Almost every day I read or hear of new terrorist attacks, personal assaults, robberies and burglaries being carried out on unsuspecting people.   As I read or view these reports I thank God for the protection he extends over the missionaries of the Baptist Bible Fellowship.  As you live and minister in 78 different countries of this world. we know the risk exists for each of you in varying degrees.  That is why it is so very important that we take great responsibility for our own personal safety and that of our ministries by being as informed and prepared as possible.

Several times a day I carefully monitor a number of different intelligence reports and stay as informed as possible of potential risk and inform you accordingly.  Fort Sherman Academy is our partner in security matters and has been a great asset in keeping our missionaries informed and trained.

Our goal is to ensure that every BBFI missionary has at least “A” level of security training as established by FSA.  I am personally trained and certified to teach this eight-hour course and will be teaching it during Advanced Mission Training in the Mission Office on July 23-24, 2020. If you are in the area and have not previously attended this class, please plan to attend (husband and wife only).  As a BBFI missionary. all fees will be paid for you by the Missionary Care Offering.

If you have recently attended this class during Candidate School, now named Advanced Mission Training, please know this is the same material and you do not need to attend again. Posted below is the course description.

A-level Basic Travel Security Course – covers multiple safety and security challenges and practices for faith-based travelers going abroad.

• Understanding organizational travel policies and procedures
• Crime avoidance and survival
• Travel safety procedures
• Emergency reactions and procedures
• Basic border crossing and security checkpoint procedures
• Confidential/sensitive information security
• Minimizing exploitation
• Maintaining one’s testimony during contingency situations
• A-Level Basic Travel Security training – delivered by Steve Bender certified SENTINEL instructor

If you plan to attend, you MUST contact and register with Joyce (joyce@bbfimissions.com).

-by Steve Bender, Associate Mission Director