Author: Tom Schumacher

We have just completed publishing Pastor Tim Davidsons new book "A Verse A Day Volume II" Right now we are using Pastor Tim's book "A Verse A Day Volume I" and right now here in Thailand two other Bible schools are using this same book. Pastor Rich Conte a Pastor in the Philippines is so excited to use this new book as he told me that Volume I was one of his best equipping tools. We are trusting that Volume II of A Verse A Day will also be a blessing all over Asia. Thank you Pastor Tim Davidson and Word Of Faith Church in Bismarck!

At the end of October I went to Burma on a Visa run and I had the opportunity minister for Pastor Daved and Nancy Baikkung. Pastor David took me out to Mobi which is quite a few miles from Yangon (Rangoon). He has a Bible School and also a local church there and I was blessed to see how well they are doing under such difficult circumstances. I plan to return to Burma sometime near the end of January or the middle of February. Burma is going through some changes right now and I fully expect the country to be opening up more to many future opportunites.

This past October I ministered on the subject of Doctrine. For me that was my first time teaching on this subject. The challege of course is to keep it from being dull and boring. I believe we miss the importance of sound doctrine is for our lives. Paul said in Ephesians that we are not to be carried away by every wind of doctrine. Doctrines are like pillars in a building and for us they are pillars in the church. I can say that I enjoyed teaching the subject and I believe I was able to bring life to the students. On weekends I have the students leading life groups so for much of the year the outlines for the students will have something to do with foundational truths.

Last week we celebrated Jeremiah's birthday. Wow...one year already. He is so cool. It is hard to believe that I lived so long without a child. He is alot of work and alot of fun! It was fun watching him try to blow out a candle. We showed him the best we could on how to blow a candle out. All I can really say is that it has been a wonderful first year with Jeremiah and Elizabeth!

I want to thank all of you that have been supporting me and my wife thru prayer and finances. Without you it would not be possible to be the Dean of this Bible School. Also when you help me you are also helping the students that me and my wife are supporting here at VBCI. By joining with me you are also helping four Burmese students pictured here (Ruthie, Sarah, Samuel and Solomon). I fully expect that they will impact the area of ministry or market place that God places them in the future. The support they are recieving right now will impact them for the rest of their lives. Thank you much.

This past summer went by very quickly for quickly for me and my family. I went home this for the month of May and many of you already know that my older brother Butch passed away suddenly from a heart attack while I was home. Butch is missed by all of us very much and he holds a special place in all of our hearts. Upon my return in June the family moved to a much bigger house and we are very grateful for this house. We signed a lease at very good price! The home provides us the much needed space that was needed by all of us. During the month of August I went up to northern Thailand to minister with a former student and also at a…

This past April 24th we graduated the class of 2011 at VBCI. It was my first year as Dean and I was pleased with the students this year. We had a great class from Thailand, Burma, India, Philippines, Nepal and Canada. The students were hardworking and overall very good students. For me it was also very important as my wife and sister-in laws and brother-in law finished their first year. This year is a time of rememberance for me and I was very proud of my family. When we look at a place of rememberance I am reminded of the children of Israel as they crossed the Jordon river. In Joshua chapter four God commanded Joshua to take twelve stones out of the Jordan and put them on the victory…

One of the most important things a believer can do is get the Word of God on the inside of them. Because of the need for good material we have had the devotional "A Verse A Day" printed for many bible schools here in SE and in India and Pakistan. Pastor Tim Davidson the author of the book and Word of Faith Church in Bismarck, North Dakota have donated their resources for the printing of this book. I want to say thank you to them as we just recently printed another 1000 books mostly for the Philippine believers. The Pastors of these churches have told me how grateful they are for the devotionals. The best investment we can have is in the lives of young believers for the Kingdom of…

This past Christmas season there was a lot of activities for the students. A couple of the students went home but most stayed here in Thailand and did outreaches during the Christmas break. Here at VBCI we want to give the students as much practical outreach as possible during their stay at VBCI. Elizabeth and myself hosted the students for an evening meal on January 1st. My wife Elizabeth is an absolute wonderful host. On January 11th Dr. Stephen and Susan Merideth joined us here at VBCI and have been teaching the students for the past four weeks. They taught two weeks on the Prophetic Ministry and are just finishing up on teaching the Synoptic Gospels. Dr. Steve has been here teaching the students in the past and they truly…

I think it is noteworthy that both the Old and the New Testaments begin with families. In the Old Testament it was with Adam and Eve and in the New Testament it was with Mary and Joseph. God created two institutions that being the family and the church. Well this was my second Christmas with my wife and my first with my wife and son Jeremiah. I am a blessed man. We had a wonderful Christmas with my wifes family and also a great Christmas eve service with our church family here. I have a wonderful family (Mom, Dad and brothers and sisters)at home in America and also a church family at the Word of Faith in Bismarck and Victory Life in St. Albert Canada. If you are child of…