EVERY COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST—ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Pray for the church-multiplication workshop in Greenwood from August 11-22. Pray for clarity of speech and thought for all those presenting and for open minds and clear understanding for all in attendance.
ECC SOUTH AFRICA—Pray for the continued growth of the village church-planting program―that as people hear the Good News they will have the desire to grow in their faith and pass it on to others.
ECC UKRAINE—Pray for understanding and acceptance of the church-multiplication training and effective implementation of the information that has been learned.

EVERY COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST—ECC SPAIN SPANIARDS—Pray for Daniel and Vanina Demai in the passing of Vanina’s mother in Argentina. Pray for peace and comfort for the family and for the salvation of family members through their grief and sorrow. Continue to uphold the ministry of Visión Norte through the English camps that are continuing.
ECC SPAIN IMMIGRANT—Pray for David and Gardenia Guillen and Lupita Rocha as they develop, train and encourage leaders. Pray for the house church in Cartegena, prayer walking and distributing tracts. Ask for the Holy Spirit to prepare hearts ahead of them and for a continued burden to share the Gospel.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Pray for guidance, wisdom and clear direction on what steps to during meetings on July 23-24 as the international team focuses on planning for ministry in two countries.

EVERY COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST—ECC SOUTH PACIFIC— Praises for the multiplication movement that is spreading throughout the country. Pray for more workers to carry the message and for encouragement and discipleship of the team members.
ECC TANZANIA—Praise the Lord for the rapid growth of the church. Pray for wisdom in moving these new believers into a deeper relationship with Jesus. Ask that each house center being planted will be a powerful witness to the neighbors.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Pray for the ECC church-planting movement conference in Greenwood in August and two ECC informational meetings in Kentucky and Ohio in September. Pray that all will give glory to God for what He is doing around the world to draw people to Himself.

EVERY COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST—ECC COLOMBIA—Pray for strength, wisdom and encouragement for all the team members, many of whom are facing difficulties in their personal lives. Pray for protection of the workers’ marriages, that they will be living examples of God’s grace.
ECC SOUTH ASIA—Pray for sanctifying grace and wisdom for the leadership team of trainers and district coordinators. Pray for the development of a Bible story curriculum to accompany the curriculum now in place.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Pray for those on the international team that are planning for the upcoming coordinators’ conference in the Dominican Republic. Pray for continued guidance and direction for the agenda, the place it will be held and all the necessary documents and travel arrangements that will be needed.

EVERY COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST—ECC CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC—Pray for ECC workers, doing village church planting, to stay encouraged and strengthened in their personal devotional time with the Lord. Pray also that the Holy Spirit will prepare ahead of time the hearts of those they will come in contact with.
ECC PHILIPPINES—Pray for the financial support of ECC activities and for strength and wisdom for the ECC team. Pray for a greater burden for lost souls and more opportunities to witness and plant churches.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Praise the Lord for the provision of visas to the United States for the Mark Scott family.

EVERY COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST—ECC MYANMAR—Continue to pray for the physical needs of the people of Myanmar, including the ECC team members, from the devastating damage from the cyclone. Pray for God to keep ECC team members safe and in good health and to use them for His glory as they reach out to their neighbors in this difficult time.
ECC RWANDA—Pray for pastors and churches using the chronological Bible teaching method. Pray that they will not only use it to communicate what the Bible teaches, but that they will also live out what it means as they apply it in their everyday lives.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Pray for continued guidance and wisdom for all of the international team as they seek to give opportunities to people to carry the burden of the ECC workers through intercession. Pray for each of the faithful intercessors for strength, encouragement and an ever- increasing burden for the lost.

EVERY COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST—ECC MALAYSIA—Pray for a fresh vision for each ECC team member and a passion to share the message. Ask for many to catch the vision.
ECC MEXICO—Pray for the ECC teams to initiate second generation house church planting in Mexico City and Acapulco. Pray for clarity of thought and decisive action.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Pray for the international team in Greenwood as they compile statistics, plan informational events and review and revise training modules. Pray that they will honor God, bring glory to His Name and give Him praise and glory for the results.

