Colombian Youth for Missions

June 2009

When me and another OMS missionary arrived in Colombia at the national convention of the IGLEICO national church in Medellin, the President invited us into his temporary office for a snack and something to drink. He was very happy to tell us about the church reaching all of the Americas, but he was even more happy to tell us that many young adults have received a call to go and are preparing to go! He told us that most of the work being done for the convention was to be done by young adults, and we saw them at work.

In the evening when the convention ended at 10:30pm, a small army of youth would stay to clean up the large convention hall and to put all the chairs back in straight rows.

We had many youth speak to us about their call to missions and how they were living it out where they were.

We in OMS know how to send missionaries from a developed country, like the USA, UK, Canada or Australia, but our system isn’t effective in dealing with missionaries from developing countries going to other countries. We in OMS are working to be able to send a missionary from any country to any country and contribute to the global Christian community and to reach the world. Doors will open for these missionaries that would not open for many western missionaries.

In Revelation 7:9 it is written that, “before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from EVERY nation, tribe, people and language standing before the throne...”

It is exciting for us to be part of reaching all nations for Jesus!