Scott and Natasha Edinger provide pastoral care for FM missionaries in Africa. This role includes encouragement and spiritual nurture via emails, phone calls and field visits; special care in emergencies or times of crisis; and organization of prayer support.
Pray For
- Scott and Natasha to have the insight to develop ways to spiritually and emotionally support our Africa missionary team most effectively
- our Africa missionaries as they deal with the stress of being cross-cultural leaders far from family
- missionary children navigating life as third-cultural kids/adults
- future FM Africa missionaries as they respond to our Lord’s call
- safety for the Edingers as they travel to minister to FM missionaries
Two-Thirds Through
The year has been wonderful! Driven by faith, the Wesley Missionary Institute opened in January 2021 with the first class of 11 students. Most teachers have been Togolese this first term, but they have also welcomed teachers from the U.S. and Nigeria. To remind you,...
The Ask
It all started with a missions conference at the Wilmore Free Methodist Church in 1997 and an introduction to Mike and Vickie Reynen. We were young and excited to learn more about missions, so Mike and Vickie graciously arranged a trip to Nigeria for us, a summer that...
Hope in Rwanda
Genocide is often the initial thought when most people think of Rwanda. While the genocide in 1994 was a horrific reality, Rwanda continues moving on from its painful past in hopeful ways, specifically in the future of its youth. One example of this is our good friend...
Yvonne’s Story
While at school, her dad's words of abuse often rang in her ears, and she struggled to focus on learning due to her lack of sleep. Yvonne was an ICCM-sponsored child. She was thankful for the opportunity to go to school and prayed for her sponsors every day, and she...