Welcome to the well-planned, unplanned ministry and heart of Frontier Partners International!
Working with FPI on several trips I’ve taken with them, I learned quickly that although each one was framed and scheduled well, it would intrinsically have great “other” experiences, not planned. And that these side experiences would contain advances in FPI’s Kingdom work beyond what had been organized. It’s guaranteed that each trip will have such surprises!
It’s always planned for every trip to have time to help with the Yazidi refugees. Each trip involves funds raised for food, clothing, education, hygiene, micro-businesses, etc. Yet, no one “planned” to meet with the Yazidi king, allowing a relationship to start that would help to usher in better help for Yazidis and a healthier means for FPI to build relational bridges, affecting Kingdom advancement.
FPI consistently brings in products for agricultural needs in all regions they serve. These are pre-selected according to specific regions, climates, farming equipment, abilities, etc. Each trip so far has allowed FPI to meet new farmers and new leaders in the farming industry, who are again able to ascertain the best means and products to meet needs and produce better and better crops.
FPI moves in the direction of leadership development and better relationships with those who lead. Each trip involves extended time with such leaders, seeking to understand their needs best and how FPI can serve them, growing together. Every trip so far has opened doors to not only Christians, but also those in local and national positions of leadership, from local municipalities to more regional leaders who are influencers in their domains of secular governing.
Kurdistan, as an ethnic people region, albeit a historically volatile place at times and now enjoying peace, is strategically located to cover the countries of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. FPI’s work is currently focused on Iraq/Kurdistan. It goes without saying that we have been able to meet and serve others outside our focus. And as Kurdistan is currently enjoying relative peace, it affords an attraction to leaders who are coming there for our help from these other countries. FPI is there, meeting and focusing on these leaders who are so effective in their respective countries.
FPI’s adaptability is evident in how quickly they can pivot and work with local secular leadership. This is extremely clear in how, on recent trips to Lebanon, unplanned times with emergency personnel leadership allowed them contextual relationships that would be so needed soon of those trips. From these relationships, FPI was able to immediately and effectively dive into helping with the disaster response needs of Syria and Turkey in recent earthquakes. This all happened because FPI was there on trips, flexible, and willing to tour emergency facilities, meeting their leadership and unknowingly preparing for the urgent earthquake needs outside Lebanon into Syria and Turkey.
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