A Roma man’s cry to God for mercy to spare his son’s life transforms his future and the future of his small town.

Michael (Kenya) participates in a short-term mission trip to Romania and gives an account of God's transforming power at work amongst the Roma people.

“What a feeling it is to know you can be someone’s miracle…” shares a short-term worker after outreach with the OM Transit team in Romania.

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

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

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

Swiss youth are challenged by a group outreach to Hungary.

God uses bracelets to weave together a group of children from different cultures and backgrounds so they can experience His love.

Kochi, India :: Jeannette Zandbergen (Netherlands) is surprised to see an old friend in a photograph.

A young refugee hears about Christmas.

A Zambian worker reaches out with love to the people of Somalia living in his country.

Kasama is known for sports and vulnerable kids; two subjects that OMer Noel is passionate about.

Rachel's personal transformation through Jesus inspires her to serve the women in her community.

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

Community encounter teams seek to serve their local communities and bring Jesus to their neighbourhoods.

The Turning Point Community Encounter team in northwest London learns to share Christ’s love with people from a Muslim background.

An OM Lifehope Community Encounter team works to plant churches in an area of England full of beauty, but one that desperately needs Christ.

Chorley Mission is a small church of mostly elderly people; a Lifehope team brings new life to the congregation through working with children and youth.

Working among the UK's Turkish-speaking communities, an OM worker is witnessing lives being transformed.

Five years of displacement has taken its toll on Syrian refugees living in Lebanon, but many have met Jesus and discovered eternal hope.

Believers bring a positive identity message to teenage girls living in a remote village.

OM Near East launches a one-year Arab internship programme to equip local believers for long-term ministry among the least reached.

The Chaotic Scots Traveller Kay Gillespie delivers her Top 10 places She's dreaming about in Scotland

By James Campbell

THE Treasury has bombarded us all week with facts, figures and forecasts making the case for the UK to remain in the European Union. Its big report, on Monday, warned Brexit would tip the country into a year-long recession, resulting in up to 820,000 job losses within two years.

The accepted unit of measurement for long books is War and Peace. Library shelves bend and buckle under the weight of bigger doorstops, but it's Tolstoy's classic that has become the shorthand for a hefty tome.

By Deborah Anderson

Grief

What if the lockdown was lifted and nobody came? A lot of people seem quite happy with life under Covid, especially educated middle-class people on social media who are happily swapping Spotify playlists and recipes for sourdough bread.

Seeing that there were few affordable activities for teens in Dobrinja, Bosnia, the OM team launches The House, a comfortable, safe place for young people.

OM Bosnia supplies firewood to locals and an invitation to the local church for dinner, which opens their hearts to the truth.

European youth more than ever need good relationships with adults, says OM Europe’s Empowering Kids&Youth team, who focus on positively impacting Europe’s next generation.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

In a nation filled with tribal tension, OM works toward reconciliation through youth conferences, relief outreaches and a bookshop filled with Bibles.

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

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

The Bailie family serve with their local church as part of OM in Ireland's Philippian Project.

In 2008, OM Ireland purchased Lacken House to be their headquarters. Ten years and hundreds of people later, the team continues to minister from the heart of Ireland.

WHEN competitive football finally gets underway again, the Glasgow City and Arsenal players who are in the Scotland squad are likely to face a glut of fixtures at home and abroad.

IT should really be remembered as one of Danny McGrain’s finest hours, not Scottish football’s darkest days.

In a nation filled with tribal tension, OM works toward reconciliation through youth conferences, relief outreaches and a bookshop filled with Bibles.

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

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

The Bailie family serve with their local church as part of OM in Ireland's Philippian Project.

In 2008, OM Ireland purchased Lacken House to be their headquarters. Ten years and hundreds of people later, the team continues to minister from the heart of Ireland.

More than 100 coronavirus-related attacks and threats have been made towards Scotland's police force, new figures have revealed.