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Behind the Scenes May-August 2017 Equipping Tomorrow’s Missionaries Today Volume 2, No. 2 Outreach Online equips Christians to make disciples of Jesus Christ through informative, inspiring, and involvement-driven articles, which leads to deeper mission participation by serv- ing, giving, and praying. Editor and Director of Communications Susan Griswold Loobie Associate Editor Lori McFall A friend of mine from gradu- ate school days at Wheaton College, an MK herself, shared this about being an MK or mis- sionary kid: “Defining what it means to be an MK ranks right up there with summarizing the plot of Inception or The Matrix. We’re not just Rubik’s Cubes; we’re Rubik’s Cubes whose facets are made of multicultural experi- ences mixed with universal milestones and tinged with spiritual overtones. In other words, we’re con- fusing to ourselves and to others!” In this issue of OMS Outreach, we hope to shed some light on missionary kids—how OMS values them, how we minister to them, and how they con- tribute to the overall mission of One Mission Society. Our hope is that, as you read, you will be mo- tivated to pray for missionary kids serving around the world and recognize that many of these kids are the next generation of missionaries. One article in this issue puts it this way, “Future missionaries are everywhere! They live in our homes. They sit in our classrooms and churches. They are our kids, and they are God’s answer for the future of missions.” Senior Graphic Designer W. Foster Pilcher President Bob Fetherlin Executive Director of International Ministries Rich Danzeisen Affiliate Countries Australia—Ian Bongers www.omsaus.org Canada—Mark Kroes www.omscanada.org New Zealand—Owen and Avalon Brown www.onemissionsociety.org.nz South Africa—Bruce Bennett [email protected] United Kingdom—Walter McCorkell www.onemissionsociety.org.uk United States—Travis Hamilton, interim 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: OMS MK James Williams plays with Colombian friends. 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, multi- plying 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, forming strategic partnerships, 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: Outreach Online is the official online publication of One Mission Society and is posted three times per year. You may subscribe for free at outreach.oms.media. Editor, OMS Outreach [email protected] facebook.com/onemissionsociety twitter.com/1MissionSociety youtube.com/user/oms.media linkedin.com/company/one-mission-society instagram.com/onemissionsociety Visit our website at www.onemissionsociety.org. Send address updates to: [email protected] . A donation of $10 to OMS allows OMS Outreach readers to receive the print version of the magazine three times per year for two years. Gifts may be sent to: OMS Outreach • PO Box A • Greenwood, Indiana 46142-6599, project #905420 or online at www.onemissionsociety.org/give /outreach. Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permis- sion. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2017 One Mission Society. 2