Earlier this month, a FAME partner church, Venture Christian Church in Carmel, Indiana, announced and decided (independent of FAME) a generous commitment to a global partner FAME loves too: they are financially directly supporting a doctor from Honduras as he pursues advanced medical education. He plans to attend medical school in Cuba to become certified in ophthalmology. This training will help advance the vision of developing a Surgery Center at the Honduran clinic in the future. What great news they announced!

This act alone is powerful…But here’s the rest of the story…

Dr. Darwin Pineda first came to know the Lord as a young boy through the church/clinic soccer ministry in Honduras. In 1999, FAME received a letter recommending him for the FAME Scholarship Program. His application listed his expected graduation date as December 20, 2008. He faithfully worked through school, became a Doctor and then began serving at the ministry, His Eyes, which recommended him!

Now, 26 years later, after completing his training and faithfully managing the clinic for over a decade, God is calling Darwin to the next level—both in medical expertise and in evangelism.

• God is faithful through the years
• You are faithful- your generosity makes this possible
• Darwin is faithful- following his call to serve

Isn’t it incredible how God calls some to go and others to send—so that people everywhere can come to know Him?

Thank you for being part of this journey. Through your support, God’s love continues to be shared across generations and around the world.

Thank you for your partnership!

Question: What Do They Have in Common?
Answer: A Partnership with FAME!

Ahamadou is like most one-year-olds who just learned to walk—curious and unaware of the dangers around him. In the region where he lives, most households cook over open flames at ground level, and children often play nearby.

One day, while playing near the cook fire and just a few steps from his mother, Ahamadou stepped into a pot of boiling water. He was seriously scalded and burned.

In his community, a young couple serves with a global Bible translation team. Over the decades, FAME has learned a powerful truth: Christian leaders often become the “go-to” resource when help is needed. The love of Jesus flows into communities, and no matter the original mission—translation, pastoring, church planting, orphan care, or teaching—people turn to them in moments of crisis.

Because the “love of Christ compels us,” these Christian leaders are approached with needs related to health, hunger, and deep personal hardship.

Ahamadou’s mother brought him to this Bible translation couple. Though their resources were limited, they kept basic burn supplies—like gauze and wound care essentials—on hand. Last year, two college girls were serving alongside the couple and became deeply connected with this young boy and his story.

This summer, those same girls contacted FAME. They’re returning to the region for several reasons, but one of them is to bring burn dressings, antibiotic creams, and basic wound care materials—essentials that are scarce in this community. Many families seek help from Christian leaders because of the high cost, distance, or total inaccessibility of healthcare.

Partnership.

When you partner with FAME, you partner with Christian leaders who are touching the world in so many ways. I love FAME because it supports not only medical professionals, but also church planters, Bible translators, clean water teams, orphan caregivers, and leadership trainers. Through your support, you help serve orphans, widows, the injured, the trafficked, and those living with mobility challenges.

Partnership.

This is why FAME says that when you partner with us, you’re serving “the world’s most vulnerable.”

Thank you for your partnership!

Without the faithful people who serve at the FAME warehouse, your impact—and that of our global partners—would be greatly diminished. But because of dedicated volunteers like you, the reach and influence of FAME around the world is truly staggering!

One such faithful group drives about an hour and a half each month to serve at the warehouse. Many of our volunteer teams do the same—and have become vital to the mission! These teams often include a core group of regulars, along with others who rotate in and out. Because they’ve become so familiar with the tasks, the FAME staff can simply get them started and they immediately begin identifying, sorting, counting, labeling, assembling, and preparing medical supplies and equipment for global distribution.

Recently, when one of these groups gathered with our staff in the morning, the conversation turned to the recent FAME Night of Hope Banquet. Many had attended and were still reflecting on the powerful stories shared by our global partners. One woman remarked, “As I listened to the stories about the supplies—how some of them arrived just in time to save lives or start a new clinic—I just kept thinking, ‘We touched those things!’” And she was right—they had!

It may have seemed like a small task—counting IV supplies at a table in Indianapolis—but when a medical provider in another part of the world used those very supplies to start an IV for a dehydrated, fevered child, it became a moment that was life-changing—and life-saving.

