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FOMMM History and Background FOMMM was started by Andy and Victoria Schmelzer after much prayer, encouragement, and the prompting of the Holy Spirit after their second trip to Ghana. Andy felt the call to missions as a teen when he read Mark 16:15, as it told him to take the gospel to all creation. Victoria has been doing missions since 1984 and has had the desire to help the poor since a small child. Target Audience The target audience of FOMMM is the mission field the Lord leads us to. We go to areas that we can share the gospel with the lost, teach biblical evangelism to Christians, and treat the poor and oppressed medically. We live in a lost and dieing world. The harvest is ripe but the laborers are few. Join us to seek and save that which is lost. Next Opportunities To Serve The next mission will be from July 1-14, 2008 to Mongolia. Most of the arrangements have been made and a few details are left to be taken care of. Also, Andy and Victoria will go to Kenya in May '08. It may not be safe for a team so we will minister by ourselves. See more on that in the newsletter. A trip is being planned to Trinidad and Tobago. It will be January 24th through February 1st, 2009. This will be a 1 week trip. We have had an opportunity to get some inexpensive flights and can offer the trip for a fee of $1500.00 U.S. Dollars. This will be on a 1st come first served basis. We will hold your spot at this price only when we receive your fee. We unfortunately cannot hold a spot without it. Click Here to read about Mongolia Click here to read about Trinidad and Tobago Mission Statement To know Jesus and make Him known. The goal of all mission work is to glorify God. It is our God given desire to see God worshipped in every tribe and every nation and that His name be great among the nations from the rising to the setting of the sun. (Malachi 1:11) God's will is that none should perish. We place no confidence in the Christian’s ability to fulfill the Great Commission, but in God's unlimited and unhindered power to accomplish all He has decreed. As Christians we are called, commanded, and commissioned to lay down our lives so that the gospel may be preached to every tribe, to every nation under heaven. A true gospel must be proclaimed because it is a TRUE Gospel that is the power of God to salvation (Romans1:16) We as evangelists, are committed to the equipping of the saints, to share our faith the way Jesus did. The gospel transcends culture. Our motivation comes from compassion for the lost, the sick, the poor, and the oppressed. If we are to be truly Christ like, we need to follow in His footsteps. Vision To develop and be strengthened as a witness to the Lord Jesus as part of the fulfillment of the great commission (Mt. 28:18-20), be in obedience to Jesus command to preach and heal (Lk. 9:2 and 10:9), to care for the poor and oppressed (Mt. 25:34-40 Isaiah 58:6-10), and to take the gospel to all creation (Mk. 16:15). Statement of Faith Click here and scroll down to read our statement of faith. Essential convictions Click here and scroll down to view our essential convictions. Medicine Is Merely A Springboard For Evangelism The medical services provided are merely a means to share the gospel with the patients and their families. Each patient gets witnessed to and the full gospel is preached to them. Evangelism is our main focus as we treat patients with needs from hypertension to minor surgeries. We either set up clinics in churches and schools or in a hospital. The mobile clinics are a great way to reach the ones who do not have a way to travel to a hospital. By going to a remote village, the poorest of the poor can get medical care and spiritual healing. Biblical Evangelism Biblical Evangelism is always law to the proud and grace to the humble. Never in scripture will you find the good news being given to a proud un repentant sinner. The law breaks the hardened heart of the self righteous and grace heals the broken heart. In Luke 18 the rich young ruler asks Jesus how to receive eternal life. Jesus threw 5 commandments at him. He went away sad. He did not hear the good news. Nicodemus came to Jesus at night knowledgeable of the law and humble since he addressed Jesus as Rabbi and acknowledged that Jesus came from God. Jesus gave him grace. Living Waters/ Way of The Master Biblical evangelism can be studied through the ministries of L/W and WOTM. Please check out the links to the web sites. You can learn how to make an atheist back slide, be able to witness to that intellectual who intimidates you, and even share the gospel with any of the cults of the world today. Learn how to use use the law to bring the lost to Christ at www.wayofthemaster.com Street Ministry While we are at home we are involved in going to parades, festivals, and other events where people gather. At these events we engage people verbally that lead to spiritual conversations. People are more likely to talk about life and death, and very deep topics that include spirituality than most people would realize. Though not everyone is interested in a conversation about Jesus, more people are than what I thought would be. On finding this out it makes it easier to go out and share the good news of Jesus Christ to friends, family, co-workers, classmates, and even total strangers. Once you get equipped on how to share your faith biblically, some of the fear goes away. I say some because there is always that element present with me. I fear less and less the more I share my faith. We go to events to preach in an open air type setting to masses of folks. Though one to one is the the easiest way, preaching in public is not only effective but legal to do anywhere in a public place. We use unique tracts that get people at ease and open to conversations. To see who is doing street ministry in your area or churches that train in biblical evangelism go to www.myfishinghole.com
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