In honor of English Camps finishing up in Hungary and to start out a series of resharing some of our old blogs and update letters. We are sharing an old post about one of Daniel's favorite years of English Camp. If anything, the photo of Daniel covered in whipped cream is worth sharing again.
Read the article here: HTTPs://www.onemissioneme.org/blog/what-it-takes-to-plan-a-camp
Jul
22
Missionary Council
Summer 2024 Update Letter
The theme for this missionary council was "Cornerstone."
This concept highlighted Christ as our cornerstone and acknowledged that we are living stones being built and shaped by God, our master builder. It was a fantastic time of being molded through teaching, which built us up internally and provided us with skills to use externally. However, two of my favorite moments were hearing leaders from
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Jul
22
Old Updates: The One About New Year 2024!
Winter 2024
Happy New Year!
An update from Daniel on the end of last and beginning of this year.
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas time. I (Daniel) had a chance to be with all my sisters in the same place for the first time in 5 years. It was a great time to see and enjoy family time together.
Regional Leadership Team Meetings- The difference between living in
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Jul
22
Old Updates: The One About Arlo's First Birthday
Fall 2023
It’s been a big month both in our personal life and in ministry, read on for more.
What is going on:
Campus Visits- Daniel had the opportunity to represent OMS at two different colleges. The first was Grace college for their mission's conference and then his alma mater, Indiana Wesleyan University. At Grace it was encouraging that he talked for three hours with students coming
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Jul
22
Old Updates: The One About the First 90 Days Working at HQ
Fall 2023
Wait, what month is it??
An update on the happenings this fall (spoiler alert, it's been busy!)
Going forward we are planning to try a few new things with update letters. We found a new way to share prayer requests with you all, so we are excited to try that out! But for now…
What is going on:
90 days in office- It has been a
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Jul
22
Old Updates: The One About Amanda Working at Coffeehouse Five
Summer 2023
New and Old job
This is a short mid-month update, and also an email to make sure new people are connected and those who have been missing things are all squared away.
I (Daniel) finished my first two weeks in the office. Besides all of the kind words of welcome, the phrase that was repeated constantly was, “you have joined at the busiest time!” And they were right!
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Jul
22
Old Updates: The One With Daniel's New Job at OMS HQ
Summer 2023
Finally, we are able to send you an update letter with some clarity around what is going on with us now that we are stateside! Ever since we came back to the states in February we have had numerous meetings to discern what the future holds for Amanda, Arlo, and myself and with a lot of moving parts it took some time to get it to all come
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Jul
22
Old Updates: The One Where we Move Back to the States
Winter 2023
We must start this letter off with a huge “thank you”. We are officially back in the United States and it has been a whirlwind to say the least! Moving across the ocean is one thing, but it’s a totally different experience with a little one.
Thank you ALL for your patience, your prayers, and your kindness. I attribute our smooth travels and the pockets of peace
3 min read
Jul
22
Old Updates: The One Where Arlo is Born!
Fall 2022
Welp, we had a bit of a surprise visitor last weekend. Last Sunday the 23rd at 3:01 am, Arlo John Buck surprised us by coming a little early. His weight was a little low at birth, so he has been in the NICU for a few days. His care is great, and the doctors are happy with his progress, but he still needs to be monitored. Amanda
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Jul
22
Old Updates: The One with Pregnancy Brain
Fall 2022
A comical photo from my excitement a few weeks ago at the baby being the size of a squash!
In what seems to be true "final month of pregnancy" fashion, I wrote this letter and had it all ready to go at the end of September...
And forgot to send it.
It really is hard for me to believe that we are looking at the beginning
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