07/21/2026
Happy 149th Birthday to our founder, Jesse Overholtzerโthe indomitable "Mr. O."
Decades ago, an ordinary man sat alone with a globe. He would place his finger on a country, close his eyes, and weep for the children he would never meet. He prayed a bold, impossible prayer: that "someday God would raise up an army of evangelists to encircle the globe, telling boys and girls about Jesus."
Today, that beautiful prayer is being answered in ways Mr. O could have only dreamed. Because of God's faithfulness, ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ impacted over 34 million children in our last ministry year alone.
Let that sink in. That means one child hears the life-changing message of Jesus every single second of every minute of every hour of every day. Praise the Lord!
Recently, Focus on the Family honored his legacy by naming Mr. O in their ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด booklet. He was a true testament to what an ordinary person can do through the extraordinary power of God.
But the mission continues. We are walking in his footsteps, straining toward a God-sized vision to reach 100 million children annually. The next generation is waiting, and they need hope.
Will you help us encircle the globe today in honor of Mr. Oโs birthday?
For a copy of The Indominable Mr. O, click here: https://www.cefonline.com/mrobirthday
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