Echo Spring 2024 - 47

Now & Then
JIM STRANGE
'God Is Faithful!'
By Amy Mongiovi, MA
I
n the mid-1980s, Jim Strange ('85) was a 36-year-old father of three
and a college senior. That may not seem like the perfect timing for a
collegiate baseball career, but Jim hit the diamond at Lancaster Bible
College anyway. Despite being the oldest on the team by more than a
few years, Jim's baseball-playing days are among his most cherished LBC
memories.
In fact, Jim brought his LBC baseball
jacket-it still fits like a glove, by the way-
and a team trophy to the alumni baseball
gathering at Homecoming 2023.
Perhaps those later-in-life baseball
workouts helped keep him spry. Today, at
the age of 75, the Hershey, Pa., resident
continues to serve as a volunteer Salvation
Army Soldier in Harrisburg along with
his wife, Pam. It's not a post they would
have ever imagined for themselves, but
the couple was inspired after an extended
family member attended the ministry's
adult rehab center while in recovery from
drug addiction.
" God spoke to me while we were
attending a service one Sunday morning in 2005 saying, 'I can use you
here,' " Jim recalled. " We have had opportunities to work with the center's
beneficiaries, to teach Sunday school classes, play and sing in the worship
band and chorus, fill pulpit supply during the absence of the Corps Officers,
and I teach through the Old Testament on Wednesday evenings. "
In 2018, Jim retired from full-time work as a transportation manager and
delivery driver for a Harrisburg company. But he's still not slowing down; he
continues to work part-time as a security officer for Hershey Entertainment
& Resorts. He and Pam have enjoyed celebrating high school and college
graduations with a few of their six grandchildren.
As a donor to the college for nearly 40 consecutive years, Jim says one
favorite phrase from former LBC president Dr. Gilbert A. Peterson has been
on repeat throughout his life: " God is faithful! "
" I find it hard to believe it has been this long since graduation from LBC,
but during those years, God has left me in the pasture, learning about and
observing His 'sheep,' " Jim shared. " I have not yet stopped learning about His
people. "
Save the Date!
Homecoming 2024 at Lancaster Bible College
is just around the corner! Be sure to mark
your calendar for this fun-filled weekend to
reconnect with your alma mater.
Visit lbc.edu/homecoming and stay tuned for
more info coming soon. Check out just a few
of the highlights on the schedule:
Friday, Sept. 27
* Afternoon opportunity to see " Daniel " at Sight
& Sound Theatres at a discounted group rate.
Tickets are limited.
* Fireworks at 9 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28
* Class reunions for graduation years ending in
4 and 9.
* Meet and greet with alumni and current and
former faculty from 10 a.m. to noon. Faculty
can email alumni@lbc.edu to sign up.
* The car show returns from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Alumni and friends interested in bringing
their cars may visit lbc.edu/homecoming.
* Soccer games against Penn State Berks.
* Events for kids, food trucks, alumni games
and more!
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