Missionary Families
Pat & Melenda Edmiston, PO Box 180595, Casselberry, FL 32718-0595
Margaret and Andrew Howell
28, chemin des Bas Rochers
91620 La Ville du Bois, France
1-859-215-2811
OUMC supports Pat & Melenda Edmiston (Pastor Dan’s sister), who have just recently spent 23 years with the Alamblak people of Papua, New Guinea translating the New Testament into the Alamblak language.
VISION 2025
Vision 2025 proposes that by the year 2025 a translation project can be started in every language that needs one. It does not claim that all projects will be completed, but aims to see such translations begun by that year.
Pat & Melenda will be working to mobilize the church and challenge young people to become involved. At the same time they will be overseeing and giving technical support to national training projects in various parts of the world.
Wycliff members are not salaried. They depend upon the gifts and financial support of individuals and churches. You may give designated gifts to support the Edmistons through OUMC or directly through the website, www.wycliffe.org/give .
Ortega UMC supports the following missionaries abroad through The Mission Society:
The Howells
and their four children have been part of The M
ission
Society team to France for the past eight years after having previously
served in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are involved with the
French counterpart to Focus on the Family and lead small groups,
conferences, seminars and family camps. Andrew is an elder in the
Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
OUMC provides an annual contribution and hosts the Howells on their rare visits to Jacksonville.
How can you help?
Nothing happens in ministry without a team effort. You can make a significant investment in the lives of French people who have never heard about a God who loves them. Would you prayerfully consider one or more of the following ways of partnering with the Howells?
- Praying regularly (send an e-mail asking to be added to the prayer update list (chezhowell@yahoo.com)
- Giving to their monthly support
- Contributing to special projects (please contact them for a list of current needs)
The Steeles serve in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, and minister to the large population of homeless youth. They have helped open a youth shelter to address the soup, soap, shelter and spiritual needs of these young people. You can best help the Steeles by praying for them and the people of Karaganda to hear the message of the salvation of Christ, and supporting them through the Mission Society of the United Methodist Church. OUMC provides an annual contribution in support of the Carol and George Steele.
John and Lisa Hamilton Field Leadership
John and Lisa Hamilton are the OMS team leaders for Uruguay. After serving 10 years in various pastoral and team roles in Bogota, Colombia and Medellin, Colombia, John and Lisa moved to Montevideo in early 2003. The OMS team in Uruguay is currently working in partnership with Christ Church, an international, interdenominational church in Carrasco, an eastern suburb of Montevideo.
In addition to leading the team, John serves as lead pastor for Christ Church. The church has nearly a century of history and is going through a revitalization which includes a strong children’s ministry and new ministry initiatives in Spanish. In addition to mentoring relationships with emerging leaders in the church community, Lisa participates in counseling, children’s ministries, and women’s discipleship.
OUMC contributes annually to John and Lisa Hamilton’s ministry.
The mission of OMS International is to establish and support mature Christ-centered churches among the nations. Our founders believed that “a nation can best be won by its own sons and daughters.” Thus, our mission is to build strong, indigenous, self-governed churches and train nationals to pastor these churches.
OMS started in 1901 as The Oriental Missionary Society. Having expanded our vision beyond the Orient to all the world, today we are simply known as OMS International.