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
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A Missing Boy Returned Home
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Once Addicted to Drugs – Now Addicted to Jesus
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My Search for Peace
My name is Htwe Min Htet. I was born into a devout Buddhist family in Creative Access-MR. My parents are deeply committed to Buddhism and serve on the committee of pagoda trustees. As a child, I often accompanied them to the pagoda, worshiping gods, and striving to...