Thank you for your continued partnership with FAME through prayer.

The FAME staff, Board members, volunteers, scholarship recipients, volunteers, trip participants, and mission partners are blessed in knowing that you come alongside us in prayer for the ministry of FAME each day.

As Spring begins again, let us be reminded of the mighty works of the Creator who makes things new. From the warmer spring weather to the rains that then make the beautiful Crocuses bloom, to the green grass that starts to come “back to life”, and to the longer days where we can enjoy the warmth of the sun, God’s beauty surrounds us! And not only does He show His power through His Creation, He also shows us His power through the answered prayers of His people. So, again thank you for praying for FAME!

This month we have a short-term medical mission team going to Mexico to serve with Worldwide Hispanic Outreach (WWHO). This team will be conducting medical outreaches around la Biznaga and other surrounding villages. Please pray for each of the participants that will be serving on the trip, the mission partners there, and the people they will be serving. Pray that the love of Jesus will be shown to the people who will be receiving medical care in the name of Christ.

We also ask for prayer for FAME staff attending various conferences, volunteer groups that will be serving at the FAME office/warehouse, church visits, and FAME scholarship recipients. Currently, 9 students are receiving medical scholarships to help them financially as they study to become medical professionals in their home countries. These students are sponsored by a FAME Mission Partner and will then serve with them at least 1-2 years after graduation.

Thank you again for your partnership in prayer and blessings in the coming month,

March Prayer Calendar

(above- FAME’s Mobilization Staff, Vanessa Scheel and Mallory Fehl)

I am excited to introduce the newest addition to your FAME team who will help serve you even better!

FAME is a partner in medical evangelism – and that partnership is with you, global partners in 50+ countries, and many others, including partnering with those who step out in faith and go on the FAME short-term trips!

In January, Vanessa Scheel joined the FAME staff as our new Mobilization Coordinator after serving as a participant on a FAME short-term trip to South Africa in 2024. She studied International Health, with a minor in Spanish, at Western Michigan University and completed the final semester of her undergraduate degree studying and interning in Spain. She is also certified as a Nursing Assistant, with clinical experience ranging from general medicine to neonatal intensive care.

She is excited to be here in Indy with FAME and to combine her clinical and international experience to help cultivate and expand the mobilization team.

FAME is increasing our staff in a way that will help make short-term mission trips more accessible and impactful for those on the teams and those whom the teams serve!

Maybe you should consider going on a FAME trip! The need is for NON-medical and medical trip participants on every team.

Dr. Kent Brantly, a Medical missionary who survived Ebola and served with a FAME partner mission said, “We are not the healers, nor the saviors. We are simply vessels, instruments in the hands of the Great Physician.”

Thank you for being an instrument in the hands of the Great Physician!

 

** If you would like more information about upcoming short-term trips, visit our website at www.fameworld.org/short-term-trips or contact Mallory Fehl at mfehl@fameworld.org or Vanessa Scheel at vscheel@fameworld.org.

Leaders face a lot of questions and Jesus was no different. On one occasion an expert in the fine print details of the Law questioned Jesus. After Jesus’ return question the man answered to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart…and Love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus commended him, and then the expert asked, “Who is my neighbor?”

The political climate of Jesus’ day and the divided culture of ethnicity included a lot of hatred – so Jesus told the Story of the Samaritan who helped the man on the road to Jericho. But Jesus didn’t just define loving your neighbor in theory…he lived it! A number of times we can see him compelled to action to heal and care for others because of his love for them! In Luke 7 we have him come across a grieving mother and Luke records that “…his heart went out to her…” and then he raised her son from the dead in the middle of the funeral procession.

Your love is shown when you partner with FAME. I can honestly say, that just as Paul expressed in Corinthians, “The love of Christ compels us…” FAME also is compelled by the love of Christ, just as you are compelled by the love of Christ to partner with us.

