Today's world is engulfed by crises and overwhelming need. Natural disasters, war, extreme poverty, preventable disease. Like forest fires sparked by lightning or human neglect, hot spots of suffering dominate today's headlines, and tug at the strings of our hearts.

You are invited to participate with us in responding with Christ's love to a world in need. Since 1983, Forward Edge International (FEI)—a relief and missions organization based in Vancouver, Washington—has sent more than 9,000 volunteers from across North America to many parts of the U.S., Canada and 33 foreign countries. We believe everyone should have an opportunity to change a life, and we offer you that opportunity.

To illustrate our mission, Forward Edge founder and president, Joseph Anfuso, often tells the story of a man with a bucket of water approaching a building engulfed in flames. Near the building is a row of sleeping firemen. The man must make a choice: Does he throw his bucket on the building, or on the row of firemen?

Forward Edge International has made its choice: we are waking up the firemen! By mobilizing hundreds of people each year to participate firsthand in our long-term, need-meeting projects, we empower individuals, churches, campus fellowships and businesses to be "the hands and feet of Jesus" in a world desperate for His touch.

We invite you to be a part.

Flooding in Northwest: Forward Edge International to send volunteers
Hundreds of people in Western Oregon and Southwest Washington desperately need help after the largest storm in more than a decade flooded their homes. Forward Edge volunteer teams will help with the long-term recovery efforts in early 2008! To join a team, please contact Nate Wieck at nate@forwardedge.org or 360.574.3343. Or, make a donation to help our brothers and sisters in need by designating your donation for "Flood Relief: Oregon and Washington". As we organize the specifics for volunteer opportunities, here are some options if you would like to get involved immediately:

Columbia - Vernonia, OR
503.913.8576

Grays Harbor - Aberdeen, WA
360.533.5100

Nicaragua: Villa Esperanza
Imagine living your whole life in a dump: rummaging through garbage for food and salvageable items to sell, sharing a wood and tin hovel with 15 members of your extended family, and, if you're a girl, selling your body to incoming truck drivers for the right to rummage through the garbage first.

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Gulf Coast Recovery Effort
Hurricane Katrina will be remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States. She left a path of destruction 200 miles wide that ran deep into the heart of our nation. Hundreds of lives were lost, millions displaced, and damage ran well into the billions.

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Saving Lives in Puerto Cabezas
With the help of our generous donors, FEI has purchased a well-drilling rig that will be used to provide clean water for more than 45,000 people on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast. Today, virtually all of the wells around Puerto Cabezas are contaminated and threaten the lives of the local people. Currently, FEI sends medical teams to Puerto Cabezas to perform life-changing surgeries; the well-drilling project will also save lives!
Video Coming Soon!

Restoring Sight to the Blind
A state in southern Mexico, Oaxaca is famous for its natural beauty and large population of indigenous people groups. It is also among the poorest regions in North America.

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