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2016 Salamu Aleikum

Report from the Salamu Aleikum outreach among Arabs in Zel am See in Austria.




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"I have come from a faraway country"

Thirteen participants in a weeklong outreach recently interacted with refugees, supporting OM’s refugee work in Linz.




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Calm in the storm

Crisis turns into blessing as a local church reaches out to refugees arriving in Europe.




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From Africa to Austria

Leon and Santjie Potgieter arrive in Austria to work with a church in Linz and help with church planting.




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The sound of Easter

Thirteen musicians and singers arrived in Vienna from all over the world, to take part in the musical outreach, ‘The Sound of Easter.’




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Austrian summer outreach

Stories from ReachAUT, an outreach in Austria organised by the Liebenzeller Mission in cooperation with other Christian organisations, including OM.




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'Finally we have found a place'

“It is wonderful and we are very grateful to God that we can live here,” Javid said. “Finally we have found a place where we can live our faith in Jesus in peace."




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International with lots of charm

"The Lord gave me a verse out of Isaiah 50:5...I started to understand that I had a lot to give, and that God’s ways for me might lead me differently than I had thought," said OMer Evelyn.




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The woman in Las Tablas

Relationships formed between women in the impoverished neighbourhood of Las Tablas and the women of OM Costa Rica are leading to changed lives.




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OM reaches out to victims landslide Costa Rica

Over twenty people have been killed in a landslide in Costa Rica, due to heavy rainfall in the Central American country. The disaster caused huge damage in both in the Pacific coast and in a suburb of the capital San José. Together with local churches, OM Costa Rica is organising help for families who lost their homes.




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Being a Channel of Hope

For the first time, the training "Churches, Channels of Hope" on HIV and AIDS was given in Spanish, 2-8 of May, 2011 in Costa Rica.




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Loving the women of Las Tablas

The OM Costa Rica team is starting a holistic ministry for women in the underprivileged community of Las Tablas in the country's capital San José.




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One of a kind

George Wiens, an extraordinary man and long-term OMer, shares about his many years in missions in Latin America.




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Not just a great experience

A group from the U.S. demonstrated God’s love during OM Costa Rica’s city outreach, which focused primarily on working within the slums of San José.




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Costa Ricans encourage local church in Talamanca

A group of Costa Ricans visit a local church in an indigenous region of the country and bring encouragement by serving.




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Compassion in action

Members of OM Costa Rica help a 90-year-old woman get to her doctor appointment at a hospital six hours away from her home.




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Joy during the Festival of Smiles 2011

More than 800 children were impacted by the Festival of Smiles 2011 that took place in the indigenous community of Talamanca, Costa Rica.




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Celebrating Jesus on Cinco de Mayo 

OM Costa Rica holds a children's celebration dedicated not to the Mexican war victory but to the victory of Jesus.




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Families receive medical aid and Jesus' love

OM Costa Rica has been hoping to initiate a sponsorship programme in the indigenous reservation of Talamanca. Now, they’re finally starting to see it happen.




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First steps to new life for the women in Las Tablas

The Lord opens doors for women in Las Tablas, a slum near San José, to learn how to sew and make mosaics.




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A hope-filled desert town

Valverde Vega Sarchí is filled with sadness after suffering a 7.9 earthquake in September, but even amidst the sadness are a few smiles.




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Feliz Navidad!

OM teams in Costa Rica and El Salvador take Christmas to approximately 2,000 children during the run up to Christmas.




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Healed to help others

The experiences of Costa Rican OMer Yamileth Morales have given her God's heart for people isolated by HIV and AIDS.




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Pearls

Cultivating something precious for the kingdom takes time and patience—but it's worth it!




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Celebrating Emmanuel, God with us

OM Costa Rica team members celebrated Emmanuel with their friends in a home for patients suffering from HIV and AIDS.




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Festival of Smiles: a fountain of gladness

OM Costa Rica team members and volunteers share in the joy of giving more than 1,000 indigenous children a dream Christmas.




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Impacto Global

Over 180 people of all ages unite in Costa Rica for the annual international outreach of OM Central America.




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Expanding horizons in Costa Rica

OM Costa Rica is excited to celebrate a growing ministry. This year the team opened a second OM location in Perez Zeledon, an office responsible for the southern end of Costa Rica and local church partnerships in this region.




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Hope is growing in Talamanca

People in Talamanca, an indigenous reserve of Costa Rica with a history of witchcraft, share their problems with OM workers and receive hope in Christ.




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Small groups impact communities

Participants of OM Costa Rica's Pearl Process programme start their own small groups to impact more women in high-risk communities.




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Let me wash your feet

During an outreach in the indigenous region of Costa Rica, a participant blesses a local believer by washing his feet and praying for his family.




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Fruits of the harvest

Meet Linda Villanueva, the first missionary sent out from the rural area of Talamanca, Costa Rica.




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A walk to see the witch doctor

A team from OM Costa Rica hikes three days in the jungle of Talamanca to meet a witch doctor.




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From dancer to trash collector to evangelist

An OM Arts student shares how picking up trash led to sharing the gospel in Israel.




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Short-term trips lead to long-term passion

Olger Morales shares his testimony of how he came to work in OM full-time after participating in numerous short-term outreaches.




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New lives, new legacy

Three children are named after OM team members who have left an impact on one woman's life.




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Deeper into the mountain

An OM worker and local team of believers visit indigenous Cabecar communities in the mountains of Talamanca, Costa Rica.




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Talamanca: a land of opportunity

Puntarenas, Costa Rica :: A group of indigenous people from the Talamanca region have a horizon-expanding visit to Logos Hope.




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A decent home

Puntarenas, Costa Rica :: Logos Hope's maintenance team refurbishes the roof and water supply of a tired house after hearing about the conditions the resident was living in.




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Easter celebration brings joy to the poor

Mercy Teams International and a local church in Phnom Penh bring an Easter celebration to parents and children living in the slum.




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Equipping national leaders for ministry

Mercy Teams International (MTI) strives to see local workers in each ministry field trained and equipped as leaders. MTI Cambodia is one example.




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Road to recovery

When Mom, from Cambodia, reassures a sexually-abused girl that God cares, her words are like a healing salve applied to an open wound.




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Caring for Cambodia

A Dutch couple quit their jobs and change the lives of youth on the other side of the world.




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Called to serve

Koem Vannak, joining Logos Hope this month with his family, is the second OMer sent out from Cambodia since the work started there in 2006.




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Education to freedom

With the vision to raise the next generation of national leaders, OM Cambodia runs a children’s home and youth live-in centre in Phnom Penh.




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English classes provide a way

OM MTI shares the love of Jesus and empowers children and families in Cambodia through English classes that prepare students for future employment.




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'I have nothing, except Jesus'

A family of 10 in Cambodia experience God's love through the provision of a new home.




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'It feels like a family'

OM MTI workers teach the Bible and foster a growing community of Jesus followers among a group of factory workers with polio.




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The hands and feet of Jesus

OM makes a difference in Cambodian slums by providing physical aid and sharing the Word of God.




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Presence of Christ in a dark place

Abuse, alcohol, drugs, gangs and poverty are the daily realities for many in the slums. Many arrive at OM MTI looking for food, safety, conversation, advise and help.