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FOWM to Celebrate 150th Project November 3
CHICAGO, IL (October 29, 2002) - Friends of World Mission (FOWM) will celebrate
its 150th project in conjunction with a membership drive on Sunday,
November 3.
Friends of World Mission, established in 1965, is part of the ministry of
the Department of World Mission of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
FOWM Enlistment Sunday is an annual event that provides an opportunity to
thank members for their faithfulness and gives prospective members an
opportunity to become part of a program that has raised $6.4 million to
support mission projects that cannot be adequately funded as part of normal
operational expenses.
The first FOWM appeal raised funds for a surgical-dental unit and the
remodeling of existing buildings at the Karawa Hospital in Congo. "The
difference was night and day," recalls former missionary to Congo Eileen
Thorpe, whose husband, Roger, was a surgeon at the Karawa Hospital. "Before
the surgical unit was completed, I remember nurses having to shoo kids away
from the windows of the operating room because they obstructed light and
fresh airflow. The operating area also lacked running water. FOWM met a
real need at Karawa."
More than 3,000 members agreed to support World Mission through FOWM within
three years. The current membership base totals 4,000 individuals who have
contributed on average $50,000 per appeal. Other projects have included
medical programs, leadership development, church construction and vehicle
purchases.
"Without FOWM we wouldn't have been able to bring together and provide
training for national church leaders, outfit new missionaries or provide
the tools for development around the world," says Byron Amundsen,
coordinator of missionary services. "FOWM has allowed us to provide our
missionaries with ministry resources and tools they would not have been
able to obtain otherwise."
For more information on Friends of World Mission Enlistment Sunday or to
join FOWM, call Eric Carlson at 773-907-8325 or email him at
fowm@covchurch.org. The FOWM web site can also be accessed at
www.covchurch.org under FOWM on the pull-down menu on the home page.
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