EVERY COMMUNITY FOR CHIRST—ECC JAPAN—Pray for fresh vision for leaders and openness to new methods in sharing the Gospel. Pray for a renewed burden for the lost in the churches.
ECC LIBERIA—Pray for the overcoming of ancestral influence and witchcraft in many areas, which is hampering the Gospel presentation.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Mark and Olivia Scott will have interviews at the U.S. embassy in London on June 18. Please pray that God will grant them favor with the consular officials and that they will receive their visas to move to Greenwood, where they will direct the worldwide training ministry of Every Community for Christ as a part of the ECC leadership team.

Vice-President of Development/ECC

Ron and Patty Collins joined OMS International full time in May 2003 to use God’s giftedness to them for His kingdom building and His glory.

Patty taught for 16 years before responding to a call into missions she received in her teen years. She served as a missionary teacher with OMS in Spain from 1987 to 1988 where she received a missionary field education that enabled her to minister with Ron throughout the CoMission years in Russia from 1992 through 1998. God made a perfect match. Patty’s field experience and teaching credentials paired with Ron’s business experience in management, contract negotiations and development allowed them the experience of living on the “cutting edge” as OMS was recognized as THE sending organization among 85 participating partner organizations.

EVERY COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST—ECC RUSSIA—Pray for new contacts for both teams, for non-Christians and Christians, for discipleship and for leadership development. Uplift Pastor Nicolai in Taganrog, seeking people to train as evangelists and home church leaders.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Uphold Folmer Strunk who is in Hong Kong for training follow-up through June 9 and for Dave and Levi Graffenberger, traveling in India from June 5-11. Pray for unity, understanding of roles and guidance for the ECC executive committee meeting in Chennai from June 6-7 and for the orientation of ECI area chairman and district superintendents in Allahabad from June 9-10.

Director and Assistant Director of Development, Every Community for Christ

Mike and Pat Dragon serve as the director and assistant director of development for Every Community for Christ (ECC). Their passion is to support the training of national teams in evangelism and church planting in order to grow the kingdom of Jesus Christ in the countries served by OMS. Their leadership provides opportunities for people and churches to pray, give and serve in ECC ministry which deploys teams of nationals to evangelize, make disciples and plant multiplying churches. Prior to this assignment, Mike worked for two years on micro-enterprise development with Men for Missions. Pat served as director of Children’s Ministries for seven years at Eagle Church in Zionsville, Indiana. They continue to provide insight for projects that complement the planting of healthy churches for OMS outreach in more than 40 countries.

EVERY COMMUNITY FOR CHRIST—ECC HUNGARY—Pray for for wisdom in how to follow up on young people that the ECC workers are reaching in various cities. Pray for the plan to form small groups, and pray that more people will be willing to open their homes for these groups.
ECC INDIA—Pray for funds and teachers to start adult literacy and children’s club programs. Ask for the speedy development of a story-based training program adaptable for various levels of leadership.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Uplift Dave and Levi Graffenberger in Central Asia from May 27-June 1 for seminary board meetings and graduation. Ask the Lord to give divine wisdom in light of changing situations. Praise the Lord for the graduates, and pray for guidance and direction for their future ministries.

Regional Director, Every Community for Christ

 Missionary ID #803587

ECC EAST AFRICA—Pray for protection for workers, experiencing persecution in some areas, and praise Him for the many that are coming to salvation every day. Pray for unity of purpose among the workers to stand firm in their faith and not grow weak.
ECC HONG KONG—Praise God for the strong mission emphasis in HKEC and for the church multiplication training, resulting in several cell groups being established. Pray that these groups will continue to grow in strength and knowledge and that they will reach out to share the message of hope.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Pray for Dave and Levi Graffenberger. They are in Russia this week for Moscow Evangelical Christian Seminary’s board meetings and graduation. Ask the Lord to direct the board in these times of uncertainty and rising costs. Praise the Lord for the graduates, and pray for God’s guidance and direction for their future ministry.

