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Eric & Virginia

Asia Area Director

Eric serves as FMWM Asia area director. He shepherds missionaries, equips national leaders, and partners with conferences to strengthen and expand the church through leadership development, disciple-making and church planting. Virginia serves alongside him, encouraging leaders and families. 

Pray For

  • the Lord to raise up leaders and influence 1 million people across Asia toward Jesus Christ
  • wisdom, discernment and spiritual clarity as Eric provides leadership across many nations and cultures
  • health, protection, endurance and spiritual vitality amid extensive travel and responsibility
  • Spirit-led effectiveness as lives and communities are transformed by the gospel

 

From Bondage to Belonging

From Bondage to Belonging

My name is Daw La*, and I grew up where opium grows. I was born and raised in a remote village in the Golden Triangle ‒ one of the world’s largest opium-producing regions. My parents planted it, used it and largely disappeared into it. I followed them into that same...

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Love That Broke Through Barriers

Love That Broke Through Barriers

Some barriers seem impossible to overcome. For Minh*, they were built on years of prejudice, political ideology and disbelief. Yet God’s love proved stronger than every obstacle. Minh serves as a government officer and works at his local commune in Vietnam. He and his...

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The Father Who Never Forgot Her

The Father Who Never Forgot Her

I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty (2 Corinthians 6:18, NIV). She was 14 years old, abandoned and alone – a girl without a family, without protection, without anyone to call her own. But God saw her. A Christian...

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The Father’s Perspective

The Father’s Perspective

Thailand is often called “The Land of Smiles.” Visitors quickly notice warm expressions everywhere – on crowded streets, in bustling markets and along quiet village paths. Yet those who live and minister in the region learn an important truth: Not every smile means...

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Hope Identified in a Hopeless Situation

Hope Identified in a Hopeless Situation

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” (Psalms 34:18) When darkness presses in and hope feels out of reach, God still finds a way to break through. Even in moments that feel utterly hopeless, His rescue can arrive through a...

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