As One by One celebrates 10 years of ministry, we’re reflecting on some of the larger lessons that God has taught us through serving. The first thing I’ve learned from serving at One by One is to live by Faith, believing always in a God who backs our steps of Faith. Especially through being an […]
In celebrating 10 years, we’ve been looking at our top 10 highlights from each year of ministry. This gets harder to do with the more that is going on each year! 1. We purchased curriculum for the first time ever (Adventure Bay by KidzBlitz) for our large group worship service and start to implement it. […]
How does stacking empty cardboard boxes help someone whose home has been destroyed miles away? How impactful does my work have to be to have meaning?
One of the things missions work has taught me is that we serve a God for whom language barriers are no hindrance. As a Mission’s Team Coordinator with One by One, I get to observe native US-English speakers and native Nicaraguan-Spanish speakers attempt to communicate with one another. That might sound like a potential disaster, […]
As we count our blessings from the last 10 years, here is a top 10 highlights list from 2011! 1. We put a roof on the Refuge house! As we worked towards operating a shelter for abused children, many churches and individuals gave generously for us to purchase the house next door to our main […]
There once was a time that I held my head high because I believed myself to be a self-made man. Yet through the...
Being at One by One has been a great blessing in my life; more than just coworkers, I consider the staff my friends and family...
It’s a great joy for me to be a part of the One by One family and to be celebrating 10 years since its first service...
Since we’re celebrating 10 years of ministry, here are our top 10 highlights from our second year (2010) in chronological order: 1. Ileana O’Neill joins our staff as youth pastor. (January) 2. We began visiting kids at their houses and handing out invitations to our kids’ service in person. This allowed us to begin building relationships […]
I can clearly remember sitting in the front yard of my soon-to-be good friend’s house. It was hot—it was always hot—and the...
