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Sep 20
High highs and low lows
"Your highs are going to be higher and your lows are going to be lower.” I said this to an aspiring Friends Network missionary at a...
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Sep 17
“Thus far…”
Recently I was reading the story in 1 Samuel about the Israelites being afraid of an attack from the Philistines. Samuel prayed for the...
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Sep 11
The joy of small talk
During summer vacation during college, I spent a few summers working at the Lowe’s in my hometown. While home improvement is not a...
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Sep 5
Unique opportunity
The majority of our mission work is done through personal, one-on-one relationships. Most new believers will be able to point to a close...
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Sep 5
Friends Network featured on podcast
Our Executive Director Aaron Wakeman was recently interviewed on an episode of “Where Two or Three,” a podcast hosted by Dr. Mark...
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Jul 9
Please join us!
Friends Network will commission its new missionaries in a special service at 1:00 PM on Sunday, July 14 . The service will be held at New...
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Jun 7
‘Tis the (support raising) season!
Most of our new missionary candidates are currently in the process of raising financial support for their full-time work overseas. Our...
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May 24
Going Fishing
At the risk of taking a metaphor too far... Look at this video. The fish will do anything to get that bread. They will bite, and climb,...
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Apr 29
Gaining “access” to a new community
When missionaries enter a new country, it takes a while before they feel like they have access to their new community. They can walk...
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Jan 4
Christmas celebrations!
The Christmas season is always a great opportunity for outreach in the mission field. We love getting reports back from our missionaries...
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Dec 25, 2023
Jesus in a Trench
In November I was given an amazing opportunity to go to the middle east, specifically Kurdistan in northern Iraq and Syria. I first met...
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Dec 14, 2023
Women gather for workshop and fellowship
Friends Network missionary Lydia Schultz recently returned from an amazing ministry opportunity in a south Asian country. Christine...
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Jun 20, 2023
He works through me
Dear friends, I am having a wonderful time here in Korea and I have many friends, but it is not always easy. There are times that I get...
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May 25, 2023
A teacher's favorite question
Hiroko-san attends my adult beginner English class every Wednesday morning. She’s probably in her 70s, but she would definitely never...
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May 8, 2023
Working the Soil
“You're moving to the Philippines? I bet you will go to the beach ALL the time!" That was a response I would occasionally get from people...
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Apr 18, 2023
New offices for FN headquarters!
Some exciting news from FN "headquarters!" We recently moved into a new office space at St. Croix Lutheran Academy in West St. Paul, MN....
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Feb 22, 2023
The “Network” in Friends Network
One of the greatest joys for missionaries serving overseas is the opportunity to connect with a global “network” of believers and to grow...
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Oct 7, 2022
MULTIPLY YOUR IMPACT - Thank you!
Thank you so much for your support over the past two months! We are blessed to report that we more than doubled our goal and received...
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May 6, 2022
Friendraiser 2022
Another Friendraiser is in the books! We really enjoyed our time with you on April 23, and we want to express our sincere thanks to our...
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Apr 18, 2022
Creating opportunities
This is the second article in an on-going series meant to encourage you in your regular evangelism efforts. "Where can I play?" When...
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Mar 10, 2022
Keep doing what you did!
This is the first article in an on-going series meant to encourage you in your regular evangelism efforts. How do I continue the work I...
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Dec 21, 2021
Rising out of challenging times
Sometimes the best mission stories rise out of hard and challenging times. Here's an example: One of our evangelists in East Asia has...
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Dec 16, 2021
Assisting international students
As the old hymns goes, we at Friends Network "love to tell the story." For almost 18 years, FN missionary Mike L. has been doing just...
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Dec 13, 2021
More than she bargained for!
Here's a fun update from one of our evangelists in Asia: "Thanksgiving was awesome! Last year I intentionally had a huge party and...
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Dec 8, 2021
Making friends through language learning
Lydia and Rachel have been studying Thai language at a local school in Chiang Mai, but they also wanted to connect with a language tutor...
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Dec 6, 2021
I love to tell the story...
Throughout the month of December we are posting mission stories to celebrate what God is doing around the world. Here's one from just a...
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Sep 30, 2021
Let's be friends
Every friendship starts with a conversation. We’re hoping our new “Let’s be friends” shirts help us do just that! Check out the colors...
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Jun 20, 2021
"Thank the Lord!"
The first step in practicing what we call "friendship evangelism" is to meaningfully engage with local culture and community. Here's a...
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Jun 13, 2021
In ALL things...
"In ALL things, God works for the good of those who love him." Quick story: this past weekend I (Aaron) was invited to speak at two...
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Mar 20, 2020
Virus Relief - Activities have been disrupted, but God works through that, too
Thank you for your support of Friends Network during this unprecedented time in our ministry. As the pandemic has continued to cripple...
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Jan 17, 2020
Thank you alumni! - There are so many "ripple effects" that the alumni aren't even aware of.
"[Paul says] I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.... For we are co-workers in God's service." (1...
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Dec 27, 2019
Gifts - Sharing the greatest gift of all
"They are ever generous and quick to lend; their children will be a blessing." (Psalm 37:26) Gift-giving plays an important role in some...
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