PACIFIC NORTHWEST – Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Field VP: Ron Frank
Region Website: www.pnwfca.org
Ministry Moment: Our staff did an incredible job launching our second Pacific Northwest Region Sports Camp at Oregon State University in July!
Prayer Requests
1. New staffing opportunities throughout the PNW Region, particularly for Area Director in Spokane/Eastern Washington.
2. Impact through the PNW Region FCA 2015 Coaches Couples Getaway.
3. Preparations for the 2015 PNW Region Sports Camps at Northwest Nazarene University and Oregon State University.
GREAT LAKES - Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia
Field VP: Rick Isaiah
Region Website: www.fcagreatlakes.org
Ministry Moment: More than 5,000 people attended a Fields of Faith in Indiana, including those held in Knox County, Northwestern High School, Muncie, Evansville, Sullivan, Springs Valley, Fort Wayne and Davies County.
Prayer Requests
1. The health of Bill Smith who started FCA in West Virginia in 1961.
2. A new FCA state director for Ohio.
3. Board expansion development in Detroit, Michigan.
SOUTHWEST – Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas
Field VP: Wade Hopkins
Region Contact Info: whopkins@fca.org
Ministry Moment: Fields of Faith has flourished as community members have taken advantage of the opportunity to invite friends who might not feel comfortable walking into a church to their local athletic fields to hear about Jesus.
Prayer Requests
1. God’s direction for Inner-City ministry in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Little Rock.
2. An FCA affiliate in Cuba—a new staff position to help facilitate ministry.
3. Resources to accomplish the ministry vision: godly coaches, financial partners, servant leaders and staff.
CAROLINAS – North Carolina, South Carolina
Region VP: Bob Wiedemann
Region Contact Info: sriodan@fca.org
Ministry Moment: Four months after bringing his West Charlotte High School team to the second annual FCA Team Football Camp at UNC Charlotte, former NFL player Mo Collins passed away. Collins said about the impact of the camp on his team, “Our biggest reward is off the field, as we build a solid foundation in Christ.”
Prayer Requests
1. The first “Girls Only” FCA event would be a spark that ignites the faith and passion of female athletes across Charlotte.
2. Through community outreach around Hickory, N.C., parents would grow in an understanding of how to lead their athlete children.
3. Volunteer leaders and staff for the five county Coastal Plains Area of North Carolina.
–This article appears in the January/February 2015 issue of FCA Magazine. To view the issue in its entirety digitally, click here: Jan/Feb 2015 FCA Mag Digital
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Photos courtesy of Ron Frank, The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.), Wade Hopkins and Bob Weidemann