Talent Show

Last Friday night the entire BFA community sat in the auditorium to listen to our very talented staff and students. Students shared songs they had written, cover songs were played and the staff wowed everyone with their amazing hand bells performance! 

Take a look at the video below to listen to two of my very talented 

small group girls perform a disney medley with their friends! 

High School Retreat

This past weekend was spent with over 250 high school students! On Friday all students and staff boarded 4 buses and headed 2 hours away to Lenk, Switzerland. We spent the weekend listening to a speaker, worshipping God, and spending quality time as a small group. On Saturday we also had free time to participate in many different activities. These included learning how to cut hair, playing dodgeball and watching a session on self-defense. The kids had a blast!


I absolutely loved getting to spend more time with my 7 small group girls. These girls are honest, open and yearning to know more about God. It is such a blessing and privilege to have the chance to invest into their lives. Please pray for me as a leader as I guide them in discussion each Wednesday evening. Also please pray for these girls as they are learning how to becoming truly committed followers of Jesus.

Guitar Finale!

This past Thursday my 17 eighth graders performed at the MS music recital. We had a great turnout of parents and other students. I am so proud of these kids for the hard work they put into guitar class this quarter. My last class with them today was rather bittersweet. While I am glad for less classes in the last quarter of the year, I will miss teaching those kids! I am so thankful for the opportunity I had to teach them, and that I will be blessed with teaching guitar again next year!

Getting Involved

Hello friends,

Thank you! 

Thank you for the many ways you have encouraged and supported me this year:

- reading my blog

- attending summer dessert gatherings 

- writing emails

- praying for me 

- supporting me financially

You have made it possible for me to serve at Black Forest Academy, and for that I am very grateful! I am wondering now if you would be willing to help close the gap on my monthly financial deficit by "passing it on." 

Would you consider doing one of these things:

- pointing people towards BFA materials at the Brooks E-Free missions board

- sharing with a friend about my ministry and help people "catch the vision"

- assisting others in filling out a TeachBeyond pledge form (attached on the "getting involved page" above)

- showing others how they can find my blog (http://brittanyatbfa.blogspot.com/) 

- encouraging others to give financially towards my ministry

Let me know if you can partner with me in this way! There is a great need for additional monthly supporters to join my team, so thank you in advance for helping me stay at Black Forest Academy. Of course, if you have any questions about how you can "pass it on," please contact me. 

Blessings, 

Brittany 

Guitar Class

It has been so much fun getting to teach seventeen 14 year olds how to play guitar. Some of them have taken lessons before but many have not. We have talked about what chords are, how you write them and what they sound like. Today we finished with transitioning between G-C-D. It has been great getting to see these kids learn something that I am so passionate about. They have gone from not knowing how to hold a guitar to knowing a few chords and guitar basics. 


Please pray for me as I continue teaching these students in our last few weeks together in the quarter. They will learn one more chord in order to perform a worship song with their class at the BFA music recital on March 1. I can only imagine I will be as nervous as the kids, but I know they will do great! :) 

"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord" Psalm 100:1 

End of Semester 1!

Tomorrow marks the last day of semester one. It's hard to believe that this school year is already half over! Here are some things that I am thankful for, and some things to pray for as well.


Praise:
- I am thankful that my mom was able to spend the last two weeks here! 
- I am thankful for the opportunity I had to teach Chapel Band and Drama this past semester
- I am thankful for an awesome first semester at the middle school with great staff and students
- I am thankful that my car is working again
- I am thankful to have the support and encouragement of a mentor within the BFA community
- I am thankful for all of YOU! My friends, my supporters, my family... thank you for being such a blessing and encouragement to me! 


Prayer:
- I will be teaching a games elective, two Guitar 8 classes, and chapel band class on top of my administrative tasks. Please pray that I would know how to balance my time well between teaching and working in the office.
- Please pray for my finances as they aren't as stable as I would like them to be. Please also pray that God would provide the finances for me to stay for another year. 
- Please pray for me and my family as I am away from home again this Christmas. I hope we will be able to connect when possible. 
- Please also be praying for the staff/students at BFA who will be travelling to many different countries in the next few days. May we come back to school rested up and ready for another semester together. School will resume on January 10, 2012.

Merry Christmas from my house to yours. May you be blessed this Christmas, 

and may we remember the true reason of the season! 

Winter 2011 Newsletter