| CIM
/ OMF FACTFILE |
1832 | James
Hudson Taylor is born. |
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1853 | Hudson
Taylor embarks on his first missionary voyage to China. |
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1865 | Taylor
founds the CIM (China Inland Mission). |
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1866 | Taylor,
his wife, four children and 16 missionaries, sail for China. During the journey
20 crew members become Christians. |
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1900 | The
Boxer Uprising. Thousands of Chinese Christians and hundreds of missionaries are
murdered, including 58 adults and 21 children from CIM. |
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1902 | D
E Hoste succeeds Taylor as General Director. |
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1905 | Taylor
dies in Changsha, China, aged 73. |
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1949 | The
Communists take over China. |
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1950 | The
evacuation of CIM workers begins. |
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1953 | The
‘reluctant exodus’ of CIM workers is complete. OMF missionaries are
now working in Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia. |
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1975 | OMF
(Overseas Missionary Fellowship) and BEM (Borneo Evangelical Mission) integrate
their work. |
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1980 | Rapid
changes in East Asia’s economy enable Christians with professional skills
to work in countries that are closed to traditional missionary work. |
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2006 | 1200
OMFers from over 25 nations are teaching, preaching, discipling and planting churches
today throughout East Asia. |
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