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A moment of Grace is what the speaker called it, and so it was as former OMSC Senior Scholar Randall Prior took part in the March 24 University of Divinity Conferral Ceremony at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia for the conferral of his Ph.D. After ten years enrolled, and perhaps thirty years in the making, he notes […]

At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out.— Numbers 9:23 Former residents of OMSC, E* and J* (names protected for security reasons) work in a remote area under the ever watchful eyes of the Chinese government. Recently they undertook a trip into the mountains to train four local mission

OMSC Alum Paul Matheny proudly wears his OMSC T-shirt in this photo taken at Union Theological Seminary in the Philippines. He and his wife, Mary Nebelsick (far right), and their daughter, Rachel (second from right), pose with some of their students.

New churches are opening around the world as people of other faiths convert to Christianity. But in many places, those who are newly converted themselves are often tagged as the local leaders of the church, without the educational resources or the experience for the job. Thanks to your support, current OMSC residents who have gained

When Rev. Jong-Kook Park, his wife Grace (Eunhye) and their children, Tony (Daesun) and Anna (Jeeyeon), arrived at OMSC in 1999, they could not have imagined how much their lives were about to change. On a visit to OMSC in July 2017, Jong-Kook and Grace paused to reflect on how important their OMSC furlough was to their family.

A full-time Bible teacher and Chaplain at Bishop Han Theological Seminary in the Philippines, Josie came into residence at OMSC in 2013 when she and her husband, Arnel, were newlyweds. As they took seminars together and met with people of many different denominations and cultures, their own vision for their mission work expanded.

In 1988 two novice missionaries commissioned by the Philippine Wesleyan church ventured to Africa to serve at Zimba Mission Hospital. As enthusiastic young doctors, Romeo (Romy) and Linda were full of energy and were able to connect well with Zambian patients. But when the HIV/AIDS epidemic hit Zambia, their energy and resources were tested.

As Romy affirms, “In the beginning, we thought we were able to match the immense health needs of the people. But when the HIV/AIDS epidemic peaked in that country, it was beyond belief to see so many people dying every day. There was very little that we could do.”

They completed their first term as medical missionaries exhausted, and with serious concerns about whether they could make a difference in the lives of the people they were serving.  During their first furlough they asked themselves the tough question, should they continue? 

On March 3, I embarked on my first international trip on behalf of OMSC. With invaluable practical support from the Korean Research Institute for Mission’s Dr. Steve Moon (photo at right) and Chun Lee, his colleague and recent OMSC alumnus, a very busy agenda provided many chances to speak with alumni, missionaries, church leaders, seminary administrators

More than three dozen mission leaders from the United States and the United Kingdom convened in New Haven from April 21-23 to learn from each other and to share their perspectives on “Mission and Refugees: Crisis and Opportunity.” Participants heard from a dynamic group of speakers, including Chris George, Executive Director of Integrated Refugee and Immigrant

Five OMSC residents took the lead in March as they put their Scripture-based trauma healing lessons to work, this time as workshop facilitators. Having participated as students in a trauma healing workshop earlier in the year, they put what they learned to good use for 10 members of the local community. Participants attended sessions on