OUR MISSION
We are a worldwide evangelical ministry proclaiming biblical truth about Israel and The Messiah while bringing physical and spiritual comfort to the Jewish people.
ABOUT FOI AUSTRALIA
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OUR AUSTRALIAN MINISTRY TEAM
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Dr Les Crawford
Australian Director & Representative (SA)
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Colin Lituri
Ministry Representative (QLD)
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Lyndon Beasy
Ministry Representative (NSW)
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Mark Rogers
Ministry Representative (VIC)
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Kevin Vigus
Ministry Representative (WA)
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Simon Lawry
Ministry Development Representative (AU/NZ)
OUR HISTORY
It was the 1930s, and the face of Europe was changing. The winds of war were blowing, and caught in the crosshairs were the Jewish people.
Filled with concern, Pastors and Christian businessmen gathered in Philadelphia. Requests for help were coming in regularly, and these believers knew they had to act. Verbal support was not enough.
The tipping point came on November 9–10, 1938. Kristallnacht. The night of the broken glass. The Nazi-led pogrom spread throughout Germany and Austria like wildfire as mobs burned down thousands of Jewish synagogues, homes, and businesses and killed hundreds of Jewish people. Adolf Hitler’s intentions became crystal clear.
These pastors and businessmen decided now was the time to act. They would help Jewish people who were scrambling to escape the surging Nazi threat. Many Jewish people were trying to immigrate, but the United States required they have a sponsor who could guarantee the desperate immigrants would not become financial burdens to the U.S. Government.
OUR FOI AUSTRALIA BOARD
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Dr.Jim Showers
FOI Executive Director /President & Board Chair
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Dr. Mike Stallard
Vice President of International Ministries / Board Director
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Dr. Les Crawford
Australian Field Director/Board Director
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Dr. Deane Woods
Board Director
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John Wilcox
FOI Vice President of Finance CFO & Board Treasurer
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Kevin Vigus
Board Director
OUR OFFICE TEAM
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Dr. Les Crawford
Office Manager
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Margretta Hutchison
Office Assistant
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Edy Lok
Financial Assistant