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  • Learning and Growing in Missions
    Ashley Boutte shares some of her struggles and joys as a new missionary in Japan.
  • 2023 March Prayer Powerlines
    Praying for the People of Chosun (DPR Korea; North Korea)
  • February 2023 Prayer Powerlines
    Seven Ways to Pray for Missionaries
  • Train & Go: A One-Year Missions Program
    Learn about Train & Go, a unique, one-year program that trains and sends missionaries to East Asia.
  • A magnifying glass focused on a pin on a map
    Expanding My Perspective of What God Is Doing
    With God's help, we can expand our perspective and see what He wants us to see.
  • January 2023 Prayer Powerlines
    Join us each day this month to praise God for his many blessings throughout his work in East Asia.
  • Travels Filled with Treasure
    Travels Filled with Treasure
    A trip to visit ministry partners and family members prompted both anticipation and trepidation.
  • 6 Initial Lessons Learned on the Mission Field
    Six initial lessons learned on the mission field.
  • Winter Scene
    December 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    December is the month we celebrate Advent, Christmas's true meaning and joy.
  • Dekalb International Market
    Saying Yes to God and Yes to Missions
    Lauren shares her story about joining Train & Go for those who wish to pursue missions.
  • Children in a Taiwan school
    Partnership is a Two-way Street
    Partnering with locals is an important part of ministry in Taiwan.
  • Marianne Murphy: “She was ‘real’ before her Father.”
    Marianne Murphy finished her earthly journey and was gathered into the arms of Jesus.
  • November 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    Join us in praying for several church plants in rural Cambodia.
  • Doctor examining a patient's hands
    It’s Never Too Late to Serve When God Prompts
    Beth Larson shares how God spoke into her life through the Global Missions Health Conference.
  • An Adventure and a Faith-Building Journey
    How God can use your medical skills and talents overseas.
  • October 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    Pray for the God of the impossible to keep the Shan united.
  • Two people talking online
    Prayer and Care for OMF (U.S.) Missionaries
    Bridging the gap between OMF (U.S.) and the workers we send overseas.
  • God Uses Us Even When We Don’t Feel Very Useful
    I was reminded that God is doing so much more than we can ever imagine.
  • September 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    East Asians are moving across geographic borders, and the global church is reaching out.
  • Thailand sunset
    Reflections: Any Place Will Do
    God’s blessings find us even when we are not poised to find them!
  • A Letter of Thanks to Third Culture Kids
    Read how TCKs are a blessing in the lives they touch.
  • OMF members praying
    August 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    Praying through the 7 values of OMF.
  • July 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    Understanding the TCK experience helps us provide essential care to missionary families.
  • People learning together
    First Steps to Becoming a Missionary with OMF
    A missionary’s life on the field is a journey, but there always has to be a starting point.
  • June 2022 Prayer Powerlines Banner
    June 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    This June, believers from around the world are praying for the people of Japan.
  • Dorothy Mainhood: “I am grateful for the gift of ‘Home’ in many places.”
    On February 26, 2022, at 90 years of age, Dorothy Mainhood went home to be with her Lord.
  • May 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    This May, believers from around the world are again praying for the Bouyei people.
  • April 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    Pray for the 304 million Muslim people in East Asia during Ramadan.
  • Goddard Banner
    Fay Goddard: "The Lord hasn’t let me down yet."
    A member of our OMF family, Fay Goddard, went home to be with the Lord on February 25, 2022. Fay’s friend, JoLene Lampinen, wrote a...
  • How the Pandemic Has Forever Changed Ministry
    In ministry, some changes caused by the pandemic will remain, and that can be a good thing.⁠
  • Henry Breidenthal and students
    No Bible, No Breakfast – The Life and Ministry of Dr. Henry Breidenthal
    We reflect on the life and service of retired OMF worker Dr. Henry Breidenthal.
  • March 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    The Zhuang are the largest minority people group in China with a population of 20 million. They are known as one of the largest unreached...
  • Interview with OMF’s Retiree Care Coordinator, Pam Kaczmarczyk
    Pam Kaczmarczyk’s story of God’s faithfulness during her missionary journey.
  • February 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    Unite in prayer for five smaller people groups scattered across remote regions of southeast Asia. Most have not heard the gospel. Only a few believers...
  • Guard Your Heart - Spiritual Warfare is Just as Real in America as in East Asia
    In response to God's love, we honor him by submitting our actions and thoughts to glorify him.
  • Ocean Shore
    Eileen Kuhn: “I have moved to my ultimate address in Heaven.”
    My address has changed. I have moved to my ultimate address in Heaven. – Eileen Kuhn
  • January 2022 Prayer Powerlines
    This month we pray for a displaced East Asian people facing various challenges.
  • Repetition Holds Us Fast to the Rock
    Over and over, God has taught me that there is strength in repetition. Every day, every hour, we need to keep repeating His truths and...
  • We Don’t Know What’s around the Corner, but God Does
    Nothing we’ve experienced has shocked God or caught him off guard.
  • It Is Not Our Work but God’s: Tribute to Wayne Courtney
    Wayne Courtney faithfully served his Lord and Savior for 99 years on earth.
  • December 2021 Prayer Powerlines
    "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." (Isa. 9:6)
  • 10 Important Ways Church Planting Can Help Women
    When we think of missions, church planting may be the first thing that comes to mind. Yet it is often not thought of as ministry...
  • Making a Whole Theology By Valuing Each Other’s Voice
    When you are intentional in introducing voices that might be different than your own or might have a different background than your own, we give...
  • November 2021 Prayer Powerlines
    Vietnam is a vibrant, growing country with a population of 98 million people. The number of believers in Vietnam has doubled in the last ten...
  • October 2021 Prayer Powerlines
    The Mekong River, filled with diverse people groups and everything from mega cities to remote villages, flows through five countries. And the vision of...
  • Lonely Missionaries: Why and What Can We Do about It
    A few years ago, I was talking with John, an Australian friend. I can’t remember how it came up, but I shocked him. I told...
  • Caring for Body, Soul and Spirit in Thailand: A Story of OMF Medical Missions
    In the mid-20th century, surveys revealed that there were no known Christians in the eight central provinces (~2 million people) in Thailand, nor was there...
  • Finding Peace Was More Important Than Success for this Physician
    How would a mid-career physician find "light for the next step" at the Global Mission Health Conference (GMHC)?
  • God Used a Medical Conference to Lead Me into Volunteering with Missions
    Having been adopted from China when I was young, I had a particular interest in the Asian population. I didn’t realize, however, that God would...
  • Missionaries Get Lonely Too & It’s Contributing to Missionary Attrition
    What Causes Missionaries to Leave the Field? It is no secret that missionary attrition is a huge problem. Granted, some attrition is for good reasons (like...
  • minister of loneliness japan, elderly man sits alone on a bench
    Japan Appoints Minister of Loneliness, Can He Solve the Loneliness Problem?
    In an attempt to reduce widespread loneliness, social isolation and increased suicide rates accelerated by the restrictions of COVID-19, Mr. Sakamoto now serves as the...
  • Group of Asian Diaspora talking happily at a table
    September 2021 Prayer Powerlines
     “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and...
  • Precious in the Sight of the Lord: Tribute to Ann Soden
    Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. This Precious Saint, Ann, is now rejoicing in the presence of Jesus...
  • August 2021 Prayer Powerlines
     “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,” (Colossians 4:2).
  • Are You Thriving or Surviving?
    One of the universal similarities I have discovered is an innate drive for purpose beyond just survival. The Lord desires for each of us to...
  • July 2021 Prayer Powerlines
    Many OMF workers in East Asia are stretched as they carry responsibilities in addition to their primary ministry focus, particularly at this time when borders...
  • How to Follow Christ While You’re Waiting
    At the beginning of 2020, I felt a sudden explosion of God’s call on my heart for missions, but the call was followed by the...
  • The Winding Road to a Straight Path
    Could it really be that all these divergent paths, each one pursued by the leading of the Holy Spirit, have finally converged into one straight...
  • June 2021 Prayer Powerlines
    June Prayer Powerlines -"Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always," (1 Chronicles 16:11).
  • Arigato, Korea! How a Trip to South Korea Confirmed My Call to Japan
    When I was growing up my family hosted Japanese exchange students. In 2016 my family took a vacation to Japan to visit families of students...
  • 5 Steps for Parents to Help TCKs Thrive During Their College Transition
    TCKs often have additional challenges in their college transition, including reverse culture shock and significant distance separation from close family and friends, among others. As...
  • Lessons from a Missionary on How to Laugh at Yourself
    Janet was a new Thai language learner, so when her language teacher asked about her husband, poor Janet thought she was asking about her kitten.
  • Plantitas and Plantitos Unite! Re-Cultivating a Sense of Awe and Wonder in Urban Philippines
    In the new era of quarantine haircuts and dressing nicely only from the waist up for virtual meetings, there is another growing trend.
  • May 2021 Prayer Powerlines
    "For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we...
  • Should Everyone Serve Overseas?
