What is an FYM?
A FYM
(
First
Year
Missionary) is a college aged youth that has decided to set aside 9 months of his or her time to serve the Lord in a different culture while being a disciple of the local base staff. The aim of the FYM program is to make disciples who make disciples. So through the discipleship and training they receive, they go and do likewise to the community they live in.
Meet the FYM team!
Left to Right: Katrina, Beth and Amber (both in back) then Sarah, Ali, and Katie, Christine is on the far right, and David is down in front.
Left to Right: Katrina, Beth and Amber (both in back) then Sarah, Ali, and Katie, Christine is on the far right, and David is down in front.
Left to Right: Katrina, Beth and Amber (both in back) then Sarah, Ali, and Katie, Christine is on the far right, and David is down in front.
What are they doing while they are here?What does the schedule look like?
A part from the everyday playing with the neighbor kids or talking with someone on the street or keeping up on laundry while the electricity is on or cooking supper(and the rest of lifes needs), the FYMs have a good schedule to keep.
Weekday mornings include allotted time for breakfast, time with the Lord, team worship, talking about what the Lord is showing them in their devotions (debrief), and class time, once that is all done its lunchtime!
Tuesdays and Thursdays are internship days.
Internships, or what we call internships, are ministries that impart some learned skill or fill a need in the community. There are currently four different internships: English Classes to one of the poorest areas of the city, Sign language classes, Guitar classes, and working with the elderly at a home.
On Wednesdays and Fridays they go in two groups to two different areas of the city to build relationships and minister to the residents of their areas in whatever way they can. We call this ministry
Walk On Walk or WOW time. At first it is very uncomfortable but as you get to know people they accept you more and open their lives up to the members of the WOW team. The focus is to be Christ’s hands and feet.
Saturdays include Spanish classes, house cleaning time, ATL ministry (Ask The Lord)
Sunday is lighter with- team breakfast, team house church, ministry team meetings
Monday is their day of no schedule, some would call it a free day but when you have 2 hours of laundry to do, class material to catch up on, and want to have your weekly email time it gets busy.
Nights vary between fun team activities (like jogging and girls-guys night) and ministry.
Overall, we try to hit a good balance of being out with the people and doing life together as a team.
To hear what they are saying about their time here click the link below:
Thanks for being so faithful to post on the web. I enjoy reading of God’s work there and send your posts out to others.
Your servant for Christ’s sake,
Mary Beth