A Look Inside: OM Ecuador
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A Culture of Honor Reflections by Darren Varensburg, OM Ecuador | Saraguro John 13:35 “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." “This is something many of us in OM Ecuador have on our hearts these days: do people change because of a program? A service? No doubt God can use these things. But have you ever thought of culture as a potential agent of change? People act according to cultural values and norms without even thinking about what these are, whether ethnic, subculture, or the culture of a school, church or organization. Culture can be a powerful vehicle of change to those who come into contact with it, negatively (hanging out with the wrong crowd), or positively. What if this is something as rare and beautiful as a culture of honor? As those on our team, in our youth group here in Saraguro, in the local church, begin to treat one another with honor, with a love so practical, so real, and so foreign to the world, that’s when people will know we are truly His disciples and want to know how it’s possible! As we have begun sharing this with the youth, we have already seen tears and a desire to be people who treat others this way!” Creating a culture of honor within OM Ecuador At our 2014 team retreat, the OM Ecuador team developed a code of honor by which we agreed to conduct ourselves in honor to God, and to each other. Below, we present that code to you, our friends and supporters. The Ecuador Encounters 1 OM Ecuador New Central Office In welcoming the beginning of 2015, the OM Ecuador team also embraced the location change of our central office in Guayaquil. As our administrative team members settle in, we ask that you keep us in prayer for God’s provision to maintain our new space. OM Ecuador Interim Leaders Visit ‘Go Conference’ Dr. Eddie & Jeanette Moore visited OM’s January Go Conference, a two-week training for newly-called missionaries, in Mosbach - Germany. While there, the interim OM Ecuador Country Leaders gained a better perspective on the expectations for the year ahead. Please cover them in prayer for their leadership. THE ECUADOR ENCOUNTERS QUARTERLY NEWS UPDATE & PRAYER REPORT FROM OM ECUADOR ’N’ - No Restrictions | Volume I - Issue I | Quarterly Update
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A Culture of Honor Reflections by Darren Varensburg, OM Ecuador | Saraguro
John 13:35 “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
“This is something many of us in OM Ecuador have on our hearts these days: do people change because of a program? A service? No doubt God can use these things. But have you ever thought of culture as a potential agent of change? People act according to cultural values and norms without even thinking about what these are, whether ethnic, subculture, or the culture of a school, church or organization. Culture can be a powerful vehicle of change to those who come into contact with it, negatively (hanging out with the wrong crowd), or positively. What if this is something as rare and beautiful as a culture of honor? As those on our team, in our youth group here in Saraguro, in the local church, begin to treat one another with honor, with a love so practical, so real, and so foreign to the world, that’s when people will know we are truly His disciples and want to know how it’s possible! As we have begun sharing this with the youth, we have already seen tears and a desire to be people who treat others this way!”
Creating a culture of honor within OM Ecuador
At our 2014 team retreat, the OM Ecuador team developed a code of honor by which we agreed to conduct ourselves in honor to God, and to each other. Below, we present that code to you, our friends and supporters.
The Ecuador Encounters �1
OM Ecuador New Central Office
In welcoming the beginning of 2015, the OM Ecuador team also embraced the location change of our central office in G u a y a q u i l . A s o u r administrative team members settle in, we ask that you keep us in prayer for God’s provision to maintain our new space.
OM Ecuador Interim Leaders
Visit ‘Go Conference’
Dr. Eddie & Jeanette Moore vis i ted OM’s January Go Conference , a two-week tra ining for newly-cal led missionaries, in Mosbach - Germany. While there, the interim OM Ecuador Country Leaders gained a better p e r s p e c t i v e o n t h e expectations for the year ahead. Please cover them in prayer for their leadership.
THE ECUADOR ENCOUNTERS QUARTERLY NEWS UPDATE & PRAYER REPORT FROM
OM ECUADOR
’N’ - No Restrictions | Volume I - Issue I | Quarterly Update
OM Ecuador Code of Honor
In honoring God, I commit to honoring you by:
1. Humbly placing you as superior to me. Philippians 2:3 Romans 12:10
2.Being devoted to you in brotherly love. Romans 12:11
3. Releasing you from my expectations and accepting you for who you are. Psalm 62:5 KJV
4. Refusing to speak negatively of you and stopping the cycle of spreading dishonoring information. Ephesians 4:31 I Timothy 4:7 Proverbs 26:24
5. Communicating in honesty, truth and love, replacing my culture with the Kingdom culture. Proverbs 18:2 Ephesians 4:15 Ephesians 4:29
6. Rejecting and forgiving offense displayed toward me. Isaiah 43:25 Hebrews 12:14
7. Permitting you to grow in God and not reacting toward your performance to me. Hebrews 3:13
8. Praying for you regularly so that truth may reign. Colossians 1:9-10
The Ecuador Encounters �2
Praise & Petitions through Prayer
Saraguro
In the southern region of Saraguro, Ecuador, OM’s youth ministry lacks the presence of young men in the community. Please pray that more young men would join and consistently seek to be involved so they may rise up and be leaders amongst their families.
Quito
As our local team representative in the country’s capital of Quito cont inues to expand OM’s presence there, please join in prayer that God would provide essential contacts to better channel our attention toward the northern provinces of Ecuador.
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Thank you for your partnership!
OM Ecuador Team in Gualaceo, Ecuador during 2014 team retreat.
The Ecuador Encounters �3
Andrés Celi [email protected]
OM Ecuador |SportsLink
“From the moment I received the call of God to share His Good News, He has opened many doors so that I could serve Him in response to that call. Sharing about His love through sports with OM Ecuador SportsLink is one of those doors.”
Cristian Molina [email protected]
OM Ecuador |SportsLink
“God has given me the opportunity to serve Him through music, short-term outreaches, and now sports. Through your prayer and support of OM SportsLink, the souls of young boys and girls will be won for Christ here in Ecuador.”
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