New Year for Macedonia Fellowship

If you are a NICS staff person, I’d like to encourage you to join the Macedonia Fellowship if you have not already done so. This is simply a commitment of $10-20 per month to the SEED Fund, which helps to start up new schools and supports NICS projects that have pressing needs. If you have not yet committed and would like to do so, please contact: LonnieBuller@nics.org Can you imagine what we could do with 100% participation?

Leadership Changes

Nagoya—Thank you to Jodi Davis for her incredible service in leading ICAN over the past several years! Jodi, as you leave ICAN, know that you have left your “mark” on the lives of scores of children and parents. Thank you for all you have done for ICAN and for NICS! Welcome Dr. Larry Smith, who will serve as the new director. Larry and his wife Patty have served in Korea, Egypt and Afghanistan with us.

La Paz—Special thanks to Ronald Wende, who served as the founder and administrator of Highlands International School in LaPaz, Bolivia, during its first two foundational years. Your spirit and heart to serve are an inspiration to us, and we thank you from our hearts for all you have done and the sacrifices you have made to make HIS possible.

Rio de Janeiro—Teresa Stamler is now serving as the new director of ICS, Rio. Teresa and her family served NICS in Indonesia previously.

Bonnie Roots, previous director in Rio, has now moved back to the home office as a recruiter. Thank you, Bonnie, for a job well done in Rio, and welcome back to Mississippi!

Kabul—Dr. Byron Greene, from Atlanta, Georgia, has recently accepted the position of Director of the International School of Kabul (ISK), an OASIS project. Gail Goolsby, hailing from St. Joseph, Missouri, serves as the new principal of the school, located in Kabul, Afghanistan. We welcome you both!

Bandung—BAIS is now under the leadership of Mr. Joey Beeson, former high school teacher. Barry Bennett has accepted a position in the NICS home office as Director of I/T. Thank you, Barry, for all you have contributed to the growth and development of BAIS, and welcome Joey! We also want to express our thanks to Pete Simano, who served faithfully as elementary principal in 04-05.

Kunming—Dr. Seung-ho Pi, former staff member at ICS, Seoul, then at ICS, Singapore, began serving as the Secondary School principal at Kunming International Academy in China in 04-05. Congratulations, Dr. Pi, on the hard work involved in getting that doctorate!

Singapore—Knute Reierson serves as the new assistant principal at ICS, Singapore. Our best wishes go with Rick Carmichael and his family, as Rick served faithfully in this position at ICS.

Nairobi—After serving faithfully at ICS in Uijongbu, Korea, Myrt Grimm is relocating to WNS in Kenya to serve as the elementary principal.

And thanks to those leaders who are faithfully “staying put:”

ICS, Seoul, Korea—Jeff Pinnow, Director, Duane Jobe, Secondary Principal, Gretchen Schlie, Elementary Principal

ICS, Uijongbu, Korea—Rex Freel, Director, Kelly Weaver, Secondary Principal, Stacey Boyd, Elementary Principa

lICS, Pyongtaek, Korea—John Peterson, Director, Grace Maxwell, Elementary Principal

KIA, Kunming, China—Eric Alfrey, Director, Alicia Castillo, Elementary Principal

ICS, Singapore—Dr. Joe Beeson, Director

WNS, Nairobi, Kenya—Trevor Maxwell, Director

OIS, Ankara, Turkey—Ross Campbell, Director

RIA, Weil am Rhein, Germany—Diana del Rio, Director

ACS, Paramaribo, Suriname—Avery Stewart, Director

ICS, Lima, Peru—John Havill, Director

AVA, Belem, Brazil—Dr. Wade Underwood, Director

BIS, Brasilia, Brazil—Scott Bose, Director