    David has been financially supporting the same OMF couple for over 24 years; for him this is a lifetime commitment.
  • He is Worthy of All That I Have
    Jack Largent is now in the presence of his Heavenly Father whom he served so faithfully and loved so deeply. This is a part of...
  • How Creation Care is Bringing Restoration
    Beyond the politics and the layers of environmentalism that few can agree on, creation care promises something more. It offers a representation of the power...
  • Creation Care: Waste Management in Mongolia
    In Mongolia, coal is the main source of fuel for many people. Because Ulaanbaatar is one of the most polluted capitals in the world, the...
  • April 2021 Prayer Powerlines
    “By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also,” (1 Corinthians 6:14).
  • 7 Lessons from Paul for Missionaries Facing Hindrances
    In the last verses of the book of Acts, the author Luke writes about Paul awaiting trial, guarded by a Roman soldier and unfairly chained...
  • How One Extravagant Gift Drew Me Closer to Jesus
    It’s difficult to inspire support of administrative mission roles in the US when there are so many inspiring roles to support overseas. But US staff...
  • March 2021 Prayer Powerlines
    "Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn," (Isaiah 60:30). March 2021: Stages of Ministry
  • 5 Ways to Show Love to A Missionary Kid
    Are you an aunt, uncle, grandma, grandpa, or parent of a missionary kid? This Valentine's Day show your missionary kids some love in their love...
  • theology of suffering
    A Theology of Suffering Is the Hope We Need in Missions
    When you walk into the Black church house in the US you will get a theology of hope. One that has been forged in the...
  • Will God Keep Working Even When We Can’t Make Plans?
    The Pandemic seems to have frustrated a lot of missions strategy. What is God showing us? All Christians are called to be involved in missions. Even...
  • Two Weeks of Quarantine in Thailand | Returning to the Field in a Pandemic
    Since 1980 I have been able to secure a visa to Thailand with few issues. However, like scores of other missionaries, COVID-19 has thrown a...
  • February 2021 Prayer Powerlines
    “Give thanks unto the LORD for he is good; his love endures forever,” (Psalm 118:1). FEBRUARY 2021 SUNDAYS • Praying for the people of Chosun About 25 million...
  • January 2021 Prayer Powerlines
    "Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth," (Psalm 96:9).
  • Volunteer Highlight: Candace Mobilized Others While She Was Waiting to Go to Japan
    Candace volunteered as a Regional Mobilization Volunteer in the Houston area, and now she has joined the Japan Field as their Finance Manager.
  • Search Me, Break Me, Send Me
    After attending Launch, OMF’s short term mission training program, and serving in East Asia for seven months, Dee had to return to the US early...
  • First Let Me Take a… Kinen Shashin?
    Long before the term “selfie” carved out a unique niche in our lexicons, the Japanese used an alternative word that quickly became a part of the personal...
  • Does Global Evangelism Destroy Culture?
    Christianity teaches that all human beings are created with the image of their Creator upon them, hence goodness and beauty is found in every social...
  • December 2020 Prayer Powerlines
    “And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace,” (Isa 9:6). December 2020 SUNDAYS • Special outreach opportunities Churches often use the Christmas...
  • November 2020 Prayer Powerlines
    “May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you.”  ~Psalm 63:7   SUNDAYS • The Urban Billion By the year 2030, over one billion people...
  • Why Do You Want to Leave the US to Go Back to Live in Your Native Land?
    “God wanted your father to be like Abraham, blessing people he didn’t know. God wants me to be like Moses, returning to my own people.
  • how to discern your call to missions when you're in a relationship
    Discerning Your Call to Missions When You’re in a Relationship
    If you’re seeking to discern whether God is calling you to missions and you’re in a relationship, trust the Lord. If you fix your eyes...
  • Boat in east asia
    Trusting the God Who Provides
    The Lord had called me to be a missionary and I must train for His work, but where should I go and how would my...
  • norther thailand omf
    How God Used a Missionary Care Package to Save a Life in Thailand
    In God’s kingdom, it’s often the little things that matter most. This story of God’s faithfulness through the little things reminds us that while circumstances...
  • Remembering Jim Morris | Why should I not go and tell them of Him?
    Jim was one of the finest men I met. He was humble, kind and encouraging to all of us staff in the Littleton Office when...
  • A Short History of Hidden Christians in Japan | 隠れキリシタン
    Protestant Christianity came to Japan in 1859, but Catholic missionaries arrived approximately three hundred years earlier, making a significant impact.
  • What Is Missions Mobilization Anyway?
    What is Mobilization? Invitation. Whether I’m working with a church, student or individual, I’m inviting people to a place where God is already at work.
  • Rural Church-Planting: It’s Also for You
    When I first went to Taiwan in 2006 as a missionary, I didn’t think I’d end up doing rural church-planting, much less be someone who...
  • Will I Be Alone If I’m a Single Missionary?
    In this last blog post, Harmony counters the myth that being single in missions means being alone.
  • Is Short-Term Missions About Recruiting Long-Term Missionaries?
    Is the primary purpose of short-term missions to recruit long-term missionaries? Matt Whitacre, Director of Serve Asia US, believes our purpose is much bigger.
  • October 2020 Prayer Powerlines
    Pray for the far-reaching effectiveness of intentional discipleship within churches, seminaries, and Bible schools, training the next generation of Jesus followers.
  • September 2020 Prayer Powerlines
    September Prayer Powerlines "Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn." (Isaiah 60:3)
  • husband from mission
    Short-Term Mission: Future Spouse Not Included
    Will going on a short-term mission trip magically drop a husband (or wife!) into your life? As interesting as that sounds, maybe not.
  • 1997 Julie and Jane with Harm and Mel Llama Drama
    Your Value in Missions Is Not Dependent on Your Relationship Status
     “It takes a village to raise a child”. This African proverb communicates the necessity of healthy community for children. Much to the relief (and possibly...
  • reentry from Japan
    How-To Pump Gas 101: A Missionary’s Guide
    While sorting files on my computer the other day, I came across a document that made me laugh. I wrote it many years ago when...
  • Casto Family Prayer card missions application
    Why Devote Our Lives to Missions?
    Why devote our lives to missions? In 1956, John Casto gave 10 reasons in response to this question on his missions application.
  • What Does a Successful Missionary Look Like?
    There’s nothing like a good old, depressing missionary story to inspire you to the mission field.
  • I Didn’t Want to Go Back to Japan but God Had Other Plans
    My 10 weeks in Hirosaki, Japan not only grew my ministry abilities but more importantly, allowed God to work in my heart a love and...
  • August 2020 Prayer Powerlines
    “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,” (Colossians 4:2). SUNDAYS • Facing a task unfinished Join in prayer for thousands of believers living throughout certain regions...
  • All the Single Ladies | Empowering a Younger Generation
    When I was a missionary kid in Thailand, there were not many single missionaries serving there. These single missionaries, however, had a significant impact on...
  • What is a marketplace Christian
    What is a Marketplace Christian?
    A marketplace Christian is someone who is serving God in business. They create wealth and find creative solutions to world problems.
  • digital evangelism
    Creative Evangelism in a Digital Age
    Missionaries in OMF and around the world are sharing the gospel through the means of Facebook Ads, direct messaging, Interactive Voice Response and other digital...
  • Dear Church, Missions Needs You More Than Ever
    Right now, you don’t need anything added to your list of problems. Life is uncertain and we’re all asking questions. What does COVID-19 mean to...
  • It’s Breakfast That Divides Us
    For most of the day, my stomach can accept spice, oil, new textures and all different adventurous flavors. At those times, apart from my height...
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    How Much Do You Know about the Philippines?
    How much do you know about the Philippines? Take our quiz to test your knowledge.
  • 2020 July Prayer Powerlines
    Thank you for investing in the lives of unreached people throughout East Asia. Your faithful prayers are making a difference.
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    Staff Picks: Top 5 Articles that Speak Even More Powerfully in 2020
    With everything that’s occurred in 2020, we wanted to pause and highlight some of our favorite blogs that feel more relevant today than when we...
  • Practical Tips to Provide Care for the Mental, Physical and Spiritual Health of Missionaries
    There are so many ways you can invest in the life of your missionary’s overall health. Steve and Kathy Weemes who support churches in their...
  • How Your Church Can Support Missionaries Well
    Supporting a missionary involves a bigger commitment than signing a check once a month. Many churches do a great job with finances and prayer; but...
  • How Racism Hinders Global Missions
    I thought racism was primarily an American problem. Turns out it’s a human problem. And these ingrained prejudices can be bigger barriers to the gospel than...
  • 2020 June Prayer Powerlines
    "Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies..." (Ps. 8:12).
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    12 Blessings in the Midst of a Pandemic
    As I read numerous Christian articles, blogs and watch sermons on our present pandemic, the speaker/writer invariably addresses the questions on everyone’s heart and mind,...
  • Prepare for Long-Term Missions
    What Should I Do to Prepare for Long-Term Missions?
    “What should I do to prepare for long-term missions?”
