Laurie is an FMWM veteran, having served in Mexico from 2006 to 2015. Now with FMWM-Asia, she is the assistant for the Shared Sustainability Initiative (SSI). She works with the SSI director and Asian leaders to invest in marketplace missions (micro-businesses) as sustainable approaches to a gospel witness. She publishes field reports for accountability and promotion, adds and tracks new SSI programs, and shares the positive impact of Shared Sustainability Initiatives and how others can participate in this growing ministry.
Pray For
- the persecuted church in Asia to be bold and courageous in their faith
- those entering into micro-businesses to persevere and be successful
- wisdom and discernment for the SSI team as they make kingdom decisions
- Laurie, as she continues to do partnership building
Newsletters
- 08.22.2023
Recent Heartbeat Articles
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...