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Our Leadership Team
Board of Directors
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Linda Kelley
President
Co-Founded Backstreet Missions, Inc. with her husband Gene in 1995.
Linda retired in 2000 after twenty years with Sabin Corp. (Medical component manufacturer-Cook Group) as Quality Assurance Supervisor to help her husband in the ministry full-time. Her desire is to continue with the vision God gave them to provide Christian-based help to the homeless and hurting.
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Pastor Bruce Wheeler
Bruce is Pastor of Living Waters Church in Bloomington where he and his wife Karen have been for 24 years. Bruce and Karen have 3 sons who have been a great help in the ministry throughout the years. He has a passion to see others grow in Christ through the power of the Word of God. Bruce met Gene Kelley many years ago and learned about the vision of Backstreet Missions, Inc. Since that time, Bruce has taught the men at the Mission and helped out where he could. As a board member he can now help in a different capacity by praying with the other board members and supporting the mission in a leadership role. |
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Flavia Burrell
Flavia and her husband Tim have served as overseas mission forwarding agents for 10 years and they actively support missions in Brazil, India and Honduras. In her home church Flavia is actively involved in small group leadership development with a special interest in home-based evangelism. Flavia would love for heaven to be a “very crowded place”. She is originally from Brazil, South America and has 3 children. |
Lynn Johnson
Lynn’s family went to Africa as missionaries when he was 10 yrs old. He was educated there and earned a Bachelor’s in Botany and Zoology and a teaching certification at the University of Zimbabwe. In 1981 he returned to the states, studying at L’Abri en route then entering Cincinnati Bible Seminary. He earned a Master’s in Christian Counseling there. In 1983 Lynn married Sally Sperring from Zimbabwe and moved to Indiana the following year where he began substitute teaching. The couple joined Ellettsville Christian Church and did several short-term mission trips throughout the 80’s and 90’s. Lynn has also served as associate pastor, principal at the church academy and interim pastor at Southside Christian Church. He now owns a store in Bloomington which sells apparel and gifts and does personalizing such as embroidery and screen printing. Sally works as an emergency department physician. |
 James Frasure
Born February 29, 1940, the first of four sons. Became a baptized believer and lifelong disciple of Jesus at the age of 12. A graduate of Milligan College in 1962 and the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine in 1966. Married in 1964. Jim and his family did missionary medicine in Zimbabwe from 1968-78. Upon their return to the Bloomington, In area in 1978, Jim became a partner with Unity Physician Group as an Emergency Medicine physician. He has been active in his church as an elder, teacher and participant in short-term mission trips. Jim and his wife Joyce have been blessed with 4 children and 7 grandchildren. Jim is currently a trustee of Milligan College in Tennessee, a board member of Christian homes, Inc. based in Lincoln, Illinois, Medical Director of the EMS at Bedford Indiana Regional Medical Center and retired from active clinical medicine.
Personal goals for Backstreet Missions: To be an encourager, to assist in leading the community outreach, support financially, assist in accountability, be a voice for the Mission in the community.
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 James Goodson
I began my ministry in Tucson, Arizona in 1956. Some of my earliest opportunities for service were with the rescue missions in Tucson. Those early experiences of being with the hungry and homeless as well as some childhood memories, instilled a sensitivity for the needy that expressed itself throughout my 53 year ministry.
As a Bloomington resident, I sought ways to continue my ministry. I became aware of Backstreet Missions, Inc. when I took some items to the Thrift Store. Lataer I learned more about the Mission through the church I attended. The more I learned about Backstreet, the more impressed I was with the scope of their ministry.
I am priveleged to work with the Mission leaders and the Board.
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