Graduation season is here! Like me, you may find your mailbox and inbox filled with announcements for open houses celebrating graduates. But at FAME, we especially celebrate college graduates—particularly those whose education you’ve helped make possible.

FAME’s Impact Scholarship Program exists to support medically focused students in their own countries. Partner ministries nominate promising students for scholarships that enable them to pursue a variety of medical degrees. In return, these students commit to serving alongside their local ministry partner after graduation.

We recently received this message from one of your global partners:

“I am writing this with a heart full of thankfulness to express our sincere appreciation for your unwavering support in enabling Arvind to successfully complete his Bachelor’s in Pharmacy.

We are delighted to share that Arvind will be graduating on June 14, 2025. Words cannot fully express our gratitude to you and the FAME family for your generous support that made his education possible.

Arvind is now actively involved in our Mission Hospital and medical camps, contributing significantly in the pharmacy department. His service is already making a meaningful impact in our medical ministry.

We remain deeply grateful for our partnership with FAME in reaching the needy through medical evangelism. May the Lord continue to bless you abundantly as you serve Him faithfully.”

What a powerful reminder that your support not only changes a student’s life—it strengthens entire communities. These graduates face no language or cultural barriers as they serve in clinics and hospitals, bringing immediate and lasting impact to people in need.

To those of you who specifically support the scholarship program: thank you! And to all of you who partner financially with FAME—thank you as well. Because of your generosity, young men and women like Arvind are fulfilling a vision of becoming medical professionals who serve their own people with skill and compassion.

You are making a lifetime of difference.

As we approach Memorial Day weekend, we at FAME are reminded not only of the sacrifices made for our freedom, but also of the faithful legacy of generosity and hope that you help extend around the world. Your support makes it possible for us to bring healing in the name of Jesus to those who need it most like this beautiful story from the Village of Hope Orphanage, one of our ministry partners:

JA, a young girl placed in the orphanage by government recommendation, has found family and belonging there. Earlier this year, a Village of Hope-sponsored medical evangelism outreach was held in Getafe, just west of the orphanage. Among the patients that day was JA’s grandmother, a chronic smoker suffering from serious lung issues.

After her examination, we provided her with a Ventolin inhaler—something she desperately needed but never imagined she could afford. She was stunned and deeply grateful.

But her healing wasn’t just physical.

As our team shared the power of the Gospel, JA’s grandmother was moved and believed. That moment has sparked a new Bible study in her community, and we are now praying it becomes the foundation for a new church in Getafe—a town where no churches currently exist.

This is the impact of your partnership.

From orphans to grandmothers, from medicine to ministry—you are a part of the story God is writing through FAME. And this Memorial Day, you have the opportunity to make that story even more powerful with a gift that honors the life of someone you love.

To make a special gift this weekend, please visit www.fameworld.org/donate and add the name of a loved one to your memorial or honor gift in the Tribute Section.

Thank you for your faithfulness, your prayers, and your heart for the nations.

In Loving Memory

We are deeply grateful to the following individuals and families who made generous memorial gifts in the last year in honor of  loved ones who continue to inspire us through their memory. These thoughtful contributions help sustain our mission and serve as a powerful tribute to lives well lived.

James and Sandra Keeney honored the memory of Barbara Warren; James and Dawn Savage remembered Bernice Meyer; Janice Harkins paid tribute to Bob and Carleen Lemons; the Jim Records Small Group commemorated Marilyn S. Sheek; and Gary Striegler remembered Mark Redmond.

We also acknowledge gifts made in memory of Mike Steere by Timothy Dye, Oliver Stewart by Steve and Annie Stewart, Patti Meek by Doug and Iva Hackman and friends, Paul Behrens by Patrick O’Brien, and Sandy Haywood by Terry Haywood.

These memorial gifts reflect a lasting legacy of love and we are honored to be part of preserving their memories.

What a contrast and still the same goal!

At the FAME Night of Hope on April 26th, two of the interviewees and their stories were amazing contrasts but the same.

I asked Earl Haubner of Central Brazil Mission, “when did you first go to Brazil?” His answer of 1969 began his stories of impact after impact among the people of the Amazon basin and the hundreds of churches began by their ministry. In the last few decades, their churches and discipleship efforts have been connected to the 3 story medical boat on the Amazon River!

The next interview was with Nathan and Justie Wingfield. “ When did you first go to Malawi?” The answer of when they went to adopt a child led to the realization that it was only 3 years ago in 2022 that I first met with them about their dream for a Hospital, Pediatric Clinic, and Staff Housing among the community where they have added two children to their growing family.

