Alejandro hadn’t been feeling well.  His family didn’t know why he had been unable to eat, unable to go to work, or even walk across the room.  They sent word to a FAME partner, who sent an ambulance to bring Alejandro to the hospital where he was diagnosed, treated, cared for, heard the gospel, and was back home doing wonderful within the week!  He began attending the church connected to the hospital the next Sunday.

How did this happen?  Someone had a vision. A vision of a place to treat people as Jesus did and tell them the gospel.

• Alejandro was picked up by an Ambulance you helped provide.
• Transported to a facility you helped to fund.
• Diagnosed with equipment, you made it possible to ship to the hospital.
• Rested and recovered on a bed your partnership helped to send to that country.
• Heard the gospel because of your FAME partners who know spiritual healing is greater than physical healing.

How did this happen?  Someone had a vision. A vision of a place to do all those things.

Antonio met with me to share their vision for a facility that will do just that- treat people as Jesus did and tell them the gospel.
And here is the drawing Antonio presented to me.

A dome?  Oh my, I thought.

But I’ve learned that the vision behind the drawings is more important than the drawings!  It might not look like much or possible, on paper – but I am pleasantly surprised time and time again by the care given by our global partners for their facilities, AND THEN for their vision and mission!

When I went to the building dedication ceremony I was blown away as I stood and looked up at the brickwork for this dome!  Zoom in on it- look at the detail!

That care and detail will ALSO BE HOW YOUR FAME PARTNERS CARRY OUT THEIR VISION AND MISSION for medical evangelism.

2 Million people in 2022 will hear the gospel while being treated in the name of Jesus because of:
1)    Mission – following Jesus’ example of healing and the good news!
2)    Vision – to treat people in their own communities who are underserved and have no one showing the gospel OR telling them the gospel!
3)    Your partnership!

A sketch isn’t where it starts- it’s vision, mission, and you!

Thank you for your partnership that makes it possible for vision, to be communicated by a sketch, and be fulfilled in touching the lives of the world’s most vulnerable with care and compassion!

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I received the report that follows from a FAME partner which is growing a substantial church in the Himalayan foothills using an Ambulance for Medical Evangelism!  The report was included in a request for partnership with FAME to build a clinic for their village and valley.

The “Rough Sketch of Clinic” included might make most people concerned that the partners didn’t have a well-thought-out plan – but next week I will tell you a story that will show you why I love sketches like this from your FAME global partners!

“India, no doubt is a secular and democratic country. However, persecution of Christian workers is taking place every day. Additionally, the tribal communities of NE India are conservative and people belonging to other faiths are unwelcome to the evangelists and preachers from the Christian churches. But when we approach them and visit their villages as health providers they warmly welcome us and accept us to share whatever we have to say and teach them. In this way medical evangelism is one of the greatest tools to outreach those well-guarded communities and we have the opportunity to pray for them and show the Gospel of Christ as we provide medical treatment for them.

Miss. L. Y. aged 14, was bedridden for 2 years in a remote village in the valley with a rare kind of infection in her leg. By the time we evacuated her she almost lost her leg. After we provided treatment for her in a city hospital, now she can walk and play with her friends and now she goes to school by herself. She, her parents, and siblings have become close to Christ now.”

This new facility will allow this ministry in N.E. India, in the Himalayan foothills, to be an even greater light in the darkness. The city hospital was hours of travel away!  This new clinic will be in the heart of a valley that the church is reaching with the message of Jesus.  A health center of hope and help that will continue FAME’s mission to empower your global partners with new tools that move access to healthcare and the gospel within reach of thousands of the world’s most vulnerable!

Thank you for your partnership!

Travel is terrible in Ghana.  Because of you, there is a new facility at which I was able to participate in the Grand Opening and Dedication- but first, let me comment on the travel.

What was bothersome and inconvenient for me, is daily life and could hinder the gospel for these amazing medical partners in Ghana  AND THE VERY REASON for this new facility.

On the trip around Ghana, we visited 5 of 7 clinics that have been established as outposts for the gospel by Ghana Christian Mission (which they call FAME GHANA)!  The one which had the new facility is in Kumdi!  This Clinic is dedicated to Quality Care and is open 24/7!

One day I went to bed encouraged because we were only traveling around 60 miles the next day.  Boy was I disappointed when IT TOOK US ALL DAY TO DRIVE SIXTY MILES!  The staff for these clinics travel these roads and are accustomed to HOW LONG it takes to travel distances we cover here in the USA in LESS THAN an hour!  Emergency Quality Care can’t wait for medical professionals to travel nearly a full day to come treat these patients!

• In order to be open 24/7 and provide quality care, there must be quality staff.
• In order to have quality staff, there needed to be quality housing.
• In order to have quality housing; it needed to be built.
• In order for quality housing to be built, extra funding needed to be raised.

                THAT’S WHERE YOU CAME IN!

This self-sustaining clinic, just needed a boost to keep the quality care staff employed, and housed!  You funded these housing units for critical clinic staff!

Here’s what is amazing about this Clinic, (which the government is considering an upgrade to its status from Clinic to Health Centre) this staff loves the Lord and shares the gospel!  Evangelism is the primary goal of this, as well as the 6 other clinics!

Your generosity is increasing the quality of the sharing of the gospel, by increasing the facilities that house the Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Medical Doctors who serve the people of Ghana.

This new facility will open the door for access to healthcare, and access to the gospel for thousands every year!  Churches are thriving, Christians are growing, and the gospel is spreading because of YOU!

Thank you for your partnership!! 

Bill Warren, Executive Director