Filipino Christians are overflowing their country’s borders to reach the world for Christ. Philippine Challenge (the name of the OC team in the Philippines) has been there working with church leaders for 60 years. According to a study by cultureright.com, the Philippines has the largest diaspora network in the world, with more than 11 million […]
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Madagascar rainforest — multiplying church leaders
Karl tells his story of how his OC team is training church planters in Madagascar. He is the OC South Africa Field Director. Here is a transcript of his video story… “Well, I lead the South Africa regional team. We have a set of wonderful families that have been a part of our team over […]
Courageously training church leaders in Nepal
Thungjamo tells his story of how he started training church leaders in Nepal. He is a pastor from Nagaland, sent to Nepal by the OC India Mobilization Center: Here is a transcript of his video story… “I am Thungjamo, from Nagaland, working in Nepal. “Now what we do … there are 75 districts in Nepal, […]
Why choose OC for mission service?
Out of all the mission organizations, in all the world, why choose One Challenge? Some recently commissioned mission workers answer this question – with the general consensus that OC’s values on family and freedom to innovate are the top reasons. Family is not only a written policy in OC but a practiced one. Tracy Erickson, […]
Mining for gold in young Nepali marriages
Ron and Mikel Ann journeyed to Nepal this spring, training 20 to 25 young singles on marriage. “I feel that we have been mining for gold… God’s precepts which are more precious than pure gold!” says Mikel Ann. “We covered topics such as communication, conflict, finances, family, roles, responsibilities, and decision making. I did very […]
Connecting to roots at 60th celebration banquets
Throughout the last two and a half weeks, each 60th celebration banquet highlighted the everlasting bond OC mission workers and partners have developed over the years. San Jose concluded the journey with a fitting end – OC went home. OC found its home in Northern California for the better part of its existence. Being back in […]
Adventures in Guatemalan traffic
Please join us as we pray for the safety of mission teams as they travel from place to place in Guatemala. In the US we are so accustomed to our air-conditioned, comfortable cars that we may not even consider praying specifically for safe transportation for our full-time and short-term mission workers. “Reading a Guatemalan newspaper […]
Transforming preschools in South Africa
They didn’t have to go back. 5 years ago Heather and Jenny from the OC Africa team agreed to assist a short-term team from the States with a 3-day preschool educational workshop in an informal settlement far south of Soweto called Finetown. What started out as one of those South African “one and done” kind […]