Towards modern partnership

After Amboland and China FELM began to work in Palestine and the Middle East in 1924. Angola followed in 1939, and Tanzania in 1948. Some of the employees in China were transferred to Hong Kong and Taiwan in the 1950's.

The work in Pakistan and Ethiopia began in the next decade. The co-operation with the Wycliffe Bible Translators began in Papua New Guinea in 1973, whereas the African work extended into Botswana and Senegal, and the Asian one to Nepal and Thailand.

The co-operation with the local South American churches in Colombia and Venezuela began in 1989, in the same decade when FELM initiated its work among the immigrants both in Marseilles, France, and in Nürnberg, Germany.

FELM is also in partnership with the Ingrian Church in Russia and with the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Estonia.

Lately, FELM has increased its efforts in Southeastern Asia: working in Cambodia with the International Cooperation Cambodia, as well as with the Church World Service and the AFESIP in Vietnam.

The Christian aviation organisation MAF and FELM have been partners in such countries as Kenya, Tanzania, and Mongolia.

FELM also supports the work of the World Service of the Lutheran World Federation in Bolivia, Colombia, Mauritania, and Zimbabwe. Two FELM employees work for SAT-7 in Cyprus.

During the 150 years of its existence, FELM has sent abroad over 1,500 employees of more than 50 professions, with competence to speak over 30 languages. Today, FELM has partnerships in nearly 30 countries.