Throughout the spring and summer, it’s been a question mark of whether or not One Challenge’s training program for new mission workers, CORE, would happen. OC desires to continue ministry while respecting governmental guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the uncertainty of health restrictions, and in order for OC’s new mission workers to receive their […]
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Never Before…
We are living in a historical moment. In terms of international health, never has a pandemic had the physical, economic, and social impact of COVID-19. But, we are also seeing an unprecedented moment in the history of the church. “In missions today, there is a convergence of five major events that have never happened before,” […]
Can We See God Working?
We made this sign Dio Ama L’Italia (God loves Italy) and hung it on our balcony as an encouragement to people who might pass by our building. We’ve gotten mostly positive responses. One person, a friend of Mihai’s, responded with a “thumbs up” along with the criticism, “If God really loved Italy, he wouldn’t let […]
Emergency Fund for Global Alliance Workers in Light of COVID-19
Someone once said, “storms give us a story to tell about God.” As the storm of COVID-19 stretches around the world and touches humanity, we can be confident that God is with his children in the storm. He promises his presence and is at work in peoples’ lives, perhaps as never before. One Challenge USA […]
Futures Think Tank 2.0
For two days, the southside wing of One Challenge’s office building in Colorado Springs buzzed with chatter, laughter, passionate conversations, and a spirit of collaboration. For these two days of Futures Think Tank 2.0, 25 participants from the United States Mobilization Center, Outreach Canada, and a few remote global participants gathered to understand the current […]
Lives, Communities, and Nations Transformed … Because You Prayed
Without the partnership and prayer of the One Challenge community, we could not do the ministry to which the Lord has called us. As it says in Ecclesiastes 4:12, “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Thank you for being a part of the […]
Christmas Reflections
Merry Christmas from the One Challenge family. We hope this time is filled with joy, laughter and a refocus on the reason for the season – Christ Jesus. We’d like to share Christmas poems written by OC workers from around the world. Enjoy these creative expressions of the joy given to us in Jesus. Christmas […]
Expanding Reach of Lifeworkx in Southern Africa
The mark of a transformed life is a motivated person, someone who has been profoundly impacted and desire to impact others. This is a cornerstone of what Jesus did in ministry. He came with words of invitation, miracles for the afflicted, and transformed ordinary people into powerful proclaimers of the gospel. Lifeworkx at One Challenge […]
Connecting Cultures … Southern Africa Chinese Outreach Network
The Southern Africa Chinese Outreach Network (SACON) is a network of Chinese believers, South Africans who were former workers in China, as well as other local believers who are reaching out to the growing number of Chinese people who have come to Southern Africa. SACON was formed to bring awareness and training about the Chinese […]
The OC Global Alliance … Ten Years Later
Ten years ago, OC leaders from nations around the world met together in Manila to seek the Lord’s direction concerning how OC could more effectively respond to the growing number of mission workers He was raising up from the countries where OC teams were serving. These mission workers had a clear vision and passion to […]