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Central Africa

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OCC Supported Missionaries in Central Africa: David and Marsha
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David and Marsha have worked with Christian Missionary Fellowship in East and Northeast Africa since 1984. Before that, David was a manager for an airline. Both David and Marsha come from the western United States. They have two grown daughters.

Their work in Africa has been Bible teaching, discipling, Cell Church planting, and administration for Christian Missionary Fellowship teams in the three countries they've worked in. They spent nine years in Eastern Africa, three and a half years in West Africa, and six years in a closed Northeast African country.

Now in Central Africa, their goal is to launch a movement of multiplying cell-church groups as an extension of CMF’s church-planting ministry. David teaches cell church principles and strategy in a Bible college and disciples a select group of men each week. He also serves as the CMF team leader. Marsha teaches Bible Study Fellowship classes for women.

OCC Supported Missionaries in Haiti: Mike and Teresa Grant
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Mike has been going into Haiti since 1992. Throughout that time Teresa was able to accompany him on multiple trips. They were in the located ministry for over 27 years with preaching ministries in Illinois, Alabama, South Carolina, and Florida. They have 3 grown children who are all working in the ministry and 3 beautiful grandchildren, 2 girls and a boy.

They left a located ministry in Cocoa, Florida (their home church), to go on the mission field. Haiti had held a place in Mike's heart for over 15 years. Mike works with the pastors and churches in Haiti to help them grow in their spiritual lives and in their knowledge of God. He is teaching in the Bible college in Haiti that was started in 2009. Mike is also working with the vision of expanding into the far west region of Haiti.

They are running to try to catch up with God! Teresa is working with the women's group at the Citadel church with Bible studies. She is now working with trying to provide employment for a few Haitian ladies, having them sew donated flannel into baby blankets for the mission's birthing center.

Please pray for them as they continue this journey that the Lord has put them on. They need prayers for the strength to do this on a daily basis, for funds to build the housing for the interpreters and family, for strength to withstand Satan and his attacks in this dark country.

OCC Supported Missionaries in the Honduras: Trevor and Valerie
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Trevor and Valerie have been working in Honduras since August of 2000. The His Eyes Ministry is an organization they started to serve God’s work and missionaries in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Specifically, this mission serves the work of the Body of Christ Christian Clinic (Clinica Cristiana Cuerpo de Cristo).

The His Eyes Ministry exists to reach Honduras and beyond for Christ through outreach evangelism. Their purpose and mission is accomplished through outreach evangelism ministries such as medical clinics, education, food and clothing distribution, construction and sports ministry, as well as long-term impact such as church planting, leadership development, and nurturing existing churches.

OCC Supported Missionaries in Italy: Jim and Caranita Wolsieffer
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Jim and Caranita are originally from Indianapolis, IN. Jim attended the Oaklandon Christian Church while Caranita was from the Greenwood Christian Church. They met at Camp Allendale when they were only 12 and 11 years old. They are both graduates of Johnson Bible College and have been serving in Italy since 1971. Their two daughters have married very fine Italian Christians and both couples are active in their local churches in Italy. They have four grandchildren, Federica, Riccardo, Anyssa, and Raffaele.

Jim preaches on a rotation basis and Caranita is a Christian counselor. The Wolsieffer's also have experience in camp, puppets, drama, children and youth work, radio broadcasting, slide and power point presentations, home Bible studies, and small group work.

There are six local evangelical churches that are currently using the facilities in one way or another. Approximately 70% of the participants in the various activities offered at the Center are not Christians which indicates the great potential for outreach in the area.

OCC Supported Missionaries in Japan: Phil and Kim Kornegay (website) (blog) (return to top)

Phil is the Team Expansion Team leader for the Tokyo group. The Kornegay's work with Corey and Nicki Shields, currently in Niigata prefecture, and Tim and Lisa Turner of Central Japan Christian Mission who serve as Field Advocates. The Japan Field Coordinator is David Atkins of Team Expansion Taiwan.

Japan is a materially rich, but spiritually starving country. Less than 1% of Japanese people claim to be Christians. Japanese Shintoism, Buddhism from India and China, and many other cult groups have distracted people from the truths of the Bible. Most Japanese people say that they are not religious, but they still follow the religious traditions of their families—visiting shrines and temples, keeping a 'god shelf' in their homes, and praying to ancestors. Societal and cultural pressures have led to high rates of mental and emotional problems. Japan has one of the highest suicide rates among industrialized countries.

Phil and Kim Kornegay are from Port Orange, FL, and serve in Japan as Team Expansion Tokyo. They are both graduates of Florida Christian College. Phil is also a University of Florida graduate. After serving in youth ministry with local churches for 10 years, they raised support and moved to Japan in June 2003. They worked for 3 years with the Machida Kiristo No Kyokai (a Church of Christ with Tim Turner and CJCM Mission), teaching English conversation and Bible lessons to children in a weekday, after-school program. God also used their family in college ministry, home Bible study groups and
bi-lingual preaching. They both met regularly with a tutor for Japanese study.

OCC Supported Missionaries in Venezuela: Jorge and Diana Lugo
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Everything happened in God’s wonderful plan. At the age of 18, Jorge accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, a missionary family led me to union with Christ in Christian baptism. As he matured in Christ, he began to serve Him in various ministries, and eventually was trained how to preach and serve as a leader in the church. Diana was raised in a missionary family that worked with the Christian Church in Caracas, Venezuela, and later Jorge was part of the leadership of the Christian Church in Caracas. At the same time he was working with the police department of Chacao County. He was employed there for 8 years. He later made the decision to follow the Lord completely and dedicate his life to full-time, Christian service.

When Jorge was 28, he made the decision to move to Cincinnati, Ohio, to study at the Christian University there. He began to better prepare himself to become an active missionary to his beloved country of Venezuela with great hopes and expectations, and a great vision from the Lord. When he arrived to study, he was given a scholarship with the plan of returning to train and serve in his native country. In December 2005, he finished his studies at Cincinnati Christian University.

Caracas is the capital of Venezuela. It has nearly 7 million people. Venezuela has a diversity of nationalities, mostly a mixture of European and South American nationalities. One of the advantages of working in Caracas is the nice weather year-round, without any drastic seasonal changes. This is a big advantage, because they can work outside doing street evangelism, as well as other outreach, without being interrupted much by the weather.

Since they came to Venezuela in August 2007, they have been working with the ICE (Eastside Christian Church) church plant along side of Team Expansion Missionaries, Steve and Priscila Dye.

OCC Supported Missionaries in West Africa: Marty & Tina
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Marty and Tina left for the mission field in January 1995. First they attended a 3-month African Orientation Course to help them adjust to life on the continent.

West Africa contains 3 major Muslim ethnic groups (Susu, Fula, and Maninka) and around 28 other minority groups, most of which are majority Muslim and/or animistic (practicing their traditional religions). Current stats call West Africa Muslim 85%, Christian 1 1/2%, and animistic 13 1/2%.

Marty and Tina are currently in the United States on furlough, as of January 2010.

World Outreach Ministry Mission

We believe in actively fulfilling the
Great Commission – making disciples of
ALL NATIONS, baptizing, discipling, and
teaching everything God has commanded us.
We do this by going, sending, supporting and
encouraging the Church as a whole to be
actively involved in World Evangelism.

Activities of the Missions Ministry

Determine which mission endeavors to support and evaluate their impact
Keep in regular communication with OCC-supported missionaries, supporting them through prayer, encouraging them
Interface with mission-sending organizations like CMF to recruit potential missionaries
Research new mission opportunities