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Set to instrumental music, this video maps out the year to year highlights of OC as the ministry spreads from country to country…

“You know that you love what you do when you laugh your way through most days,” Kelsie Carlson writes. She is a first-year teacher at Faith Academy in Manila, Philippines teaching second grade. Kelsie is no stranger to living overseas. She grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa where her parents served with OC International for… Continue reading →
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As a mission organization, One Challenge is committed to the Great Commission given by Jesus in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.” (NRSV)… Continue reading →
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Robin Cook, International Director of Sports Ambassadors, reports about his recent Spring Break trip with a college basketball team… Termite, Thumb, Mutumbo, Taylor-ola, Chico, Jaime, Louis, Oscar, whistle, clapping, choreography, laughing, black/red/white/green/gold, praying, jammed in a van, traffic, miles, turkey gobbler, mosquitos. Youth, adults, names, faces, basketball, meals, some sleep—much was packed into this Spring Break for this college… Continue reading →
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On Monday morning, March 18th at the US-MC chapel meeting, Dick McCaskill, Chairman of the Presidential Search Committee, joyfully announced the Board’s unanimous approval of the election of Dean Carlson as our next OC US-MC president. Friday, March 15th, the day the decision was made, “was a great day of rejoicing,” said Dick. Greg Gripentrog’s… Continue reading →
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Jeff Boesel, OC’s Director of Mobilization, writes: “How do you go about doing what only God can do: move the heart of someone to leave all they know in order to serve God somewhere else? This question has followed me for the last eleven years over which I have held the title of ‘mobilizer.’” In… Continue reading →
Sarah Breuel, a missionary sent by OC/Sepal-Brazil with her husband René to Italy, is originally from Brazil and is currently serving with IFES in Italy. Her testimony was filmed at the latest Urbana Missions conference. Since she was a little girl she knew she wanted to be involved in missions, although she was afraid. She… Continue reading →
In our May OC prayer letter, we highlight the role of the US-MC and report some of the stats included in the recently released OC Annual Report. We also share the exciting news that the OC International Board of Directors has unanimously approved the selection of Dr. Dean Carlson as OC’s next US-MC president… To… Continue reading →