Please describe the activities and contributions to the ministry that makes this individual deserving of significant recognition. Please be as specific as possible and be sure to include examples of strong integrity, a servant’s heart, boldness for the gospel, and wise and judicious leadership.

I wish to nominate Jerry Jones for the FRSLA. Jerry is deserving of this honor because of his tireless service to the students. He has worked in various roles at the center always going beyond the call of duty. One example would be when a student had been sick with the flu and Jerry worked with him to get his classroom work done to keep him on track for graduation. The student and Jerry had to find personal time to get the work completed, but Jerry made himself available to get the job done.

An example of Jerry’s integrity was a time that a student was lying to his parents about things that were happening at the center. The parents were upset and took it out on Jerry, but Jerry didn’t lash back at the parents. He patiently explained the process at the center. In the end, the parents didn’t take their son home and he went on to complete the program.

But it doesn’t always work that way, some students leave early, and Jerry has often counseled with staff with less experience when they have been upset because a student leaves early. He doesn’t complain if he’s given early or late work schedule.

Once Jerry was awakened in the night and felt compelled to check on students in the dorm. There were some students planning to cause problems, but Jerry was able to defuse the situation because he listened to the Lord.