  • How the Pandemic Impacted this Serve Asia Couple
    We’re Eric and Kelly Farrow from Los Angeles, CA. Right around Christmas of 2019, we heard of an unexpected opportunity to serve for six months...
  • Writing a Missionary Letter
    How to Write a Ministry Newsletter During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Writing a ministry newsletter isn’t easy. In the midst of a global pandemic, it’s even more challenging.
  • creation care
    5 Ways to Participate in Creation Care Where You're Planted
    What images come to mind when you hear the term “creation care”? Do you picture a dense rain forest bursting with wildlife from the treetops...
  • Why I Refuse to Accept the “New Normal”
    As we watch the coronavirus redirect the world around us, we are reminded how quickly our plans can change
  • grocery shopping as an expat
    An Expats Guide to Survive Grocery Shopping
    Accepting and adapting to your host country’s perspective of food is the true key to mastering the art of grocery shopping as an expat.
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    What Culture Shock Can Teach Us During COVID-19
    Seeing myself and those around me deal with the sudden COVID-19 crisis reminded me a lot of the roller coaster of emotions missionaries go through...
  • Our Top Tips for Working from Home
    Just like many of you, OMF (U.S.) has transitioned to working from home. Although a lot of us were working remotely pre-COVID, we are all...
  • Prayer for Uncertain Times
    Help us, Lord Jesus, not to boast about tomorrow For who knows what a day will bring forth. (from Proverbs 27:1) We are reminded in these days of...
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    If You’re a TCK, Home Is Where the Heart Is
    I awoke in the night, and cried myself back to sleep. I was six years old and living in the River House dorm in Chiang...
  • How to Share God’s Love in Practical Ways COVID-19
    How to Share God’s Love in Practical Ways
    As the initial panic dies down God is going to open tremendous doors of ministry for. We must be ready with how to share God's...
  • love is the antidote to fear COVID-19 encouragement
    Love Is the Antidote to Fear
    God’s love is present in the midst of these troubling times. Nothing we face or will face has the power to separate us from the...
  • 2020 April Prayer Powerlines
    “By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also,” (1 Cor. 6:14). SUNDAYS • Praising God for his abundant...
  • missionary retention
    When Missionaries Regret Being Missionaries
    The (un?)spoken assumption in mission culture is “good” missionaries shouldn’t feel regret. But, does having regret imply I don’t have enough faith in God?
  • I’m Not a Good Christian
    She said it very softly in an almost childlike murmur, "I'm not a good Christian." Our team sat on the tatami mats in the bright little meeting room...
  • lessons on reentry missionary to Japan airport to america
    Foreigners in Our Own Country: Lessons on Reentry
    I was running late to catch my flight from Sapporo, in northern Japan, to Tokyo, so I failed to take the usual precautions to prepare...
  • 2020 March Prayer Powerlines
    "Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always," -1 Chron. 16:11
  • If You’re a TCK You Know This About Relationships
    We’re each on a journey to find home. I pray you find your home in the one who knows your name and chose you before...
  • Is Volunteering in Mission Right for Me? Volunteer Spotlight
    Volunteer:   Abigail Role:   Facilitation & Group Process Consultant; Church Mission Consultant Tell us a little bit about yourself I was born in East Asia, moved to the...
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    How Counseling Supports Church Growth in the War-Torn Country of Cambodia
    Trauma in Cambodia To say Sochea’s childhood was tough would be a massive understatement. His father died when he was a baby, and his mother passed...
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    Why I’m Content Being Single
    Searching for a “soul-mate” suddenly becomes a part-time job that brings insecurity whenever your efforts don’t produce results. Here’s why I’m content being single.
  • 2020 February Prayer Powerlines
    “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,”  (Colossians 4:22) SUNDAYS • Taiwan’s urban and rural churches Across Taiwan, there is great strength within the urban, middle-class...
  • if you're considering a short-term mission trip
    A Short-Term Worker Lost His Passport, Money and I.D. in Asia, but God Was Taking Care of Him
    No money. No visa. No passport. I seized Greg’s arm and told him we had to find my wallet. He smiled and said that God...
  • Will God take care of our Third Culture Kids
    Will God Take Care of Our Third Culture Kids?
    When I talk with people about going to the mission field, one of the most common fears is the impact this will have on their...
  • what is God's plan for my life
    What Is God’s Plan for My Life? A Missionary’s Story
    “Jesus? Who is Jesus? I’ve never heard that name before.” God had put me in a place where many had never even once heard the...
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    God Was Gently Leading Me to Cambodia
    Defining my Asian-American experience hasn’t been easy. I’m still struggling to find others to engage in those conversations with and so I’m still learning and...
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    Mission Was Planted Like a Seed in My Heart
    I was overwhelmed by the feeling of urgency, love, and longing for this region, which made me think: if I feel this way, how much...
  • asian american identity
    My Asian American Identity Impacts My Work in Missions and Christian Ministry
    There are a lot of places in America where I am made to feel out of place. I love to make new friends but I...
  • 2020 January Prayer Powerlines
    “Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn,” (Isaiah 60:3).  SUNDAYS • A new year As the new year begins, many...
  • How Identity Impacts Our Willingness to Be Involved in Mission
    I can’t help but wonder if there is something deeper between our identity and our ability to love those who are culturally different from us;...
  • The Light of Hope for a Girl in East Asia
    Phyo Phyo, we learned, is a young lady. She dresses like a boy to help protect her sisters and to fulfill the male role as...
  • Why Christ’s Love Compels Me to Write
    I’m Just a Writer I’m not sure what compelled me to drop over $700 for a mission conference my senior year of college. I don’t think...
  • missionary member care
    OMF Member Care: How We Care for Our Missionaries
    We want to provide the resources and support our workers need to be able to stay long-term in the really hard places to live. This...
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    Persevering and Trusting in God | An Interview with Our OMF U.S. President
    James Dougherty shares how God has worked in his heart over the years and why Christ's love compels us to go to the nations.
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    The Joy of Knowing Christ Surpassed My Short-Term Mission Struggles
    The weaker I felt in my strength, the more persistent I became in leaning unto God. Being the faithful God He is, the Holy Spirit...
  • 2019 December Prayer Powerlines
    "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace," (Isa. 9:6)
  • 2019 November Prayer Powerlines
    “Give thanks to the LORD for he is good; his love endures forever,” (PS. 118:1) SUNDAYS • Sending new workers Praise God for empowering new workers beginning...
  • woman in field of Vietnam looking into the future and willing to do the impossible
    Christ’s Love Compels Us to Do the Impossible
    We serve a God of impossibilities and my love for him compelled me to walk by faith not by sight! What does Christ’s love compel...
  • Third culture kids missionary kids attending omf orientation with tck advocate playing missionary games
    God Can Use our Past to Serve Him Today
    I can relate on a personal level to what these Third Culture Kids are experiencing. This gives me the opportunity to share the same message...
  • Old historic photo of Hudson Taylor and family what motivates us to be missionaries
    What Motivates Us to Be Missionaries?
    It is the love of Christ that constrains us. There is no other motivation for missionary service that is going to survive the blows of...
  • historic photo of shanghai during the war, bombing of shanghai, missionaries in early Chinese history
    His Grandmother Survived the Bombing of Shanghai, Today He Works in World Mission
    All along the way, I can see the faithful service of so many Christian workers. I hope I will serve in the same faithful way.
  • woman from east asia in traditional dress smiles beautifully omf devotional we are not consumed
    We are Not Consumed
    There are so many times we feel consumed by life. Yet, God promises us that we will not be consumed. Read this OMF devotional to...
  • How to Pray for Persecuted Believers
    Speak up for those cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak and judge fairly; defend the rights of the...
  • Asian American looking up finding your destiny in mission finding your calling
    The Pressures of Calling and Finding Your Destiny: A Response
    What is your calling? The pressures of calling and finding your destiny can be crushing. But, what if calling and destiny has very little to...
  • 4 little girls in East Asia doing a bible drill with God’s word mission to east asia
    What the Bible Means to Me: 3 Perspectives on the Power of God’s Word
    It is here, in the Bible, that I have learned what real, true love is. It is here that the longings in my heart are...
  • 2019 October Prayer Powerlines
    May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. -Psalm 67:3 SUNDAYS • Thai believers standing strong Thailand’s religious culture is primarily Buddhist, including...
  • Man in yellow raincoat overlooks two paths
    Is God Calling Me OUT of a Ministry?
    Is God calling me out of a ministry? If you need help processing this question, you’re not alone.
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    Two Types of “Trauma” on the Mission Field and How You Can Pray
    Do missionaries experience trauma on the mission field? What do those traumas look like? Learn about what these experiences look like and how you can...
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    5 Signs You Might Be a High-Maintenance Short-Term Mission Worker
    Thinking about going on a short-term mission trip? Don’t be that person or church group that missionaries are happy to see leave. Check for these...
  • What Does it Mean to Be Faithful?
    I once worked in an organization whose employees had a reputation for becoming “lifers.” Many had served more than 20 years and some as long...
