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OM Russia: A mission team for families

OM Russia leader Colin Cleaver discusses why he values the involvement of families in OM Russia’s ministry and encourages other families to consider missions.




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A seed that took four years to bear fruit

Four years after a member of OM Russia befriended her, an Uzbek lady in Novosibirsk came to faith.




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Winter camp warms hearts

OM Russia organizes a winter camp for Siberian teenagers where they learn to always to trust God.




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Reaching the unreached

Discipleship Centre students shared the Gospel with a group of unreached villages during a short-term outreach.




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Seeing hearts, not the disabilities

OM Russia had a great kick-off to the STM summer season by serving in a camp for children with disabilities to hear about Christ.




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Finding real love

For the first time, OM Russia organised a camp for children from Central Asian families where kids saw and felt God’s love.




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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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Floods and earthquakes shake up a nation

Although a flash flood inundated most of Metro Manila, Central and North Luzon in the Philippines, recent earthquakes have shaken up the nation even more.




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Immediate relief to earthquake-affected area

OM Philippines partners with the local church to provide water and food in areas hit by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on 15 October.




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A heart for Leyte Island

OM Philippines Field Leader Sally Ababa is concerned about the damage residents of Leyte Island face as clean-up efforts move forward.




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The day the earth moved

OM Philippines brings relief to the earthquake-shattered island of Bohol.




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Fire in cemetery leaves 7,000 homeless

Seven thousand were reported homeless after fire destroyed homes in Lorega cemetery, Cebu City, on 18 March. OM helps provide basic relief.




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OM Philippines celebrates 25 years of ministry

OM Philippines celebrates 25 years of transforming lives and communities.




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A Baptism and a feast

A teenage girl's courage and boldness opens door for family´s salvation (Philippines).




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Surigao City earthquake victims need trauma counselling

OM Philippines send staff to assess the earthquake damages in Surigao City and provide needed disaster relief training.




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Tropical cyclone reopens conflict area

OM responded to the needs of people affected by Typhoon Vinta, relying on military accompaniment to reach the location and deliver aid.




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Highlights of Greek Easter Program 2007

Greek Easter program 2007 was organized in co-operation with a local church and included youth work, painting and helping in the church. The program was very rewarding in many ways, here are some highlights.




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Healing clinics

A local church group's visit to a clinic in central Greece.




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Searching for jobs

History of how Albanian gypsies came to Greece and their life today.




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The Great Recycler

OM Team Leader Theo picks up litter during a Transform outreach and thinks about how God deals with the sinful rubbish in our lives.




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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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Bread for the hungry

OM Greece partners with the Greek Church to help feed the hungry and share Jesus in their own community.




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OM Greece on the frontline at sea and on land

OM Greece and partner organisations help Syrians and other refugees as they reach the island of Lesbos from Turkey and disembark from dinghies.




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Waiting with the weary

OM Greece facilitates food distribution and children’s programmes at an Olympic arena in Athens now housing hundreds of refugees a night.




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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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Leaving Lesvos

Day after day, OM volunteers staffed transit camps meeting and loving refugees on Lesvos. After roughly nine months, the ministry is closing down.




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A year in Greece

Fion Lau, from Hong Kong, shares about her year serving with OM in Greece.




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Death to life

God brings a young boy back to life and his parents recognise Jesus as Lord.




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How can they hear?

OM Africa partners with Davar Partners International to distribute audio Bibles to those who cannot read.




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Sewing and reaping

Lives are transformed in Mozambique as OM’s Tabitha Project gives local women training in sustainable handiwork skills.




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Miraculous healing in Mozambique

Limardes Domingo, an OM worker in Mecula, Mozambique, has seen church growth over two years through God's faithful answers to prayer.




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By the beautiful stones

Antonio Nipueda (Mozambique) recollects his journey to ministry with OM in Mozambique and the ways their prayers have impacted one village there.




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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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A window of peace

Sometimes it's not about handing out blankets, meals or having conversations, noticed OM worker Elizabeth when volunteering in the refugee ministry in Serbia.




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Gleanings from garbage

Christina reflects on lessons learned about valuing people the way Christ did, while cleaning trash and volunteering in a refugee camp in Šid, Serbia.




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Tea and friendship in the OM tent

OM Serbia, with the help of volunteers from several nations, are providing sweet tea, and friendship, to the refugees at a camp in Sid, Serbia.




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Feeding hungry hearts

People who dig through landfills during the week to provide for their families find rest along with spiritual and physical nourishment at church on Sundays.




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Surprising danger, quick reaction, God's protection

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




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Buckling floors and breakthroughs 

As they seek to establish a church, God gives OM Spain the opportunity to minister to the community, break down barriers and share the gospel.




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Travelling team supports churches

OM Spain's traveling team is back at base after nearly two months on the road visiting and serving in various churches.




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Spreading seeds throughout Spain

Eight young people, five nationalities, one van, one month and one BIG God.




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God calls ordinary Christians to short-term outreaches

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




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Dancing to the beat of Christ

Transform in Europe inspired a dance ministry in Australia - dance, discussions and discipleship.




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God is our only peace

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




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Language of the heart

After struggling to connect with an immigrant woman in Zurich, one worker listens to the woman’s story and thus learns the language of her heart.




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Local kids have fun, learn about Jesus

OM Hope for Zurich’s kids’ club brings together immigrant children from a local neighbourhood in hopes of sharing God’s love with them and their families.




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An OM retreat renews vision

Lawrence and Susan Tong encourage the OM Switzerland team during their annual retreat.




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An outreach with impact

Swiss youth are challenged by a group outreach to Hungary.




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Hurting hearts

A meeting with a woman in a coffee shop leads to open conversations about hurting hearts.




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So easy to talk to

An outreach to Arab tourists in Switzerland opens up doors to talk about Jesus' love.