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Lifehope Transit Challenge: God’s heart for Europe

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




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People of Birmingham, listen!

OM Lifehope coordinates ELCO—English Language and Community Outreach—to equip those considering serving God in missions.




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Those who preach good news—Ward End Community Encounter Team

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




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Those who preach good news—Turning Point: London Community Encounter Team

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




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Those who preach good news—Kirkoswald Community Encounter Team

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




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Those who preach good news—Chorley Community Encounter Team

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.




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Get wrapped up in Adventure Week

Venturing out for a week of teambuilding and spiritual growth, OM Lifehope training participants leave the base by faith, not knowing what’s in store.




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21st Century technology brings truth closer

A new partner ministry broadcasting Urdu-speaking programmes to 360+ million who speak it, is giving them hope for eternity.




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A charity shop with a difference

OM workers use London charity shop to reach out to surrounding Turkish and Kurdish communities.




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UK children visit the Wild West

The Kid's 'n' Things team visited two churches to run five-day long holiday clubs, with the theme of “Lionheart and the Great Wild West Adventure”.




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Reaching across the continent by reaching across the street

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




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Fishers of men

Working and living in fishing communities on Lake Tanganyika in Southern Africa, OM workers disciple locals in the ways of Christ.




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Hope on the streets for children

There is a belief that street kids are evil and cannot be helped. OM worker Christine Jones in Zambia believes differently.




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Milestones and called off engagements

The Good News II School in Mpulungu, Zambia, has grown from 20 students to over 180. Students have grown from the values they learnt.




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'I have been there'

How God changed the lives of each team member of OM in Kasama to bring hope to the vulnerable children.




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We are not a travel agency

“…to many host ministries, short-term outreaches can be a blessing or a curse,” shares OMer Ivy. “Here I would like to share some tips that help me feel less like a tour guide and more like I’m helping facilitate an exposure trip for the Kingdom.”




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Children of Immigrants

A story about 2 Albanian boys who live in Greece as immigrants with their families.




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A divine appointment

A story how an Asian sister found her way to a local church service in Greece.




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Blessing young Albanians from the streets of Athens

In 2008, the Greek Evangelical Church in Athens opened a community centre, in a suburb where many Albanians live. OM worker Martha describes how she and other staff are reaching out with God's love to local young people.




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Entering God's Kingdom 'slowly-slowly'!

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.




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The unseen crisis in Greece

Beneath the scenes of turmoil in Greece, one OMer sees a different crisis altogether – and for the same reason, an opportunity for the gospel.




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Meaningful metro stations in Athens

Jemina (Finland) joined the Transform team in Athens. Changes in travel plans meant she used the metro system—between stations with very special names.




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Women find 'New Life' through ministry to sex workers

Women caught in the sex industry find new life through Nea Zoi, a partner organisation, which reaches out to sex workers in Athens.




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Former drug addict works with homeless in Athens

After working with the needy on a Transform 2012 outreach to Greece, Anthony (UK) returned to Athens to continue in that ministry.




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Worship event brings churches together

Believers from different nations and denominations gathered to worship God together in Athens, promoting unity amongst the city’s believers.




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When God calls your name – Transform Greece

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




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Greece – Ancient glory and big hearts

Greece – a land with a glorious past is today faced with many challenges. OM is working with churches, ministering to the Greek and refugees.




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Amazing hope in Athens

OM Greece's involvement with refugees is always evolving. This summer the team is able to work in more camps and connect with more people.




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Sleepless in Padureni

As Rafael, the leader of OM Romania, lies awake in the middle of the night, he shares about the OM outreach to the Roma people he and his family are taking part in. They’ve set up a mobile clinic in Padureni, and through games, sports and Bible stories, the community is learning about God’s love.




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Dental student spends summer caring for Roma community

Catherine, from the UK, joined an OM team in July to host a dental clinic and outreach for the residents of Pădureni.




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Tragic accident brings salvation to village

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.




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Romanian teen responds to God’s love

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.




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Games, experiments and Bible stories

OM uses an educational programme called KidsGames to share Bible stories in a public school.




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Hugs, encouragement and 120 children under umbrellas

A recap of Bus4Life's ministry in Romania during the summer of 2018.




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Anointed and sent

Long-term workers leave Arab world to transition to new opportunity working with the spiritual needs of Syrian refugees in Europe.




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Going to extreme lengths for the sake of the gospel

The Mena Travelling Team has their first outreach, travelling throughout the MENA region and doing whatever it takes to share the Gospel with the unreached.




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Working out at women’s gyms

Two workers in the Middle East talk about friends they’ve made at the women’s gym and why it’s a good place to invest their time.




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Teaching positive identity through English club

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




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Changing children’s lives

By paying rent for a small school run by a partner church, OM provides education and biblical input to children of displaced families.




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Dealing with disappointment on the field

Two workers share their motivation to keep going when they encounter disappointments in ministry.




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Not forgotten

"Although the Kurds feel they are one of the forgotten peoples of the world, they aren’t forgotten by God," an OM worker explains.




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Update on Refugee Emergency in Italy

(Source: Italian Evangelical Alliance) North African refugees flooding into Lampedusa are now being moved to various centres throughout Italy. The Italian Evangelical Alliance and their partner organisations are working to reach out to these displaced peoples.




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Children read the Bible for the first time

OM Italy, FCA and church volunteers impact the community of Torre Pellice in northern Italy through the fifth annual English/sports camp in June.




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Students model Christ through art

Incarnate 2014, a course in arts and mission hosted by OM Italy, touches the lives of the students and local community.




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OM Italy hosts ‘Nefarious’ screening

Tesori Raggianti, OM Italy's anti-trafficking ministry, hosts a 'Nefarious' screening in a local theatre.




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Retirement challenge

A Canadian couple spends two of their retirement years with OM in Italy, learning that it’s never too late to change the world around them.




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Benvenuto a Incarnate

OM Arts introduces locals from Isola, Italy to Incarnate - a programme teaching artists to work in cross-cultural missions.




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Where is God when tragedy happens?

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




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Moments of God's peace

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.




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'We cannot pretend nothing has happened'

Michel Di Feliciantonio and three other Italian Christians spent a week in Šid, Serbia, helping refugees on their way into Europe.