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Read more about the article Community news: August 2025

Community news: August 2025

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2025/07/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News

Crown of Life, Fort Myers, Fla., sponsored a baby shower for the Central Africa Medical Mission. Ten boxes of donations were sent to the clinics in Zambia and Malawi to…

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Read more about the article Let your light shine: Doug Tabor

Let your light shine: Doug Tabor

  • Post author:Aaron Wakeman
  • Post published:2024/12/23
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“Give me people and give me the words to say.” Doug Tabor prayed that prayer when he landed in Seoul, South Korea, to serve as a lay missionary with Friends…

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Embroidered garments

  • Post author:Emily Rider
  • Post published:2024/12/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

I watched this 94-year-old Hmong woman meticulously paint her designs on the fabric in front of her with a hand that had undoubtedly done this thousands of times. She and…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Perspectives from a lay missionary

My Christian life: Perspectives from a lay missionary

  • Post author:Aaron Wakeman
  • Post published:2023/11/26
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC Series/FIC Features

A former lay missionary to East Asia shares her perspective on life, community, and identity in Christ. After teaching in WELS schools for a decade, Cindy Lendt decided to sell…

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