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We train globally for healing of stress and trauma injuries. By Nancy Jernigan, PhD
OBI has been requested to teach, train, and serve the medical and mental wellness needs of adults, children and their families in Kenya,...

Nancy Jernigan
Apr 142 min read
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Answering His Calling - By Sven Olson
Greetings to my new OBI family, My name is Sven Olson, and in this month’s newsletter I have the honor of introducing myself as a new...

Nancy Jernigan
Mar 212 min read
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A New Year of Overflowing Hope - By Caroline Grube
Romans 15:13 …”May the God of Hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with HOPE by the power of...

Nancy Jernigan
Feb 132 min read
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Combat Kitchen - Changing Lives with Your Help
Borscht Last month Volodomyr, Assistant Training Director, Olive Branch Ukraine, coordinated and conducted a Combat Kitchen for Ukrainian...

Nancy Jernigan
Jan 221 min read
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Happy New Year from Olive Branch International
We are ending 2024 with our world in greater conflict and discord than when we began. OBI has plans for expanded projects for 2025 with...

Nancy Jernigan
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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You Are a Gift to Us And The World! By Jeff Jernigan
Many of you have given us Christmas gifts throughout the year through your encouragement, prayers, and financial support. We would need a...

Nancy Jernigan
Dec 11, 20241 min read
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CONNECT, COLLABORATE & PARTNERSHIPS - Linda Sheimo
Christian Association of Military Christian Fellowship (WCON AMCF) Just imagine 120 women sitting and standing in a room to hear about...

Nancy Jernigan
Nov 5, 20242 min read
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Planning for CHRISTMAS JOY by Caroline Grube
In Nehemiah 8:10 , the Israelites have just finished rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem. Following the reading of the law, Nehemiah...

Nancy Jernigan
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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He Knows Our Needs - By Linda Sheimo
"Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him." Matthew 6:8 God knew our need for two unplanned...

Nancy Jernigan
Sep 16, 20242 min read
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Spiritual Fruit - By Caroline Grube
Ukrainian Women's Retreat August 2024 Forty Ukrainian women from eleven regions gathered for a retreat in the Carpathian Mountains in...

Nancy Jernigan
Aug 28, 20242 min read
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OBI Expands to Kenya Africa by Nancy Jernigan, PhD
OBI has been requested to teach, train, and serve the medical and mental health needs of children and their families in Kenya. This is a...

Nancy Jernigan
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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In His Time - By Linda Sheimo
"Blessed be God because He has not rejected my prayer or removed His steadfast love from me." Psalm 66:20 It is hard to wait on God...

Nancy Jernigan
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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Rwanda - A Land of Hope & Forgiveness by Nancy Jernigan
A team from OBI recently returned from a marvelous trip to Kigali, Rwanda. Rwanda is known for its resilience and forgiveness yet at the...

Nancy Jernigan
May 20, 20242 min read
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UKRAINIAN ENGLISH CAMP 2024…HOPE FOR UKRAINIAN YOUTH - By Caroline Grube
Isaiah 40:31…But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow...

Nancy Jernigan
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Taking Ukraine Training Model to Africa - by Nancy Jernigan, PhD
For many years, the OBI board has realized the chaplaincy training model created by the Olive Branch team in Ukraine (OBU) at Kiev...

Nancy Jernigan
Mar 4, 20242 min read
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Building on OBI Experiences and Relationships in Kenya by Kelly Molloy
My husband, Jim and I have been very blessed to have been able to live and travel around the world. It has not only broadened our...

Nancy Jernigan
Feb 15, 20242 min read
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Annual Chaplain Restorative Training Conference In Ukraine is about to begin! By Bruce Kittleson
Just last year, 40 chaplains attended the annual Ukrainian Chaplain Restorative Training via ZOOM led by Valentyn Korenevych, Col (Ret). ...

Nancy Jernigan
Jan 20, 20242 min read
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DEMANDS FOR OBI MEDICAL PROGRAMS
Dear Friends, We are so excited that Ken Wade, (LTC, (ret) USA) has joined our board and is serving on the medical programs team. OBI's...

Nancy Jernigan
Nov 17, 20231 min read
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COMBINING FORCES TO EXECUTE GOD’S CALLING by Linda Sheimo
FOR WE ARE GOD’S FELLOW WORKERS. YOU ARE GOD’S FIELD, GOD’S BUILDING. 1 COR 3:9 OBI started its ministry almost thirty years ago to meet...

Nancy Jernigan
Oct 16, 20232 min read
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Retreat, Revive, Rejoice - By Caroline Grube
When the War Came to the House....A Woman in Difficult times Dear Friends - In the midst of war, Ukrainian ladies retreated to the...

Nancy Jernigan
Sep 12, 20234 min read
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