The following is from a letter a dear friend, who serves in the Middle East, wrote us. I’ve edit parts for obvious reasons. I sat on the floor of a tent watching Syrian Christian refugees reach out to Syrian Muslim refugees. The Christians were sharing food they had...
I was talking to an experienced field worker (not a B4Ter) recently. During our conversation, he mentioned a couple of times his “targets” in reference to the people he was ministering. And as we talked, it became clear to me that he had a formula to win people to...
I was asked, “Do you know who’s the richest man in the world?” When I replied, “Yes, I know him personally,” my friend looked at me surprised, and exclaimed. “You know Bill Gates!” To which I related, “Bill’s the second richest man in the world, the richest man in the...
Years ago when I was working in China, I went with a friend to visit his family who lived in a rural village. It was harvest time so as we rode the bus we passed farm after farm of workers cutting and bundling the stocks or rice. When we arrived at his village, I...
I met a young woman recently who said she wanted to do B4T like me. When I asked her “Why?” her reply was, “I don’t like the idea of raising financial support.” Many people have noble goals but fail to take the steps to achieve them. Why? Because of the myths they...
We are investing several months reviewing the 4 core values of B4T – relationships, accountability, transparency and perfection. This month we continue the focus on the need for real accountability. Joy! A B4T worker recently asked me to hold him accountable for the...
There are few closed doors to doing business. The opportunities are as wide as a man's ingenuity, as deep as his character, and as high as his faith in God.