  • Art projects from hope international school showing themes of identity and faith
    How an International School is Bringing Hope to a Hurting World
    In Cambodia, when missionaries and their children thrive, that strength is sown into a nation in need. Hope International School is helping do just that.
  • Person standing in Muir woods with a split path wondering what to do when God changes our plans
    Continuing to Trust Even When God Changes Our Plans
    It can be unsettling when God changes our plans. When we trust him in the midst of those changes, he can do a beautiful work...
  • three white kids standing in a field with compassion international mission experience to teach kids about a big God with world mission
    How to Teach Kids About a Big God Who Loves the World
    We need to show our kids the full, magnificent picture of God in our daily lives. Because God isn’t just about us. He is about...
  • Three Third Culture Kids sitting on the playground netting in East Asia Missionary work
    5 Essentials to Being a Great TCK Teacher
    Educators can make a big difference in the lives of Third Culture Kids. Here are 5 essentials that will help you as a teacher build...
  • girls in white school uniforms sit in rough Cambodian school showing education empowers women and children
    How Education Empowers Women and Children
    Education empowers women and children. It can increase the ability to escape poverty and it provides dignity to those with disabilities.
  • 2019 September Prayer Powerlines
    Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. -1 Chronicles 16:11 SUNDAYS • Praise and thanksgiving Lord, we praise you for creating hundreds of...
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    5 Books on Buddhism You Need to Read Plus Bonus Resources
    Looking for resources on Buddhism? These are some of our favorites. Whether you’re looking for scholarly publications or stories of former Buddhists, we have something...
  • Man riding a bike on street in Asia at night with emotional feeling of lessons on spiritual warfare
    5 Lessons I Wish I Knew About Spiritual Warfare Before Traveling Overseas
    All of us face spiritual warfare at different times. Here are 5 lessons on spiritual warfare to help you stand strong.
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    5 Tips for Dealing with Re-Entry & Why Debriefing is So Important
    What happens after your mission trip? The journey isn’t over. Here are 5 tips for handling the return home.
  • man in taiwan walking dark stairwell into bright daylight with motorcycles in sights showing spiritual warfare
    How to Pray for Missionaries Engaged in Spiritual Warfare
    Here are three strategies of the enemy and three ways you can pray for yourself and missionaries who are facing spiritual warfare.
  • News Update: Open Letter
    We want to make the U.S. community aware of a situation that has come to light in the greater OMF Fellowship. Handling communications like these...
  • 2019 August Prayer Powerlines
    Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth. –Psalm 96:9 SUNDAYS • Praise and thanksgiving Lord, we praise you for your...
  • millennial women sitting outside in sweaters talking about what is discipleship
    Discipleship and the Unexpected Ways it can Happen
    What is discipleship? And what can we learn from Jesus about the way he lived and loved people?
  • american buddhism white man with long hair and not shirt sits outside meditating
    Is American Buddhism the Same as Eastern Buddhism?
    What’s the difference between American Buddhism and Eastern Buddhism? Learn more about the complex nature of Buddhism and how the church can love their Buddhist...
  • woman eating beef with chopsticks at a table showing racial reconciliation
    Hospitality is Crucial to Missions and Racial Reconciliation
    Can hospitality bring about racial reconciliation, show us the measure of our love, and give us the key to church growth?
  • child burning incense at buddhist temple understanding the buddhist worldview
    How Much Do You Know About Buddhism?
    Have you ever wondered about the Buddhist worldview? Whether you’re a master of comparative religion or an interested novice, take our quiz to find out...
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    Understanding the Buddhist Worldview
    Burgeoning Buddhism significantly influences more than one billion people worldwide. Here’s what you need to know to understand the Buddhist worldview.
  • pastor speaking to congregation on mission mobilization
    7 Action Steps if Missions Isn’t Your Pastor’s Thing | Missions Mobilization
    Have you ever wondered how best to interact with a pastor who just isn’t that excited about global missions? One of our church mobilizers shares...
  • My Journey into the World of Missions
    What are the challenges in missions? Raising support, learning a new language, navigating an unfamiliar culture…all of these things are challenges we must face.
  • 2019 July Prayer Powerlines
    May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. -Psalm 67:3 THE KING OF GLORY. Lord, you are the Almighty. You are awesome...
  • men in taiwan marching in street wearing yellow in religious parade at night
    The Impact of Religion and Culture on Men in Taiwan
    “The idea of believing in one God who is actually loving and caring is a challenge for many Taiwanese. Taiwanese religion is a mixture of...
  • impact of fatherlessness, fatherlessness, data on fatherlessness, stats on no dads, do we need dads, do we need fathers, father heart of God, Father’s Day inspiration, how to be a good dad, how to heal from the father wound, daddy issues, deal with daddy issues
    The Dynamics of Being a Dad on the Mission Field
    “When I came to the mission field I remember saying, ‘I’m going to fail as a missionary before I’m going to fail as a dad.’...
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    Why is an Old Mission Organization Creating New Ways to Serve People?
    In the face of a changing world, OMF as a mission organization must constantly innovate. Yet, one thing remains at the core: our desire to...
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    You Bring Joy to the Heart of the Heavenly Father
    What does the heavenly father think of you? Is he critical and unavailable, or does he see you for who he created you to be?
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    The Joys and Disappointments of Diaspora Ministry
    There are more than 22 million internationals living in the U.S. Where are they from? And, perhaps most importantly how can you engage with them...
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    Five Pieces of Advice for Single Men Looking to Get Involved in Missions
    Are you a single guy interested in missions and looking for resources? One of our single missionaries with shares some of his insights about single...
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    Why We All Need the Father God
    What is the impact of fatherlessness? God not only says he is a father, but that he is a good father. This experience of a...
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    Being a Leader Means Dealing with your Stuff
    What impact does leadership have on mental health? Being a good leader will require transparency, self-care, and dealing with the past.
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    How Striving Leads to Burnout
    Missionaries and those in Christian ministry experience burnout at an alarming rate.
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    5 Questions Not to Ask Missionaries with Mental Health Struggles
    What questions do churches and mission agencies need to be asking about the mental health of the missionaries they support and send out to other...
  • 2019 June Prayer Powerlines
    Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.–1 Chronicles 16:11 PEOPLE WHO PRAY. Lord God, we thank you for the gift of prayer....
  • man wearing a red shirt sitting alone in cafe experiencing the social isolation prevalent in our society.
    How the Loneliness Epidemic Should Affect the Way We Do Missions
    I used to believe I was failing at life for only having a small handful of really close friends. But the types of friends who...
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    How Muslims Are Experiencing Healing through Art in Thailand
    An unexpected arts movement in South Thailand seems to be paving the way for healing through art. As Christians, what can we learn from this?
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    How to Help Third Culture Kids Facing Mental Health Struggles
    Adapting to any environment is pretty much the super power of most Third Culture Kids (TCKs). While many kids in their home country are stockpiling...
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    How Do We Face the Stigma of Mental Health in Missions?
    What would you say if you found out the missionary you support deals with depression? Would you feel disappointed or let down? Would you question...
  • what every christian needs to know about muslims woman sitting in front of cafe wearing head covering
    What Every Christian Needs to Know About Muslims
    Let’s try a simple exercise. What’s the very first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word “Muslim?” No, not the guarded answer...
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    How to Pray for Those Facing Mental Health Challenges in East Asia
    There is hope for those facing mental health challenges in East Asia because we serve a loving God who binds up the brokenhearted. He is...
  • 2019 May Prayer Powerlines
    Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth. –Psalm 96:9 1. HONG KONG. Lord, give the team in Hong...
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    Three Important Lessons I Learned from Seeing God’s Work in Cambodia
    As I spent time with both local Christians and long-term workers, I stood in awe of the story of God’s work in Cambodia. It’s a...
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    Nee's Story: Healing, Redemption and Transformation
    Over time, Nee saw that the transformation in her father’s life was real. Within six months of giving his life to God, he had stopped...
  • 2019 April Prayer Powerlines
    By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. -1 Corinthians 6:14
  • From Colorado Comfort Zone to Cambodia
    If 27 hours of travel weren’t enough to indicate that I had landed on the other side of the world, the rickshaw ride home from...
  • 2019 March Prayer Powerlines
    Lord God, rejoicing in your sovereign direction, we welcome James and Lisa Dougherty today as the next OMF (U.S.) National Directors. Empower them daily with...
  • 2019 February Prayer Powerlines
    Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. -Colossians 4:2 NEW PRAYER WEBSITE. Lord God, we praise you for guiding OMF staff developing a new public...
  • 2019 January Prayer Powerlines
    Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. –Isaiah 60:3 1. HAPPY NEW YEAR. The new year is often marked...
  • Humility in Cross-Cultural Partnerships with the Japanese Church
    While Paul is a model of pioneering church planting in new places, the New Testament also records the work of Timothy and Apollos who worked...
  • A Missionary in Japan Shares Six Practical Ways to Support Missionaries
    There are many practical ways you can support missionaries. People feel comfortable with different ways of doing it. Here’s six ways you might like to...
