“God help me!” I whispered the words over and over as I swept baby Juli up into my arms and put my fingers into her mouth searching for whatever was keeping her from breathing.  She stared at me, wide eyed and terrified, without making a sound.
After the third try at the baby Heimlich maneuver I had learned while I was pregnant, a small piece of plastic flew out of her mouth and onto the floor. Juli gasped and coughed, and we both cried together as I praised God for sparing her. Never have I been more thankful for education. If it had not been for the CPR/First Aid class, I wouldn’t have had any knowledge of the technique I needed to save my daughter’s life.

What could be more important than learning how to save a life? Only learning how to save one for eternity. Every summer, AFM provides missionaries-in-training with the tools they need to reach people across the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This training will equip us to share the plan of salvation with the Muslims of the Balkans in their own language and in the context of their culture so they can understand and accept the life-saving grace of God.

In order to attend training this year, we must reach 60 percent of our support goals by April. Please prayerfully consider becoming a monthly supporter and prayer partner as we endeavor together to fulfill the Great Commission and bring the Word of Life to a dying world.

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