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Behind the Scenes January-April 2014 Reaching the Least Reached Volume 114, No.1 OMS Outreach equips Christians to make disciples of Jesus Christ through informative, inspiring, and involvement-driven articles, which leads to deeper mission participation by serving, giving, and praying. Editor and Director of Communications Susan Griswold Loobie Associate Editor Lori McFall Most people do not think of One Mission Society as a ministry engaged in UUPGs, or unreached and unengaged people groups, and historically, this has been somewhat true. Traditionally, OMS has focused primarily on reaching the under-reached. But more and more, OMS, either directly or through our national partnerships, engages in ministry with the least-reached peoples with great success. One example of this is in India. The OMS-founded Evangelical Church of India initiated a program called the India Missionary Movement (IMM) with the purpose of reaching UUPGs (95 percent of India’s population belong to unreached people groups). IMM’s 765 indigenous missionaries travel less than 100 miles from their home, yet do so to totally new cultures and languages. Today, different views continue about who the lost are, how many people groups exist, and if this is still a legitimate ministry focus. Although not experts (we give thanks to UUPG professionals, the Joshua Project, for many of the resources cited throughout this issue), OMS currently ministers to UUPGs in at least 20 nations around the world. We will continue to intentionally engage in ministry wherever and with whomever the Lord leads. Editor, OMS Outreach [email protected] facebook.com/onemissionsociety twitter.com/1MissionSociety youtube.com/user/OMScommunications linkedin.com/company/one-mission-society Instagram: onemissionsociety Visit our website at www.onemissionsociety.org. 2 Senior Graphic Designer W. Foster Pilcher President David Long Executive Director of International Ministries Rev. Randall Spacht Affiliate Countries Australia—Mr. Ian Bongers www.onemissionsociety.org.au Canada—Mr. Bryan MacDonald www.omscanada.org New Zealand—Owen and Avalon Brown www.onemissionsociety.org.nz South Africa—Rev. Bruce Bennett www.omssa.co.za United Kingdom—Mr. Donald Coulter www.onemissionsociety.org.uk United States—Mr. Rich Danzeisen www.onemissionsociety.org One Mission Society World Headquarters 941 Fry Road • Greenwood, IN 46142-6599 317.888.3333 • 317.888.5275 FAX [email protected] Cover Photo: Thane Ury All photos courtesy of missionaries, volunteers, and partner churches of One Mission Society unless otherwise noted. By God’s grace, One Mission Society unites, inspires, and equips Christians to make disciples of Jesus Christ, multiplying dynamic communities of believers around the world. One Mission Society is an evangelical, interdenominational faith mission that makes disciples of Jesus Christ through intentional evangelism, planting churches, and training national leaders in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. OMS then joins with those churches in global partnerships to reach the rest of the world. Subscriptions and Contributions: OMS Outreach is the official publication of One Mission Society and is published three times per year at the One Mission Society World Headquarters in Greenwood, Indiana. Please send all address updates or preference to receive the magazine online (we need your email address) rather than hard copy to: [email protected]. Outreach is sent free of charge to all OMS partners, but donations are greatly appreciated to offset the increasing costs of printing and postage. Gifts may be sent to: OMS Outreach • PO Box A • Greenwood, Indiana 46142-6599, project #905420. Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2014 One Mission Society. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.