This week, almost exactly 40 years after the beginning of my own boarding school experience at RVA, I was asked to speak to the Residence...

On the second Friday of June each year, our little provincial town of Kandern, Germany is suddenly filled with visitors from across the...

Busy and meaningful often are in conflict, but in the last few weeks we have experienced both in equal measure. That has been true for...

We have not posted for a few months, but have finally got to a place where we can take a breathe and begin to catch everyone up on what...

Catherine and I love being a part of a school that is not only equipping this generation of MKs to influence their world but is also...

Dear Friends and Family, A week ago, I sent BFA parents a summary of the school year from my perspective. As Catherine and I thought...

Thursday nights are a whirlwind of activity and fun at the Dow house. Thursday night is Chrysalis night - the BFA equivalent of a...

Dear Friends, Family, and our Treasured Team of Supporters, Our hope in this letter is to join you in welcoming in 2023 - and to do that...

This past week I had an experience that confirmed my conviction that God has been, and is, using Black Forest Academy (BFA) in...

Four weeks ago, Black Forest Academy began is 67th year of supporting families serving in some of the world's most challenging locations....

BFA's fantastic communications team recently put this short video together to introduce me to the global BFA community. I think it does...

We leave Kenya in just a few days now and are frantically packing up and in the midst of saying bitter-sweet goodbyes to treasured...

During Passion Week I had the chance to visit our soon to be hometown of Kandern, Germany in order to be introduced to the Black Forest...