Eugene and Elaine Lain served as associate regional directors for OMS in northeast U.S., from 1993 to 1998 concentrating in western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, western New York, and western Maryland. In this capacity they assisted churches in planning missions programs. In addition to scheduling missionary speakers from the 15 fields of OMS, they presented challenges from their experiences in Haiti.

The Lains were missionaries with OMS International in Haiti from 1972- 1993. After language school and internship, they served in Haiti from 1975 until 1986. Eugene taught, and was academic dean of the Emmaus Vocational Bible College in Cap-Haitien. Elaine taught there as well, along with serving as teacher of missionary children at Cowman International School. From 1986 until 1990 the Lains were OMS campus representatives at Asbury College and the seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. While there Eugene completed a Masters of Divinity equivalency from Asbury Theological Seminary (ATS). After serving as campus representatives, the Lains returned to Haiti where they served from in 1990 -1993.

Eugene was graduated from Kentucky Mountain Bible Institute and Asbury College before receiving a Master’s degree from Olivet Nazarene University and taking graduate courses at Temple University. He received the doctor of missiology degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in May 1998. He was in the pastorate for twelve years before joining OMS.

After retiring from active service with OMS in June 1998, Eugene worked as associate pastor at the Church of the Nazarene in Oil City, PA until September 1999. In this capacity he worked primarily with the youth program of the church. He is currently available for revivals, missions meetings, pulpit supply, and camps.

Missionary ID #801198