Surprising Impact
Making a Spirit-filled difference through a grateful lifestyle of generosity, mercy and reconciliation that continues to abound Over the Fence, Over the Mountain and Overseas.
The Lord made significant impact over the fence, over the mountain and overseas through OMPC this year! From the Oak Kids to the oldest adults, every member of our congregation played a role in the Surprising Impact made for the Kingdom.
During this year’s VBS, our Oak Kids Ministry set a goal of $10,000 for this year’s missions project. The $10,000 was to go toward the building of a well in a village in Tanzania. Not only did the VBS kids and families meet their goal, but our congregation also participated and we were able to meet OVER DOUBLE the goal set for the week, bringing in $22,685! Praise be to God! The representative from Tanzania came to visit and shared some of the impact these wells will have on the community physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Check out his video interview below.
VBS 2022
Prayed for 350 kids.... 428 attended
Prayed for 150 Serve Team Members ... 165 served
Prayed for our Missions Goal of $10,000 for building one well in Tanzania ... $22,685 raised for TWO wells in Tanzania!
“Each of us could see HIS hand readily in so many arenas and utilizing people from all over the world! AMAZING GRACE! HE is not just using the believers in my neck of the woods, but HE has assembled people from Romania, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Norway, Iran, Portugal, the UK and so forth. When Corrie Ten Boom describes tapestry and the underside with knots and frayed pieces, I think we had eyes to begin to see a little bit of HIS beauty in the horrific and the hard.”
Short-term Trip Commissioning Prayer | May 2
Pictured Below
First Row: Women’s Shepherding Team trip to Greece to serve alongside our Global Ministry Partners, Philip & Joy Kirkland
Second Row: Young Professionals trip to Greece to serve alongside local church planters
Third Row: London Kids Camp Team in UK
Fourth Row: JrHi Unite Bham & SrHi Team to Cherokee, NC
“We are praying that God uses our humble efforts to help further the work He is already doing throughout Greece!”
“Working with Inspire Saint James Church in London England was such a beautiful reminder and picture of the body of Christ coming together to advance the kingdom. We worked with neighborhood children who are unchurched, sharing with them the gospel. It was humbling and so encouraging to see the Holy Spirit at work in these young lives.”
“Unite Bham is specifically geared towards allowing JrHi students to participate in one of OMPC’s surprising measures of serving ‘over the mountain’! ”
CRATES FOR UKRAINE
Throughout the month of June, our congregation sent in supplies to fill crates for refugees from Ukraine. We were able to fill 35 crates and send them to Poland with our team, Bill & Will McKelvey and Juan Vasquez. These crates were worth over $35,000!
While in Poland, our team met others serving in the same capacity. They were also able to meet with and encourage believers who had been displaced from their home towns and churches.
Check out pictures below of the OMPC packing “party,” the transporting of the crates, and our team’s time in Ukraine.
This project was in partnership with Mission to the World, the PCA’s global missions agency. Click the button below to access an update from MTW on the impact of Crates for Ukraine!
HOPE HEALS LOCAL
On September 17, our Mustard Seeds Ministry (of Oak Kids) hosted Hope Heals Local, a one-day event to celebrate, encourage and honor individuals and families with disabilities and/or special needs. This ministry was founded by Jay & Katherine Wolf and exists to offer soul rest, community connection, and joyful celebration in the midst of the good/hard story of families affected by disability.
This year’s Global Missions Conference Theme was “On Your Mark,” inspired by the many sporting events taking place all around us! From the Summer and Winter Olympics to the World Games that was hosted in Birmingham last Summer, nations come together to compete for a prize. Throughout our Conference week, we spent time considering what it means to "run the race with endurance" alongside the "great cloud of witnesses" who have gone before us for the ultimate prize: fulfillment of the Great Commission by reaching the nations with the Gospel!
Our guest speaker was Mark Jackson from Inspire Church in London. He challenged us from our theme verse Hebrews 12:1-2 to “run the race” with inspiration from those who have gone before us and from Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. This conference week was full of time engaging with ministry partners and being inspired to Pray, Give, and Go in response to God’s call on us to make disciples of all nations!
US MINISTRIES WEEKENDS
Watch the video below for an update on what God is doing through our US Ministry Partner Urban Hope Community Church in Fairfield. This video was shown as a part of the inspiration for our congregation during the US Ministries Emphasis Weekends in October this year.
