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Love, loss and leadership

The newly appointed leader of OM’s work in Moldova talks about faith, leadership and why, despite personal tragedy, he still leans on God.




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Wounded feet, healed heart

Their desire to help leads a Love Moldova outreach team to a woman whose loss of her toes leads to the salvation of her soul.




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Games, gifts and the Gospel

Hundreds of Moldovan children received joy as this summer’s Love Moldova outreach teams shared God’s love with them through games, gifts and the Gospel message.




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God’s game plan

In OM Moldova’s efforts to reach boys through football, they unexpectedly witness God soften the heart of one coach, who at first rejected their message.




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A church planter, called from a prison cell

Moldovan OM worker Petru Castraveț talks about his church planting ministry after God’s call reached him in a Romanian prison cell.




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Trading the football field for the mission field

From unbelieving football-lover to dedicated disciple; meet Moldovan OMer Ion Manoli!




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Healed hearts in broken bodies

Lonely and abandoned elderly who see no sense in life turn to God and receive hope and a purpose through one village’s elderly care project.




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Perfectly timed help

A team delivering firewood found their visits perfectly timed, as families had barely enough left to heat their homes.




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Eagles, geese and real men

Adolescent boys discover what it means to be a real man during OM Moldova’s first boys’ conference, an event expanding OM’s ministry among vulnerable children.




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Coffee, games and gospel – Bus4Life in Moldova

500 children attended the children’s program and hundreds of visitors came to the Bus4Life in Moldova. The team was amazed at the response.




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Hope flows from a once broken life

Oxana works with OM Moldova to change the fate of girls facing neglect and exploitation, sharing their past and offering hope for their future.




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Life-giving words

One simple sentence changes a boy’s conduct and outlook on life, as he and his siblings encounter a ‘Love Moldova’ outreach team.




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My Word will not return empty

Prayer and the Word of God have had a powerful and liberating effect in the lives of neglected poor people visited by ‘Love Moldova’ outreach teams.




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A people rising to reach their nation and beyond

In Europe’s poorest country, national believers take the lead in meeting needs and equipping compatriots to transform their communities, their country and the world.




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Challenged to make a difference

Seeing how little it takes to make a difference and experiencing that God can use them, young Moldovans get passionate about sharing the gospel.




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A double answer to prayer

The Bus4Life provided a long-desired Bible for an old lady, opened doors to community leaders and encourageed isolated church planters and small congregations of believers.




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The only Christian in her village

Volunteers with Bus4Life encourage a woman who is the only believer in her village and give a children's Bible to a boy who has never heard of Jesus.




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Taking the gospel to remote places

A group of 10 students, including a translator, participate in a two months training programme in Panama. The Mission Extreme Outreach has its students work amongst Panamanians and indigenous tribes. Un grupo de 10 estudiantes,incluyendo la traductora, participan durante los dos meses de gira en Panamá. Una vez más Misión Extrema está en acción con los latinos y grupos indígenas.




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Laying it all on the altar

God is using the Mission Extreme programme in Panama to shape lives, starting with the participants and extending out to the local pastors they meet.




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OM Panama re-starts training school

OM's International Intensive School of Missions in Panama is getting ready to start in January 2012 to equip Latinos for missions.




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Live! On Air in Panama

OM Panama team members share on a live radio talk show about the upcoming International Intensive School of Missions.




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Indigenous protests cause serious problems for OM Panama

OM Panama team members struggle to continue ministry as the Gnöbe Buglé people protest and bring the country to a halt.




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OM Panama helps clean up after recent riots

Following the recent protests and riots, OM Panama's Mission Extreme group helps clean the Volcán police station.




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The heart of a volunteer

An OM Panama associate volunteers a month of his vacation time to serve the OM team.




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Class is in session

The OM Panama International Intensive School of Missions re-opens!




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God is in control

A woman recommits her life to God as a result of His provision through the team and a visit they hadn’t even planned to do.




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Familiar to foreign

Students from OM Panama’s International Intensive School of Missions experience a different world inside a mosque in Panama City.




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Small group, big prayer

A change of plans for OM Panama volunteers leads to a powerful prayer meeting.




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A kitchen to transform lives

Lighthouse Ministries builds a kitchen to transform a community in Panama.




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Laughter is a language everybody speaks

Participants from around the world learnt to speak the language of love and laughter during an outreach to the indigenous tribes in Panama.




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Loved and not forgotten

Workers of OM Panama remind young boys with a troubled past that God has a purpose for their lives.




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‘I still have goose bumps’

No challenge is too big for God: “His provision gave me goose bumps,” shared Audrey, from Switzerland, about her journey to OM Panama’s Mission Extreme.




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Sharing the Bread of Life

Twice a week, 60 to 80 children receive a meal and learn about Jesus, the Bread of Life, through OM Panama’s Pan de Vida programme.




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Compassion in difficult times

Balboa, Panama :: Logos Hope's volunteers make an uplifting visit to a shelter for migrant men, testing their eyesight and handing out reading glasses.




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Couple on wheels joins OM Sweden

OM Sweden's newest team members - a van and a trailer - bring new opportunities for sharing and recruiting.




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Art is a universal language

A language barrier posed a problem for OM Europe’s Transit Challenge team. As an artist, team member Krista knew she had to get creative.




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God lines up divine appointment for lost team

God turns a frustrating situation into one of hope when a lost OM team meets a girl who asks for prayer.




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Sweden: how sweet it is-and how difficult

OM Sweden hosts its first outreach in 17 years.




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Building bridges to the immigrant 'islands' of Sweden

OM Sweden plans church-planting initiatives in three urban centres.




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Thankful for every day

At 25, Håkan Karlsson was paralysed from the chest down. Ministering to the people of India, his dream, seemed impossible. But God had other plans.




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Second-hand furniture and first-hand love

A local church, with the help of the OM team, starts a café ministry in their second-hand shop in Råslätt, Sweden.




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Hungry for Bibles

Foreigners in Sweden are excited when they see portions of the Bible in their mother tongue at the OM book table.




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Surprise results when young Christians are godly

How a team of young Christians’ actions and love for each other can impact other people.




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'Trillions of joys'

A disillusioned teen finds joy in the Lord and ministry far from home.




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Somali believers meet face to face

In August, 80 Somali believers met outside of Örebro, Sweden, for a week of fellowship, encouragement and teaching. Eight new believers were baptised.




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Learning to love each other

Paul and Vivienne, volunteers from the UK, recently visited a centre for asylum seekers in one of Sweden’s large cities and share about their experiences.




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Bold, Somali believers

Young Somali believers take bold risks in sharing their faith with their families and community.




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The Big Red Bus in Ballina

OM Ireland's Big Red Bus visited a housing estate in the town of Ballina in County Mayo.




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Meet Anna with OM Ireland

Canadian by birth, but Papua New Guinean at heart, Anna Stanton shares how God led her to serve with OM Ireland.




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OM sows seeds at National Ploughing Championships

OM Ireland's community outreach team participates in one of Ireland's biggest events: the 2011 National Ploughing Championships in Athy, Co. Kildare from 20 -22 September.