Free The Oppressed

Programs: Burma ministries - we have 95 fbr teams in burma and performed 60 missions in 2017, treating more than 30,000 patients. We performed good life club (glc) programs all over burma, sharing the gospel by sharing the message that "good life comes from god. " fbr made three trips to camps in bangladesh to respond to the rohingya crisis. We did two aid distributions, one of food bags for 150 families and the other to hand out blankets and warm clothes as the winter season arrived. The teams also conducted a glc program in one of the smaller camps and provided school supplies for the small school in the camp. To tell them the gospel story through glc bracelets, to pray with them, and to remind them they are not forgotten by god or by the international community can bring healing. We conducted our annual ethnic unity, leadership and relief team training and celebrated our 20th anniversary of fbr's existence. 98 basic students comprising 21 teams and 12 advanced students completed ranger training. The greatest benefit students walk away with is a strengthened heart that knows what it is to be loved. At this year's training, 12 rangers asked to be baptized as they came to the end of training. In 2017, the jungle school of medicine-kawthoolei (jsmk) trained 23 medics, four interns, and six second-year students. The jsmk campus provided healthcare for 13 villages within a day's walk from the clinic. Jsmk cared for 436 inpatients and saw more than 1537 outpatients. This year 29 patients were referred to a neighboring country for more advanced medical care. We also partnered with others to build two playgrounds and a school near jsmk. At our cross border clinic we examined over 400 patients and provided or promised over 200 glasses, 15 hearing aids were dispensed, and 80 surgical cases were performed including four glaucoma, three removal of blind painful eyes, four strabismus, and the rest advanced cataracts 20/100 or worse.

middle east ministries - in the middle east we provided medical treatment for more than 2,000 patients, and helped 70,000 more with food, water, clothing or other needed supplies. We assisted more than 1,000 orphans and partnered with others to build two playgrounds in the middle east. We were involved with saving lives while families fled the horror of persecution by isis. On several accounts, our fbr teams risked their lives to save men, women and children from isis sniper fire. During the cha

thailand ministries - we supported two hostels in thailand, provided medical treatment, patient care, and other medical training. We also support students and short-term missionaries in thailand.

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