There is nothing average about Bishop Cleveland Mattis who uses the skills and knowledge he has acquired over the years, from varying areas, to be more relatable to the people he serves and transform lives through the teachings of the Holy Spirit...

So I was talking to this cute Christian girl and she was apparently interested in me. We even set up a date and aal that. Then she found out I'm an atheist, and she said that "She's looking for someone to share her faith" and bailed out on me. Why does God want me to kiss his a ss so badly, for me to simply date a girl? Does he have a perverted crush on me?

As the OM Transform team share the Gospel with children in Sicily, Italy, they also experience God’s touch in their own lives.

A Muslim woman relates to the story of the Good Samaritan and receives comfort from God.

God opens doors for an international team to minister in Urfa, Turkey, an ancient city with no Christian church and only a handful of believers.

Church planters with the BCC in Turkey are encouraged by growth in a city where the gospel was previously unknown.

Two OMer's plan a trip out to eastern Turkey to share the gospel with the lost, as their plans keep changing along the way.

God sustained MDT participant David, who found it difficult co-leading his short-term outreach when he wasn't doing so well himself.

MDT trainees have an opportunity to minister and pray for healing for a lady in Lesotho.

During an outreach to Lesotho an MDT team meets an older man during door-to-door ministry and invites him to their daily prayer meeting.

A kids' camp brings healing and forgiveness in the township of Mamelodi.

A girl named Anastasia, growing up between alcoholics and drug addicts, is reunited with her father who years before became a Christian.

Despite not openly being allowed to speak about Jesus, an outreach team finds ways to be instruments in God's hands.

Forty new students registered for OM Philippines-Cebu’s Alternative Learning System (ALS) programme in June, and by faith, their financial needs have been met.

Cebu, Philippines :: Pastors and their wives who serve in the region affected by Typhoon Haiyan are invited on board for a time of rest and refreshment.

Rosie from OM Greece helps at a project for homeless people run by local believers in Athens. She describes how one regular 'guest' is progressing towards faith in God.

After attending Transform 2014 and going on the Greece outreach, a young South African man returns to Greece eight months later to stay.

OM worker witnesses a new openness towards God and the Gospel amongst the thousands of refugees on their way to Europe.

OM seeks to love refugees like family members through starting sports ministry and cooking meals in camps.

In this second update from the Serbia/Croatia border, OM leader Volker Sachse describes moments of God’s peace that transforms people in a dire situation.

In his third update from Serbian/Croatian border, Volker Sachse says that in spite of increasingly difficulties, he can see God’s peace touch local people.

OM Norway Field Leader Willy Andre Meberg expresses condolences and prayer for the people of Norway.

Since 2007, the Bus4Life has visited 150 locations, welcomed 10,000 visitors and touched many lives, including one Romanian teen who comes back to God.

Faith is strengthened when OMers learn how the Lord watches over them, not allowing harm to come to the people or the ministry.

As a grandmother with some serious health issues and limited knowledge of Spanish and English, Francine wondered whether God could use her in Spain.

In the 1960s, when OM accepted untrained people for short-term campaigns, it was unheard of. Today, it has become a gateway into missions.

The OM short-term team seek God’s will for their ministry after their move to the outskirts of Zurich. Recent encounters have encouraged and surprised them.

Hope for Zurich connects with the community at Träff International, their outreach to the local immigrant population.

“Every movie, book or song tells a story. They all have a beginning and an end. When a song ends, the story seems over. When the killer is found at the end of that thriller, the movie ends. When the couple is finally together and they kiss on the last page of that romance novel, the book ends,” says OMer Anja. “But in life, the end of a story is never the end of it. It always goes on. When that book or movie is over, time seems to freeze and life as we know it seems to stay exactly the same.”

Time spent giving and receiving blessings is a special highlight for the participants of a weekly children's meeting.

Since 2005, Rachel Chua (22) has been involved in TeenStreet Malaysia and she attended OCZ for the 2nd time this year. Her passion is contagious.

In June, 162 people from 28 countries participate in Out of the Comfort Zone Asia 2014, followed by outreaches to 12 countries.

Two lifelong friends from the US bring a message of hope, friendship and a future to marginalised locals during OM Zambia’s first-ever wheelchair camp.

Twice a week Lourie Ferreira heads out into rural Zambian communities to show God's love through dentistry.

Foundations for Farming is changing lives in Zambia by reaching out with God's truth and practical training.

Even though she didn’t want to go to Africa in the beginning, Abbie believes God prepared her for it and reflects on her experiences.

God moves mightily using a teen girl and a team of people to reach a needy area of Southampton, UK.

You want to share the hope you have in Jesus but don’t know how? OM Lifehope’s Dancelink team suggests dancing in the street!

OM Lifehope coordinates the Transit Challenge, sending out teams all over Europe to love, serve and proclaim Christ.

Sixty teenagers participate in a Teens in Mission outreach over the holiday season to grow in relationship with God and share about Him with others.

TASTE in Delft, Netherlands, embodies the love of Jesus in community and shares that love in practical ways with the people around.

A local man shares his testimony, endures persecution and encourages others in the Near East to stand firm.

Workers from the Middle East North Africa Area share how they use strategic prayer to prepare the way for God to move across the region.

A Muslim man sees God answer prayers, receives a New Testament and then searches for more.

OM Bosnia distributes Samaritan’s Purse shoebox gifts to close to 2,000 children.

A family in need receives free firewood and, for the first time, understands that God is bigger than their needs.

OM worker Jael shares about believers in North West Bosnia growing in faith and learning the joy of giving.

Logos Hope crew member Tom Critchley spent three months in Finland. He shares about contemporary Christian music in Finland, focusing on the metal band Terapia.