One of your FAME partners reported that a mother and her children were all found in their home all with high fevers. The children were sleeping and very sick in bed with her when the dad and husband returned from working many hours walk away from them. He immediately ran many miles to the clinic and I’m glad to report that the response was one of love. The dad didn’t have to wait in line, schedule an appointment, wait for the scheduling department to call back with available appointments….. A nurse immediately traveled with the father bringing antibiotics with her and both children and mother had turned the corner by evening.

A simple medical solution – but only possible because of the love of Christ in the nurse at the FAME clinic. What I didn’t tell you is that the clinic was BUSY that day, but her heart went out to him! The love of Christ compels your FAME partners to do what they do.

Thank you for loving your neighbors when you partner with FAME. Because our global partners love neighbors on your behalf every day.

I’m grateful to serve in a ministry where your global partners’ hearts go out to people like Jesus!!!

I am thankful for your partnership!

 

Blessings,

As a valued partner, you are making an impact that goes far beyond a one-time gift. Your generosity fuels the sustainability of FAME’s global partnerships, ensuring that when a clinic, hospital, or training program is established, it doesn’t just fade away when the initial resources are used.

Through FAME, you are providing not just a gift, but a lasting solution—one that continues to serve communities, equip healthcare workers, and work toward independence and sustainability.

One of my greatest honors is seeing how partners like you help mobilize a global community, creating sustainable solutions to the lack of access to healthcare and the gospel.

The first photo below is when I attended the 2016 dedication of the first floor of a clinic in Kenya. The sustainable model they implemented resulted in the additional photos from the 2024 dedication of the three-story, Level 4 hospital, which was built on the success of the clinic.

Thank you for standing with us.

 

Thank you so much for your continued support of the ministry of FAME through prayer. We find it a blessing to have you come alongside us each day praying for FAME staff, board members, mission partners, trip participants, scholarship recipients, volunteers, shipments of medical supplies, healthcare projects, church visits and other items of ministry.

This month we ask for prayers for a FAME mission trip that left on January 31 for Malawi to serve with Akonda Ministries through medical outreaches. Medical outreaches open doors for our Malawi hosts to engage in personal relationships with those who come to receive treatment from our team. Through those relationships, the good news of Jesus can be shared, and ultimately lives will be transformed. Our ultimate goal is to bring glory to God in all that we do while serving in Malawi! Please pray for not only the team, but also the people they will be treating in the name of Christ.

We also ask for prayers for the FAME staff that give of their time and talents to further the ministry of FAME so that the world’s most vulnerable may be touched by the love of Christ through medical evangelism. Please pray that the Lord guides them as they serve.

Continue to pray as well for many of our faithful volunteers that serve the ministry. These people give of their time and talents so that people around the world can receive the medical care they need and can hear the Good News. FAME truly could not do all it does without the help of so many.

Lastly, please pray for Executive Director, Bill Warren as he travels to Asia to meet with FAME Partners in the Philippines and Thailand. He will be visiting some of the sustainable healthcare projects FAME was able to help fund through the support of so many of our faithful donors. We look forward to seeing how God will use these projects for His glory.

Blessings in the coming month.

February Prayer Calendar

One of our partners in one of the poorest regions of the world said this: It is pathetic to see children dying even for very common illnesses such as Hepatitis, Malaria, dengue, malnutrition etc., due to lack of proper medical care. They are supposed to be the future of our country.

So, they began medical camps, and thanks to your generosity to FAME, a grant was given to help open a remarkable mission hospital and clinic last year. I knew they also continued to do medical camps but I HAD NO IDEA HOW MANY until a recent communication.

In 96 different locations they provided free medical consultations and general health exams which was able to allow referrals to the Mission Hospital and Clinic.

96! I never cease to be amazed at the hard work and dedication of your FAME partners around the world. One partner managing vital medical care in facilities and remotely at 96 locations makes me grateful:

One: for global FAME partners like we have
Two: for people like you who make it possible.

Thank you for your partnership in medical evangelism!

One country FAME has been actively working in for decades is Haiti. The sustainability model which FAME uses and follows has been in place for many years- and IT is Working! During this season of limited outside resources, the Haitian leadership of all of your FAME partners have been outstanding!

