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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Graduating in 2020 – A Reflective Journey
No one knew at the beginning of the 2020 school semester that it would be one for the history books. Students of all ages made plans for learning, plays, sports, proms, graduations, etc. Suddenly, all those plans changed. Of course, OC’s third culture kids (TCKs) around the world experienced those same losses and challenges. One […]
Encouragement in Europe in the Midst of the Pandemic
Over the last months, while staying at home, it may be hard to see God at work – but many around the world feel the Holy Spirit moving. Europe has been hit hard by the pandemic, but mission workers are reaching out to communities and are encouraged by stories of hope. Food Distribution at Ten42 […]
Prayer Focus July/August 2020 … Pre-Field Training in an Online Environment
In the wake of COVID, One Challenge changed this year’s summer training program and re-tooled it into a hybrid of weekly online video sessions and in-person training as allowed.
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,” […]
PEARL Reaching Out – Food for the Hungry
In nations around the world, a major fear and reality during the pandemic is starvation. As restrictions increase, food becomes harder to come by. A large number of workers who rely on daily wages to simply feed their families have found themselves without jobs, meaning without food. During this time, an organization in Southeast Asia […]
Feeding Hundreds Amid COVID-19
In this time of global need, many have donated their time and money to help needy families all over the world. One Challenge workers Joel and Sue have seen this first hand as they work alongside churches in South Asia to see families fed. In South Asia, a danger of the COVID-19 pandemic is starvation. […]
Prayer Focus June 2020 … Stay Connected and Reach Out with One Challenge
Physical distance doesn’t have to mean a lack of connection. Over the last three months of varying degrees of social distance, we’ve become accustomed to virtual communication. As a worldwide organization, One Challenge always looks for ways to share the good news of the gospel online. Through digital means, all of us can connect with […]
Miriam’s Story – Divine Intervention
Miriam* is from a country where many of us will never go, where gospel proclaimers are not allowed, and where consequences for following Jesus are very strict. But God is there. A few years ago, Miriam found out she had cancer. She was so sick, and the doctors tried everything. They told her to go […]
A Call to Prayer: Be a Spiritual Tent Peg
In the list of items and equipment God told the Israelites to make for the Tabernacle (Exodus 35-38), tent pegs are listed at the very end and seem quite inconsequential: “All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze” (Exodus 38:20). Most of the time, when thinking about the Tabernacle […]