First
Year Missionary Family
Radical
discipleship for college students wanting to follow Jesus' model
FYM Family
The First Year Missionaries live together in community and consider themselves a family. Words couldn’t really begin to express what that means to each person, but the closeness of family is undeniable.
Koinonea is the supernatural partnership,
commitment, communion and fellowship between believers. Most American
Christians have never experienced it. In such an individualistic
society, in such a cleaned-up, dressed-up, once-a-week church,
we never really let the walls down, let others see us for who
we are and see them the same. It’s a shame. Try avoiding
real brotherly love, though, when you’re in this group!
Your family will be comprised of a family
leader (a single individual or husband and wife team), support staff, an RA for
each of the men’s and women’s houses, and about 12 other FYM brothers and sisters in Christ. Not only is there real
sharing, priceless intimacy, love and learning from each other
that comes from a healthy family, but there’s also a lot
of fun!
Andrea describes the FYM Family like this: “We
are a family not just in name, but in our very confession of faith.
The FYM Family loves, serves, sacrifices, prays for, and encourages
one another.”
Jessica says, “I have never
had friends that would just drop everything and pour straight
into me without thinking about themselves. If that doesn’t
say how amazing these people are and how much they mean to me,
I don’t know what would.”
It isn’t perfect, and the FYMs don’t
always live in perfect peace and harmony. In fact, they get on
each others’ nerves at times. However, love always reigns
victorious and covers the issues that try to get in the way. And
there’s stuff to be learned in that, too. In fact, James
says, “the overwhelming love we have for each other just
blows away the differences between us.”
The FYM Family means different specific things
to each person, but overall it means love. True, sacrificial,
Christ-like… the love He has called each of us to have for
one another.
Want to see more on the FYM Family? Get
their take on family life and some favorite stories, or take
a look at last year’s student evaluations.
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