53 years apart in their beginning of global impact; but just the same in their mission; TO USE MEDICAL CARE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO SHARE THE GOSPEL just like Jesus did in His earthly ministry.

I would like you to watch the attached video (link below) about the impact YOU have had (you are FAME) among the people of Malawi! Thousands of people around the world feel the same way about YOU – your generosity and partnership are changing lives and spreading the word of God!

Hope in Malawi

Once again the FAME Night of Hope had stories that emphasized the seeds of Hope which you spread. The funds raised for the “Yes! Fund” during and after the event are enough to provide for the clinic and hospital projects that were proposed during the event!

Thank you for your partnership and generosity!

Bill Warren
Executive Director

p.s. Make plans to join us April 10, 2026 on the Northside of Indianapolis for next year’s Night of Hope!

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SAVE THE DATE!

April 10, 2026

Venture Christian Church
14501 Hazel Dell Pkwy, Carmel, IN

Save the Date now for our annual Night of Hope banquet, Journey to Hope, for an inspiring evening featuring dinner, special guest interviews, and a silent auction.

In the Gospels, people met Jesus on the road.With FAME partners, when the journey is long and the terrain is hard, He is the destination.

Join us as we celebrate the lives changed through  Clinics. Care. Christ.

“Every Continent Matters. This Spring, We Walk the Road to Hope in Africa.”

Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit the Yes! Fund, enabling FAME to say “Yes!” to YOUR Global Mission Partners who are answering God’s call to bring healing and hope through sustainable healthcare. Featured projects this year include ministries in Kenya and Malawi, East Africa.

The dramatic needs of the world are increasing but so are the open doors for the gospel!

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Carlos, just before his 17th birthday, was riding second on a motorcycle when a large dog came out onto the road. The motorcycle couldn’t avoid the dog and Carlos was thrown rather violently from the bike. Between his friend and himself, he suffered the most severe injuries- a gash on his left thigh which was almost but not quite hitting his femoral artery as well as another severe road rash and cut on his right shin. He helps support his mother, sisters and a handful of nieces and nephews. Being one of the main earners for his family, they didn’t have the funds to take him to the free clinic daily for wound cleaning.

That is where a FAME partner got to step in.

They called and asked if we could come and help clean his wounds and provide care.

For two weeks I went to their house and helped wash the wounds, change bandages, and reapply the ointments. It might sound silly, but FAME’s supply of anti-adherent gauze pads were the only ones we could find. NOT a single medical supply or pharmacy here sells that style of gauze. On three occasions I took him to checkups and stitches removal at the free government run clinic and hospital. They were so impressed at how quickly his skin healed.

The materials that FAME supplied provided me the opportunity to not only provide medical healing but a time to read scripture and pray with the family. Carlos is not a believer and already has struggles with drugs (selling and using) as well as alcohol. We have known him for 5 years and with this accident, he realized how the Lord watched over him. We continue to pray for Carlos and for his heart to continue to be softened towards the Lord.

That is exactly what you make possible every day- as you partner with FAME, supplies are shipped, teams are sent, clinics are built, and ambulances are acquired.

Thank you for your partnership!

Thank you for your continued partnership with the medical ministry of FAME through your faithful prayers. We are truly blessed to have so many lifting up the ministry and the people we serve around the world.

This month, we ask you to join us in prayer for two short-term medical mission teams heading to the Philippines and Honduras.

Our first team will be working alongside the dedicated staff of Charles Selby Memorial Hospital in Aparri, Philippines. There, they will conduct multiple medical outreaches in villages throughout the area. These outreach efforts will not only provide basic care, but more importantly, they will help our Filipino partners build personal relationships with those who come to receive treatment—creating opportunities to share the good news of Jesus and bring not just healing, but lasting transformation

Our second team, comprised of college students from Corban University, will serve with our mission partner His Eyes in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We are excited to see how God will use their time, energy, and passion to bless and serve the people there.

Please pray for each of the participants on these trips, for our mission partners in the Philippines and Honduras, and for the individuals and families they will serve. Pray that God works through our teams in every interaction, so that everyone receiving care not only gets the treatment they need but also experiences the love of Christ.

We also invite you to lift up our FAME volunteers who give of their time and talents each week to further the ministry. We would not be able to do all we do without their behind-the-scenes service that makes it possible for FAME to reach communities all around the world.

Finally, as Memorial Day approaches, may we all take time to honor and remember the brave men and women who gave everything in service to our country. Their sacrifice is not forgotten.

Thank you again for standing with us in prayer.

Blessings in the coming month.

May Prayer Calendar