Mission Partners
Jesus commanded his followers to go and make disciples of all nations. We are passionate to see people become followers of Jesus wherever they are in the world. 645 have a number of ministry partners working around the world. Check out below what they are up to.
The Farrs
Debbie is the Human Resource Co-ordinator and works with the International Director for Mobilisation. She responds to inquiries from people who would like to become missionaries with OMF who come from countries where there isn't an OMF office eg. South Africa. To learn more go here
Dave and Leoni Painter
Dave grew up in Lindfield, and before joining CMS was a local government engineer, including working for Hornsby and Ryde Councils. After studying at Moore he married Leoni, who was studying Chemistry and staying at Deanconess House, and together they applied to work with CMS in Asia. They arrived in Cambodia with Joshua in January 2001. Grace was born in 2002.
Since August 2001 Dave has been a member of Faculty at the Phnom Penh Bible School, and in recent years has been increasingly involved in the production of Khmer Christian literature for the Cambodian Church. Leoni has managed the household and developed relationships with the local community, taught Sunday School, and gives assistance to several organizations. Currently they are members of the Anglican Church in Phnom Penh.
To learn more go here
Richard and Lisa Cho
We are part of a new OMF church planting team in the city of Lampang in North Thailand. The team's vision is to see a movement of indigenous biblical house churches in Lampang. Our ministry is split between helping the team in church planting and continuing our language studies. We hope to see a house church started in Lampang before the end of our first term in Thailand in December 2010. To read about the Cho's adventures go here Matthew and Samantha Archer
Matthew and Samantha Archer are working with CMS in Bunda, Tanzania. CMS works in Tanzania in partnership with the Anglican Church of Tanzania. Matthew oversees the TEE (Theological Education by Extension) program in the southern part of the Diocese. This consists of approximately 15 groups where pastors and lay leaders meet in their various villages to study the bible in small groups each week, as well as completing course work throughout the week in their homes. Matthew and Samantha are also involved in their local church at Nyasura where Matthew preaches and leads services and Samantha teaches Sunday school. The children are home schooled during the week by Samantha. The family is thankful to God for the opportunity to live, work and serve in Tanzania and ask for prayer for continued guidance in all they do and say in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. To learn more go here
Ben and Heather Cosford
Ben and Heather Cosford along with their children Reuben and Abigail have a passion to see the youth of Mongolia living lives that honour Jesus. However due to health reasons they are unable to return to Mongolia. But it is with great joy that Ben has accepted a role with CMS South Australia and Northern Territory. So the family have now relocated to Adelaide.
Jodi Mclaren
Jodi works for the AFES and has been serving at UTS Broadway since 2005. She is passionate about encouraging young men and women to think about not only how they can live in ways that will bring Him glory but also in training them to think strategically about ministry and evangelsim. However, for the rest of 2009 and into 2010, Jodi will be based in the Gulf Region thinking about the possibility of serving there longer term and seeing if there are ways in which she can serve and encourage the ministry that is already happening.
To learn more, go here and here.