One remodel and upgrade sustainable project is in the region of Jacmel. This clinic, established in 2014 has serious limited resources and space. This update and remodel will multiply their work and your impact! This ministry focuses on vulnerable children! 40% of Haiti’s children have no access to basic healthcare – this clinic will change that situation!

Even though Haiti has been closed to outsiders, Gods Haitian people have been making an impact. This new door of opportunity this year will change live for eternity.

Thank you for your partnership in medical evangelism!

Happy New Year!

“new , nuevo, nouveau, novo, mpya, naya”

I hear “New” being said in many languages and it always brings a sense of hope. One of the most exciting new things ahead in 2025 is the record number of international short term trips that are scheduled. Our first Short-Term Team of the year arrived in SE Asia this week

The team’s “base” for this trip will be “Grace Clinic” in Mae Sot Thailand. This brand new facility connected with Grace Church is in a refugee settlement on the border with Myanmar. It is the ONLY clinic for days of walking and serves some of the most vulnerable people on earth at this moment.

Because of you, many new things are ahead in 2025! FAME is honored to partner with you to send teams to share the news of Jesus because “if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17

Thank you for your partnership!

There’s a lot of talk about knowing your “why.” I tell you a lot of stories about the people and projects of the “how” of medical evangelism, but as we head into a new year, may I emphasize the “why” and take it a step further to ask for your prayer?

Part of the results of what you make possible at FAME are in our “control” but there is one part that is up to the Holy Spirit.

One thing to pray for in 2025 is that each person treated in the name of Jesus and who is told the good news will respond “Yes!” to Jesus!

Every FAME partner has a plan for evangelism. Each one is a little different but they are all intentional in their approach.  Above is a picture of the Chaplain’s motorcycle for one African partner. They not only share the good news while someone is a patient at their clinics, but the chaplain follows up and visits them afterwards too! At this specific mission, which has multiple 24/7 clinics, the chaplain is also the church planting director for the area!

So a prayer request for 2025 is that doors will open for FAME partners and trip participants to share the gospel (our part) and that each person who hears will respond “Yes!” to Jesus!

Thank you for your partnership in medical evangelism!

Dear FAME Prayer Partner,

Blessings in the New Year! Thank you so much for your continued support of the ministry of FAME through prayer. It is because of faithful prayer warriors like you that our ministry is strengthened and that people all around the world are being healed both physically and spiritually through medical evangelism. We at FAME have seen God’s blessings this past year and we look forward to seeing what God has planned for the ministry in 2025.

As we start a new year, may we remember that no matter what lies ahead in the coming year, Jesus is right there with us guiding us, comforting us and strengthening us in times of need and uncertainty. Recently I came across a devotional in Guideposts that speaks of just that and how sometimes we just need to be reminded that Jesus is in control.

The author writes about a gift that was received by her husband and how it gave her comfort for the new year. The gift was a simple framed message penned by a professional calligrapher that read, Trust Me. I have everything under control. Jesus

She goes on to write, He set the frame down amidst the clutter on the kitchen counter so I could see that simple message as I went about my tasks. Slowly those words began to change my frame of mind. If I needed something to help me carry my old concerns into the New Year, I’d just found it … the determination to face each day’s concerns, trusting in the words of this promise from the Source of all comfort and strength.

How wonderful it is knowing that Jesus is always with us. He comforts us, strengthens us, and hears our prayers.

As we start the new year, please partner with us in praying for the following that are on each day of the January calendar.

• God’s provision for the ministry in the coming year
• FAME Board members as they continue to lead the ministry
• A short-term medical mission team that will be going to Thailand to serve with Asia Christian Services. Pray for not only the team, but the people they will be serving around Mae Sot. Mae Sot sits at the border of Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. The ACS clinic is serving thousands of refugees who are fleeing Burma, as well as those who live in the surrounding area.

Thank you again for your partnership in prayer and blessings in the coming year

Click here for the January Prayer Calendar