HARRY AND CAROL OLSEN
Missionaries with Missions Door
Church Planting Ministry Specialist in the Rocky Mountain states.
www.cbmatrix.org
Church Planting Ministry Specialist in the Rocky Mountain states.
www.cbmatrix.org
TED AND JUDY OLSEN
Ted and Judy Olsen serve with the DAWN Global Network. Their focus is on the Unreached People Groups (UPGs) of the world.
Research shows that there are roughly still 6000 UPGs where there are few to zero Christians and no churches. This is usually due to radical religions, such as Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism, geographical remoteness, illiteracy, abject poverty and negative social realities such as India's caste system.
Ted is working with agencies who are prepared to help fund social concern projects, such as bore holes, to provide water for villagers in India. "The villagers are thrilled to have good water and are ready to receive Indian church planters who bring the Gospel, pray for the sick, and plant home fellowships among the new believers," says Ted.
Judy focuses on the reality of illiteracy, which remains one of the big roadblocks to bringing the Gospel to these cultures. By sending in teams of story tellers who know how to share the Gospel through Bible stories, illiterate people groups are more than willing to listen to Bible stories in their mother tongue. The response is that many believe and churches are started.
India remains the main area of focus. Project among the UPGs in Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar (Burma) are also developing. A new UPG project in China is also now in the research phase.
Research shows that there are roughly still 6000 UPGs where there are few to zero Christians and no churches. This is usually due to radical religions, such as Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism, geographical remoteness, illiteracy, abject poverty and negative social realities such as India's caste system.
Ted is working with agencies who are prepared to help fund social concern projects, such as bore holes, to provide water for villagers in India. "The villagers are thrilled to have good water and are ready to receive Indian church planters who bring the Gospel, pray for the sick, and plant home fellowships among the new believers," says Ted.
Judy focuses on the reality of illiteracy, which remains one of the big roadblocks to bringing the Gospel to these cultures. By sending in teams of story tellers who know how to share the Gospel through Bible stories, illiterate people groups are more than willing to listen to Bible stories in their mother tongue. The response is that many believe and churches are started.
India remains the main area of focus. Project among the UPGs in Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar (Burma) are also developing. A new UPG project in China is also now in the research phase.
SEATTLE'S UNION GOSPEL MISSION
Union Gospel Mission Restoring Hope and Changing Lives
www.ugm.org
Life-Changing Programs (6 to 24 months)
Once immediate needs are met, our effective
holistic approach helps people turn their attention
toward the future and long-term change:
• Residential drug and alcohol recovery
• Life-skills training
• Educational opportunities
• Job readiness
• Transitional housing
• Spiritual development
Emergency and Short-Term Services
Our staff and volunteers help individuals families in crisis:
• Meals, overnight stays, clothing
• Day shelter for men
• Respite care
• Mental health and chemical dependency assessments and referrals
Outreach
We reach out through partnerships with other community services, agencies, churches and local groups. This network of resources helps individuals turn lives of despair into lives of purpose:
• On-site legal services and dental clinic
• Spanish-speaking 12-step meetings and chapel services
• After-school and weekend youth activities, league sports, high-school leadership and summer camps
• Mobile rescue services for those on the streets
• Bible studies and life-skills programs for inmates
• Spiritual and emotional
www.ugm.org
Life-Changing Programs (6 to 24 months)
Once immediate needs are met, our effective
holistic approach helps people turn their attention
toward the future and long-term change:
• Residential drug and alcohol recovery
• Life-skills training
• Educational opportunities
• Job readiness
• Transitional housing
• Spiritual development
Emergency and Short-Term Services
Our staff and volunteers help individuals families in crisis:
• Meals, overnight stays, clothing
• Day shelter for men
• Respite care
• Mental health and chemical dependency assessments and referrals
Outreach
We reach out through partnerships with other community services, agencies, churches and local groups. This network of resources helps individuals turn lives of despair into lives of purpose:
• On-site legal services and dental clinic
• Spanish-speaking 12-step meetings and chapel services
• After-school and weekend youth activities, league sports, high-school leadership and summer camps
• Mobile rescue services for those on the streets
• Bible studies and life-skills programs for inmates
• Spiritual and emotional
MAKING LIFE BETTER TOGETHER
Attending to individual, pre-marital, marital, parenting,
couple, child, adolescent, and family support
Merry Long, MS Karen Rowlee, MS
206-241-0971
18537 – 1st Ave. S., Suite C
Normandy Park, WA 98148
Please visit our website for details:
www.hopestrengthrenewal.com
Hope in the midst of life’s struggles
Strength to overcome obstacles
Renewal to experience life revitalized