  • Intertwined in Mission: Ministry to Chinese in Africa
    It might surprise you to hear that 2 million Chinese migrants live and work in Africa. But this comes as no shock to African church...
  • 2018 December Prayer Powerlines
    “I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to...
  • Why You Need More Than Language Fluency to Share the Gospel
    How do we take the gospel into Japanese society? Of course we don’t change its content; it’s only the direction we approach it from that...
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    Christian Counseling: Addressing Hidden Pain in Cambodia
    Mental health ministry is a growing need around the world, especially in Cambodia, a country with a tragic history.
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    An Introvert’s Guide to Support Raising
    When people hear that I raised support to become a homeside missionary, they assume one of the following things: That I am the fundraising type....
  • How a Coffee Shop is Building Community in Taiwan
    As an Asian missionary growing up in a non-Christian family, I have noticed that many non-Christians aren’t willing to enter a church.
  • 2018 November Prayer Powerlines
    Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. –Psalm 118:1 GOD’S FAITHFULNESS. Thank and praise God for his love, mercy and...
  • 2018 October Prayer Powerlines
    Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. –1 Chronicles 16:11 NATIONAL DAY. Today marks the 69th anniversary of the founding of the...
  • 2018 September Prayer Powerlines
    May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. –2...
  • Teaching Urban Design Opens Doors for Outreach in Cambodia
    An OMF worker found that teaching urban design at a Cambodian fine arts university gave him opportunities to not just share the gospel, but also...
  • Medics in Missions: Meeting Needs in Cambodia
    An estimated two percent of Cambodian physicians survived the Pol Pot era from 1975-1979 leaving the country devoid of much needed healthcare. For 40 years,...
  • "I Told Myself I’d Never Be a Christian": a Cambodian Pastor’s Story
    Most Cambodians do not associate with Christians; I was once one of them, hating Christians. One day, in grade 9, I heard about a Christian...
  • 2018 August Prayer Powerlines
    May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. –Psalm 67:3 CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. Thank God that, as workers continually look to him for...
  • The Cambodian Church's Bold Vision: Mission Kampuchea 2021
    Mission Kampuchea 2021 has set the goal for every church in Cambodia to go to a village where there is no Christian presence and start...
  • How a Church Brought Change to a Dangerous Community
    The Jesus Village Church in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, has brought transformation to what was once one of the most dangerous areas of...
  • A 20-Year-Long Miracle
    When Reng first met OMF missionaries, he was a habitual drunk. For 20 years he resisted the gospel. Then, something changed. Read how Reng and...
  • When God Asks You to Stay
    Her whole life, Karena dreamed of being an overseas missionaries. When she watched her parents leave for the mission field without her, she wrestled with...
  • War, Prison Camps and the Gospel: the Story of Carl Silfwerbrand
    On Sunday, February 21, 2016, Laurie Carson teared up as her father’s black-and-white prayer card flashed up on the screen. She stood before the congregation...
  • Reaching the Next Generation through Dance
    Many Japanese youth are drawn to the creative arts, but few have had contact with a church. OMF's dance ministry is bridging that gap and...
  • 2018 July Prayer Powerlines
    Rejoice always, pray continually. –1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 THE LIVING WORD. Thank God for eyes that see and ears that hear his voice, finding Jesus at work...
  • The Cost (and Joy) of Following God into Missions
    For Kay F., choosing to follow God into missions meant giving up the life she wanted for herself - but also discovering the joy of...
  • The Lisu People
    The Lisu people of China, once animists who worshiped many gods, heard the gospel for the first time in the early 20th century. Through the...
  • Defining Traits of Hudson Taylor's Ministry
    Hudson Taylor was a pioneering visionary in the missions world. Here are 3 traits that defined his ministry and continue influencing OMF today.
  • 2018 June Prayer Powerlines
    LOVING JESUS. Thank God for the joy of communion with him in prayer, rejoicing in his provision and grace. May the many millions across East...
  • 2018 May Prayer Powerlines
    After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language. –Revelation...
  • A Leg Brace Changes Everything
    Sam, a famer in China, became the primary provider in his family after his older brother died in an accident. In addition to caring for...
  • Entire Family Baptized after Miraculous Healing
    Jian's family had tried everything to help him - witch doctors, Buddhist monks ... it wasn't until Christians prayed for him that they saw an...
  • Finding Life through AIDS
    Chang received the worst news of his life at an infectious disease hospital. Through friendship with local believers, he also found an incredible hope.
  • 3D Printing Changed the Life of an Injured Child
    Ken is a 10-year-old boy from a rural family in East Asia. When Ken was younger, he was left in the care of his father,...
  • 2018 April Prayer Powerlines
    He is not here; he has risen! –Luke 24:6 EASTER OUTREACH. Pray for the many Easter outreaches that are taking place throughout East Asia this week....
  • 2018 March Prayer Powerlines
    Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time...
  • How God Uses Change: What We Learned from Launching a New Brand
    When I started at OMF, my first responsibility as VP for Communications was to launch a new brand and walk the organization through a process...
  • 2018 February Prayer Powerlines
    Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever. –Psalm 136:26   PRAY FOR JAPAN. Out of a population of 125 million only 0.3 percent...
  • 2018 January Prayer Powerlines
    Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! –2 Corinthians 5:17 DIASPORA MINISTRY. This month, join us in...
  • VIDEO: Mekong Minorities
    As we learn more about the Zhuang, China's largest ethnic minority people group, it's helpful to understand the greater Mekong region they belong to and...
  • The Idol of Busyness
    If you ask many people today “How are you doing?,” it is extremely common to get an answer along the lines of “I’m really busy.”...
  • My Love-Hate Relationship with Suitcases
    I have a love-hate relationship with suitcases. In our transient lifestyle, luggage literally moves my life back and forth across the ocean. Over the 22-plus...
  • Esther's Brave Decision
    “Is there really such a God like that? It sounds too good to be true!” This young village woman, who came to babysit our youngest...
  • 10 Honest Questions for the Missional Christian
    Last week I was with persecuted Christians. A young mother was taken away in handcuffs and placed in leg shackles and put in a dingy...
  • Mongolia: Christmas in East Asia
    Fewer than 10 known believers existed in 1990 and now the Mongolian church comprises more than 40,000 Christ-followers. Mongolians largely recognize the New Year over...
  • 2017 December Prayer Powerlines
    “You are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” –Matthew 1:21 PRAY FOR THE ZHUANG. This month, join...
  • Medical Challenges Facing Tibetan Buddhists
    For many Tibetans living in remote areas of the Skylands, as with other remote parts of the world, access to medical care can be difficult...
  • Search for One, Find Many
    We traveled thousands of miles over dirt roads to follow up on the Hoton believers in Mongolia. Follow-up for these people was not going to...
  • VIDEO: Off-road Trip Leads to Gospel Opportunity
    A Scotsman, an American and two Mongolians begin a very long journey. Far from the set-up of a corny joke, this is the story of...
  • A Short-term Worker Helps Create Sustainable Energy in Mongolia
    Doctors and teachers have a clear place in mission, but what about waste management consultants? We spoke to Ben, a waste management consultant based in...
  • Stories for Prayer: Skylands Peoples
    Prayer is vital in the unfinished task of bringing the gospel to the Tibetan Buddhist influenced peoples of China, Mongolia and Bhutan, also called the...
  • 2017 November Prayer Powerlines
    Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. –Psalm 107:8 PRAY FOR “SKYLANDS.” About 15 million people...
  • Urban China Q&A: Businessman
    We talk to an OMF worker whose ministry is carried out as he works in a secular workplace. As you’ll see from this interview, reaching...
  • Hope of the Village
    Eric came to faith in Christ while studying abroad in the U.S. After his studies, he returned to China, which is where my wife and...
  • Urban China Q&A: Wife and Mother
    Q: What are the challenges as you raise a family in China? A: We’ve just been back at home in the U.K. for the few months,...
  • Urban China Q&A: Serving the Marginalized
    We talked to an OMF worker who has been walking alongside those outcast by society in urban China for over 10 years. We hope that...
  • Love That Never Ends
    Kim remembers the first time she met Ping. She looked so out of place, standing outside the brothel, so young, so innocent.  It reminded her...
  • "I Guess I'm Still Searching and Waiting"
    I first met Mark when we were teaching English at the same university. My husband and I were working in a large city in China,...
  • The Urban Billion
    When was the last time you encountered a large crowd? By "large crowd" I mean a mass of humanity—think of the subway during rush hour,...
  • 2017 October Prayer Powerlines
    “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and...
  • Twelve Kinds of Smiles
    The grin on Thai faces has a broad range of meanings, from embarrassment to bitterness, from nervousness to sadness. A foreigner has great difficulty in...
  • Did Seminary Teach You About Casting Out Demons?
    This was the question posed to me last year at a prayer meeting with other missionaries from Western countries. This question has come up in...
  • Get to Know Neil and Wannee Thompson, OMF Staff
    Name: Neil and Wannee Thompson (pictured above with their children, Kevin and Nathan) Roles at OMF (U.S.): Wannee: Serve Asia Program Coordinator and Assistant to International Facilitator...
