Facing a Task Unfinished

The United States is home to more international migrants than any other country, receiving 20% of the world’s “people on the move.” Today, 13.8% of U.S. residents are foreign-born, with 1 in 25 people having never heard about Jesus. Many East and Southeast Asians arrive in the U.S. from countries where the gospel isn’t easily accessible.

Through our new Global Neighbors Ministries, we collaborate with churches and networks to see multiplying followers of Jesus, among every East and Southeast Asian people group across the U.S., who are joining God’s plan to reach all nations.

On this episode of the podcast, Global Neighbors Facilitator Angie Long joins President and Co-National Directors of OMF (U.S.) James and Lisa Dougherty to talk about OMF's heart for this exciting opportunity to share the good news of Jesus.

To learn more about how you can be involved, visit: https://omf.org/us/globalneighbors/

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Originally started as China Inland Mission and now as OMF, our mission is to share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God. Learn how you can be involved at: https://omf.org/us/

What happens when you think you have your life figured out, but God leads you in a new direction? And what happens when there's still suffering to endure such as a divorce?

OMF's Sharon Tang joins Rodney Pennington on this episode of the podcast to talk about her life... how curiosity about a free gift led her to church one Christmas, her journey as a doctor, and how a patient of hers making a miraculous recovery showed her who was really in control. 

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Originally started as China Inland Mission and now as OMF, our mission is to share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God. Learn how you can be involved at: https://omf.org/us/

Former OMF (U.S.) President and National Director, Michael Littlefield, joins Rodney Pennington on this episode of the podcast. Michael shares about how his faith developed and led to a life in missions with his first wife, LeMei. After working for many years with OMF in Taiwan and Singapore, they returned to the U.S. to continue serving with OMF in Colorado. 

Michael shares how God led them through times of great blessings and challenges including LeMei’s death from cancer in 2012. He also updates us on the work he’s now doing with his wife, Rhonda, including ministry to those who have lost loved ones.

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Originally started as China Inland Mission and now as OMF, our mission is to share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God. Learn how you can be involved at: https://omf.org/us/

Instead of asking, “Am I called to missions?”, a better question might be, “How does God want me to participate in His mission to reach the world?”

Writer Christopher Lane explores that question on this episode of the podcast.

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Originally started as China Inland Mission and now as OMF, our mission is to share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God. Learn how you can be involved at: https://omf.org/us/

What happens when an unpleasant person is the person God puts in your path to speak to? OMF Thailand missionary Bekah Farber explains what happened to her in that situation.

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Originally started as China Inland Mission and now as OMF, our mission is to share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God. Learn how you can be involved at: https://omf.org/us/

"Do you want the pleasures of the world or are you going to seek Jesus? You can't be on the fence. It's one or the other."

Cambodia missionary and OMF mobilizer Travis Pappa joins Rodney Pennington on this episode of the podcast. 

A very clear call to missions still came with choices and challenges. Travis walks us through that journey of how God spoke to his heart and opened doors from an early age and still guides him in his life and ministry.

As he says in this episode, "When you're really walking with the Lord and things are just falling into place in wild ways that you can't explain ... you don't want to get away from that."

You can follow Travis on his YouTube channel, That Guy In Cambodia: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatGuyInCambodia

From a challenging past to a hope-filled future in Christ, OMF’s Kori Jackson shares her journey from Laos to the U.S., and how God’s patience helped her to see that a different life was possible.

Kori talks about the pain of her past, including the murder of her brother, and how God continued to pursue her even in the midst of her lowest moments. 

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Originally started as China Inland Mission and now as OMF, our mission is to share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God. Learn how you can be involved at: https://omf.org/us/

Among our conversations with missionaries on the podcast, being a missionary as a single person has come up multiple times.

Today, we focus exclusively on this important topic. 

Executive Director for Mobilization, Rodney Pennington, talks with OMF Philippines missionary Andy Smith. As a single missionary himself, Andy's story sheds light on how single missionaries can thrive, especially when aligned with God's plan. 

Andy also discusses singleness from a biblical perspective, which single missionaries inspired him in more recent years, and how the church plays a valuable role in supporting single missionaries.

Drawing from his extensive experience, Andy shares practical tips on life skills and maintaining a healthy work-life balance. His advice is not only practical but also deeply rooted in his own experiences and extensive research.

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Originally started as China Inland Mission and now as OMF, our mission is to share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God. Learn how you can be involved at: https://omf.org/us/

With over four decades ministering to the people of Thailand, OMF missionary Larry Dinkins talks with Rodney Pennington about how God has worked in the hearts of the Thai people, and in Dinkins himself. 

Dinkins shares how he came to Christ, what led him to Thailand, the loss of his wife and ministry partner to cancer, and how stories and Bible memorization are so important to sharing the Good News of Jesus with others. 

To learn more about Dinkins and his technique to absorbing Bible content, visit his website at: https://www.oralstoryteller.org

Originally started as China Inland Mission and now as OMF, our mission is to share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God. Learn how you can be involved at: https://omf.org/us/

OMF Thailand missionary, Bekah Farber, shares how the Thai word 'naarak' can be used in many circumstances, but most powerfully in relation to God.

Read the blog version at: https://omf.org/us/is-god-cute/

Originally started as China Inland Mission and now as OMF, our mission is to share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God. Learn how you can be involved at: https://omf.org/us/