OVERSEAS MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP
The
family is now resident in Sevenoaks, Kent.
This because Darren has be reassigned by OMF to work as its Finance
Director for OMF UK.
OMF/CIM History
OMF was
founded as the China Inland Mission (CIM) by James Hudson Taylor in 1865, to
work in China. By 1951 the communists had taken control and all Christian
workers had to leave. Many moved to other Asian countries. Now OMF is working
alongside the church in ten countries on the Asia Pacific Rim, and we have
workers with professional skills in several more.
Timeline
|
1832 |
James Hudson Taylor is born. |
|
1853 |
Hudson Taylor embarks on his first missionary voyage to China. |
|
1865 |
Taylor founds the CIM (China Inland Mission). |
|
1866 |
Taylor, his wife, four children and 16 missionaries, sail for China.
During the journey 20 crew members become Christians. |
|
1900 |
The Boxer Uprising. Thousands of Chinese Christians and hundreds of
missionaries are murdered, including 58 adults and 21 children from CIM. |
|
1905 |
Taylor dies in Changsha, China, aged 73. |
|
1949 |
The Communists take over China. |
|
1950 |
The evacuation of CIM workers begins. |
|
1953 |
The ‘reluctant exodus’ of CIM workers is complete. OMF missionaries
are now working in Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and
Malaysia. |
|
1975 |
OMF (Overseas Missionary Fellowship) and BEM (Borneo Evangelical
Mission) integrate their work. |
|
1980 |
Rapid changes in East Asia’s economy enable Christians with
professional skills to work in countries that are closed to traditional
missionary work. |
|
2006 |
Patrick Fung takes over as OMF's first Asian General Director |
|
now |
We currently have just under 1300 members from 30 nations working
throughout East Asia, and serving in Western nations where East Asians work
or study. |
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