This year marks the 30th anniversary of ministry for FIA, a nonprofit located in Middletown and focused on assisting missionaries in areas of limited infrastructure. To celebrate this milestone, FIA will host a free Community Fun Day at its headquarters, 3950 E. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, on Saturday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Children may participate in a "passport" tour of FIA's six countries of service; the tour will include a bounce house, a candy cannon, balloon animals, a reptile show, and a barrel train. People of all ages are invited to enjoy a fusion demonstration, a live band, a ministry partner expo, and construction machinery. Free pork barbecue sandwiches will be provided to the first 500 attendees. Food will be available for a fee from additional food trucks.

In the case of rain, activities will be moved indoors. For more information about the Fun Day event, visit http://www.FIAintl.org/community-fun-day/.

FIA has additional opportunities for the community to join in celebrating its milestone anniversary through praying and giving. Prayer requests from FIA's countries of service can be found in FIA's quarterly newsletter, "The Challenge," which can be read at http://www.FIAintl.org or requested by calling 717-546-0208.

Readers who would like to give to FIA's efforts can take part in a special matching funds opportunity. Desiring to grow FIA's impact over the next 30 years, a supporter has offered $50,000 in matching funds to any new donors giving to FIA's Ukrainian refugee relief efforts in Moldova before Wednesday, May 25, at http://www.FIAintl.org/ukrainian-refugee-support/.

FIA formed in 1992 to address physical challenges facing international workers serving among the least-reached people groups in Papua New Guinea. While the missionaries were equipped to learn languages, plant churches, and develop ministries, they lacked the construction and engineering knowledge required to build a house, source a water supply, or complete other tasks related to reaching the people and living among them.

During its existence, FIA's impact has expanded to include assisting over 2,600 missionaries to reach indigenous people from 80 language groups in remote locations in six countries. The organization regularly supports efforts in Nicaragua, Vanuatu, Bolivia, Moldova, and the western countries of Africa.

Through Water and Sanitation Health (WASH) initiatives, COVID-19 relief, refugee aid, community transformation projects, and life-skills training, FIA helps missionaries minister to hundreds of thousands of people each year. Construction of airstrips, hurricane-resistant homes, bridges, wells, and roads, as well as machinery repair and supply delivery, enable international workers to stay longer, travel farther, and make greater impacts.

Through partnerships with Messiah College's Collaboratory and Engineering departments, as well as local churches and individuals, more than 1,100 volunteers have taken part in frontline Great Commission efforts. Many blue-collar workers, students, and families enabled the completion of more than 1,600 projects during the more than 175 trips hosted by FIA. Teams have assisted outreach efforts in more than 58 countries in some of the most remote regions of the globe. Volunteers use their abilities and talents to serve those on the frontline, so missionaries can focus on sharing the Gospel.

FIA is backed by more than 5,000 local and global prayer supporters, financial supporters, and volunteers. More than 80% of FIA's headquarters staff volunteer their time or are supported by private funding, so more donated money goes directly to the people around the world who need it most. FIA has been named "top-rated" by GreatNonprofits, an organization that allows people to share stories on its website about their experiences with more than 1.6 million charities and nonprofit organizations. FIA has received Charity Navigator's 4-star rating, as well as a platinum rating from GuideStar - the highest level of transparency offered to nonprofits.