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Sand between their toes

Couple goes to the Arabian Gulf for three years of adventure and income; over 30 years later, they’re still serving in the Arabian Peninsula.




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What I wish I had known before becoming a tent-maker

Senior leader shares valuable insights about tent making in the Arab world, learned from 14 years of experience working cross culturally.




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Signs of the harvest

Workers see signs of awakening in one country in the Arabian Peninsula—where outwardly, the Gospel is prohibited, but inwardly, people are thirsty for truth.




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Pray. It works!

How prayer changed a situation to an opportunity to share God's word.




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“Is she like Bin Laden?”

An interesting question from an Arab man to a bookstore worker that led to a Gospel conversation.




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Wasting our time or waiting for His time?

OM worker in the Arabian Peninsula reflects on his friendship with a local.




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Seasons of ministry

During a decade in the Arabian Peninsula, one couple offers their home for different seasons of ministry.




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Being a witness

An OM worker witnesses God move in the life of a local woman.




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All authority belongs to Jesus

A house haunted in the Arabian Peninsula gives a worker an opportunity to share about Jesus—the One who has power over demons.




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Relationship and responsibility

An OM worker in the Arabian Peninsula navigates life with local families beyond traditional cups of tea.




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Healing and visions in the Arabian Peninsula

Muslim background believers in the Arabian Peninsula experience healing and visions in their journey to faith.




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Buying books of hope

A long-term OM worker sells Bibles at a bookshop in the Arabian Peninsula and shares daily with people desperate for hope.




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A woman’s worth

Workers on two continents team up to share God’s love with an Arab woman struggling to conceive, telling her she is valuable to God.




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Spreading light on mountain bike

OM workers in the Arabian Peninsula encounter the spiritual realm while biking to remote villages to spread the light of Jesus Christ to the unreached.




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The power of encouragement

Encouragement and honesty help a local believer persevere through difficult times.




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Conversation with the car mechanic

By striking up a conversation at the garage, worker finds a car mechanic open to talking about prayer and fasting.




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Wedding crashing in the Arabian Peninsula

OM MENA writer Nicole James experiences Arab hospitality when she accepts a same-day wedding invitation.




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Missions training on the job

Pastor equips and encourages congregation to reach out to local friends and meet global missions needs.




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Long-term learners

Long-term workers in the UK embark on a three-week trip across the AP to learn how to pray for workers in the Arab world and how to connect with Muslims where they live.




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God speaks through thunder and whispers

A long-term worker shares with a local man in the middle of a thunderstorm, discovering his interest in Jesus.




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Learning a language, making a friend

A long-term worker shares how learning Arabic has impacted her life and friendships in the Arabian Peninsula.




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Wishing she would find truth

A long-term worker shares truth with women showcasing local handicrafts at a tourist attraction.




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MENAnews: A 22-hour adventure in faith

OMer's in the Arabian Peninsula set out on a faith adventure with two goals: sleep in a local home and give away a Bible.




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Good tidings of gingerbread men

Radio conversation about gingerbread cookies gives OM worker in the Arabian Peninsula a chance to share the true story of Christmas with local friends.




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Ten tensions faced by OM workers in the Arabian Peninsula

OM workers in the Arabian Peninsula talk about tensions they encounter as they live, work and serve.




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Exponential potential

OM is partnering with a multi-organisational initiative to send mission-minded expatriates from the Arabian Peninsula to the least reached people around the globe.




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A Four-box ministry model

OM’s Arabian Peninsula field leader shares stories of ministry among Gulf Arabs using what he calls a "four-box" model.




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Fill and spill: Creating vibrant communities

An OM team in the Arabian Peninsula focuses first on building community and discovers extraordinary results.




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Too many miracles to count

OM workers in the Arabian Peninsula testify to healing and deliverance miracles amongst Muslims.




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A baby called Peace

The local leader of OM’s work amongst one persecuted people group tells the story of God’s work in his life.




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More than a pay check

OM workers in the Arabian Peninsula use their jobs intentionally—as opportunities to develop relationships and share truth with their co-workers in least reached nations.




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Families on the field

Three families talk about their experiences serving in the Middle East with small children, a special needs son and teenage daughters.




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Friendships are for sharing

Worker uses local friend’s introductions to intentionally share truth with young men.




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When Muslims are more like Jesus than I am

“While I waited the remaining few minutes for my flight, I processed what had just happened. I recognised too much of the ‘Good Samaritan’ parable in the situation, and, unfortunately, I wasn’t the unlikely passer-by who went out of the way to help: it was the Muslim woman,” shares Nicole.




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Un arquitecto explora cómo usar su pasión como misión.

Por años, Gustavo*, un arquitecto de América Central, se sintió llamado a trabajar en la Península Arábiga. Finalmente, se presentó la oportunidad de realizar un viaje de corto plazo para ver cómo sería utilizar su profesión en el exterior.




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Más que un recibo de sueldo

Los obreros de OM en la Península Arábiga usan sus empleos de forma intencional como una fuente oportunidades para desarrollar relaciones y compartir la verdad con sus compañeros de trabajo en las naciones menos alcanzadas.




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The Gospel and travel meet

Kyle Scott (UK) joined OM Europe’s Transit Challenge Team at Transform 2010 and spent the next 6 months travelling from Italy through Southern Europe to the Balkans. After returning home for Christmas, he flew to Germany for the GO conference in January 2011, from where he joined the OM team in France. We were curious to know more…




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New Generations Project

Two years ago, one of the main networks of evangelical churches in France launched the Nouvelles Générations (New Generations) project to train young Christians for the work of ministry and to build up of the body of Christ.




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God stirs the hearts of French youth

French pastor believes that today a new generation in France is rising up with passion to serve God.




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Giving the gospel to theatregoers

A performing arts outreach team shares Christ with crowds gathered to watch their street performances every evening during the Avignon Festival.




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God at work in northeast France

God works in the hearts of those who attend an event at a local church in northeast France.




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The Lord worked in many ways!

Six OMers spent two weeks in the south of France sharing God's love with children as part of a large music festival.




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Farsi-speaking man receives Bible

God prompts a worker to take along a Farsi Bible during his day manning the literature stand so that a Farsi-speaking man can find the Truth.




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Sharing the good news with kids

In spite of fluctuating numbers, an OMer knows God is working in the hearts of those who attended the kids’ club and heard the gospel.




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Bonding over clean-up

Cleaning up after class turns into a moment of sharing between an OM worker and two North African women.




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'I have no choice!'

OM France and local churches reach out to women enslaved by human trafficking in one of France’s largest cities.




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Raise and Give for Bosnia-Herzegovina

Mathilde, a French teen, describes her trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina. She and others will raise funds for a youth centre where Bosnian teens can discover God.




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Join a one-year team in France

A 20-member church and a volunteer pastor seek long-term help for sharing the gospel with the 24,000 people in their town.




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Bound to superstition

A recent poll shows "rationalistic" French society still highly bound to superstition.




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Prisonniers de la superstition

Un sondage récent montre que la superstition est bien présente dans la société française, qui se veut pourtant si rationaliste.