Committed to offering humanitarian and medical support to the oppressed, poor, and persecuted, we guide them toward Christ's love and the spiritual growth necessary to transform individuals, families, and communities.

Far Reaching Ministries

Our Story

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In 1996, former U.S. Marine Wes Bentley founded Far Reaching Ministries (FRM) after serving as a missionary in war-torn regions of Sudan, including Bahr El-Ghazal, Western Equatoria, the Nuba Mountains, and Southern Kordofan. By 1998, FRM expanded its efforts to South Sudanese refugee camps, primarily in Kiryandongo, Uganda, bringing hope to thousands of orphans and widows affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, FRM became a beacon for those suffering from ethnic and religious cleansing.

Today, FRM operates in 39 of the world’s most dangerous nations, deploying over 500 team members to share the hope of Jesus, disciple believers, and intervene for those trapped in cycles of death, violence, and poverty under oppressive regimes.

Committed to alleviating suffering, FRM rescues and rebuilds lives affected by Christian persecution, abduction, violence, rape, and war-induced humanitarian crises. The ministry provides essential aid, combats child sex trafficking and organ harvesting, and offers medical care, food, and shelter. More importantly, it introduces people to the love and hope found in Jesus Christ.

FRM is also dedicated to planting underground churches, discipling believers, and equipping them to return to their communities as Gospel witnesses. Its frontline workers include military-embedded chaplains, pastors, doctors, and ministry leaders, all working to transform lives and nations for Christ.

Our Mission Objectives

Fulfilling the biblical mandate that Jesus gave to all Christians to "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation" includes entering war zones, dangerous areas, and hardliner countries that are violently opposed to the Gospel message.
Piercing the darkness with the light of the Gospel by offering emergency interventions to the weakest and most vulnerable, including rescue and relocation, food, temporary and long-term shelter, clothing, and medical care.
To demonstrate faith through works by providing necessary things for the body—such as food, clothing, and shelter—in the name of Jesus Christ (James 2:16; James 2:18).
To challenge and edify the body of Christ by making known the trials and needs of its members worldwide so that through prayerful support, we may remember those in prison as if we were there ourselves. Remember also those who are mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own body. (Hebrews 13:3)

Far Reaching Ministries Aviation

In 2004, Far Reaching Ministries Aviation (FRMA) was established as an affiliate of Far Reaching Ministries. FRMA’s mission centers on guiding women and children through biblical discipleship while providing essential support to help them endure life’s challenges.

Leadership

Wes Bentley

A former Marine first traveled to Africa in 1996, delivering food, medicine, clothing, and hope to predominantly Christian native people in South Sudan, where rebel soldiers fought to stop Islamic jihadists from committing genocide. In 1998, he founded Far Reaching Ministries (FRM), and over the past two decades, he has been invited to speak at hundreds of churches worldwide to share the plight of the persecuted church and to encourage believers to live with passion, courage, and absolute obedience for the glory of the Lord.

Vicky Bentley

A missionary in Africa for over two decades, Vicky Bentley is dedicated to her work. Her husband, Wes Bentley, is the founder and director of FRM. In 2004, she founded Far Reaching Ministries Aviation. The core of her ministry focuses on discipling women and children with the Word of God and aiding them in their struggles to survive.

Vicky passionately shares the Lord’s message with women around the globe, aiming to bless them no matter where they are. She has served as the keynote speaker at women’s conferences in Russia, Nepal, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, and various locations throughout the United States.

Committed to offering humanitarian and medical support to the oppressed, poor, and persecuted, we guide them toward Christ's love and the spiritual growth necessary to transform individuals, families, and communities.