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Hope for the future

Las Palmas, Spain :: Crewmembers distribute sandwiches and coffee to people living on the streets.




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An escape from sinking sand

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain :: Speakers talk about the destructive power of negative words at a ladies' conference on board Logos Hope.




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Honeymooners at Transform

Newlyweds Sam & Lena joined Transform as part of their honeymoon, because they wanted to honour God from the very start of their life together.




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4,000 km with a motorcycle and saxophone

Heikki drove the nearly 4,000 km from Finland to Transform in Spain on his motorcycle. A Harley-Davidson and a saxophone were useful instruments in God's hands.




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Connecting with people and recruiting for missions

Transform staff Esther Banzi (South Africa) loves to share the needs in Europe with people from the Global South and see them moving into missions.




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Los kikos de Dios

By visiting a local park in Catalonia regularly, to get to know the youth, and handing out little bags of toasted corn, the OM team are able to make friendships and share seeds of faith




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Transform 2018 - VIBRANT

The OM Transform team experienced God at work during the conference and outreach day. The local churches were an added blessing, as was the cycling team sent out to pray for least reached towns.




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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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Vibrant

Highlights from Transform 2018 outreaches in Spain, France and Portugal.




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Glimmers of hope

In this account of events along the Serbian border, one OM leader paints a picture of a dire situation, with glimmers of hope in Jesus.




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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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Filling the gap

A team at the Serbian/Croatian border provides relief to migrating refugees. OM Germany leader Gian Walser talks about the work and its impact on him.




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Distributing God's love around the clock

In his third update from Serbian/Croatian border, Volker Sachse says that in spite of increasingly difficulties, he can see God’s peace touch local people.




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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.




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A journey towards hope

At an OM-led art session in Serbia, some Syrian refugee children have a chance to express themselves, and let their creative talents shine.




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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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Be more like them

Christina shares about the love between a refugee man and his disabled son, whom she met while volunteering in Šid, 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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A life in ruins

Though his home city of Palmyra is in ruins, Abdul hopes to give his children a second chance in Europe.




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A happy place

Mahmood, a refugee from Sudan, travelled the 'West Balkan' migrant route. Months later, settled in The Netherlands, he recalls worship in OM's tent in Serbia.




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Friends through football

God uses football and English lessons to build friendships between OM Serbia and refugees.




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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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Time to pitch the tent again

As refugee numbers soar locally, the local government in Sid, Serbia, asks OM to help them again. OM gets their tent out again.




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First Gurbet-Serbian-English picture dictionary

“This publication is a tool to help those who will join Goran in sharing the gospel among Gurbet-speaking Roma, and lays the foundation for future Christian materials.”




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On a road to hope

Debora from Mexico will soon join OM in Serbia to serve refugees. She's been three times already as a volunteer...what keeps bringing her back?




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Counter-cultural faith among the Gurbet

Goran’s decision to follow Jesus challenged the cultural values and traditions he grew up with, causing him to live differently in his community.




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Seeing the Iranian church grow...in Serbia

Iranians in Serbian refugee camps are turning to Jesus, becoming baptised and sharing their faith—events that one OM leader describes as being straight out of the Book of Acts.




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'Crazy, inspiring and challenging'

During their visits in Serbia, Moldova and Montenegro the two MDT Love Europe teams had many experiences, as well as opportunities to share God’s love.




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Jesus Christ’s power to make everything new

Slobodan never thought he could be free, but Jesus gave him a new start. Now Slobodan urges Roma in Croatia and Serbia that there is a better way.




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Hope comes in the colour brown

God grants the wish of a teenage mom as a sign of His love for her. Now she’s found what she has looked for all her life.




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Making friends from all over the world

With a cultural theme on Latin America, 231 participants from 40 countries have come together for the September GO conference in the Netherlands.




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First steps towards the Lord

Ronald, an OMer working with the youth in the Netherlands, sees God change young men’s hearts at TeenStreet Europe.




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Challenging the traditional concept of missions

Historically, the Netherlands has sent missionaries around the world to share about Jesus. Now, the Netherlands is a mission field.




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‘I have to come here again’

Sharing his faith with locals in the Near East during the 2012 Transform outreach inspired one participant to return to Transform this year.




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We are here to spread God’s love!

Sixty teenagers participate in a Teens in Mission outreach over the holiday season to grow in relationship with God and share about Him with others.




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A landmark day for the Riverboat Project

God is moving the Europe Riverboat Project on as a captain is found, a boat contracted, and volunteer crew begin to board.




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Progress along Europe’s waterways

OM's Riverboat will bring the gospel to six ports in three European countries over the course of three months, starting in December 2017.




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Welcoming strangers

Thousands of people have sought refuge in Europe in the past decades; in 2015, the number exploded. OM teams welcome the foreigners to their new home countries.




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Riverboat crewmembers celebrate New Year on board

OM's Riverboat was inaugurated in the Netherlands during a New Year celebration on board.




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The Riverboat Captain’s Story

As a 13-year-old boy, Klaas Kattouw dreamt of sailing on the vessel now used for the new Riverboat ministry. Today, he is the Captain.




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Using their toolbox

A couple uses their God-given cultural and evangelistic tools, gained from years spent in the Muslim world, to reach out to Turkish Muslims.




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The secret that can't be kept

The Agency is a first-of-its-kind interactive mission experience that’s set on top of OM’s newly-launched Riverboat.




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Taste and see–with others and God in community

TASTE in Delft, Netherlands, embodies the love of Jesus in community and shares that love in practical ways with the people around.




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Girl with a red umbrella

When OM Riverboat community members went on a ‘treasure hunt’ prayer walk, God directed them to people with open hearts.




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Encouraging local believers

OM Riverboat community members encourage local believers who are struggling with their faith.




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Visit to mosque improves mutual perceptions

A group from the Sharing Lives Course visits a mosque in Lausanne, Switzerland, and learns that greater awareness can lead to greater sensitivity.




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Reflecting God in the outskirts of Zurich

The OM short-term team seek God’s will for their ministry after their move to the outskirts of Zurich. Recent encounters have encouraged and surprised them.




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OM Switzerland connects with immigrants

Träff International, OM Switzerland’s newest project, offers hospitality to people in the community every Wednesday morning.




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The Lord establishes our steps

As workers wonder how to reach people with the good news, they find God has already prepared the way.




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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.