FPCO Mission Partners in Latin America
Armonia
Armonia is a Mexican NGO that works with some of the country’s poorest urban and rural communities. Founded on Christian principles and working alongside local communities, they seek to turn poverty into abundant life. Armonia is committed to walk alongside the poor, working with them to bring about Christian Transformation, education and empowerment, and a better life. Please pray for those in situations of desperate poverty whose lives are touched by the services of Armonia in Mexico, and by the work of Jesus Christ being done through this ministry. www.armoniamexico.net.
Needs: Prayer for the children to experience opportunity for advancement, to know Christ, for the conflicts in the region to end, and to find funds and labor to construct a new building. Modest clothing for children (mostly male) ages 12-18, school materials.
Missionary Ventures International
MVI relies on Spirit led leaders to fulfill the unique tasks of reaching the un-reached through practical applications of skills and training used in secular endeavors. FPCO members have worked with MVI for a number of years. Please pray for the MVI leadership as they continue their work of introducing God on every continent and for FPCO’s work to bless this mission partner. www.mvi.org.
Needs: Prayer for the spread of the Gospel, and for our missionaries, volunteers and staff.
World Hope Missions Ministry
World Hope Missions Ministry is a missionary and compassionate relief effort delivering health care and spiritual assistance to villagers along the Amazon River Basin. Their goal is to take volunteers on short-term missions, an opportunity for churches of all Christian denominations to take missionaries, regardless of age, for a full week of missions in the Amazon. Pray for Rev. Jonathas Moreira and the teams that depart for the Amazon throughout the year. www.amazon-mission.org.
Needs: Prayer for success of each mission trip, for fulfilling God’spurpose, and for the participants in each trip.
Donations for trips of new and used clothing, toiletries, and craft items for Vacation Bible School.
The Dickson Family: Rick, Teresa, Sarah & John
Rick and Teresa Dickson and their children, Sarah and John, are missionaries with Mission Aviation Fellowship. In January of 2006, Rick prayerfully accepted a new assignment to serve as MAF's Latin America Regional Director. With this new endeavor, the family has relocated to San Jose, Costa Rica. MAF has mission work in many Latin American countries, such as Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, Haiti and Suriname. Their goal is to further the gospel into hard to reach locations, overcoming physical barriers by use of small, Cessna aircraft which provide transportation for missionaries, pastors, church planters, mission teams and/or the JESUS Film. www.maf.org.
Needs: Prayer for safety as Rick flies, and as he manages the many flights landing and taking off in various regions, ever-changing government regulations, and sometimes rugged jungles.
The Drake Family: Lindsay, Elliott, and Avery
Living in Santo Domingo, cominican Republic, serving Dominicans and Haitians living in the communities of Nazaret and Cielo, the Drakes are serving with Mission Emanuel, supervising team leaders in the areas of Education, Sponsorship programs, Health Care, short-term Mission Projects, Construction, Water Purification, Women’s Cooperative, Spiritual Growth, Outreach Ministries, Ministry Partnerships, and Business Development. Their evangelical thrust is to communicate and share the gospel to a hurting community through personal relationships and everyday conversations taking place within these components, as well as within their personal lives here.
Needs: Prayer for our ministry team, and the Cominican people. Also for our family as we adjust to life with our precious baby girl!