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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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Albanians find Jesus in Greece

Instead of the two families they had hoped for, seven families from Katerini attend the Christian camp for Albanians in Greece.




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Living the crisis in Greece

In an interview with OM Greece’s country leader, Kees den Toom (Netherlands), we learn about the current situation in Greece and OM’s response to it.




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Greece in crisis

OM's Gabby Markus shares how his team is working with a local church to help people facing economic crisis.




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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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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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Light in the dark on Lesbos

OM partners with a Greek aid organisation to run the only Christian camp on Lesbos, offering help in Jesus' name.




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Finding refuge

Beyond providing basic relief items, one OM worker spends time with refugees passing through Greece, listening to their stories and hopes.




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Church in Greece united to serve

Following escalation of the refugee crisis in Greece, Greek and migrant churches unite to serve the refugees passing through the country.




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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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Recognising refugees as people

A long-term worker overseeing refugee relief work on Lesbos describes the people he’s met on the island, the chances he’s had to share his faith and how God has shown up during the crisis.




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Being the glue in Greece and beyond

In the midst of the refugee crisis in Greece, OM country leader says OM acts as ‘the glue,’ doing behind-the-scenes work to bond churches and other Christian organisations.




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One person in the crowd

Churches are the key to continuity in the refugee ministry, states Gabby Markus, director of OM Greece.




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God at work in refugees

OM worker witnesses a new openness towards God and the Gospel amongst the thousands of refugees on their way to Europe.




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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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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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New opportunities to share Christ with refugees in Greece

Relationships form and opportunities to share Christ follow as OM workers minister to those seeking refuge in Athens and beyond.




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Explaining to a child

An OM Greece worker explains, while she is babysitting, how she helps ladies involved in human trafficking and the sex industry.




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Reflecting God's love

OM seeks to love refugees like family members through starting sports ministry and cooking meals in camps.




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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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Loving the Most Hated People in Europe

Work of OM Romania among the Roma population




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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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Right there, in that place

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.




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Surviving the white hell

Earlier this year, a severe storm blanketed Romania in snow that left hundreds stranded. A team brought food, wood and hope to victims.




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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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Being someone's miracle

“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.




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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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A Blessing to the World

Rafael Nastase is the field leader of OM Romania. He tells his story and describes the current work of OM Romania.




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Gospel in the heart language

OM workers Ed and Kim are learning Kurdish in order to reach out to refugees in their heart language.




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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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Light and love for Bedouin villages

Transform team provides children’s programme, conducts English classes and learns how to love Bedouin people in the desert village.




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Inside Syria

Joe, a long-term OM worker and ministry leader, shares a glimpse into the work of God inside the war-torn Syria.




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Reading the Bible together

OM worker in the Near East Field has a passion for Muslim women to understand the Word of God.




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From Latin America to the Levant

OM workers explain, their home has become a mix of Latin American and Middle Eastern cultures.




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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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Prayer: Making way for the gospel to go forward

A community of believers from across the world come together to establish houses of prayer along what has been called the Isaiah 19 Highway.




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Spreading the gospel in Muslim communities

OM MENA Travelling Team (MTT) spent 26 days distributing more than 10,000 gospel tracts and spreading Scripture throughout a Muslim-majority country.




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Marriage changes the way Lydia does ministry

Ten years ago, Lydia* arrived on the field as a single woman. Now married and with two kids, her method of ministry has changed entirely.




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Training leads to transformation

An OM training conference equips a local pastor with tools to transform his Sunday service for Syrian refugees.




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A local worker in God’s harvest

A local man shares his testimony, endures persecution and encourages others in the Near East to stand firm.




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Leaving lasting ideas

Restoration and hope: A Bedouin woman and her son earn new income selling beans after listening to an OM worker share ideas about starting a small business.




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Learning to lead

One worker shares how leading a short-term summer outreach changed her perspective about her country and capabilities.




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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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Caring for 5,500 orphans

A local partner cares for 5,500 orphans in the Near East, compromising personal health and safety for the children’s sake.




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Praying God’s heart for the nations, Part 1

Workers from the Middle East North Africa Area share how they use strategic prayer to prepare the way for God to move across the region.




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Running at full capacity: Evangelicals serve refugees in Lebanon

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