In all my years traveling for FAME and visiting mission hospitals, the hospital in Aparri, North Luzon, Philippines is the only one I have ever seen with a Dialysis Treatment Center this large. They are open Monday through Saturday, early morning until midnight, with patients scheduled the entire time.

For many, dialysis is literally the difference between life and death. Without it, patients survive only days or weeks. But with treatment—three to five hours, several times a week—their blood is cleansed, their energy returns, and their lives are extended by years. The impact is visible: patients arrive weak and swollen, yet leave breathing easier, walking stronger, and full of gratitude

One such patient, Raphael*, is full of joy during his visits—not just because his life is being sustained, but because of the love he experiences in that center. While he receives treatment, chaplains and staff are sharing the hope of the gospel with him. Raphael not only has had his life extended, but he is hearing about eternal life through Jesus Christ.

This one-of-a-kind facility is now preparing to expand. A new Diagnostic Center is being added to their complex—something that will transform healthcare in the community and allow the dialysis center to serve even more patients.

And here is where YOU come in. When you partner with FAME, you make it possible for a treatment center for kidney patients to become more than a medical facility. You help make it a place where men and women are a “captive audience” to hear the good news of the love of Christ—while their very lives are being saved through dialysis.

Thank you for your partnership.

Thank you for your faithful partnership with FAME through prayer. We are deeply grateful for your love for the ministry and for those we serve, and we are encouraged knowing you pray alongside us each month.

This month, we ask that you keep the FAME Board of Directors in prayer as they meet mid-month to discuss, plan, and make decisions on behalf of the ministry. Please pray that God grants each board member wisdom, discernment, and clarity as they prepare for and engage in these important discussions.

We also ask for your prayers for two short-term teams traveling this month. The first team will be going to Kenya to serve with Community Health Partners. In partnership with Milligan University’s PA program, they will treat patients through medical outreaches in neighboring communities and at the local clinic in Narok.

The second team will be traveling to Colombia to serve alongside La Costa Colombia. They will work with local ministers and healthcare professionals in Barranquilla, Santa Marta, and Buenaventura to support and develop indigenous Christian ministries. Please pray that the love of Jesus will shine through the care they provide, opening doors for meaningful relationships and the sharing of the Gospel.

Finally, please join us in praying for our six FAME scholarship recipients who are studying to become medical professionals in their home countries. Each student desires to serve God through their medical careers and is sponsored by a FAME Partner mission. Pray for their growth, perseverance, and continued faithfulness as they prepare to serve others.

Thank you again for your partnership in prayer.

October Prayer Calendar

“For many years we tried, as a mission and church, to be accepted in this village. But every effort was rejected—until now. Today, for the first time something was supported by the village, this FAME medical camp received the approval of the village elders, and we were introduced to many people we never would have had the chance to share the gospel with unless this team had come this week.”

That’s what a tribal ministry leader in Asia told our short-term team leader as they treated patients in the name of Jesus in a remote village.

This leader explained that for years they had sought many strategies to build relationships with the village. One family had come to faith, but starting a church in their home was met with resistance. Now, after consistent serving and love, a church is beginning to grow—bringing the hope of Jesus to a community that had never even heard His name before.
Stories like this are happening year after year, as your global partners follow the example of Jesus: meeting needs through healthcare, healing, and sharing the good news of the gospel.

Because of your partnership, medical evangelism is opening doors for the church around the world.

Thank you for making this possible!

A powerful theme kept surfacing during a recent FAME staff meeting, shared by several team members who had just returned from visiting partners overseas or communicating with them.
The theme began with challenges, but it ends with very good news:

• Lack of trust in government clinics and hospitals
• Lack of consistency in medical services
• Lack of testing available for medical professionals
• Lack of results from tribal health options

These struggles only highlight the remarkable influence of your FAME partners:

In Kenya, the CHP Lab (provided by FAME) is now the very lab the government relies on for national studies.
In the Caribbean, a small one-room clinic behind a church is so trusted that it is overwhelmed and must expand.
In tribal regions, where people were cautious of government care, one doctor’s home visits opened doors for gospel outreach.
In the South Pacific, a FAME partner hospital now serves as the only dialysis center for most of the country.

Thank you. Your faithfulness is opening doors for Christians to share their faith through medicine—especially in places with no healthcare access or only limited care.