Shepherds - Every Community for Christ (ECC)

Missionaries with OMS International since 1974, the Hochhalters first served in Ecuador for 16 years. In Guayaquil, Ecuador, Willie ministered initially as business manager. He then served as field director from 1982 through 1988, with Joani serving as secretary for the field office. Also involved with the Guayaquil “Encounter with God” church, Joani directed the English program while Willie conducted English classes and taught in the seminary. In 1989 the Hochhalters stepped in as dorm parents at The Alliance Academy in Quito—a school for missionary children. They served as administrators at Camp Pallatanga, as well.

Every Community for Christ Shepherd

Hungary, Central Asia, Ireland

Maury joined OMS in 1996 when he accepted the invitation to move to Russia and handle the finances for Russia, Estonia and Belarus for the Every Community for Christ (ECC) teams serving in these fields. This assignment lasted for almost three years and required Maury to travel all over western Russia, Tallinn, Estonia, Belarus and other destinations of the former Soviet Union.

Returning to the U.S. in 1998, Maury was designated a shepherd for ECC workers in Hungary and Central Asia. ECC trains nationals in evangelism and church planting in 42 countries, and then supports them in a community for up to three years, during which time they are expected to establish a church. As a shepherd, Maury’s responsibilities are to encourage, uplift, strengthen and sometimes help to train these national workers, which involve one or two trips a year to each of the countries. He also works with the international director of Men for Missions International. In this capacity, Maury has traveled to East Asia, Uruguay, Russia, the United Kingdom, Canada and South Africa.

International Director, ECC
(Every Community for Christ)
Director, Member Development

Dean and Gail Davis have given themselves to the work of fulfilling Jesus’ Great Commission as missionaries with OMS International since 1984. Dean’s passion in ministry is to equip church planters to start church planting movements. Gail’s burden is to equip missionaries to thrive in cross-cultural ministry.

Dean and Gail’s first ministry assignment with OMS International was as church planters among the Saraguros of Ecuador’s southern Andes Mountains.

ECC DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO— Praise God for the strong multiplying churches He is raising in parts of the country. Pray for continued strength and guidance for these churches and their leaders. Also pray for God’s hand of protection on ECC workers, as strife has broken out again in parts of the country.
ECC ECUADOR/SARAGURO—Pray for believers and workers to continue growing in faith and to assume responsibility for the house churches that are developing. Pray for more baptisms and for wisdom for those in leadership as they reorganize in Cuy.
ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Praise the Lord for the recent meetings for ECC trainers and shepherds at OMS World Headquarters. Praise the Lord for the individuals that attended and their commitment to the Lord and the work He has called them to. Pray that they will implement all they learned as they interact with the ECC workers in the countries they serve.

ECC CAMEROON—Pray for wisdom and leadership skills in training intercessors. Also, pray for strength and encouragement to implement the training methods they have been learning.

ECC HAITI—Pray for the churches in Haiti to continue to grow deeper in their faith and transform their communities by living out their faith. Pray for travel safety for all ECC workers.

ECC INTERNATIONAL TEAM—Pray for Folmer Strunk, traveling in Japan to teach church multiplication methods. Pray for travel safety, good communication, good translation and much fruit as this training is implemented.

ECC Goals for 2008 & 2013

Every Community for Christ (ECC), the worldwide evangelistic church planting ministry of OMS International strives to:
• Proclaim the Gospel of and invite people to receive Christ
• Emphasize discipleship of believers
• Plant churches – the biblical strategy for world evangelization
• Train national church planters - the key to reaching their nations for Christ
• Instruct local churches to equip and release church leaders
• Teach local churches how to multiply congregations
• Utilize team leadership to do ministry
• Use 90 percent of every ECC dollar for direct evangelism and discipleship

With this as our focus, the following are our short- and long-term goals:

2008 ECC Goals
Decisions for Christ - 154,000
Baptisms - 38,000
Discipleship training - 38,000
Lay-leadership training - 11,000
Worshiping groups - 7,000
Churches established - 1,500
Teams - 474
2013 ECC Goals