  • Identity Crisis - Missionary Identity Part 2
     “You are what you do!” Is that true? For missionaries, it can sometimes feel that way. Wendy Marshall, an OMF Australia worker in Japan, continues...
  • No Longer Bowing to Spirit Houses
    Roughly 22 million people live in Isaan, the northeast region of Thailand. Throughout the rural Isaan area, there are few churches or Christians to be...
  • 2017 September Prayer Powerlines
    For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving. -1 Timothy 4:4 PRAY FOR ISAAN. This month, join us...
  • How to Support Missionary Kids in the Midst of Tough Goodbyes
    During one of the small group discussions, the leader had asked the teens, “What are some losses that you have experienced as a missionary kid?”...
  • Bilingual Kids
    It’s a joy to see their amazing little brains soak in language and somewhat effortlessly acquire a skill that requires so much effort as an...
  • “You’re a What?!” – the Struggle of Missionary Identity
    Simple questions like “where are you from?” or even “what do you do?” can be difficult for missionaries to answer. When you have lived overseas...
  • Three Brothers Share About Life as Missionary Kids (TCKs)
    Third-culture kids (TCKs or missionary kids) are a unique and valuable part of our OMF fellowship. Even though their parents are the designated “missionaries,” TCKs...
  • Praying for Those Who Suffer for the Gospel
    How should we pray for Christians who suffer or face pressure from society, family or governments for their faith? Often we pray for the pressure to...
  • Serving Third-Culture Kids at Homeschool Week
    It was all quiet in the guest home lounge and I looked forward to discussing Mark and Peter’s educational progress with their mom. She was...
  • To the Ends of the Earth
    It took three days of driving on bumpy roads over high mountain passes to reach the places God has put on our hearts. We spent...
  • INFOGRAPHIC: Taiwan's Working Class
    Taiwan’s 16 million working class people make up almost 70 percent of the population. Follow Wey as he navigates life as a working class person...
  • VIDEO: Those Who Have Left Their Mark on Me
    "I think the unique thing about missionaries is that when sharing the gospel, they don't hold themselves back. This really influenced me." -Pastor Kaiyuan
  • 2017 August Prayer Powerlines
    Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to...
  • Journeying into Long(er) Term Missions
    Rixin joined us as a Serve Asia worker to Taiwan many years ago. Her missions journey did not start from Taiwan, and she did a...
  • The Biggest Blessing of Chang's Year
    “As I joined the procession for Mazu, the goddess of the sea, I knew this was the year I would receive the greatest blessings.”
  • Family Tears Down Idol Shelf and Finds Freedom in Christ
    Sloth is an 8th grader who attends the youth group in Puxin, a rural town in Western Taiwan. He is quiet around his classmates but...
  • What Does Theological Education Have to Do with Church Planting?
    After switching roles from church planter to seminary instructor, Karl Dahlfred has heard people question whether he's left the "real" work of missions behind. As...
  • The Promised Land: Ministry to Marginalized Women in Taiwan
    Partnering with the local church gives breadth and depth to the gospel’s reach. Read how God brought together an OMF worker and two local churches...
  • 2017 July Prayer Powerlines
     Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. -2 Corinthians 3:17 PRAY FOR TAIWAN. This month, pray...
  • Bridges Made of Bread
    Uyghur, Han, Hui, Kazak: everyone loves naan bread. It’s crunchy and fragrant, with a chewy center.  I bake it in the traditional way, as I...
  • Kadeem and His Worries
    Kadeem is 50 years old. He moved to the UK in 2010 with his wife, Nadiya, and his three children, Omar, Karim and Ayesha. Since...
  • Get to Know Becky, Young Adult Prayer Mobilizer
    My role at OMF is brand new, so I am in the beginning stages of developing a strategy and vision to encourage and enable young...
  • Understanding Islam
    Islam is the second-largest religion in the world. Its origins stem from the Middle East but it has since become a widely-followed religion in East...
  • How Islam Came to East Asia
    In the West, many people imagine that the vast majority of Muslims live in the Middle East. While the region has a large Muslim population,...
  • 2017 June Prayer Powerlines
    This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. -1 John 5:14 PRAY FOR MUSLIMS....
  • A Rakhine Fisher of Men
    A Rakhine fisherman, Mr. T.S. became a believer after two Christians prayed for his healing from alcohol-induced liver disease about seven years ago. He became...
  • Tuning Our Hearts to Worship
    Many of you know that OMF is a praying fellowship. You may not know that we are also a singing fellowship, a team that worships...
  • Serve Asia Representative - SB
    The Serve Asia Representative will clearly and effectively promote Serve Asia opportunities, intentionally and proactively invest in inquirers, and creatively oversee multiple communication media for...
  • Get to Know Brett, Finance Manager
    What led you to serve overseas? We became aware of the needs in East Asia and also a specific opportunity to serve that matched our...
  • "This Is a New Man"
    Sonny knew Christianity was a scam and the Bible pure garbage. First his brother “got saved” and then Sonny’s wife “got born again.” It was almost...
  • 5 Ways to Transform Your Short-term Mission Trip
    With a mission trip we expect something more than a transaction. We pray that something significant will change in us and in the communities we...
  • Explore the Unique Cultures of the Mekong Region
    It may take dedicated language learning and cultural study to truly understand the unique practices and worldviews of the Mekong region's people, but we can...
  • How Water Buffaloes Point to Jesus
    The Baiku Yao are a minority people of the Mekong region who primarily reside in Southern China. Only 0.3 percent reportedly follow Christ, and there...
  • Seeking God's Kingdom for the Mekong People
    The 550 ethnic groups of the Mekong region reside in six different countries—Southwest China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The Mekong River –where the...
  • 2017 May Prayer Powerlines
    For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the...
  • Bow's Surprising Request
    Bow came to OMF’s Youth House in Thailand because she wanted to learn English. But there was only one problem—Bow wouldn’t talk!
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    Go Ahead and Waste Your Life on Missions
    I was graduating from the spiritual desert of MIT and applying for an MD/PhD degree when God derailed that train and led me into the...
  • A Witch Doctor Finds New Life in Christ
    A Christian program came on the radio, and “Monday” stopped in her tracks. It was the first time she had heard the gospel message from...
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    Animism and the Sinner's Prayer
    While the sinner’s prayer is designed to help people become Christians, here in Thailand (as in other places) it many times has the opposite effect...
  • The Medium and the Message
    God is moving in the hearts of the people of Thailand. Thanks to your prayers and generous support, we are able to share God’s love...
  • Get to Know Jenny, Planned Giving and Partners Manager
    What are three words someone might use to describe you? Strong, positive, old-soul. What is something few people know about you? I have a twin...
  • Nine Blessings for Thailand
    The name “Thailand” means “land of the free,” but the Thai are not free. They are in bondage to the spirits and to the hopelessness...
  • Hope for Thailand: Join Us for a Month of Prayer
    During the month of April, we invite you and your friends to join us in prayer for Thailand—a beautiful Southeast Asian nation in need of...
  • 2017 April Prayer Powerlines
    For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he...
  • Bukang Liwayway Relief Project Update
    Twenty years ago, OMF Philippines Field Member Patrick Hobbs began an integral ministry that includes planting house churches among Metro Manila’s urban poor. This ministry...
  • Finding Security in Christ When Life Is Uncertain
    Rainbow McDowell’s life has been anything but predictable. She moved to the Philippines with her missionary parents when she was only six months old, and...
  • The Prayers of Her Enemies
    Minda is a well-educated, skillful communicator and leader in her Manobo tribal community. When she was committed to her own religion, she viewed Christians with...
  • How God Is Using Campus Ministry in the Philippines
    In the 1980s, an intelligent young woman received a scholarship to attend the University of the Philippines. While there, she came to faith in Jesus...
  • What Do We Do About So Many Who Haven't Heard?
    Rose approached a friend in disbelief to confirm what she had heard at a missions conference. “Is it really true that half of the barangays...
  • The Storyteller
    Chronological Bible Storying: Communicating the stories of the Bible by telling them aloud to listeners. Traditional oral communities often resolve conflicts and transfer knowledge by...
  • 10 Things You Probably Don't Know about the Philippines
    This month, we're setting our sights on the Philippines—a beautifully diverse country. Learn something new about this complex island nation by checking out the interesting...
  • Do You Need a Bible Degree to Be a Long-term Missionary?
    Because the need for people to hear the gospel on the mission field is so urgent, it is sometimes claimed that doing a lot of...
  • 2017 March Prayer Powerlines
    This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. -1 John...
  • Serve Asia Program Coordinator - SB
    The Serve Asia Program Coordinator coordinates excellent short-term teams in order to advance the gospel in East Asia.
  • Meeting Jesus over the Airwaves: Radio Ministry in Vietnam
    Deep in the mountains of rural Vietnam, the radio waves crackle out from a tiny wooden house. In the Hmong family house, the small shortwave...
