Beginning April 1, 2022, Debra Gilmore began a new role as a missionary trainer and coach for FMWM, using the Support Raising Solutions principles and contextualizing them for FMWM missionaries, international missionaries and national leaders. She will do training in each world area at the request of the area directors and will coach new missionaries in the raising of support. She serves as a part-time U.S.-based partner. Her husband, Phil, though retired, will provide tech support and coaching. Phil and Debra reside in South Carolina.
Pray For
- effectiveness in the training and coaching of our FMWM missionaries in support raising
- God’s wisdom and leading in establishing good relationships and connections to assist missionaries
- a smooth transition back to the U.S. following two years in Spain
Recent Newsletters
A God-Appointed Meeting
Life in Syria, my home country, was quite difficult. I quit school after 8th grade and worked for six years repairing heavy machinery. I didn’t enjoy the work and struggled to become proficient at it. Eventually, I quit and began my obligatory military service. I...
Healed By Jesus
Rozana* had a remarkable experience of meeting Jesus, Who spoke to her, saying, “It is I; do not be afraid” (John 6:20). Originally from Afghanistan, Rozana lives in Turkey with her husband, who lost his sight in an accident. They have a 17 year-old daughter and...
More Than We Could Ask or Imagine
If missionaries Don and Elda Rose Bowen could have seen 65 years into the future, they would have said, “It is more than we could ask or imagine.” In 1956, missionaries Don and Elda Rose Bowen founded the Free Methodist Seminary in Brazil. Hundreds of men and women...
Another Burundi Adventure
It was January 2024, and I found myself on another Burundi adventure where I met up with John McCready, grandson of the first Free Methodist missionaries to Burundi, John Wesley and Jennie Esther Haley. Ninety years ago, the Haleys set out to establish an Indigenous...