As Asia Area director, Eric has three strategic priorities. He oversees the FMWM missionary team in Asia. He partners with national leaders to build support strategies that will help expand the church. And finally, he works to purposefully connect FMC-Asia with FMC-USA, building mutually beneficial partnerships and relationships.
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Pray For
- the Lord of the Harvest to mobilize workers, identify and empower leaders, and bring millions to faith in Christ across Asia
- health, safety and ongoing strength
- wisdom and discernment as they seek to provide leadership throughout Asia
- clarity and love in communication across multiple cultures
- Spirit-filled ministry effectiveness
Despair to Hope!
Imagine living without hope in a remote Cambodian village. Now imagine attending worship Sunday morning at a local Free Methodist Church. You might hear Sister Gne as she stands to testify to the power of God in her life. For a long time, I have had terrible...
Closed and Open Doors
I was visiting one of the famous sights in a creative access country in Asia, a famous pagoda. Built in 1601, it has seven stories corresponding to the seven levels of enlightenment.1 The design was originally intended to help seekers move from one level of...
On Their Own?
They are on their own now, right? It is a question some have wondered as we joyfully announce the continued growth of several of our Southeast Asian countries, moving from mission district status to becoming annual conferences. The Free Methodist Church (FMC) in...
Better Together Celebration
It was a celebration of our “Better Together” way of biblical interdependency – more than 100 leaders from 17 countries across Asia came together in Thailand last November for the Better Together Converge event. We celebrated a growing unity across the Free Methodist...
Realities for Some Asian Christians
Imagine! In one Central Asian country, books must be registered and stamped with approval from the government, or they are illegal to possess or sell. Because these restrictions impact the registration and distribution of Bibles, Christians in this country turn to...
Counting the Cost
I’ve been listening to The Journal of John Wesley. He was chased down, stoned, rejected and condemned. Yet he proclaimed the gospel to all he could. In Acts, we find the disciples were jailed, shipwrecked, and some killed. But they kept going. Jesus died on the cross...