  • Get to Know David Pat, OMF Mobilizer
    A lot of my bodybuilding is about meeting people around something they love and my work is to help them love missions just as much....
  • Web Contractor / Wordpress Support Specialist - P
    The Web Contractor/Wordpress Support Specialist will work with the Vice President for Communications to maintain and improve our online presence. This will include web development,...
  • Devotion to The Task Unfinished
    The Task Unfinished is first and foremost a call to prayer. As Dr. Patrick Fung reflects on The Task Unfinished: We not only pray that East...
  • VIDEO: Thang
    After a dropping out of school, Thắng and his brother left Vietnam to find a new life elsewhere. In the depths of his personal struggles,...
  • Audio/Visual Supervisor - V
    The Audio/Visual Supervisor will fill an important role for the virtual U.S. team by managing the audio/visual needs of the Littleton home office.
  • Why Missionaries Can Never Go Home Again
    When a new missionary first gets to the mission field, it is obvious where home is.  It is that place where you just left. But...
  • Two Vietnamese Women Achieve "Success" - but Is it What They Expected?
    Vui’s family was poor, so they moved to Ho Chi Minh City to find a better life. They struggled to scrape enough money together to...
  • What Do Missionaries Do on Home Assignment?
    After a U.S. missionary’s “term” overseas, which can last anywhere from three to four years (or longer), they make a visit back to the States...
  • The Far-Reaching Impact of Uncle Som's Testimony
    A story from Vietnam. "If he does it, he will be dead within three months.”
  • 2017 February Prayer Powerlines
    May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us—so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation...
  • Get to Know Jennifer Tibbetts, Assistant to V.P. for Personnel
    Name: Jennifer Tibbetts Role at OMF (U.S.):  Assistant to Vice President for Personnel and Child Safety Officer Length of service with OMF: 19.5 years (15 as a...
  • 28 Days of Prayer for Vietnam
    Vietnam is a dynamic nation with a booming population. Ninety-four million people live in Vietnam, making it the 14th largest country in the world. Despite...
  • Get to Know Dick Durston, U.S. Candidate Director
    Name: Dick Durston or “Richard of Brighton” Role at OMF (U.S.):  Candidate Director Length of service: 32 years (4 years church planting in Japan; 15 years Japanese...
  • Does Thailand Still Need Missionaries? (Part 2)
    By Karl and Sun Dahlfred, OMF missionaries in Thailand Many churches today sacrificially support global gospel partnerships and seek to do so in sustainable, accountable ways,...
  • What Happens at a Mission Mobilization Conference?
    From today, January 13 until Sunday, January 15, the OMF (U.S.) team will host its annual Mobilization Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is...
  • 5 Resources to Help Your Church Grow in Missions
    Every church has a part to play in bringing the hope of Christ to the world. With 6,600 people groups worldwide in need of the...
  • Does Thailand Still Need Missionaries?
    By Karl and Sun Dahlfred, OMF missionaries in Thailand In recent years, there has been a trend for some missions supporters and churches in the West...
  • Walking on the Narrow Road
    Pastor Va Vachna grew up in Neak Loeung, a market town on the Mekong River, about 65km southeast of Phnom Penh. In 2001, a small...
  • 2017 January Prayer Powerlines
    Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! -2 Corinthians 5:17 HAPPY NEW YEAR. Happy New Year!...
  • Thoughts from the Journey: Christmas Edition
    Dear Friends, Christmas celebrations tend to hide the paradox of what happened on that quiet evening in Bethlehem. At the birth of Jesus an army of angels...
  • I was a Shepherd Yesterday
    Circumstances and surroundings may not always be ideal, but we serve a God who has brought us Good News for all people. OMF missionary Kate...
  • One Less Idol Shelf
    Billions of East Asians don’t know Jesus. And millions have little to no access to the gospel, a Christian church or even a single believer....
  • Do Short-term Teams Help or Hinder?
    Each year, hundreds of short-term missionaries work in East Asia via OMF’s Serve Asia program. Some question the true benefits of short-term missions teams. Are...
  • Serve Asia Opportunity: Bridging the Gap for Unreached People in Vietnam
    Vietnamese people grow up with a mixture of traditional ancestor worship and folk Buddhism, in addition to the more recent communist atheistic teaching. Within their...
  • 2016 December Prayer Powerlines
    And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who...
  • Mentoring Chinese Students for Christ
    A billboard in one of China’s megacities reads, “In Education We Trust!” As seen in the stories below, there is great need for Christian academics...
  • Serve Asia Testimony: A Deeper Faith
    Each year, hundreds of short-term missionaries serve in East Asia via OMF’s Serve Asia program. This month, we are highlighting a few of these workers...
  • Exciting Short-term Opportunities in East Asia
    Do you have a heart for people in East Asia who need the hope of Christ? Do you want to serve where the greatest needs are? Do...
  • 2016 November Prayer Powerlines
    Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. -1 Chronicles 16:28-29 RUMORS. A Cambodian believer from a minority people group is spreading...
  • Five Ways to Pray for the Shan
    Praying for East Asia’s unreached people groups can feel overwhelming. Our prayers can feel generic and ineffective. Or, we feel overwhelmed by the needs and don’t...
  • The Shan Find Acceptance with Lisu Christians
    Sai, a Shan man, took aim with his sling shot and fired. The bird in the jungle branches above him fell to the ground. Immediately...
  • Letter from General Director
    It is with a heavy heart I write this letter. In 2014, OMF became aware of allegations of abuse in the early 1970s by a...
  • VIDEO: Shan Radio Ministry
    Muu Ling, a Shan man, wanted to find “the teaching that wouldn’t lead to death.” He searched for it in Buddhism, but his search left him empty....
  • 31 Days of Prayer for the Shan
    “May, a Shan woman, recently lost her husband. In her deep sadness and loneliness, she heard the gospel. In July she decided to follow Jesus...
  • 2016 October Prayer Powerlines
    You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there...
  • New Media, New Methods
    Dalha is the first in her family ever to attend high school. She loves the culture and traditions of her homeland up in the mountains,...
  • PHOTO JOURNEY: A Day in the Life of a Tibetan Person
    Who are the Tibetan people? If you take a tour through the mountainous countryside and vast plains of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, you’ll get...
  • Nine Miles by Foot: An Unexpected Blessing
    Imagine setting out on a journey in an icy, cold Mongolian valley. Your leader has discouraged you from hiring a jeep. Instead, he has prompted...
  • Facing a Task Unfinished Lyric Video
    The Task Unfinished (We Go To All The World) by Keith & Kristyn Getty (Official lyrics video) from OMF International Media on Vimeo.
  • "I Had to Return to God"
    by a Tibetan Believer I went to my parent’s home during Chinese new year. Some of our neighbors and family members gathered and told me that...
  • 2016 September Prayer Powerlines
    PRAY FOR MONGOLS AND TIBETANS. This month, we lift up the Mongol and Tibetan people residing in areas of Mongolia, Bhutan and China. Many of...
  • The Growth of Christianity in Cambodia
    As Christianity took root in Cambodia in the early 20th century, war, genocide and persecution removed almost all trace of God’s work. But the darkness...
  • Vulnerable Children
    It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one...
  • Twenty Years in the Making
    By Kevin Olson For many years, the gospel made little impact among the Brao people of Northeast Cambodia. In recent years, though, that is changing as...
  • Counseling in Cambodia: Healing a History of Trauma
    The Cambodian church has grown exponentially in the past few decades: from only a few thousand Christians in the early 1990s to more than 150,000...
  • Killing Fields to Forgiveness
    By Dr. Larry Dinkins In 1980, while I was a student studying the Thai language in Bangkok, I was asked by an OMF friend to help...
  • Cambodia: Ripe for the Harvest
    “I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” John 4:35 In the latter half of the 1970s, Pol...
  • 2016 August Prayer Powerlines
    “I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and...
  • What Does God’s Faithfulness Mean to You and Your Ministry?
    The following answer is from current OMF (U.S.) President Michael Littlefield. As I reflect on the question, “What does God’s faithfulness mean to you and...
  • So People: Created by God, for God
    “(The So people) were created by him. They were meant to worship him. For thousands of years since the So have existed, they have worshiped...
  • Inspiring and Empowering Passionate Prayer: Through Active Prayer Mobilization
    “Prayer doesn’t fit us for the greater work, prayer is the greater work.”  Oswald Chambers Did you know at OMF (U.S.) we have a team of...
  • 2016 July Prayer Powerlines
    Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. -1 Chronicles 16:23 END OF RAMADAN. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends...
  • A Month of Prayer for China’s Silk Road People
    Home to over 23 million people from over 10 ethnic groups, China’s Silk Road is a living tapestry of cultures. Each person in this region...
  • What Does Pioneering Look Like for OMF?
    What does pioneering mean for OMF today? OMF’s International Coordinator for Evangelization, Andy Smith, answers these questions below. What does “pioneering” mean to OMF? How do...
  • 2016 June Prayer Powerlines
    “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not...
