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Behind the Scenes May-August 2016 Being Like Jesus in a Tumultuous World I’m not a great traveler, but as I prepared to fly from Indiana to Pennsylvania for a media conference, I tried to put my trust in the Lord. I know, statistically speaking, it’s a safe way to travel, yet, I still experience anxiety every time I fly. I worry about lost luggage, security checks, and potential turbulence. As I prayed about these things, I also thought about how turbulent our world is today. I don’t need to point out all the reasons we might be fretting, but certainly, one area that causes concern is national security. Just like with airplane turbulence and needing to trust the trained pilots to do their jobs, we must trust God to get us through these turbulent times … to lead, guide, protect, and give wisdom. For me, one of the greatest areas of wisdom needed is how, as Christians, we deal with the tough issues of immigration, terrorism, and the spread of Islam, and then positvely respond as the hands and feet of Christ. We hope this issue of Outreach Online helps you learn more about Muslims, pray more effectively for them and our world, and respond to these issues as Christ desires. 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. 2 Volume 1, No. 1 Outreach Online 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 Senior Graphic Designer W. Foster Pilcher President Bob Fetherlin Executive Director of International Ministries Bob Fetherlin and team—interim 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 www.omssa.co.za United Kingdom—Walter McCorkell www.onemissionsociety.org.uk United States—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: OMS archives 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, 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. 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 permission. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2016 One Mission Society. All rights reserved.