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OMS CANADA COVID 19 UPDATE

3/30/2020

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​Good morning. The world has changed in the span of 21 days because of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. We have never seen anything quite like this before.
And there will probably be some long-lasting repercussions, some of which we cannot yet imagine.
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For up to the minute news on the situation, visit the World Health Organization website - https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

OMS Canada takes this pandemic very seriously. Our Global office has put together a COVID-19 Response Team and they relied very heavily on Dr. P., OMS Canada missionary to East Asia. The Response Team meets often to monitor the situation and recommend actions to be taken.

Each OMS Field leader, in consultation with their International Regional Director, have developed their own monitoring and contingency plans. We are confident that the OMS workers are well monitored and cared for.

In light of the evolving situation and in order to best protect our team members, the MFM team that was scheduled to work on the 4VEH Radio/Tele building this month in Haiti was cancelled. We also called Special Assignment missionaries Brad and Caroline Buzza back to Canada from Haiti, as they were there to do preparatory work ahead of the MFM team's arrival.  Subsequently, the Haitian government has essentially shut the country down upon confirmation of COVID-19 cases in Haiti.

Jesus to the Nations, the large missions conference that was to take place in Halifax March 27-29, 2020 and at which OMS Canada and MFM Canada each place a booth and where Mark and Marlowe often present seminars, has been cancelled for this year.

To protect our workers, the OMS Canada office is working remotely. OMS Canada had already been doing so for some time, both to minimize overhead costs and to be able to operate through possible future times of domestic disruptions of any kind. This means that on most days there is nobody actually in the Burlington office. They are all able to connect to the OMS Canada network and our phone system allows them to answer their phones in their home office as well. Therefore, God enabled OMS Canada to continue its home office service throughout these times of uncertainty; it is almost business as usual in terms of the back office work required to keep our missionaries well served and in place.

May we take this time to remind you that the OMS Canada work that you support, whether a missionary, a Starfish Kid or a work project, continues in spite of this pandemic. In some cases, the work has intensified and has the potential to produce greater fruit. Please continue to make your donations online at www.omscanada.org/give.html or by calling Cheryl at 289-812-0659 or by mailing in your cheque to OMS Canada, 1295 North Service Rd, PO Box 1457, Burlington, ON L7R 4L9. If you have questions about giving or donations, you can send an email to donations@omscanada.org.

Finally, Physical Distancing may prevent physical nearness, but we are able to draw near to each other, our missionaries, those who are in need and the Creator of all through prayer. Let’s make prayer our automatic response when we hear news about this situation.

Here are some specific things you can pray in light of this COVID-19 pandemic:
  1. Stop the spread of the CV
  2. For those who are sick and their families dealing with it
  3. Healthcare workers and other professions impacted
  4. Grieving families
  5. Pastors and church leaders
  6. The worldwide body of Christ to be a light
  7. Government officials and decision-makers
  8. People globally who don't know how to handle the situation, have no peace.
  9. Our missionaries and coworkers worldwide
  10.  For every person who does not know Jesus.

May God bless you and give you peace.
​
Mark Kroes
for OMS Canada

4 Comments
Larry & Marilynn Hastings
4/1/2020 10:51:40 pm

Thanks, Mark for this very timely e-mail & challenge to a largely unreached world for the Christian message.
PTL, Prayers & Blessings,
With Christian Love,
Sincerely, The Hastings of Barrie, ON

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OMS CANADA ADMIN
4/30/2020 02:04:35 pm

Thank you so much for reading our blog Larry! Much love to you and Marilynn today and always.

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5/2/2020 06:36:50 am

I am glad that Canada is facing this epidemic better than most. Of course, they are a first world country, which allows them to do more. I think that most countries are better equipped to battle all of this, and it is interesting to see how each country faces this action. I want to see which country is the best when it comes to it. I am not saying this with a grin on my face, in fact, it is all to help me become calmer.

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OMS CANADA ADMIN
5/4/2020 10:35:48 am

Thank you so much for reading our blog and for your comment. Yes, we can be very thankful of how Canada is dealing with everything. Let us continue to pray for our government leaders as they are constantly making different decisions. May we also remember the world as a whole in prayer too.




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