The OCF Heritage Project

07/09/2024

Last month, Judith Bond and May Kuan, the author of met for the first time and had a great time of remembering the hospitality and generosity of Judith’s parents Harrold and Gwenda Steward.

01/08/2024

Last Thursday, Sim Joshua presented a copy of 'Reach Out, Build Up, Send Back' to librarian/archivist Dr Michael Mukunthan at Trinity Theological College. Great to see available in more university libraries and seminaries around the world.

20/07/2024

As Sem 2 begins, OCF centres around Australia are looking forward to welcoming new international students. OCF Hobart is having Welcome Party next Friday 🥳 🎉 🙌🏼

18/07/2024

is at Moore Theological College 😁 Thanks Erin and staff for being so helpful and welcoming, from way back in 2022 when Bernice and MK spent a week scanning research material, to sending us these more recent pictures of 'Reach Out, Build Up, Send Back' after it had been catalogued and displayed.

13/07/2024

Highlights from the launch of ‘Reach Out, Build Up, Send Back’ in Hong Kong last month - full video on our YouTube channel . Such a precious time connecting OCFers across centres and generations.

11/07/2024

29/06/2024

What a special evening at the Hong Kong launch of ‘Reach Out, Build Up, Send Back’. Thank you to the HK alumni for their support and generosity.

21/06/2024

From interviews to the page. And book launches where several generations of OCFers get to meet and pray for the next generation. This is living heritage. This is OCF. Glad to be part of this family. 🥰🙏✝️

16/06/2024

Yay! 🥳🤩😁The books have arrived in HK. Thank you to all who have confirmed attendance. We're looking forward to a fantastic time of fellowship, testimonies and worship. 🎸🎼✝️

If you would like a copy of 'Reach Out, Build Up, Send Back' but can't make it on Sat 29 June, pls let us know. We will save a copy for you. Buying at one of our book launches saves on postage 😁

14/06/2024

We congratulate Dr Joshua Sim on the publication of his paper: Shaping 'Reach Out, Build Up, Send Back’ which draws on work done by the ocf heritage project and the book . https://brill.com/view/journals/ssm/37/1-2/article-p85_5.xml

His paper is about about how OCF played a role in encouraging a returnee mission mindset among its members during its early years. This role was deeply connected to the broader historical context of Australia’s Colombo Plan Scheme and view of Asia.

(Dr Sim was in OCF Perth from 2006 to 2010 and is the Lead Archivist in The OCF Heritage Project.)

29/05/2024

Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of giving a copy of "Reach Out, Build Up, Send Back" (ROBUSB) to Rev. Tim Patrick, principal of the Bible College SA (BCSA), along with a thank you card. This was to acknowledge the college's decades-long support of OCF Australia.

BCSA, originally founded as Adelaide Bible Institute (ABI) in 1924, has a rich history. Tim gave us a copy of their centenary book, and we realised that ABI's first principal, Rev. Allan Burrows, spoke at the first OCF Australia convention in December 1959 in Adelaide. In 1983, Rev. Geoffrey Bingham, another BCSA principal, spoke at the Adelaide convention, and more recently, Rev. Tim Patrick spoke at the 2012 convention in Perth.

Reflecting on the providence of God and our shared history was incredibly encouraging.

22/05/2024

We're going to launch 'Reach Out, Build Up, Send Back' in HK on 29 June! 😍Can't wait to connect with the OCF alumni in HK. Pls RSVP via our FB event or email us for further details.