it is important to us to stay connected with prospective students, alumni and sup-

porters of the school. Each summer we send out ministry teams to youth camps and retreats, family camps and conven-tions, and churches. These teams typically travel as much as two weeks during the school year and up to ten weeks in the summer. We usually send out two music teams and youth camp counselors.

This summer the group Adoration consisted of the follow-ing students: Julie Going (lead) is from Hobe Sound, Florida. She is the daughter of our choir director, Mark Going. Hannah Stence (alto) is from Hobe Sound, Florida, and is in the Music

Immediately after their honeymoon in July 1979, Ed and Heather (Holden) Durham traveled to Hobe Sound to

enroll in HSBC. In doing so, they drove straight into Florida’s hurricane season. Before they could barely get settled, Hurricane David passed directly over Hobe Sound. “We were thankful for friends who invited us to their brick bungalow to wait out the storm,” recounts Heather. “We have learned that storms are a part of life. The important thing is to learn how to weather the storms.”

During their time as students, Ed and Heather were active in bus ministry and junior church. “This was our passion,” states Ed. “We poured our lives into those precious kids.”

Ed and Heather both graduated from HSBC in 1982. Ed received his degree in ministerial studies and Heather received her degree in secondary education (math and science). Later, they both went on to earn master’s degrees in leadership stud-ies from Azusa Pacific University.

Ed and Heather Durham“The faculty of HSBC

made a lasting impression on my life,” states Ed. “I will never forget how Bro. Herron made it a point to ask me how I was doing. He showed a genuine interest in the students.”

They were blessed with two beautiful daughters. Janette was tragically killed while they were missionaries in Ukraine and Alicia lives in Tennessee with her husband Paul and their son Darren.

Ed and Heather have continued to be involved in ministry since leaving HSBC. They have spent over twenty years in the pastorate and over ten years on the mission field. They went to Ukraine in 1994 to teach at Kiev Wesley Bible College and to pastor a church. In addition to these responsibilities, they were also involved in an orphanage ministry, campus construction and Ed served as Field Director for three years. Currently, they are missionaries in Budapest, Hungary, where they are serving under HIM as Regional Directors for Eastern Europe and Russia.

“We love serving the Lord in any capacity that we can,” they say, “and it is wonderful to trust God through every storm of life. We are thankful for the years at HSBC when we laid a firm foundation for a lifetime of ministry.”

Ports & Stops: Vancouver, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Hubbard Glacier, Whittier, & Anchorage

June 9 - 16, 2014

Deposit amount with reservation $250 Final Payment Due - March 26, 2014 $960 Inside Cabin $1,170 Oceanview Cabin $1,760 Balcony Cabin $2,200 Mini-Suite Cabin Price includes taxes. Additional fees will be charged per day by NCL for service and tips.

Terms & Conditions The invoice/statement you will receive confirming your reservation is an agreement between Hobe Sound Bible College and Norwegian Cruise Line. Travel dates include sailing days only; air travel and pre/post hotels are additional. A valid passport is required for all passengers, including children, and must remain valid for 6 months beyond the completion of your travel.

Not included in prices: Passport costs; transit to and from departure cities/piers; gratuities, pre/post hotels; insurance, and items of personal nature.

Hobe Sound Bible College Alaskan Cruise

Don’t miss this special cruise to Alaska by way of the Inside Passage with the Stetler Trio and Brent Vernon & Sam. We will be traveling on the Norwegian into the regions of the far north starting in Vancouver, Canada, on June 9, 2014, and sailing north to Whittier, Alaska. From there we will take a sightseeing train to Anchorage, arriving on June 16. For more information, contact us at 772-545-1400 Ext 1026, or email sharonwalker@hsbc.edu.

FeaturingThe Stetler Trio and

Brent Vernon & Sam!

Payment Fees (Price per person, double occupancy)

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Speaking at Marriage Seminar Ed and Alexi Women’s Bible Study in Russia Studying the Hungarian Language

Check Hobe Sound Bible College & Academy Alumni Facebook Page

. Annual HSBC Service at Sea Breeze Camp

. Alumni Gathering Following the Friday Evening Service

. Saturday Activities - Reunion Classes Breakfast - All Alumni Afternoon Cook-Out

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