Friends of New Tribes Missions is officially established; Construction of first work project at McNeal, AZ.

Friends of finished developing their first Headquarters established at Mansfield, MO.

Tim Johnston joined Board of Directors and appointed Executive Director.

Medical Missions began by providing kits for missionaries; built Sepik Star barge to transport supplies and machinery. FIA missionaries placed in Papua New Guinea.

Sorimi Airstrip constructed in Papua New Guinea; Well-drilling equipment positioned in Ivory Coast; Canada Board created; Shipping Department established at HQ.

Construction on Santa Cruz Church in Bolivia and Hewa Airstrip in Papua New Guinea; Name changed to Friends in Action International.

Kimbe Woodshop Ministry in Papua New Guinea; Survey of Rama Cay in Nicaragua; First well drilled in Ivory Coast; Truck and laptop provided to missionary in Paccas Novas Brazil.

Guayaramerin Radio Tower constructed in Bolivia; Wewak base camp and missionary house/office construction Papua New Guinea; FIA researches work in Vanuatu and Ghana; Funding to Sandy Carter orphanage in Nicaragua.

Well drilling moved to Ghana due to civil war in Ivory Coast; Northern Ireland Board developed; FIA national full-time missionaries approved in Nicaragua; Parobut Airstrip constructed for Sekadau people in Indonesia.

Two vehicle bridges constructed in Guinea West Africa.

Missionary homes built and repaired in Bolivia.

Well drilling relocated to West Africa; Truck rebuild for Guinea West Africa; Missionary home constructed for Rama Cay.

Tanda clinic and church built in West Africa; HQ moved to Middletown, PA.

El Misionero Medical Mission boat constructed and launched in Bolivia; 24/7 transmission from Inspiracion radio began in Bolivia; Workshop built and Hospital painted in Vanuatu; Hurricane relief homes built for Miskito in Boom Sirpi, Nicaragua; First Rama Cay believers.

Container to Papua New Guinea for missionary supplies; partnership with The University of Divine Grace, Moldova.

Bolivian mission guest house construction; I-Tec electrical work on base camp and renovations on missionary home in Vanuatu; New team leaders for well drilling.

Missionary home completed in Nicaragua; Worker cabins constructed in Vanuatu.

Construction of 6-kilometer road in Vanuatu; Guest house construction, teaching at Bible Institute, maintenance work, and Bible supplies in Bolivia.

University of Divine Grace (UDG) classroom, dorm, and auditorium construction; three Rama men begin Bible School; Church constructed in Boom Sirpe for Miskito people of Nicaragua.

Rama Cay Indians taught how to use block press to build first six hurricane-resistant homes; Bolivian radio tower rebuilt with expanded broadcasting capabilities; Ground-breaking on new HQ.

USA HQ completed in Middletown, PA; Carpenter shop, guest cabins, generator shed built and Bible conference hosted for Rama Cay.

Orphanage support in Bolivia; Peru house construction for Ashenika people; Teaching at UDG; Bolivia Riverboat renovation and construction on Indigenous Training Center.

Second drill rig sent to West Africa, doubling wells drilled to 60 each year (30,000+ people received water); two water wells constructed, solar system, sawmill, freezer, and pump delivered, Bible conference hosted for Rama; jungle cabins completed and radio tower repaired from lightning strike in Bolivia; bathrooms added to church and missionary home and concrete floors to community homes for the Miskito people in Nicaragua; New racking added to HQ warehouse and all work completed by volunteers.

Shannon Medich came onboard as Communications Director.

Volunteer teams completed a missionary housing project and repaired a water pump and generator in Vanuatu.

Messiah College Engineering partnered with FIA to complete a foot-bridge, first water baptism by immersion, and first wedding in new community conducted for the Rama Cay Indians. Funds distributed to East and West New Britain Islands in Papua New Guinea for Bible teaching and discipling materials;  El Misionero repainted and rewired.

Two dormitories to house villagers attending Bolivia’s Indigenous Training Center are completed. A large kitchen and a secondary kitchen, with an open-frame construction for a wood firepit and mud oven, were built to accommodate Bolivian-style village cooking for the guests.

Levi and Jenn Pitman join FIA to oversee Vanuatu ministries; Work team made extensive repairs on equipment in Vanuatu and provided preliminary assessment for future base camp construction; Constructed missionary home in Vanuatu.

14 volunteers began base camp construction (complete cabins, begin shower house, kitchen/dining building, repair and repaint machinery) which will house volunteers working on running 16-miles of gravity-fed piping to 30 villages, 3 clinics, and a school (more than 3,500 NiVan).

A new prison ministry opportunity opens in Papua New Guinea. Over 25 – 30 new inmates from dozens of remote villages are given physical provisions, as well as a chance to hear the Gospel and receive a Bible or prayer each week.

45 Bolivians trained with Jack and Nel Nugter to become missionaries and teachers to their own people.

Volunteer teams teach life-skills as they build a floating Nydock boat dock with the Rama Cay people of Nicaragua.

Volunteers drilled 5 new wells in 2 weeks in West African villages; A new, smaller vessel called “Dorcas” was added to expand the El Misionero medical riverboat ministry in Bolivia.

Growing conflict and increasing terrorism lead to safety concerns and in-country restrictions on FIA’s well drilling efforts in West Africa. Team travel to the area is suspended and plans for relocation are initiated.

400 Galcon radios tuned to El Inspiracion and loaded with the Spanish Bible were delivered to remote villages in Bolivia.

FIA’s Executive Director and volunteers completed plumbing projects on a ranch that provides our base of operations to reach the NiVan people of Vanuatu. The property is also the future site of an indigenous Bible training center to serve missionaries and national pastors in the region.

FIA team leader taught University of Divine Grace students biblical leadership and participated in graduation of more than 50 students.

Volunteer teams built a water tower, dug a well, welded roof trusses, laid pipe, and mixed concrete for the laundry house floor in the Rama Cay community of Nicaragua. Additional teams hosted a Marriage and Family Bible conference for more than 55 Rama adults and 75 children.

Office Staff moved upstairs to open three zones to renters at FIA’s headquarters building in Middletown, PA.