Schmidt Prayer Letter, March/April 2015 Twenty-six years ago this month a young Swiss/American family arrived in Sapporo, Japan with their three daughters ages 5,3 and 1! They started Japanese language school and their new life of ministry with OMF International. We have been walking with our Faithful God, and He has been with us all...
Appearances are not always what they seem,” so the saying goes. We find this to be true in the natural world and the kingdom of God. When I look outside today, the landscape of withered grass and bare trees appears utterly lifeless. Yet what is real does not always correspond to what we see, for...
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish will give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to you children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to...
A Traveler’s Tale I’m thankful we have electricity to light our world during long New England winters, but there is no substitute for the amazing energy of pure sunshine. This cold cloudy winter has given me a new appreciation for a sunny day. It has reminded me of Aesop’s fable, the North Wind and the...
Giving God the Glory for OCC Miracles from a blog by Kim Rowland, Community Relations Coordinator for Operation Christmas Child About 80 volunteers from more than 20 countries in the Americas and Caribbean gathered in Panama for training, fellowship, and spiritual renewal. I attended the conference to gather stories about children who receive shoe box...
Lord, teach us to pray…. (Luke 11:1) One of Jesus’ disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray; he apparently felt that he didn’t know how. We don’t know which disciple this was, nor do we know exactly what he had in mind. Apparently he had observed John the Baptist teaching his disciples to pray,...
