About

F.R.O.M.M. is an acronym for Families Reaching Out in Missions and Ministries. This ministry was birthed out of a desire to do more for the Kingdom of God in places where few wanted to go, and to minister primarily to the forgotten First Nations people, as well as other people groups who have “lost their way” and realize that a spiritual heart change is needed to find real peace and joy for their lives.

History

Eugene Strickland has pastored and ministered in churches throughout Virginia, Alaska and even Florida for more than 30 years with the Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was a missionary to the Yupik’ Eskimo in the Outback of Alaska for several years as a young man, where his love for that people began. When he returned to the Lower 48, he never lost that love that God gave him for these often “forgotten” people.

Nancy has been born again, and actively involved in ministry for over 30 years, serving as church secretary and other administrative positions, while also involved as a lay person in many different areas of church leadership.

Eugene and Nancy met and married over 20 years ago. Both of them had come out of divorce situations so they understood the pain of broken relationships personally. Each of them brought into this new marriage, one son and identical twin daughters, six adult children in all, and now they have nine grandchildren.

After marriage Reverend Strickland and his wife served in ministries as directors and facilitators over divorce recovery, pre-marriage, blended families, alcohol/drug recovery groups, along with being cell group pastors in a mega church setting where Eugene was an associate pastor. They spent many years counseling with people as they desired to see victory in these troubled lives.

At the turn of the 21^st century, the Lord called Eugene and Nancy into a new season of ministry; God was birthing in their hearts a desire to reach out primarily to the Yupik’ Eskimo people of Alaska. Because Eskimos’ physical locations and challenging living conditions are really “extreme,” problems that affect most people in other locations are multiplied. For example, the Outback of Alaska has extreme darkness and cold in the winter, and extreme daylight in the summer. Couple that with the challenge of living “on the edge of the earth,” in aloneness and isolation, those challenges become unbearable. Resorting to alcohol, drugs, and suicide becomes a nightmare in the small villages along rivers and seashores where they might have only a small school, general store and post office for diversion.

Few people really travel to these locations to try and help with these situations. One might ask, “Why?” Cost is the primary reason –most living expenses can be as much or more than 300% higher in the Alaska Outback than in the Lower 48 states. Secondly, travel is challenging as well. Most of the villages can only be reached by bush planes, snow machines, and/or small boats. Flying from major cities to hub villages by jets doesn’t seem too bad. However, that’s only the beginning. One might wind up waiting at a small plane airport for several days until the weather becomes suitable for flying on to a tiny village. So, a one-week ministry experience could easily become two, and expenses become outlandish. In fact, evangelists, ministers, and missionaries can travel more inexpensively to many foreign countries across the world than they can to these areas.

So few people go, yet many people are needed. The Stricklands have been faithful for over 12 years in ministry to this people group where their background of alcohol/drug abuse recovery, divorce recovery, pre-marriage, marriage counseling, life choice goals, etc. is so necessary. More than anything else, God’s love, forgiveness and acceptance are truly necessary for total healing to take place. It all begins with hope for a better life. And that is what Eugene and Nancy have been sharing for these many years.

At this period of time, God has given this couple a more defined yet larger vision. The same one that Jesus spoke of in Acts 1:8, But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

Not only do the Stricklands have a calling for the oft forgotten and downtrodden in Alaska, but more clearly they are desiring to reach out to those who are “at the ends of the earth” in all of America, as well as the uttermost parts of foreign soil as well. They have ministered in Arizona to the Navajos, as well as in Russia, India, Kenya, and Sudan, West Africa. Time is short. They must be about the Father’s business wherever He leads.

Mission Statement

Minister primarily to the often forgotten Native American Eskimo and Indian people throughout America, and to other people groups as God leads.
Share God’s Love and compassion to those who have suffered abuse, broken relationships, alcohol, drugs, attempted suicide, depression, unforgiveness or other strongholds, through the life-changing power of Jesus.
Disciple the Native American Eskimos & Indians, and/or other people groups and empower them to reach and teach their people.
Provide ministry opportunities (adults, teens and/or children) through evangelism, training, discipleship and/or with “helps” projects as the Lord leads.
Through the direction of the Holy Spirit, come alongside those of like faith (denominations, churches, small groups, missionaries, or individuals) who need help in fulfilling the Call of God.

Vision

Preach the gospel, and minister to people’s needs.
Establish life groups were needed to disciple new believers, and build genuine relationship through a loving God, as well as real relationships with His people.
Network with local churches to provide a place of worship and training for people as they begin a new walk with God.
Be available to assist pastors and churches through marriage conferences, divorce recovery workshops, deliverance services, and family enrichment classes.
Provide seasonal children’s and teen programs as needed.

Organization

As a legitimate non-profit organization, it has a board of directors consisting of ordained ministers, who guide this ministry and are committed to maintaining strong financial accountability and personal integrity.

F.R.O.M. Ministries, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(C)(3) organization.