The apostle Paul asked, “How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone to preach? And how will they preach unless they are sent?” Then he writes, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring (and send) good news of good things!”

Sometimes the supplies we send are as large as an X-ray machine or an exam table. Other times it’s a box of bandages or a first aid kit assembled at a church gathering.

Every time, you can say: We touched those things.

Whether you sort, go, or send—you are part of life-saving ministry. Your partnership is so valuable to me. Whether you support FAME financially, serve in person at the warehouse, or do both—you are sending healing in Jesus’ name!

If you’re interested in assembling first aid kits at your church, or would like to volunteer at the FAME warehouse (once or regularly), email Tyler at tylerl@fameworld.org and he’ll help you get started.

Interested in going on a short-term trip? Email Mallory at mfehl@fameworld.org or visit our website to see upcoming trips and apply.

No matter how you partner with FAME, you can say with confidence:

We touched those things!

With gratitude,

Bill Warren

On March 28, 2025, a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, killing over 4,000 people, injuring more than 20,000, and destroying 70% of buildings.

Amid the chaos in Sagaing, your FAME partner stepped in to provide emergency medical care—prioritizing the critically injured, arranging urgent referrals, and performing lifesaving operations. Both children and adults received compassionate care, regardless of background, as the team reflected God’s love in action.

Because of your faithfulness, FAME was able to send emergency funds immediately—but more support is urgently needed.

The medical team responded in Buddhist monasteries and Muslim rehab camps. Meanwhile, FAME friends at Samaritan’s Purse deployed emergency medical teams to Nay Pyi Daw Football Stadium, quickly transforming it into a trauma care and surgery center. Their swift, compassionate response reflected the heart of Christ—proving that love knows no boundaries. Dr. Aung, one of your FAME partners, shared the story of Nay Lin:

When the earthquake struck Sagaing, Nay Lin stood helpless as his home collapsed. Inside, his world crumbled—the ceiling fell, taking the life of his young son and severely injuring his wife. As rescuers pulled her from the wreckage, he faced every parent’s worst nightmare.

We arranged emergency surgery for his wife at a mobile hospital. Holding the relief kit, he told us, ‘Your team was the first light in my darkness.’ Though his son could not be brought back, your compassion helped him take the first step toward healing.”

At FAME, I always say we are partners in Medical Evangelism. Your generosity allows us to work with major global ministries, local indigenous teams, and even neighbors just up the highway in Indy (like IDES)—all to meet the needs of the world’s most vulnerable, in the name of Jesus.

I don’t yet know how much FAME will send in response to this healthcare crisis—but your response will help determine that.

Thank you for your partnership. Your FAME global partners overcome unimaginable challenges—some so extreme that elephants had to help pull the cars of supplies through muddy, impassable roads!

Together, we can keep moving forward—bringing healing and hope to those who need it most.

Thank you for your faithful partnership with FAME through prayer. We are truly blessed to have you walking alongside us, lifting up our mission partners, volunteers, board members, staff, scholarship recipients, trip participants, and many other needs in prayer.

This month’s prayer calendar includes not only our upcoming short-term mission trips for this year but also a few that have already been scheduled for 2026–2028. These medical mission teams consist of both medical professionals and non-medical volunteers — each playing a vital role in the overall mission and impact of the team.

Please join us in praying for:

• The team members who have already committed to serve
• Others to be moved to want to serve on these trips
• Our host mission partners around the world
• The individuals who will receive medical care that, as they are treated in the name of Jesus, their hearts may be open to the message of the Gospel.

If you’re interested in learning more about upcoming mission trips, please visit: www.fameworld.org/short-term-trips. We’d love to have you join us!

Additionally, we ask for your prayers over several new sustainable healthcare project grants approved by our Board of Directors—both at the recent April meeting and the Fall 2024 meeting. Pray for the necessary funding to be raised and for each project to become a source of healing and hope, drawing people to Jesus through medical evangelism.

Thank you again for your continued partnership in prayer.

June Prayer Calendar