  • 2016 May Prayer Powerlines
    This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him....
  • 2016 April Prayer Powerlines
    April 2016 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for....
  • 2016 March Prayer Powerlines
    March 2016 By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. -1 Corinthians 6:14 MINISTRY TRANSITION. Today Robert Nordstrom changes...
  • February Prayer Focus: Vietnam
    Hoa came to know Christ at age 17. Like many of her peers, she grew up in a Buddhist family. When school friends invited her...
  • VIDEO: How "Learning" Is Missional
    The New Year is a great time to create new habits; to discover new ways to engage with God and his purposes in the world....
  • 2016 February Prayer Powerlines
    February 2016 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a...
  • Christmas in East Asia: Mongolia
    Kirk and Esther Lynn Matthews have been investing in the Mongolian church for the past 21 years. They have witnessed the church’s formative years; fewer...
  • Christmas: A Time of Peace…and Turmoil?
    OMF U.S. President Michael Littlefield began serving overseas in 1987 in Taiwan. Below are some of his reflections on his first Christmases in East Asia...
  • My Unexpected Urbana Journey
    By Megan Sarian I don’t know why I went. I was a poor college student who was nearing graduation and beginning the job hunt. I had worked...
  • 2016 January Prayer Powerlines
    JANUARY 2016 Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. -1 Chronicles 16:23 WESTERN CHAM PEOPLE. Recently, there have been some breakthroughs...
  • Creative Ways to Send Missionaries
    In a previous post, we shared a video about “sending,” the missional practice of supporting (financially and otherwise) missionaries so that they can flourish in...
  • Joy to the World
    The holiday season evokes a number of emotions. For some, the holidays are marked by anxiety over finding the perfect gifts or spending time with...
  • VIDEO: What does it mean to SEND…and why does it matter?
    And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”  -Romans...
  • Patrick Fung: “Live to Be Forgotten”
    By Megan Sarian Patrick Fung’s interview at Urbana 2009 was unforgettable. The irony might be lost on you if you missed the emphasis of his interview—“Live...
  • Giving Thanks When Joy Feels Delayed
    In light of recent tragedies around the world, we may have quieted our thanks and suspended our joy. Giving thanks now feels insensitive, and on...
  • 2015 December Prayer Powerlines
    DECEMBER 2015 “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came...
  • Group Facilitator
    The Group Facilitator facilitates a missional small group that encourages, nurtures and prepares participants as they get more involved in the six ways to reach...
  • 2015 November Prayer Powerlines
    NOVEMBER 2015 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all...
  • Don't Miss These Upcoming Events
    Fulfilling the Great Commission requires the skills and passions of the entire body of Christ. Conferences and seminars provide an invaluable setting for discerning God’s...
  • Why Welcoming? Biblical Foundations for Diaspora Ministry
    In 2014, the United States received a record 75 million international visitors; and this number is expected to grow in the coming years. Some of...
  • What is Welcoming?
    “You are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt.” Deuteronomy 10:19 It’s been well-noted how advances in technology have “shrunk”...
  • 2015 October Prayer Powerlines
    October 2015 “The history of missions is the history of answered prayer.” -Samuel Zwermer NATIONAL DAY. Today marks the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of...
  • Hospitality Network Coordinator - V
    The Hospitality Network Coordinator organizes resources from local volunteers to provide member care to missionaries on home assignment.
  • People Group Advocate - V
    The People Group Advocate mobilizes people and resources to reach an East Asian people group.
  • 2015 September Prayer Powerlines
    September 2015 “Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your...
  • 2015 August Prayer Powerlines
    August 2015 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.  For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” -Colossians...
  • 2015 July Prayer Powerlines
    July 2015 “You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.” -Psalm 77:14 SEWING AND HEALTH. Recently, believers in China began a...
  • 2015 June Prayer Powerlines
    June 2015 “One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.” -Psalm 145:4 MOST BUDDHIST COUNTRY. According to the PEW Research Center, Cambodia...
  • Facebook Bible Page Translator - V
    The Bible page translator will moderate Bible pages in one of the following language versions: Indonesian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, French, Laotian, German, Hmong, Burmese, Russian...
  • Bible Slide Designer - V
    The Bible slide designer will make slides with Bible verses and other Christian content to be placed on Facebook.
  • Member, Information Systems Advisory Group - V
    We are seeking members of our Information Systems Advisory Group.
  • Author of Bible Answers - V
    The authors will answer Bible questions that people ask on social media in 300-600 word articles. Each writer would get a question once every two...
  • Security Analyst - V
    We are seeking an information Technology Security Analyst.
  • Database Administrator - V
    We are seeking a database administrator.
  • Applications Support Specialist - V
    We are seeking an Applications Support Specialist I.
  • Administrative Operations Assistant - V
    We are seeking someone to enhance quality and speed of IT operations for OMF (U.S.) by swift and accurate execution and organization of business administration...
  • Invisible Seeds
    Article featured in 2015 East Asia Insight Q1 “God, I will need a co-worker!” Pastor Pam prayed earnestly. She had helped establish Glory of God Church in...
  • 2015 East Asia Insight Q1
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  • 2015 Prayer Points Q1
    Article featured in 2015 East Asia Insight Q1 Christian workers among the Shan Tai, a Buddhist people scattered throughout Thailand, Myanmar and China, have recently suffered...
  • Gospel in Translation
    Article featured in 2015 East Asia Insight Q1 “We hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Acts 2:11 In 1992, Okhio became one...
  • Theological Education in East Asia
    Article featured in 2015 East Asia Insight Q1 A young woman named Abby comes to faith in Christ through a café ministry in China. Soon after,...
  • Broken Necklace, Restored Heart
    Article featured in 2015 East Asia Insight Q1 Noi’s five-year-old daughter returned from the neighbor’s house one day with an urgent question. Nuey had been going...
  • 2015 May Prayer Powerlines
    May 2015 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. –Psalm 96:3 VULNERABILITY. Lift up a group of staff members from Mercy Medical...
  • 2015 April Prayer Powerlines
    April 2015 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship...
  • 2015 March Prayer Powerlines
    March 2015 On this mountain the Lord Almighty…will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the...
  • Virtual Events Coordinator - V
    The Virtual Events Coordinator helps manage OMF International’s online communication network by connecting remote members and volunteers to events in the Littleton office.
  • 2015 February Prayer Powerlines
    February 2015 “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” -Ephesians 2:10 DIFFICULT...
  • Prayer Powerlines: 2014 December Powerlines
    December 2014 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and...
  • Local Area Team Leader - V
    The Local Area Team Leader will develop and mentor a team to strategically raise awareness for missions involvement in their town or city.
  • Seven Ways to Pray for Your Missionary
    by Bill Wilson Missions is more than God’s people obediently serving him. Missions is God at work. If he isn’t working in and through his people...
  • Voyage to China
    by Ronald Clements, UK “The wind whistles shrilly through the rigging, the sails roar again with the violence of the wind and rain, the masks crack,...
  • The Trio and Topsy
    Penge, South London, February 5, 1998… The funeral of an elderly woman, daughter of a Mongolian Chief father and a Tibetan mother. An unusual event in...
  • Small and Weak?
    by Gary Clayton, Managing Editor of East Asia’s Billions On June 3, 1905 OMF’s founder James Hudson Taylor breathed his last. Although the mission he founded eventually...
  • The Martyrdom of John and Betty Stam
    by Gordon Dunn First published in East Asia’s Millions, November/December 1984, as “For the Stams No Deliverance” It was a bleak December day in brick-walled Tsingteh [today spelled...
  • James Hudson Taylor (1832 - 1905)
    Although J. Hudson Taylor was raised in a Christian home, he remained ignorant of what it really meant to become a Christian. He even tried...
  • God’s Faithfulness to Nine Generations
    In this reflection, the late Dr. Jim Taylor (1929-2009), Hudson Taylor’s great grandson, looked back on 200 years of God’s faithfulness to his family. God’s grace in our family...
  • Death to the Foreigner!
    by Gary Clayton Hopes were high as the new century dawned. Few had any idea that the most severe blow ever dealt to Protestant missions would...
  • The Broomhalls and China
    By Dr. Wesley Wei (Professor of History at Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan) Translated from the Chinese by Irene Li Devoted to Serving China for Generations In the history...
  • A Lady's Adventures in Tibet
    from China’s Millions magazine, December 1893 We abridge the following account of Miss Annie Taylor’s journey into Tibet from the North China Daily News. Miss Taylor, who...
  • 2000 years of Christianity in Asia
    Hudson Taylor may have entered China’s provinces in 1865, but the gospel got there 1500 years earlier. The missionary finds it hard to meet the...
  • A Story from One of the 49ers
    by Margaret Maass, one of 49 missionaries sent to China by the China Inland Mission (CIM) in 1949 Kai sway! Kai Sway! Rumors were flying! The communist...
  • Urbana 2012 Update
    by Megan Sarian I was overwhelmed, amazed and by the end of five days, slightly delirious. It was the 2009 Urbana Student Missions Conference in St....
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