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The Olive Branch - WE ARE LABOURERS TOGETHER WITH GOD - Olive Branch Mennonite Missions
The Olive Branch
  Vol. XXXIII No. 1 ● OLIVE BRANCH MENNONITE MISSIONS ● February 2021
           Advancing the Good News of Jesus Christ for God’s Glory

WE ARE LABOURERS TOGETHER WITH GOD
The Olive Branch - WE ARE LABOURERS TOGETHER WITH GOD - Olive Branch Mennonite Missions
U.S. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                                                                                           Back: Michael Hahn, Joshua Knechel,
                                                                                           Jonathan Martin, Tim Lauver

                                                                                           Front: Randall Zimmerman, Keith
                                                                                           Zimmerman, Richard Burkholder

                                                                                    Clair Long
                                                                                   Administrator

            CANADA BOARD OF DIRECTORS                                                                                Marta Weinhold
  Stewart Martin, Anthony Bowman, Maynard Gingrich                                                                   Office Secretary

Cover Photo: Personal worker Rachel Miller and a friend shop in a market in Nicaragua.

The Olive Branch is published six times a year by Olive Branch Mennonite Missions. If you would like your name added to the
mailing list, please contact the U.S. office. Contributions should be sent as instructed below. In the event that more funds are
received than needed for a designated project, the balance will be used for other work in that field.
U.S. residents may send contributions to:                              Olive Branch Mennonite Missions
Olive Branch Mennonite Missions                                         Keith Zimmerman, Chairman
87 Mountain Road                                                        Richard Burkholder, Assistant Chairman
Denver, PA 17517                                                        Joshua Knechel, Secretary
Phone: 717.336.6350                                                     Michael Hahn, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer
E-mail: info@obmm.org                                                   Tim Lauver
                                                                        Jonathan Martin
Canadian residents may send contributions to:                           Randall Zimmerman
Olive Branch Mennonite Missions Canada
5344 Line 71, RR #2                                                    Olive Branch Mennonite Missions Canada
Atwood, ON N0G 1B0                                                      Stewart Martin, Chairman
Phone: 519.580.3548                                                     Anthony Bowman, Vice-Chairman
E-mail: Maynard.Gingrich@obmm.org                                       Maynard Gingrich, Secretary-Treasurer

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Cherry Creek, South Dakota

                                                         Eugene Martin                   Isaiah Moser
                                                         Personal Worker                Personal Worker

           Jeffrey and Shanna Deiter
                  Jenna, Elijah
              Field Director/Pastor

Kimberly Zimmerman          Karla Horst, Grace Martin                      Jeremy and Tasha Martin
  Personal Worker                   Teachers                                 Bryce, Jedson, Aniyah
                                                                             Business Administrator

 MISSIONARY OPPORTUNITIES
 Is God calling you to be a missionary? Would you like to join any of the teams pictured in this issue?
 Below are some positions available, but you are welcome to ask about current opportunities.

    Male personal worker and female personal worker in Nicaragua - Now
    Pastor couple in Grenada - June
    Male teachers or a young family to serve the school and help in the church in Grenada - August
    Female teachers in South Dakota - August
    Principal with Bachelor of Education degree in Grenada - August

 If you think you might be interested in serving with OBMM sometime, please contact us: 717.336.6350
 or info@obmm.org

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Limes and LaBorie, Grenada

Tyler and Jalaine Herschberger
             Jorey
            Pastor

                                                          Samuel and Jana Mapson
                                                        Sophia, Monique, Tessa, Elise
                                                        School Administrator/Principal

 Ron and Sharon Horst
        Pastor

                                        Back: Samuel Mapson, Tanyka Belgrave, Melody Lapp
                                  Front: Carlus Edwards, Zipporah Bowen, Joan Yoder, Carmel John
     Lynette Bauman                                 Limes Mennonite School Staff
        Teacher

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Limes and LaBorie, Grenada

   Jared and Sherie Weaver                                     Leonard and Jen Bauman
Principal/Business Administrator                        Jelissa, Alaina, Karina, Briana, Kyrell
                                                                  Field Director/Pastor

