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A joyful mobilisation

A Central Asian girl receives her first wheelchair.




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Winning respect, sharing hope

Fierce competition on the football field opens doors for sharing hope with non-believers on both sides of prison walls.




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A message of forgiveness

The 2012 movie of 'Les Miserable' provides an opportunity in Kazakhstan to discuss faith, forgiveness and obedience.




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Sorry seems to be the hardest word

A worker in Kazakhstan notes the impact of the gospel on the Kazakh language.




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Wishing on a mountain iris

Workers in Tajikistan long for the people of the country to replace superstition with trust in their Saviour.




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God's business

Running a business in Central Asia with godly principles isn't easy, but God brings one couple faithfully through what could have become a critical situation.




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God works when the lights go out

An electricity cut offers an opportunity for a Central Asian believer to share stories from the Bible with her family, who normally wouldn’t listen.




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The second wave

An OMer in Central Asia, working with women trapped in prostitution, explains a disturbing trend in the industry that she had never before considered.




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Seeking work but finding faith

An Uzbek woman travels to Russia in search of work and finds God instead.




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Freed from the marketplace

A sex worker in Kazakhstan finds freedom in Christ.




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God was chasing me

A girl from Central Asia shares her testimony about how she became a believer after seven years of hearing about Jesus.




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Seeking merit from God

An OMer shares with a local Muslim man through the concept of earning merit with God.




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Every tribe and tongue and nation

A dream comes true - the first OM recruit from her country sends the next group of recruits to the OM ship.




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Prepared beforehand

A new worker is able to use his profession to reach out in Central Asia.




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The long arm of the Lord

A moving story of the anti-human trafficking outreach in Central Asia.




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From the streets to seminary

Azamat was living in the streets, but through the ministry of OM team members in Central Asia he moved into rehabilitation and then seminary.




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Connecting to worship in Central Asia

An app of praise and worship songs is allowing Central Asian believers to share and access music in their heart languages.




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Two curious Muslim girls

Two Muslim girls from Central Asia hear the entire gospel story.




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From homeless to hopeful

Anna, a homeless woman, found the source of life through the love and care of an OM team in Central Asia.




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'Get out of my brothel!'

God is allowing OMers to slowly build relationships with the owners of a brothel in Central Asia.




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HIV positive, but positive about life

One Uzbek woman gains new hope after receiving the help she needs after finding out she is HIV positive.




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The Substitute goalie

An atheist's curiosity leads him to hear about God.




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From Central Asia to Central Asia

Central Asians experienced God’s transformation in their own lives. Now they mobilise others to the least reached in their region.




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Stories from the Silk Road

Participants serving in the annual Central Asian outreach experience God in new ways when they leave their comfort zones.




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Scripture for Central Asia

Books played an important role in Aslan's salvation. Now he provides literature to other Central Asians.




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The Holy of Holies

An athlete visiting Central Asia to compete in an international competition hears the gospel in depth.




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Inspiring creativity and worship

A new recording studio aims to bring Central Asian musicians together for collaboration and worship.




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From death to life

OM workers in Central Asia minister to homeless people. Some people reject their help, but others find new life.




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Transformational technology

OM workers in Central Asia use technology to develop new discipleship and worship tools for local believers.




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Breaking barriers for homeless ministry

A worker uses previous experience with homeless ministry to reach out in Central Asia and introduce his church to people they could serve.




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Shelter from the streets

A simple shelter in Central Asia provides a place for homeless women to get off the streets and connect with God.




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Discovering Jesus

Through community development projects, workers in Central Asia meet people interested in Jesus.




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Living among the least reached

An OM couple shares their lives, their faith and their professional skills with unreached people in Central Asia.




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Not lesser, loved

OM workers in Central Asia build relationships with women society scorns, showing them they’re not lesser; they’re loved.




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Transformational thinking

One OM couple uses Transformation Prayer Ministry to help followers of Jesus in Central Asia find freedom from lies they have believed.




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Pioneering in Central Asia

A small team share stories and spread hope among least-reached Muslims in Central Asia.




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'Everyone to everywhere'

When a short-term outreach team finds openness among an unreached people group, their church gets motivated to send more people.




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Discipleship on a daily basis

God uses OMers to show His love to local believers, who then spread that love to their own communities.




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Every last apricot

“We were strangers, and they called us over to bless us. They didn’t have to give us anything—let alone everything—but they did it with smiles on their faces. They didn’t know us; they didn’t expect anything in return; they just gave,” remembers Nicole.




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First fruit in the mountains

After years of living among a remote unreached people group, OMers see God draw the first local believers to Himself.




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The love of my Father is good

The Xenos team in Germany is delighted about Ibrahim, a Turkish man, who is following Jesus. This is the story of Ibrahim’s journey to faith in Christ.




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Reliving the Book of Acts

OM Germany's Xenos team met a few Iranians in an asylum seeker's home who wanted to know more about the Bible.




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Preaching produces faith

OM Germany's Xenos team member helps a Chinese lady to overcome her bitterness through counselling and prayer.




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The need to be important

A young Kurd struggles with feeling unimportant in the world, while another no longer worries because he knows who he is in Christ.




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'Park off' in front of the crib

The local church and OM Germany create a space for contemplation in the busyness of Halle's annual Christmas Fair.




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European youth gather for second-ever Mission-Net Congress

Mission-Net welcomes more than 2,500 people and 110 mission organisations from Europe and other parts of the world to Erfurt, Germany, this week.




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Power of the arts for witness

Artists, church leaders and business leaders will gather from 3-6 May for OM Arts International's first European Art Forum in Mosbach, Germany.




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Cycling for missions

Today, OM Germany Field Leader Tobias Schultz sets off on a 14-day bicycle tour through Germany, visiting OM teams in Hamburg, Halle/Saale and Heilbronn.




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One week in hospital

A woman in Halle, Germany, comes to know Christ during her stay in the hospital.




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Lighthouse in the community

OM Germany and a local church in Halle/Saale celebrate the opening of the Lighthouse, a café they hope will be a light in the city.