Please pray as ministry continues!
Mar18

Please pray as ministry continues!

A year on and the Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect every part of our lives, particularly for those of us who spend most of our ministry time with people.  Some countries have sadly been very much affected by Covid, while other lands are only slightly restricted, yet in almost all parts there is a different attitude towards joining crowds to listen to a message like the gospel. But we have found ways to keep on reaching out!...

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Children’s ministries
Mar20

Children’s ministries

Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ Matthew 19 Since the start, OAC has considered teaching and reaching children to be part of its call. Beach missions were a significant part of the work in Australia, and continue to be so. This naturally developed into supporting and running clubs in churches and after school activities in the schools...

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North American and Caribbean Zone
Mar20

North American and Caribbean Zone

Comprising the countries of Canada, USA, the Bahamas and Jamaica, with a new field in Haiti, this zone has seen ministry since 1956, when Jim Duffecy and a team visited the States and Canada and opened the work. In Canada and the USA society is split down the middle and many are drifting away from the faith. Revival is needed. Open Air ministry is of great importance, depending on the weather. During the academic year, colleges and...

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International issues with OACI
Mar20

International issues with OACI

2. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. 3 The church sent them on their way, and as they travelled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad. 4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they...

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Africa, our new zone
Mar20

Africa, our new zone

30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ Philip asked. 31 ‘How can I,’ he said, ‘unless someone explains it to me?’ So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Acts 8 This passage which tells the story of the arrival of the gospel in Africa, highlights two needs, or three. There needs to be a desire to know God, which is surely present in Africa....

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Latin American Zone
Mar20

Latin American Zone

Give thanks for the many and varied openings in Latin America to present Christ! The harvest fields remain ripe and many in the churches are keen to be trained to reach out. Pray that we may take full advantage of this opportunity to extend the Kingdom of God across the region. OAC, also known in the region as Worldwide Proclamation,  has branches in six countries, with opportunities to open up more. In normal times streets everywhere...

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