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Planting churches with a missions mindset

OMer MacDonald shares how a church in rural Malawi started and has started reaching out.




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A light in the darkness

Solar powered electricity provides a unique way to connect with the local community.




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Praying for the prisoners

Prison ministry in Ntaja, Malawi is reaching out to prisoners and guards alike; planting seeds and bearing fruit.




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Final flight of the bicycles

Ride 2 Transform takes its third tour of southern Malawi for ministry and support.




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When discipleship and ministry collide

During the OM's Ride 2 Transform 2017 cycle tour, 17 cyclists biked 550 kilometres around southern Malawi, distributing AudioBibles and praying.




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Verily, Veritas

A successful Malawian church planter is digging deeper into biblical discipleship.




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Goat times for all

OM Malawi’s Chiyembekezo School is giving out goats.




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Paralysis provides platform to preach

Miraculous healing from sudden paralysis gives an OM worker opportunity to preach the gospel in a community.




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Let there be light

A new radio station celebrates its grand opening in Malawi, reaching out across the airwaves.




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Stuck in the mud

"Just like the children’s game ‘stuck in the mud’ we need others to help us, to set us free. Sometimes the game gets so crazy that people don’t know you are stuck and need help," explains OMer Renette.




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Combining personal passion with ministry

Ride2Transform allows teams on two wheels to pedal far and wide, praying and sharing the love of Christ in least reached areas in Europe and Africa.




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Targeting innocent people

In the aftermath of the bombing in North Pakistan, OM Pakistan begins to help those most vulnerable.




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Bringing hope to victims in North Pakistan

As OM reaches out to bombing victims, the team meets families struggling to come to terms with the reality of their devastating experience.




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Reaching out in friendship

The women’s team finds opportunities to talk about God with many people, simply by being in the right place at the right time.




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Taking God’s Word seriously

OM Pakistan helps build the Church by leading young men and women into deeper faith through small groups.




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OM Pakistan School of Mission year starts

Twenty new participants join OM Pakistan’s one-year training programme to grow in prayer, the Word and service.




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OM Pakistan celebrates with OM founder’s visit

OM Founder George Verwer’s visit to Pakistan for the first time in 14 years brings encouragement to Pakistani Christians, especially local OM workers.




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Celebrating Christmas in Pakistan

In December, OM Pakistan hosted a Christmas event for many affected by the bombings in September.




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Lives changed at sports camp

Teenagers give their lives to the Lord and a participant’s father is healed during a recent sports camp held by OM Pakistan.




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Variety of healing prayer

As the women's team goes out to pray and encourage believers, a woman in hospital and a young man experience Him first hand.




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God’s Word changes communities

OM Pakistan encourages believing communities by helping them understand God’s message to His Church.




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Testimonies from OM Pakistan’s School of Missions

Three young people passionate about serving God in their local communities benefit from OM Pakistan’s year-long study and practical outreach programme.




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Using literature to reach out

On Pakistan Independence Day, OM passes out literature to share testimonies of God's love for the nation.




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Sowing seeds and playing cricket

A village in Pakistan enjoys visits from the OM team, as they tell stories and teach songs. Most recently, villagers learnt to play cricket.




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A faithful follower

One man is so determined to be baptised that he braves the odds to take the opportunity God has given him.




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No conversion needed to wipe out debts

One widow in Pakistan finds herself supporting her family with no visible means of help; until she gains help from the OM tailoring skills course.




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Hungry for the reality of God

As OM teams spread out across the nation last month, bringing news of God and His love, so the stories return of people hungry and thirsty for His truth.




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Sharing the word faithfully

OM Pakistan goes into bazaars, streets and houses with literature about God to meet those eager to learn more.




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Healing through understanding

Teams help nominal Christian believers understand the truth of God's love for them so that they will worship Him instead of idols.




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Pakistanis find God through travelling team

As the OM Pakistan men's travelling teams visit communities, they encourage, bring truth, and help individuals understand their need to commit to God's Son.




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Practical love for the hurting

OM Pakistan encourages a believing doctor, and through their support a young woman hears about the One who brings true comfort.




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Kids’ Games brings breath of fresh air

OM Pakistan takes the popular Kids’ Game event to one of the most challenging parts of Pakistan to share a message of God’s love.




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‘He is accountable to God’

When one man comes to know God personally in Pakistan, people in his community are concerned, but his father, an imam, accepts his son’s decision.




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Life after Youhanabad attacks

Over one month after the attacks on two churches in Youhanabad, Pakistan, OM's teams care for the emotional, spiritual and physical needs of those hurting.




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God’s place for her in society

Queen Esther's example of leadership allows women in Pakistan to gain a vision for how they can also can create positive change in society.




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Loving our neighbour

The team in Pakistan responds with compassionate care for earthquake survivors.




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Rising above fear

There is nothing like being afraid and going ahead anyway. Rehana faces her fears so that women in Pakistan can experience the love of Jesus.




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Revitalising the faith

Going house to house to share the Good News, a team discovers a believing family who had been isolated and out of Christian fellowship for eight years.




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Vision for the least reached

Amir's vision for ministry is enlarged through OM Pakistan's travelling experience.




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Being the hands and feet of Christ

OM Pakistan provides ongoing help to those injured and affected by the Easter 2016 bomb blast in Lahore.




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Can I duplicate this material?

One team member is delighted at God's way of multiplying the gospel message through the gift of an SD card.




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Curiosity leads to Christ

The impact of coaches' ministry in the lives of nominal Christian and majority-faith background athletes.




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Brighter outlook through sewing

Positive changes in Farah's life came from the skills training she received at OM's sewing centre and her commitment to work hard.




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Learning how to live for Christ

Fazeen is a graduate of OM's training programme, through which God changed her life's perspective and direction.




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"I will help others in need"

Kids' Games in Pakistan challenge children to take a step of action in their lives and to consider others above themselves.




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Finding God's purpose in Pakistan

The road that moves the church where it's never been is usually not the easiest path. This is the story of OM’s work among the unreached people in Sindh province.




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On the road to make Him known

65 participants travelled throughout Pakistan's provinces to share the Good News with those who have never heard.




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Driven out and called back

Kabir left his hometown after being opposed for his faith but surprisingly was called back.




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Building on generations

Pressing on through the challenges of their work, one couple has seen God building on generations of home fellowships in Pakistan.




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Lifting up women for community change

OM's vocational training centres offer valuable skills to women and youth and see the development of character and community.