Although poverty has forced many villagers to the city or even abroad, co-leaders Besmir, Aniger and Hope are bringing hope to the youth in Albanian villages.

Rebekka explains to her friend, Ana how she can be one with Jesus too. Ana and her father come to know the living God and experience His care...

Erna from Paraguay is a long-term OMer serving in Albania, who celebrated ten years there in Autumn 2010. In an interview she describes her various roles serving in a local church, and amongst women, who face many disadvantages in Albanian society. Erna also recalls how God called her to Albania, and reflects on being a Latin American serving God in Europe.

A rare treat for Roma women.

God heals a patient's infected surgical wound at the Këneta Clinic in Durrës.

Two women give their lives to Jesus after God miraculously resolves a conflict in one of their lives.

In partnership with the Hope Centre in Durrës, food and supplies were handed out to widows, divorced women and poor families on Women's Day.

Since the rebirth of the OM Poliçan team in September 2010, much has been happening in and through Nicole, Liliana, Helio and Lynnette in this small, rural town in Albania.

The OM Albania team based in Poliçan come from a variety of racial and national backgrounds. Here they discuss how this affects their local community.

Liria, whose name means freedom, accepts Christ and finds true freedom after learning about sin and forgiveness.

A mother who cannot feed her children plans to commit suicide, but God leads OM Albania’s Gramsh team to bring food just in time.

A short-term team from the Netherlands helps the OM Albania team add the finishing touches to their new church building in Poliçan.

A Transform 2011 team plants a seed in an Albanian woman’s heart. A month later she becomes a follower of Christ.

OM Albania partners in the Emmanuel Centre ministry to Roma street kids and their mothers during the holiday season.

Whether praying in Cantonese or Albanian, believers are one in heart.

OMers teaching Roma street kids how to read and write reward them for their hard work with a day at the zoo.

After working hard to build relationships with people in the Roma community, OMers and a Transform 2012 team see God soften hearts in Lushnje.

TACO, a creative arts ministry working alongside local church planters, sees a new church emerge in Albania.

A Transform 2013 outreach team to Albania runs a sports camp to help a local church connect with youth.

A Muslim-background Albanian believer discovers a bigger vision after his first experience at the Transform conference.

Tears flowed on parting as Albanian Roma boys experienced genuine relationship during the one-week visit of an OM Transform team to Lushnje, Albania.

German missionary couple ministers to handicapped children in Albania.

An Albanian family living in difficulties receives godly help and embarks on a Bible study that brings about positive change in their lives.

OM’s Emmanuel Centre in Albania shines as light for children in the Roma and Gypsy communities.

OM's Business as Mission project in Albania brings hope to a family through a new beekeeping microbusiness venture.

Erna Neufeld teaches sewing skills and shares the Gospel with women in a small Albanian town.

In 1991, after 45 years of Albania being closed to the gospel, an OM team moves into the country and starts one of the first fellowships.

An Albanian, who had been trained in OM's Business as Mission (BAM) course, stands out with his upright business standards.

An OMer runs an evangelistic sewing course in Albania; empowering local women by training them to sew while sharing the gospel.

OM Albania is reaching out to children with special needs, visiting their families' homes and helping the different family members in holistic ways.

OMer Lisi has a 'chance meeting' with a special needs Albanian man and his mother in a beautifully God-ordained way.

OM's ministry to a special needs development centre shows Christ's love in action to residents, caretakers and the community.

Against all odds, 19-year-old Melisa from Albania joins Logos Hope.

Anna shares her journey from Germany to Africa and finally to Albania where she uses her professional skills to work with children with disabilities.

Nertila met Jesus when she was a child through an OM outreach. Now 18, she is isolated from education and Christian community.

A team from Penn State Harrisburg spent a week at a NASA facility over the summer, building a scientific experiment and sending it to space through the RockOn! program.

Jennifer C. Gibbs, associate professor of criminal justice in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, was awarded the 2024 Teaching and Mentorship Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Policing.

Maria Turkson, associate teaching professor of psychology at Penn State Harrisburg, will lead a panel of experts in a discussion about domestic violence prevention on Friday, Oct. 25. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The following is a collection of events happening around Penn State Harrisburg.

Thaddeus Stevens College, a two-year trade and technology-focused college, has recently expanded its articulation agreement with Penn State Harrisburg. Students completing their studies at Thaddeus Stevens College can transfer a variety of general education credits toward receiving a bachelor of science degree in human development and family studies from Penn State Harrisburg.

A Penn State political scientist discusses the importance of voting and the election certification process.

The Madlyn L. Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg has launched a new exhibition, “Always Aim High! An Exhibition Celebrating Shirley Chisholm,” featuring rare materials from the Alice Marshall Women’s History Collection. The exhibition opened Oct. 22 and will be on display through Dec. 20 at the entrance to Archives and Special Collections on the library's third floor. Chisholm was the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968 and the first Black woman to run for U.S. president in 1972. 

The Office of the Registrar and the Lambert Undergraduate Advising Center at Penn State Harrisburg will present “Schweek” scheduling week to assist students in scheduling their courses for spring 2025.

Retired Master Sgt. Gary Barb, campus technology officer at Penn State Harrisburg, is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy, which he served from 1989 to 1993, and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, which he served from 1994 to 2012. His daughter, Jessica Barb, is a communications major at Penn State Harrisburg, where she participates in the Army ROTC program, and serves in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

A membership survey from the National Network of State Teachers of the Year found that teachers want accountability measures for charter schools and private schools that receive federal funds.

Would parents and children be more engaged if choice were everywhere? Would teachers and leaders function differently if we weren't a monopoly? Is it the lack of choice that breeds resentments and arrogance?

Marc Tucker looks at what the world's top performers tell us about the school choice agenda likely to be pursued by President Trump and his Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos.

Even if speaking up and fighting against vouchers is your calling ( and we need voices doing that) , it is still worth looking inward.

Indiana has one of the largest voucher programs in the country, with over 34,000 students receiving tax dollars to pay for private schools. With the Trump administration favoring school choice, many wonder if vouchers help or hurt education.

The Colorado Supreme Court decided Douglas County's Choice Scholarship Program is unconstitutional.