You are making a tremendous difference when you partner with FAME.

Whenever we hear of a tragedy—especially when it involves the loss of life—we are often led to ask, “Could anything have been done to prevent this?”

This week, both the date on the calendar and the news have stirred much reflection in me. Along with praying for those affected, I find myself asking, “What could be done?”

I just returned from visiting several countries and many of FAME’s global partners across Africa. First, I am encouraged to report that these partners are doing remarkable work on your behalf—sharing the good news and bringing help and hope to people through medical care. In each region I visited, this medical care simply did not exist before the arrival of these partners.

Secondly, the needs remain great. Stories of tragedy were shared everywhere I went, and they were evident in what I saw. Thousands of tragedies have already been prevented through these global partnerships—but there is still so much more that can be done. Each partner shared a vision with me of what they hope will be possible in the future, so that even more lives can be spared.

Today, I am encouraged because, through the partnership we share in FAME…
“Something CAN be done!”

This Fall, I will be working with several of these partners to plan solutions that will prevent tragedy and reduce risk through medical evangelism. I invite you to join me in praying that these solutions will be created, planned, funded, and carried out—lowering the vulnerability of thousands upon thousands of people. These new initiatives will build on the same types of projects, shipments, and teams that are currently made possible through the “Yes! Fund” and the partnership of people like you.

Thank you for joining us in bringing solutions through medical evangelism.

Because of YOU many great things happen from FAME partnerships. Because FAME staff are the best; the right people in the right place at the right time…. much ministry and evangelism occur just because of networking, listening, and caring about the global needs of the people of the world!

Refugees are one place FAME networking meets substantial needs!

Here is one example:

A few months ago, I received an “Urgent Request” from FAME — a nurse was needed to serve in Germany, providing care for about 40 Ukrainian refugees while their full-time nurse, J.J. traveled home for a much-needed break.

As a nurse with neuro ICU and hospice experience, I knew God was calling me to go, even though this was a 5 ½ week assignment — far longer than my previous FAME mission trips. After prayer and support from my family, I packed my bags.

When I arrived, I met four men with paraplegia who required daily care and careful monitoring. These men were kind, faithful, and full of gratitude — never complaining about their circumstances. Every morning, I provided wound care, mobility support, and encouragement. Mealtimes became sacred moments, sharing laughter, food, and fellowship across language barriers.

One of the most powerful moments came in my final week when one man, who had been confined to bed for months, joined me and the others for an outing to town. A few days later, I saw him outside again, smiling with friends. I couldn’t help but thank God — He was working through me, giving me the compassion and strength to meet not only physical needs but emotional ones as well.

Saying goodbye was one of the hardest parts of the trip. I cried with the residents I had come to love. Though I am home now, I carry their faces, their faith, and their joy with me.

Thank you for making this possible. Your support allowed me to be the hands and feet of Jesus for these refugees — sharing His love in both word and deed!  – John C.

Thank you for your partnership!

Dear Prayer Partner,

Thank you for your faithful partnership with the ministry of FAME through prayer. We are blessed to have you come alongside us in praying for those here in the U.S and those around the world.

This month we are excited to be sending a short-term team to Kenya to serve alongside
the ministry, Community Health Partners (CHP) in Narok, Kenya. Treating the basic health needs of people who will come seeking treatment is one of the ways our team can be used in ministry.

Medical outreaches open doors for our CHP 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.

Please pray for not only the trip participants that will be going, but also the leadership of
CHP, and the people the team will be treating in the name of Jesus.

We also invite your prayers for:

• Our faithful volunteers who serve weekly and monthly.
• Shipments of medical supplies—a 40’ container currently in transit to India, another container being loaded for Honduras, and the next container being prepared for the Dominican Republic.
• FAME partners in Ghana and Kenya
• Church visits that FAME Executive Director, Bill Warren will be making
• The Spire Conference in Louisville that Bill and Jeff Coon, FAME Director of Development, will be attending on behalf of FAME.

Thank you again for partnering with us in prayer and blessings in the coming month

September Prayer Calendar

Before a FAME partner stepped in:
Hard worker + Limited Options = Limited Opportunity

This man repairs shoes for a living. But because of his disability, his work was limited to whatever people could bring directly to him. In his village, without sidewalks or paved roads, mobility was slow and extremely difficult. Even a traditional wheelchair was of little use.

