Just a short note - our mission, OMS International, has been going through a 're-branding' for the past year or so. Our mission's name originally stood for "Oriental Missionary Society" and when OMS went world-wide, they dropped that and became just "OMS International", which was pretty much in voque at the time. But everyone wants to know "what does 'OMS' stand for?" Well, that is a loaded question and so we would essentially start with "OMS started with Charles and Lettie Cowman in 1901...." and end up with "so 'OMS' really doesn't stand for anything....." ??? Well, that certainly isn't a true statement, but I found myself saying it on many occassions and some of our dear readers have probably heard us say it!! So, in keeping with the evolution of organizations (oh my, there are some push-button words there!) we have updated to better reflect what our organization is all about.
I would say that it is really just a name change / logo change and the long-standing history of evangelism, church planting, leadership training, and partnership continues. We aren't changing what we are doing here in Mozambique or anywhere else in the world. The main thing is still the main thing, lives changed for eternity....
So, what does OMS stand for:
One Mission Society; One Lord, One-Life, One Calling.
What is our mission statement - different words but essentially the same meaning:
"By God's grace OMS unites, inspires, and equips Christians to make disciples of Jesus Christ, multiplying dynamic communities of believers around the world."
We remain your missionaries in Mozambique.
Dave & Ann
One Mission SocietyMozambique
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