Message to BFA Staff Members

I gave the following to our 100(plus) staff members in my latest Christmas memo to them. I thought you would like to read it too. Tim.

Dear Staff Member,
I am grateful to God for you and for this ministry of ours. Sometimes in our work/ministry we get so focused on the stack of grading or the mounds of laundry, that we forget what makes this work so special. Let me remind you that because of your work in the dorms and in the classroom, there are moms and dads, servants of God, who are more fulfilled in their calling, work, and ministry whether it is here in Kandern, or in Kyrgyzstan. Because you are here, somewhere, in some country or another, a student’s parent is sharing the gospel with someone who is hearing it for the first time. Today, because you are here, a parent is distributing food and clothing to the needy, another one is training pastors, and another one is giving badly needed medical attention to a hurting child. Today, through your students’ parents, an ethical decision is being made the right way in the business office, a frontline missionary is being cared for, and a small church is being started. All through your students’ parents. And they cannot do this without you!!

God bless you at this season of the year. My family and I wish you a blessed Christmas and a restful time with family and friends. Tim Shuman