1994 OMC I: Reflections from 20 years of Overseas Mission Conference
This year we are marking the 20th Oversees Mission Conference or OMC. It is a significant milestone and is a testament of its enduring value to the participants and ultimately to God redemptive plan. Indonesia was very different in 1994 when the first OMC was held in Madison Wisconsin. President Soeharto had just entered his 6th presidency term. The mood of the country was positive because of the continuous economic growth and the low rate of inflation. Everything was seemed affordable. For example, it cost almost the same amount of money to send children to study at local private university and at state university in United States (US). The salary of US graduates was higher back in Indonesia than in US.
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