Jeremiah's Birthday

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!

Thank You Supporters

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.

A New Move And A New School Year

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 Bible School. The trip up north opened up the way for future ministry for the students this coming school year.

Now for the school year. We have students from seven different Asian countries and one from England. We have a great set of students. They all seem to have so many talents and are eager to learn. I know that one of the things they are learning is to tap into prayer. I think some new students were a little surprised at the aggressive prayer that we have. From the very first day of school we get the students involved in devotions, prayer and chapel. So many of our students this year have musical talents so chapel worship has been better than the past couple of years and we have only had one month of school. I can only imagine how good they will be by the end of the year.

Graduation 2011

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 side of the Jordan as a lasting memory of what happened the day they crossed the Jordan. This year is something I will always remember. I was honored to give the students the CHARGE as some of them will now move on back to their churches and a couple of them into ministry. I now look forward to next year as we welcome some new students to VBCI.

"A Verse A Day" Devotionals

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 God and "A Verse A Day" serves that purpose very well.

The Word Working In The Students

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 appreciate the understanding and experience that he brings to their lives and we are blessed to have them both with us.

Also this past month there has been alot of construction activity on the building where we house the bible school. The students have shown themselves to be great servants over the past few months. Here at VBCI we believe its very important that they develop intimacy with God as well as being servants in God's Kingdom. I am very proud of the students as I can see the Word of God working on the inside of them.
I want to say tnank you very much to all that have partnered with me and my wife Elizabeth here in SE Asia. Your support has made it possible for me to be the Dean of this Bible School as well as being a blessing to the students.

My mother and sister and nieces have also come to visit and it has been wonderful have them here. What a blessing for me that they would make this trip to Thailand to see our little boy Jeremiah!

Sincerely Tom Schumacher

Merry Christmas

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 God ...then God has a family for you to be part of. So plug into a local church and be part of what God is doing in the earth today.