FAME Banquet and Auction
April 17th--Register Now!
Every Spring FAME gets together to celebrate what God is doing through FAME
around the world. The Banquet & Auction is that celebration and also
provides an opportunity for you to get involved in the work and ministry of
FAME.
The 2009 event is coming soon and you won't want to miss it. The event will
be on Friday evening, April 17, 2009. Our featured speaker will be Mary Kamau
from Nairobi, Kenya. Mary and her husband Wallace lead a ministry called
Missions of Hope International.
There is no cost to attend, but there will be an offering taken and you will need a reservation for the event. To save your space or reserve a
table of eight, please call 317-358-2480, email Sheila, or register online!
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Mercy Medicine is Back!
Due
to the popularity of our previous VBS missions programs, we are offering both The
Great Vitamin Adventure and The Amazing Email Adventure!
Each include:
*Five 5 minute video clips-use each day.
*A video presentation of FAME.
*Curriculum book with lesson ideas.
*Cardboard Pharmacy project.
*Medical scrubs that can be worn by the missionary presenter.
Call 1.800.379.4351 or email Sheila for more information or to order yours today!
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Forty million is a large figure to wrap your mind around, but that's how many
people throughout the world are HIV positive. Of the 8,000 people who die each
day as a result of the AIDS epidemic, more than 1,300 of them are children. The
UN estimates that by the year 2010, 25 million children will be orphans because
of AIDS.
The numbers are overwhelming, but each number represents a
person whom God loves. The good news is that Christ's Church is doing more than
ever before to minister to those whose lives are affected by
HIV/AIDS.
FAME and CMF invite you to a one-day conference simply called
Your Church and AIDS, which will focus on the Church's compassionate response to
the global AIDS emergency. You will be equipped with practical ways that you
and your church can minister to those lives touched by AIDS at home and around
the world.
This year, the conference will be on Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m.
to 4:15 p.m., at Chapel Rock Christian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Register Now!
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FAME IS RESPONDING
TO THE GLOBAL AIDS CRISIS
by Dr. Tom Alley, Director of Medical Services
I clearly recall back
in 1981 and 1982 sitting in  scientific meetings and hearing papers presented by
clinicians and researchers about a newly recognized disease called AIDS. How little I realized at that time the
magnitude of a worldwide devastation this would become and the number of lives
that would be claimed by the disease despite the most intense research
efforts. Over the ensuing 28 years, more
resources of time, money, skill, and brainpower have been spent on HIV/AIDS
than on any other illness in history. More...
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Ivory Coast AIDS Laboratory Opens!
 Justin Kouadio is a 30 year old cocoa
farmer from a small village in Ivory
Coast.
He and his pregnant wife just found out they are HIV positive. They need a blood test to start life-saving
treatment and to prevent the infection of their child. In the Abengourou region of Ivory Coast,
this test has been rarely available. Unfortunately,
his story is not unique. Due to lack of laboratory availability, many do not
receive the care they need in time. More... |
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