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39 and holding!
It's hard to believe that FAME will turn 40 years old next year. You've heard the saying, "40 is the new 30"; well never has that been more true than now.
Experience with Expectation is the way we will look forward to celebrate in 2010! Watch for details concerning special activities next year surrounding the North American Christian Convention in Indianapolis, IN and the National Missionary Convention in Lexington, KY.
And don't forget to . . .
Save the Date!
Banquet & Auction
Friday, April 16, 2010
The Fountains
Carmel, IN
More information soon. . .
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Thank you for making a difference through FAME!
Recently I attended the National Missionary Convention. It was gratifying to me that during this
convention several missionaries thanked me for FAME's partnership with their
ministry. From supporting Community
Health Evangelism efforts to organizing short-term medical mission trips (see
the other articles in this newsletter), FAME is active in medical
evangelism. These thanks from our
missionary partners should go to you, those who support our ministry with your
prayers and financial support. Without
your support our work would not be possible.
As 2009 draws to a close, so does the opportunity to make a
tax deductible donation to FAME. As we
prepare to celebrate our 40th anniversary, funding for medical
evangelism projects is needed more than ever before. I want to encourage you to consider making a
donation to FAME as part of your year-end giving.
Rick Wolford
Executive Director
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Community Health Evangelism Growing in Southeast Asia!
by Shane Whybrew, Director of Development
Recently Carol Smith, who was in FAME's Training of Trainers One
(TOT1) class earlier in the year, returned from seven weeks in southeast Asia.
Carol
led a TOT1 class in a village with thirty-five in attendance. The
people in attendance were from many locations in the outlying areas and left
excited about the possibilities of taking this back to their villages.
She also conducted
three vision seminars which were well received.
One was for seven people from a very remote and primitive village. This village doesn't have schools, roads,
sanitary facilities, or access to clothing or other essentials. The people traveled by motorbikes for five days
to get to the seminar.
Click here for more information concerning FAME's next TOT1 Class in Indianapolis, IN in May 2010.
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Lessons from Kenya
by Steve Ozaroff, Physicians Assistant
 When I undertook
the mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya, I did not think I had a lot of
preconceptions or expectations, having never been on a previous mission trip. In
subtle ways, though, I now see that perhaps I did have some misconceptions:
about people in Africa, about mission work, about God's work, and about me. The
Lord is still unwrapping the lessons for me, over a month after returning, but
here are a few things He has graciously shown me thus far.
People are the same all over the world.
Sure there are significant cultural differences, but
people are still people. Children love to have their picture taken and love to
play with any semblance of a toy. Parents love their children and want a better
life for them. Sometimes their actions don't match, such as when a parent or
family member family sells a child into prostitution or abuses a child. I
believe that this is demonic influence, often fueled by addiction and
hopelessness. The power of God alone can break this, and restore families to
their right order.
Check out highlights of Steve's Trip with FAME on YouTube!
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