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Fearful to Fearless by Caroline Grube
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, we want to share about how the Lord works through women who love and serve...

Nancy Jernigan
Jan 16, 20233 min read


New OBI Interim Executive Director Appointment
Dear Friends, We are pleased to announce our appointment of Linda Sheimo, (Col. Ret.) as our Interim Executive Director. Linda has been...

Nancy Jernigan
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Ukraine Aid - It's a Group Effort
Dear Friends - This has been quite a year! The pandemic is still around, flu season is off to a strong start, a respiratory virus...

Nancy Jernigan
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Persistent Effects of War - OBI is There
Dear Friends – Our humanitarian work in Ukraine continues to grow, expand, and meet the needs of people hurting around the country. We...

Nancy Jernigan
Oct 13, 20222 min read


Transformational Monday's in Ukraine & Beacons of Light! by Diane Carnahan
Dear Friends~ Every Monday evening, Ukrainian women from across Ukraine and the world gather on Zoom to stay connected and support each...

Nancy Jernigan
Sep 19, 20223 min read


English Camp Brings Hope in Time of War by Diane Carnahan
Dear Friends - The devastating news that the site of the annual OBI English camp was destroyed could have left us hopeless and...

Nancy Jernigan
Aug 19, 20222 min read


OBI English Ukraine Camp Friendship - 19 Years Later - By Paula Halvorson
In 2004 Misha and I (Paula Halvorson) met at OBI English Camp. As one of the Ukraine English teachers, Misha was my student. The camp...

Nancy Jernigan
Jul 18, 20222 min read


The Stress of War
Dear Friends It goes without saying that the stress of war is real. Our friends in Ukraine know this firsthand and we are doing a lot to...

Nancy Jernigan
Jun 20, 20223 min read


REFOCUS…REST…REIGNITE: Theme of 2022 FCMM Conference – By Caroline Grube
Romans 15:32 ESV “…so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.” In late March representatives from...

Nancy Jernigan
Apr 25, 20224 min read


Olive Branch Ukraine Team On The Move by Jeff Jernigan
Olive Branch Ukraine Team On The Move by Jeff Jernigan

Nancy Jernigan
Mar 11, 20223 min read


Friends & Hospital Chaplains From Around the World by Linda Sheimo
Proverbs 31 : 10-13, 30b - "A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence...

Nancy Jernigan
Feb 16, 20223 min read


Leadership & Wise Godly Decisions OBI’s Team Focus for 2022
As we look at the OBI goals, projects, and chaplain trainings this year, we are reminded how important strong, wise, godly decision...

Nancy Jernigan
Jan 17, 20222 min read


#Giving Tuesday - Advancing partnerships globally by Jeff Jernigan, PhD
Hello Friends - What a curious year it has been! The pandemic continues to impact how we do life and work around the world, and the...

Nancy Jernigan
Nov 29, 20212 min read


Giving Tuesday & Special Update
Dear Friends - Happy Thanksgiving!! We are especially thankful for your partnership, prayers, how you volunteer, support and care for...

Nancy Jernigan
Nov 10, 20212 min read


International Partners Experiencing New Breakthroughs by Diane Carnahan
Dear Friends - We hope this day finds you well and seeing a bright future every day. Hopefully your life has afforded you new insights,...

Nancy Jernigan
Oct 14, 20212 min read


OBI Members Help Afghan Refugees by Linda Sheimo
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying ”Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “ Here am I, send me.” Isaiah 6:8. The...

Nancy Jernigan
Sep 16, 20212 min read


OBI Raising Up New Leaders
Leadership means many things to many people. Whenever I asked my undergraduate students on the first day of our Aviation Leadership...

Nancy Jernigan
Aug 12, 20212 min read


New Rwanda Chaplaincy Project
Friends, we hope your summer has started off well and you are enjoying some much-needed time with family and friends. I would like to...

Nancy Jernigan
Jul 10, 20212 min read


Ukraine Women's Ministry celebrates 20th Anniversary
Zhanna Segeda recently reported that this year the Women’s Ministry in Ukraine is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first meeting...

Nancy Jernigan
Jun 5, 20213 min read


Smart Generosity - reversing the dependency paradigm
From Dependency to Empowerment for military and civilian family members. At OBI we are practicing a kind of “Smart Generosity” in our...

Jeff Davis
May 17, 20212 min read
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