                        Back: Rhona Bowen, Andrea Mahon, Krista Zook, Ariana Rutt
                          Front: Reanna Neptune, Kenisha Andrews, Emily Martin,
                                         Sherie and Jared Weaver
                                      LaBorie Mennonite School Staff

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León and Malpaisillo, Nicaragua

        Nathan and Angie Miller                               Jason and Krista Shantz
Gloria, Kendal, Brenda, Philip, Rhonda                            Lucia, Edmund
         Business Administrator                                 Field Director/Pastor

 Rachel Miller                      Jason Althouse                   Justin Penner
Personal Worker                         Pastor                      Personal Worker

      Myron and Regina Bauman                        Phillip and Wendy Bauman
               Felix                                       Personal Worker
               Pastor

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“O earth, earth, earth,
    hear the word of the Lord.”
          Jeremiah 22:29

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LABOURERS                                  Olive Branch Mennonite Missions
                                                 87 Mountain Road
       TOGETHER                                  Denver, PA 17517
       WITH GOD                                  RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

     The greatest privilege man has is to
work with God to accomplish His will
in this earth. Jesus said, “I will build my
church and the gates of hell will not
prevail against it.” In 1 Corinthians 3, it
is clear that God gives the increase. Man
plants and man waters, but God gives
the increase.
     Last year brought many challenges
with restricted travel, quarantines,
churches being closed, and seemingly
the work of the church being hindered.
One thing 2020 caused us to focus on is
the sovereignty of God. Not everything
went according to our plans, but we
needed to remind ourselves that as the             In Nicaragua, God is increasing            In South Dakota, the light contin-
Lord wills, we will do this or that.          the church, and Rolando Sanchez will       ues to shine and the love of Christ
     In 2021, our eyes are focused on         step into the role of pastor helper with   touches hearts that have not experienced
God to see what He has for the churches       added preaching responsibilities in        that kind of love before.
and for Olive Branch Mennonite                Iglesia Menonita Palabra de Vida. It is         We thank all our missionaries for
Missions as He leads and builds His           our heart to walk beside and encourage     faithfully planting and watering any
Kingdom. Our vision continues to be to        those whom God has called to serve in      growth that God is bringing to life.
plant churches and to decrease our in-        leadership responsibilities along with
volvement as the local church increases.      their families as they grow in Christ.               -Clair R. Long, Administrator
The encouragement for all of God’s
faithful servants is to see God at work in
the hearts of men, transforming and con-
                                              STAFF UPDATE
forming them into the image of Christ.        Leaving Nicaragua
     In Grenada, Samuel Mapson has            • Joel, Jody, Emmalyn, and Jack Heatwole; pastor since February 2017;
answered God’s call to take the assistant         to South Carolina
pastor responsibility in the Limes Men-
nonite congregation. Samuel and Jana          Leaving South Dakota
have proven themselves faithful as            • Zachary, Harmony, Jill, and Ivy Martin; business administrator since June 2018;
labourers together with God in the work           to Pennsylvania
of the schools and the church. We are         To South Dakota
blessed with Samuel’s heart of service        • Jeremy, Tasha, Bryce, Jedson, and Aniyah Martin; Pennsylvania; business
and deep commitment to Christ.                    administrator (former business administrator in Grenada)

                                                                                                                  YOU
                                  Olive Branch Mennonite Missions                                                 ARE
                                     33rd ANNUAL MEETING
                                                                                                                INVITED

          MARTINDALE MENNONITE                                                    CROSS ROADS
            FELLOWSHIP CENTER                                                  MENNONITE CHURCH
       352 Martindale Road, Ephrata, Pa.                                   2066 Winey Road, Richfield, Pa.
                  Saturday, March 6                                                  Sunday, March 7
                           6:30 p.m.                                                      7:00 p.m.

              Pastor Leonard Bauman of Grenada and administrator Clair Long of Pennsylvania will
              show pictures and tell about the work in Grenada, Nicaragua, and South Dakota. The
              same program will be given at both locations. Come and hear what God is doing!

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