It doesn’t take working on the front lines to be a frontline

missionary. Gary Rollins works at Oak Haven in Michigan maintaining the buildings, grounds, and equipment. And he is a missionary.

“I’m supporting the ministry, helping people get closer to God because they are healthier, and healthier bodies make for healthier minds,” Gary says. Oak Haven encourages health through its wholesale food distribution and often has more than 100 people attending its cooking schools.

Since he arrived at Oak Haven five years ago, Gary has been not only supporting the ministry through his daily work, but also seeking more ways to reach out to the community. He and his wife, Jorine, began a prison ministry, and they’re giving Bible studies in the local town.

As Gary shares with others, he is learning more himself but also realizing just how little he really knows. Since Emanuel Institute of Evangelism will open its doors this fall right on the Oak Haven campus, Gary has decided to take some of the classes. He is eager to begin his evangelism training and glad to be serving God right where he is. p

Oak Haven shares the gospel both near and far through cooking schools, practical training, and wholesale food distribution.$20,000 will expand and update the cooking school facility and kitchen

Above: Gary and Jorine have become an integral part of the Oak Haven team, as well as a blessing to the community. Right: Gary dives right into even the dirtiest jobs, keeping the Oak Haven campus clean and well-maintained.

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Health Education Resources, USA: HER President Charles Cleveland traveled to Israel to assist Herghelia President Nick Dan in conducting a medical missionary training course near Tel Aviv. Together they trained 25 people to use health as an entering wedge of the gospel. Look for more of his experience in the upcoming issue of OCI Reports.

Riverside Farm Institute, Zambia: Hail and heavy rain damaged Riverside’s banana crop and destroyed most of their soybean harvest. Driving winds sent rain into the crop shelter, soaking stacks of recently harvested soybeans. The team is confident that God’s purposes will still be fulfilled, but they hope many will join them in prayer as they move forward.

with Tamara, the school director recommended her for the training.

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