DONATE NOW

One Challenge
  • HOME
    • What’s the Latest OC News?
    • Featured Video
    • US Mobilization Center
    • Global Partners
    • Prayer Priorities
  • ABOUT
    • Who is OC?
    • OC Global Alliance Overview
    • Resources
    • Statement of Faith and Guiding Principles
    • Board of Directors
    • OC Research website
    • What’s New on OneChallenge.org
  • VIDEO
  • GO
    • Mobilization blog
    • Where Do People Serve?
    • Entrance Steps
      • Initial Contact form
    • Field Experience Internships
    • Ministry Opportunities
      • Long-Term Missions
      • Short-term Missions
    • Ministry Fields
    • Honest Answers about Missions
    • OC Global Alliance Overview
    • Sports Ambassadors
    • Journey with TCKs
  • GIVE
    • Give Now
    • How Can I Give?
    • Account Login
    • Recurring Giving
    • Giving Appreciated Assets
      • Gift Planning
      • Giving Appreciated Assets (stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, real estate)
      • Donor Advised Funds
    • Leave a Legacy – Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
    • Planned Giving Online Tools
    • “Faith Promise” Giving
  • PRAY
    • How Can I Pray?
    • Daily Prayer Points
    • From the Pastor’s Pen
  • CONTACT
    • How Do I Contact You?
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Vimeo Videos
    • Privacy Policy
  • HOME
    • What’s the Latest OC News?
    • Featured Video
    • US Mobilization Center
    • Global Partners
    • Prayer Priorities
  • ABOUT
    • Who is OC?
    • OC Global Alliance Overview
    • Resources
    • Statement of Faith and Guiding Principles
    • Board of Directors
    • OC Research website
    • What’s New on OneChallenge.org
  • VIDEO
  • GO
    • Mobilization blog
    • Where Do People Serve?
    • Entrance Steps
      • Initial Contact form
    • Field Experience Internships
    • Ministry Opportunities
      • Long-Term Missions
      • Short-term Missions
    • Ministry Fields
    • Honest Answers about Missions
    • OC Global Alliance Overview
    • Sports Ambassadors
    • Journey with TCKs
  • GIVE
    • Give Now
    • How Can I Give?
    • Account Login
    • Recurring Giving
    • Giving Appreciated Assets
      • Gift Planning
      • Giving Appreciated Assets (stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, real estate)
      • Donor Advised Funds
    • Leave a Legacy – Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
    • Planned Giving Online Tools
    • “Faith Promise” Giving
  • PRAY
    • How Can I Pray?
    • Daily Prayer Points
    • From the Pastor’s Pen
  • CONTACT
    • How Do I Contact You?
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Vimeo Videos
    • Privacy Policy

Small Miracles – a Half Can of Rice

It’s not often there is opportunity to share stories that are a direct answer to prayer. An OC worker in Southeast Asia shared this story of God’s provision – an encouraging story of hope.

Mel* says: “Since the hunger here is far greater than the government, NGO’s, and what we are supplying through our Nutrition for the Hungriest program can provide, I started praying weeks ago that God would multiply the food families have; that they would see miracles, come to faith, and tell their stories for His glory.”

Here is the story of God’s miraculous provision for one family:

Mrs. P and her family live in the R Islands. She looked at the half can of raw rice left. It was enough for about two days for their family of four. Her husband is a fisherman. He hadn’t caught much recently, and the money was already gone.

As she looked at the half can full of rice, she remembered a story she had studied in her little house-church study group many months before. The passage they studied, I Kings 17:10-16, told the miracle story of the flour and oil that never ran out for the widow. She prayed and asked God if He could do that kind of miracle for their family so they wouldn’t run out of rice.

Her husband was getting ready to go out for several days of fishing and told his wife he needed to take a couple days’ worth of raw rice with him to cook while he was away. He packed up the raw rice he needed and left for his fishing trip early the next morning. The next day Mrs. P went to cook rice for her two daughters and herself and was surprised to see there was still a half can of rice in the kitchen. Her husband must have forgotten to pack his rice for the trip.

Upon his return home, she asked him if he had forgotten to take his rice along. He said “No, I took a full can with me.” She said, “How is that possible? There was only a half can before you took your portion. After you left, I went in the kitchen to start breakfast and there was still a half can of raw rice. I thought you forgot to take your share.” She suddenly remembered her prayer a few days earlier and realized God had answered! They had enough rice for several days after her husband returned from fishing. It was at the end of their rice supply one of the leaders in our movement arrived at their house with food for several weeks from our “Nutrition for the Hungriest” program.

One Challenge is celebrating the hope God brings. He continues to do miracles!

Pray with One Challenge

  • Pray for the Nutrition for the Hungriest program. Pray it would be able to feed as many families as possible during the COVID-19 crisis.
  • Pray God’s hope would bring more people into the loving arms of Christ.
  • Pray for wisdom for the team to discern how to best do ministry and where to engage with people.

*Names changed and general photos used for security purposes

Related Articles

  • SYNC See Yourself in Christ
    This New Year: Get in SYNC with the Leader of God’s Campaign
  • Ten42 food pantry
    Sharing Food and Loving Hope at Christmas

Leave your comment Cancel Reply

(will not be shared)

Latest News

  • Bought at a Price to Glorify God
  • This New Year: Get in SYNC with the Leader of God’s Campaign
  • Sharing Food and Loving Hope at Christmas
  • Prayer Focus … OC New Year 2021
  • When Giving Gets Creative

Categories

  • Featured
  • Global Partners
  • Honest Answers
  • News
  • Prayer Priorities
  • Spiritual Formation
  • Stories From The Field
  • US Mobilization Center

OC, One Challenge, is a global Christian mission organization. We work together with local churches and leaders to bring God’s transformation to people in communities and nations.

Ministries include Missions Mobilization, Church Planting & Growth, Education, Holistic Ministry, Leadership Development, Member Care, Partnering & Bridge Building, Research, Sports Ministries, as well as Business for Transformation.

One Challenge
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • VIDEO
  • GO
  • GIVE
  • PRAY
  • STORIES
  • CONTACT

Copyright ©2021 FourTen Creative. All Rights Reserved

Privacy Policy