Joshua and Elizabeth Opena serve the FMWM-Asia team as U.S.-based partners, providing support and development in Asia under the leadership of Area Director Eric and FMC-Asia missionary Alan Bacus.
Joshua is the former lead pastor of God’s Family Christian Fellowship, a Filipino church in Sacramento, California. Having served as a bi-vocational pastor, hospice chaplain and medical social worker, Joshua is helping develop an elective pastoral counseling module for the Gethsemane Leadership Training pastoral development initiative.
Pray For
- the expansion of God’s territory in Asia
- protection and provisions for all missionaries deployed in the harvest field
- spiritual strength and physical stamina as well as mental well-being for all involved in the kingdom ministry
- a persevering spirit when challenges or obstacles arise
Recent Heartbeat Articles
A Journey of Light and Life
The Light and Life Bible College (LLBC) was born in the jungles of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, with a vision that still burns brightly today. Established in 1955 by Free Methodist missionaries, classes opened on the ground floor of the missionary’s...
From Darkness to Hope and Healing
aEight years ago, a mother rushed her daughter, Shilpa, to Umri Christian Hospital (UCH). Shilpa was critically ill and in a coma after consuming a deadly poison in her third suicide attempt. Doctors placed Shilpa on a ventilator, and for two weeks her condition...
Faith Over Fear, Always
“When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” ─ Proverbs 16:7 A few years ago, in a particular region of Southeast Asia, our Free Methodist brothers and sisters faced intense challenges. Fearing persecution, some sought...
From Reached to Reaching
After more than seven decades of receiving missionaries, the Free Methodist Church in Taiwan has reached a historic milestone – it is now sending out its first cross-cultural missionary! On August 3, 2025, “CE” was commissioned in a joint commissioning service by the...