Once unreached by the good news about Jesus Christ, the Yalunka people of western Mali (West Africa) are now sharing about Jesus among their own people in their own language. FEC’s West Africa Initiative to the Yalunka stretches over a decade, and links the growing Evangelical Mennonite Church (EMC) in Burkina Faso with this new [...]
In late 1978, Americans were buying gas at $0.63 per gallon, and Jimmy Carter was their president. Most people were listening to the BeeGee’s hit “Stay’in Alive” and watching Little House on the Prairie. By 1979, most Americans had seen the movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Grease. Pop culture loomed large [...]
West Africa team takes a giant leap forward in reaching Yalunka people! FEC’s West Africa team has achieved a significant milestone in its outreach to the Yalunka people, an unreached people group living in the West African nation of Mali. During a recent training session, the team moved from teaching Bible stories in the oral [...]
Well, we are back home after another round of village trips. This time we were able to visit two villages and share the stories of Cain and Abel and Noah in both. There were many hard things about the trip; the inescapable heat, nowhere comfortable to sit or relax, goats, sheep, cattle, and chickens wandering around [...]
West Africa trips encourage believers and strengthen village ties During our recent village trips in West Africa, our team was able to pay our respects to the family of a believer who had passed away earlier this year. We offered our condolences and shared our hope of seeing this friend in heaven someday. It was [...]
“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” – Isaiah 43:9a Our recent trips to Yalunka villages in West Africa were full of new beginnings this year! We encountered several new Christ followers, witnessed the building of a brand-new Yalunka church (the first!), and reached someone from [...]
Written by Ashley Freytag, West Africa Initiative Team Member Several nights ago, I drank a coke just before bed. As I lay there trying to fall asleep (for two hours) the words that my dad used to say while tucking me in at night echoed in my head, “Now close your eyes and lay real [...]
Great news from West Africa! The recent two-week training for our Yalunka team has—by all accounts—been deemed a success. Now that the rainy season is over, we’re getting ready to head into the villages again, but this time we’re armed with more of the language skills we need to begin the much-anticipated oral translation of [...]
Written by Ashley Freytag, West Africa Initiative Team Member We, my teammates and I, have another teammate that maybe you have not heard much of. He is a Yalunka man with a powerful testimony to God’s saving grace. It is amazing the way God introduced him to us. He began working with us on our [...]
After years of prayer, language learning, and recent evangelism trips into West African villages, our team is gearing up for the final stages of training in order to share God’s Word through oral translation with the Yalunka people. During a two-week seminar, FEC’s West Africa team will receive training in Community Health Evangelism, along with [...]
It is our pleasure to invite you to the Credentialed Workers Appreciation Dinner held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. (EDT) at Ceruti’s Diamond Room, 6601 Innovation Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46818 (view Google map). Our hope is that this evening will be a time of fellowship and encouragement for you and your spouse.
Sue and I are looking forward to a great evening together!
Here are the details:
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 24, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Eastern (salad service begins at 6:30 pm).
Location: Ceruti’s Diamond Room, 6601 Innovation Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46818 (view Google map)
Cost: FREE for credentialed individuals and spouse ($30 per individual if not FEC credentialed).
Menu: Choose between four meal options (including gluten-free and vegetarian choices).
Dinner Choices:
Greek Chicken (GF)
Honey Dijon Mixed Greens (GF)
Parmesan Yukon Baby Potatoes (GF)
Marinated Grilled Asparagus (GF)
Bistro Filet
Honey Dijon Mixed Greens (GF)
Parmesan Yukon Baby Potatoes (GF)
Marinated Grilled Asparagus (GF)
Black & Blue Salmon (GF)
Honey Dijon Mixed Greens (GF)
Parmesan Yukon Baby Potatoes (GF)
Marinated Grilled Asparagus (GF)
Vegetarian option: Squash Bowl (GF)
Honey Dijon Mixed Greens (GF)
Marinated Grilled Asparagus (GF)
Dessert table includes:
Coffee Cake Assortment
Chocolate Drizzle Cheesecake
Chocolate Peanut Butter Mouse (GF)
Coffee, iced tea, & water included with all options.
