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Loving one another

Daniel Ottoson (US), who serves as a site leader at an international congregation in Finland, enjoys seeing Finns and foreigners serving and loving Jesus together.




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Bus4Life begins sixth European tour

Bus4Life begins its sixth year serving churches and OM teams across Central and Eastern Europe.




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No more spoon feeding

In postmodern Finland, an international church in Helsinki preaches God’s Word as it is and challenges its congregation to ‘get into the Bible’ daily.




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Planting dreams in the suburbs

In an area of Tampere, Finland, seemingly shrouded in hopelessness, one teenager and her father reach out to un-churched youth struggling with alcoholism and depression.




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Church planting goes to school

Church planting in Europe takes steps forward in cooperation with Wales Evangelical School of Theology, where OM workers receive proper training for the work.




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Repairing the big disconnect

OM strives to give 'church' a whole new meaning in the land of the Finns.




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Bus4Life travels on grace

As the Bus4Life begins its seventh tour, former driver Tuukka Linkopuu reflects on his two-year ministry while Esa Tuuri prepares to take the wheel.




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Growth on the trampoline

“I am more excited about God now,” says one young Swiss lady after three months working alongside OM Finland to reach youth in Tampere.




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You are beautiful

OM Europe hosts its third annual Youth Factors Conference in Pälkäne, Finland, in April, which offers participants an opportunity for reflection and self-discovery.




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OM Finland celebrates 50 years of mobilisation  

OM's work in Finland began 50 years ago in 1965. Since then, approximately 3,000 Finns have participated in OM’s work.




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Friendship first

OM Finland extends love and fellowship to immigrant mothers through friendship groups, open conversation and learning together.




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Four years of bad roads and tight corners

Wanted: an adventure-loving, open-minded driver. Esa was that driver.




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‘I want to change my religion’

An Iranian refugee surprises a long-term worker by stating his desire to become a Christian.




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Proclaiming with one’s own profession

Teemu Laitinen (Finland) serves as the Bus4Life driver in Ukraine, Hungary, Moldova and Romania.




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The fire in me

Johanna went to TeenStreet for the first time when she was 14 years old, but the experience impacted her beyond the one-week duration of the event.




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A super special person

Members of OM El Salvador started offering the 'Life at the crossroads' programme in the community of El Rosario in their country. The team shows students in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grade what norms and values are and that there is a God that cares for them.




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A cry for attention

Recently, a team of 32 OM volunteers from the UK, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador worked together in an outreach to bring gifts and the Gospel to La Ceiba, Corozal in Honduras. For a week, they ministered in a community with a high percentage of people infected with HIV and a high mortality rate due to the consequences of AIDS. Many families in the area have suffered the loss of a father or mother. OM El Salvador took the initiative to respond to the needs of many kids and share about the love of Jesus in the outreach ´Changing gifts for smiles´.




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OMers involved in bus accident

A group of 45 OM volunteers from El Salvador are safe after a bus accident in Nicaragua last Saturday.




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OM team brings the Saviour to people in Perquín

A team of 38 from El Salvador and Guatemala visited the Salvadoran city of Perquín to spread the message of the Saviour.




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Crossing borders, bringing hope

A group of 32 Salvadorians recently crossed borders to share the gospel with people in Belize.




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Cooks and construction workers join forces

A team from Guatemala, El Salvador and the US build a church for a new congregation and share the gospel in San Marcos, Honduras.




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The road to redemption

OM El Salvador sets out to redeem a rough neighbourhood.




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Resigning is not an option

A pastor of a small community church was about to resign when God brought new hope through the work of OM El Salvador.




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Challenged to live a healthy life

OM team members in El Salvador reach out to young people in their country, challenging them to live a healthy life.




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Different gifts, one body

The power of unity and the diversity of the body of Christ was enjoyed during an outreach in El Salvador.




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Sweet Salvadorian culture

With the vision to promote healthy lives, OM educates people in topics like diabetes to reduce its incidence among members of the community.




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Actions rather than words

A team mobilised by OM El Salvador walked for hours to show God’s love to the people of Cabañas. With actions rather than words.




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Seeking peace

God used a dangerous situation to change the life of a Salvadorian woman.




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My heart needs healing

A woman confesses a need for her heart to be healed following a terrible experience.




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Pastors obeying God’s command

Various Pastors joined OM El Salvador on an outreach to Honduras, obeying the Lords command to make disciples.




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5 months in El Salvador

A volunteer from Germany serving with OM El Salvador for 5 months learned that she can do all things through Christ.




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Reaching the unreached in El Salvador

Tony and his son Gabriel are moved by the mission-oriented heart of a local Pastor in El Salvador and decide to lend a hand.




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From meaningless to meaningful

One couple's lives are changed when OM El Salvador visits their community to do medical examinations and share the good news.




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Giving up her dreams for God’s

Michelle never expected to be involved in missions, but God had other plans.




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Fighting Bible poverty

No method is infallible when trying to reduce Bible poverty among the least reached, an OM worker discovers as he distributed Bibles.




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A vibrant community emerges

“Aren’t there enough churches in Italy?” Not to reach the 50,000 people in Pisa, says OM team, who plants La Torre.




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Director's Update - Mar 2019

OM Director's Update from Lawrence Tong




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Vibrancy comes from the Word of God

OM Ministry Leader, Lenna Lidstone, discusses how to use Discovery Bible Studies to see vibrant communities of Jesus Followers among the least reached.




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Entering a reindeer herder’s world

In Arctic Russia, reindeer are the Nenets' life. Living among these people, ES longs for the Nenets to know Jesus, the true source of life.




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Faith comes by hearing

African women who never went to school were unable to read the Bible upon becoming Christ followers. A new opportunity is giving them access to God's Word firsthand.




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Refugee Relief - making it all happen!

Jude, project coordinator of OM's Refugee Relief Serbia describes her busy role, and how OM’s service can be a powerful practical witness of the love of Jesus to hundreds of refugees.




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Persecution, prayer and fasting

Prayer and fasting have been part of the Algerian Church's lifestyle since its beginning. Unity among believers has contributed to ongoing spiritual strength amidst persecution.




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Not an impossible dream

Years of consistent Christ-centred community allow an OM worker to develop friendships with Pakistani women and study the Bible with them.




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A beacon of light for kids and teens

Children's club at the church in Tkvarcheli, which is held by MDT students, impacts lives of local children and gives them hope.




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Mission trip to France, better than Chanel perfume! OM Transform

Transform mission conference one year, outreach team in France the following year, the sisters from Mexico are eager to share the love of Christ, realising the audience was different from what they expected.




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Refugee life, hardships and hope

If God can speak to a national faith believer, and move him to cross continents to share his love for Jesus with other refugees, despite dangers and difficulties, what more might He achieve with more workers prepared to take the same risks for the gospel?




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1,000 Muslim background missionaries

Algeria could transform missions in the Middle East, with a new ministry seeking to send 1,000 Algerian missionaries by 2025.




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Church planting in Tunceli

A short-term creative outreach team helps long-term workers connect with several young men in a least-reached area.




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Believe to receive – sharing the hope of Easter

Small outreach teams will share the life-changing message of the gospel with hundreds of women in brothels and on the street this Easter.




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The Great Commission applies to families

Bahia Blanca, Argentina :: A missionary couple teaches church members about serving God as a family.