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Behind the Scenes The Changing Faces of Missions Since the 1940s when One Mission Society ministries ex- panded from Asia to the front- lines of ministry in Colombia, OMS missionaries from our tra- ditional sending countries have been strategic in the growth of the evangelical church through- out the Latin world, which in- cludes Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Today, as people from this region search for a personal connection to Jesus, they are finding it in evangelical Protestant churches, and OMS is witnessing this growth firsthand. Our strong and growing partnerships with our national churches and coworkers play a key role in this success. Jeff Edwards, OMS international regional direc- tor for Latin America and the Caribbean, says, “To- day, God is raising up new missionaries from this region. We have Brazilians serving in Mozambique, Colombians in England and the U.S., Haitians go- ing to Sicily, and Cubans preparing to go to Africa. And this is just the beginning!” What an exciting time to be involved in mis- sions! We hope these stories of God at work in Latin America and the Caribbean will inspire you. Pray for continued strong partnerships that will build God’s kingdom. 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 September-December 2017 Volume 2, No. 3 OMS 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 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: Rural villagers along the Amazon River in Peru anxiously await training to help expand the Gospel. 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. 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. All rights reserved.