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Thank You Letter

NY 2012

ORU Missions, Thank you for giving toward my trip to New York City and giving me the opportunity to have an experience I will never forget as long as I live. Upon arrival in NYC, one of the directors of the New York School of Urban Ministry gave us a brief orientation of what to expect throughout the week and …

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We Went To Give

We Went To Serve

By: TIM MILLER My name is Tim Miller and am a recent graduate of ORU. It’s always been hard to put a whole month into words, but I’ll try. We arrived on a Thursday¬ and found out immediately that our trip had changed. The trip was originally centered on two church plants in rural villages, but because our contact, Nadjombe, …

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Reckoned as the Friend of God

Reckoned As The Friend Of God

By: ROMAN HARVEY My name is Roman Harvey and I will be a senior marketing major in the fall of 2011. My first missions trip was to Tanzania last summer. My trip to Germany this summer was my second trip, and my first time leading with ORU. I also went to Atlanta on a leaders training and mission trip this …

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The Simple Truth of the Gospel

Simple Truth Of The Gospel

By: MEGAN EASTON My name is Megan Easton, and I am a sophomore at ORU studying nursing. This was my first missions trip with ORU. During the first two weeks of our stay in Kerala, India, we worked in two different child development centers. At the beginning of the trip, our contacts informed us that nearly seventy percent of the …

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