New. What comes to mind when you read that word? Is it excitement? Trepidation? Longing? Dread? For many the idea of “new” means a paradox of feelings, a mixture of loss and hope. After living and serving in Romania, Mihai and Tammy are off to a new field, a new ministry, and new opportunities to […]
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Why should we be involved in Global Missions?
Hélder Favarin is an evangelist, pastor, and One Challenge mission worker in Granada, Spain. As part of the Faithbridge church’s Above & Beyond series, Hélder presents this message of God’s global work and how we are called to be a part of it, both here AND there. After this video message, Dan Slagle hosted Hélder […]
New Beginnings … Celebration of New Assignments
For many, the words “new year” are quickly followed by “resolutions.” To One Challenge, “new year” is followed by “celebrations.” Here at OC, we are celebrating the 13 new assignments and the people who said “yes” to God’s calling in their lives in 2018. The Lord is growing his kingdom around the world, and we […]
Operation Golden Christmas
This holiday season eleven of our US-MC workers served with Operation Golden Christmas, a ministry initiative of Crossroads Ministry. The mission of Crossroads Ministries is to help meet the spiritual and emotional needs of the elderly who reside in our communities’ care centers. Operation Golden Christmas, started 12 years ago, is about giving some meaningful […]
Prayer Focus for January 2019 … Happy New Year from OC
Happy New Year from OC! God is in the business of transforming lives. It’s thrilling to watch him change people from the inside out and use them to transform communities. In his sovereignty, he weaves together our efforts for his glory. Dean Carlson, OC President, says, “I was recently reminded of this truth by Kevin, […]
How do I go on a short-term trip with One Challenge?
So, you’re interested in going on a short-term trip in missions. Where do you start? Pray. The decision to go on any mission trip, short or long, should begin with conversation with our heavenly Father. The moment you connect with OC about a potential trip, we put you on our prayer list. Each week on […]
Christmas … One Big Story
People LOVE stories! Did you know that ONE BIG STORY was conceived in the mind of God before the creation of the world? The greatest and most amazing chapter of this ONE BIG STORY comes from the Christmas story that culminates in Easter. Chapter One The Christmas story starts with two distinct angelic visitations and […]
How Christmas is Celebrated in the OC Global Alliance
The OC Global Alliance is a voluntary association of OC mobilization centers for the purpose of sharing resources and experience to fulfill a common mission, vision, and strategy, and sharing common values. The OC Global Alliance is committed to partnering together to deploy mission workers to serve on multiethnic and multinational teams. In the Christmas […]
Futures Think Tank … Understanding the Times, Knowing What to Do
“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” – Eric Hoffer If you were to wander into the archive storage closet on the second floor of the U.S. Mobilization Center, you would find evidence of a world of missions […]
Video … It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas!
So, when do you begin your Christmas holiday celebration? You won’t believe what happened to me this year. I succumbed to the pressure to consume my life with Christmas even before summer ended. So where does the birth of Christ fit into all of this? Take a look at Today’s Take “It’s beginning to Look […]