Kevin & Helen Honoré, Bright Hope World

OCC provides financial support to Kevin & Helen as the New Partnership Facilitators with Bright Hope World (BHW), overseeing Christian development and developing new partnerships among very poor countries. Bright Hope World is a New Zealand based Christian Non Government Organisation (NGO.)

Bright Hope World partners with key Christian people in developing countries who are addressing issues of poverty and injustice. In their roles they oversee the development of existing partnerships in 5 fields and around 20 countries and the identification and development of new partnerships.

They do this in a number of ways:

1. They visit some of the key countries each year 
2. They oversee a team of volunteers who facilitate partnerships in some of these countries 
3. They visit donors and organisations as required to tell the BHW story 
4. They speak at selected seminars and conferences
5. They lead teams of key people to strategic locations and they interact with partners by various means

 You can check out the BHW website at www.brighthopeworld.com 
They also have a blog which can be followed at www.getjealous.com/bigkevandnell

Phil & Jill Tait, Papua New Guinea

OCC provides financial support as they train Christian leaders at Christian Leaders’ Training College of Papua New Guinea and mentor medical programmes.

Phil has many executive & teaching responsibilities, particularly in supervising and mentoring the faculty. He teaches leadership courses to bachelor-level students. Some lead cell groups, and the rest have been given other responsibilities for their experiential learning. Jill is visiting with dental teams to help train nurses in tooth extraction. Getting the right people for the training is important. She is also wanting to set up an education program in the local primary school accompanied by regular teeth checks.

CMCT India (Christian Missions Charitable Trust) Soup Kitchen

CMCT operates Soup Kitchens in several slums in Chennai, which has over 7million people.  OCC supports two leprosy soup kitchens which reach out to the poorest of the poor—the destitute, homeless, aged and/or disabled, who are in need of help.

OCC partners with CMCT to support their “Soup Kitchen” service where Staff from CMCT go out six days a week to the 6 soup kitchens to buy provisions and help in cooking a wholesome meal. A beautiful uplifting programme is conducted before each meal in a loving and caring environment. The staff of the kitchen develop a personal relationship with these people and follow up on each of them, especially if some have missed a few meals. It is very rewarding to feel the gratitude and appreciation from these people who have been given a new hope in life.  

For more information about the Soup Kitchen and CMCT have a look at their websitehttp://www.christianmissionsindia.org/index.php

Azam and Barbara Gill, Pakistan

OCC provides financial support to enable the Gill’s to fulfill their many aspects of ministry in Pakistan along with bringing up their family of 3 teenagers.

Azam and Barbara Gill are well known and have served the community for many years, especially in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. They have a heart for evangelism and see the need to provide training and education to the poor of the community.  They lead a number of different ministries which include:

1. · Sewing Centres for young women so they can become financially self sufficient.

2. · Adult literacy classes for Christian adults who had to leave school young and who now are illiterate.

3. · Azam is a church planter and has established 4 churches around Islamabad. He is also the chaplain at a leprosy hospital.

4. · Barbara has started a Christian school in the Wazir community, Islamabad. This has around 70 children and grows by about 25 each year

William & Lavinia Maloveretaki, Fiji

 OCC provides financial support to William & Lavinia who until the end of 2020 are acting leaders of WEC Pasifika. They are mobilising churches in the Pacific for missions. They hope to get back to serving in Africa at some time.

Tim & Angela Stewart, Jordan

Tim & Angela Stewart and their 3 kids live and work with refugees and needy people in the Middle East.

Tim & Angela are in their 2nd year of language study and are growing the relationships they have made so far. They are seeking ways to serve the community in the long term. A role in education, or in supporting local women are two possibilities, Also a suitable congregation to serve, partner with and support; please pray for His leading in these decisions.