But FAME Clinics are deeply connected to local churches. When the administrator and her team at the Makango, Ghana clinic heard about this member of Pistis Christian Church, they responded.

Thanks to a recent shipment to Ghana, a P.E.T. (Personal Energy Transportation) Cart was available and donated to this man so he could work again with dignity and independence.

Now:
Hard worker + New Options = Unlimited Opportunity!

Will you help deliver the next P.E.T. Cart? When you give to the FAME Yes! Fund, FAME sends help and hope in the form of Sustainable Projects (Clinics, Hospitals, Mobile Clinics), and shipping supplies in addition to things like P.E.T. carts.

When you partner with FAME you partner with the local churches around the globe who are the connections to meeting needs, like those of a Shoe repair gentleman!

Thank you for your partnership

Here in the U.S., surgery has become incredibly advanced. Robotic-assisted procedures, laparoscopic tools, and high-resolution imaging have transformed outcomes—making surgeries faster, safer, and recovery quicker.

But in many parts of the developing world where FAME serves, even basic x-ray access is rare.

One FAME partner hospital in the Philippines is beginning to change that. It is stepping ahead of both government and private hospitals in the area. Because of its partnership with FAME, this hospital is now beginning the process of approval and funding (more on that soon!) for a Diagnostic Center. The national Health Department has recognized this hospital’s capacity to lead the way in medical care.

Recently, FAME acquired and shipped a portable x-ray unit to this hospital. With it, Dr. Tumaru performed the hospital’s first x-ray-guided gallbladder surgery—removing the gallbladder and repairing damage with accuracy and care.

And this isn’t just any hospital. It’s one of your FAME partner hospitals with a vibrant and effective Chaplaincy Department—where every patient hears the gospel.

Because of you, patients are not only being treated in the name of Jesus—they’re also hearing the name of Jesus. This advanced, compassionate hospital stands as a beacon of hope in its community—and you are part of making that possible.

Nestled deep in the jungles of Panama, a simple open-air building became a sanctuary of healing. For the first time ever, dental tools shipped from FAME arrived in a remote village, unlocking a new level of medical care—and gospel hope.

Thanks to FAME’s generous donors and partnerships, portable dental cleaning and extraction equipment was delivered and assembled, allowing a temporary clinic to open where none had ever existed before. That day, 30 patients received treatment—many for the first time in their lives.

Among them was Lucía, a quiet, bright-eyed 12-year-old girl who had been silently enduring a deep, throbbing pain in her jaw for weeks.

Her mother had tried herbal rinses and warm compresses, but Lucía’s infection had only worsened. When she finally arrived at the clinic, trembling but hopeful, the local Panamanian dentist—partnering with volunteers equipped by FAME—quickly diagnosed an abscessed molar, likely caused by untreated decay and impacted food. Without care, the infection could have spread to her bloodstream.

As Lucía sat nervously in the makeshift dental chair—really a folding table and stool—two visiting dental missionaries worked gently and patiently, guided by the Panamanian dentist who knew her language, her fear, and her faith background. The team used FAME-supplied lights, sterilized tools, and extraction kits to safely remove the decayed tooth, clean the infection, and provide antibiotics.

For Lucía, it was not only the end of pain but the beginning of trust.

After her treatment, she sat with the team and shared a tamarind drink while one of the dental assistants, Lorena, opened her Bible and read aloud in Spanish from John 14:27: “Mi paz les dejo; mi paz les doy. Yo no se la doy a ustedes como la da el mundo.” (“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.”)

Lorena explained that just as Jesus cared for hurting people, He cared for Lucía—not just her smile, but her soul.

Lucía’s mother cried.

In that simple clinic, with plastic chairs and red trash bins and tools laid out on fold-up tables, the love of Jesus shone. And it all began with the equipment that FAME sent—equipment that allowed healing to happen and conversations about eternal hope to unfold.

Today, Lucía is pain-free. But more importantly, her family is exploring a new faith and a new community of believers in the village. The local dentist, now trained to use more advanced tools, continues to serve regularly—and plans to expand care deeper into the region.

This is the mission of FAME—sending help, healing, and hope in the name of Jesus. One smile at a time.