Missionaries Supported By The Pittsburgh Conference
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Fred & Barb Adams
Fred Adams – July 15; Barb Adams – April 13,
Anniversary: May 20.
Fred is senior pastor of Oceans of Life Ministries (OLM) and serves on the board of Light and Life Development Foundation, Inc. (a relief and development arm of the FMC). Barb, associate pastor at OLM, is a board member and office manager of the Light and Life Development Foundation. She coordinates International Child Care Ministries (ICCM) for the Southern Mindanao Annual Conference and oversees two ICCM street ministries and two tribal hostels. She is the liaison for ICCM Philippines to the U.S. home office.
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Julie Allman
February 4
Julie has lived in Ukraine since May 2000, serving primarily through English teaching, evangelistic small groups and music ministry. After serving in Kyiv from 2004 to 2008, she moved back to Rivne, which is Free Methodist World Mission's main mission site in Ukraine. Julie works with Greg and Brenda Hendrick and national believers to witness, disciple, and develop simple, reproducing churches.
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Josh and Susy Fajardo – Europe/Spain
The Fajardos’ vision is to discover Spanish leaders, people whom God is calling to begin new ministries, small groups and churches throughout Spain. Currently, they are planting a church in a suburb of Madrid, Rivas-Vaciamadrid. They hold weekly small group meetings. The Fajardos are also involved in the development of a nongovernmental organization that focuses on compassion ministries in Rivas-Vaciamadrid and inner-city Madrid. They desire to be “messengers of love” in all they do.
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Corey and Connie Persing – Thailand
Corey and Connie Persing were approved in October 2009 as Free Methodist World Missions’ first developmental missionary interns, under a recently-initiated program. The Persings plan to being a two-year term in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in the summer of 2010. Corey will teach math at Grace International School, and both Corey and Connie will assist with the ministires of the local Free Methodist Church. The new intership program features mentoring, training and accountability for the development of effective cross-cultural workers.
The Persing family spent the 2007-08 school year serving in Thailand under VISA Ministries. Members of the New Middletown, FMC in Ohio, the Persings are currently engaged in partnership building ministries.
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