"When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love...
Heartbeat
The monthly newsletter of Free Methodist World Missions
Malawi: 2,000 Souls for Christ by 2025
by Superintendent Goodson Phiri | Aug 2024
I envision a church outside the building, reaching 2,000 souls for Christ by 2025. Being a pastor and a superintendent, I realized I must lead by...
Obedient to the Call
by Kaylene Smidderks | Aug 2024
When he was 9 years old, Jordan Kaufmann heard a missionary share at church, and he went home and told his mother he was going to be a missionary...
A Vision to Reach New People Groups
by Hendrik Smidderks, Africa Director of Leadership Development | Aug 2024
The vision is being fulfilled. The Wesley Missionary Institute (WMI) outside Lomé, Togo, was created for the purpose of training Africans to be...
Making an Impact – Kibogora Community Program
by Rachel Nzungize | Feb 2024
The fruit of longtime ministry is evident in many places throughout Rwanda. One of those places is Kibogora Hospital. One program initiated in 2013...
Stephen’s Story
by Vickie Reynen | Feb 2024
Have you ever become good friends with a taxi driver? When Mike and I lived in Kenya, Stephen became “our” taxi driver — taking us to and from the...
Lord, Here I Am!
by Aaron Wells and Kaylene Smidderks | Feb 2024
“Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, ‘I will go over and see this strange sight — why the bush does not...
Power and Potential in Community
by Emily Hlavka Freed | Dec 2023
Picture a circle of young Togolese women. They are gathered for the Thrive/Wunders training. Yvonne, the Thrive Kenya leader conducting the...
Big Steps in Malawi
by Kaylene Smidderks | Aug 2023
The Free Methodist Church (FMC) in Malawi is taking active steps toward achieving general conference status. Under the leadership of Bishop Matt...
Mbare, Zimbabwe: New Church, New Generation
by Sabastine Muzvidziwa and Kaylene Smidderks | Aug 2023
The Free Methodist Church in Zimbabwe is actively engaged in planting new churches and reaching people for Christ. Pastor Tsitsi Majoko is a church...