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Communicating art whole-heartedly

A team of artists from the OM Arts School of Mission reach out locally to people with special needs in Val Pellice, Italy.




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Children read the Bible for the first time

OM Italy, FCA and church volunteers impact the community of Torre Pellice in northern Italy through the fifth annual English/sports camp in June.




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OM Italy launches anti-trafficking ministry 

The coordinator of OM Italy’s anti-trafficking ministry describes the birth of the ministry through meeting a Nigerian woman forced into prostitution in Rome.




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Transform: Reaching across borders

Tim and Sophie, an Australian couple with OM in Paris, experienced life in North Africa, and its many different needs and difficulties, through Transform 2012.




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An unexpected call at Transform

How God called Andrea from Italy to leave his comfort zone during the Transform conference and his experience with OM Lifehope in the UK.




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OM Italy launches Saturday football games

To counter negative effects caused by lack of jobs and activities in the local area, OM Italy now offers free football games.




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Summer camp in the Val Pellice Valley

OM Italy organises an annual summer camp for children in Torre Pellice, where many hear the gospel for the first time.




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Transform outreach casts vision for trafficking ministry

Participating in a Transform outreach to trafficked women gave OMer Erika Tello the vision of founding the OM Italy anti-trafficking ministry.




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Clowning around in Italy

The experience of a group of young people going on an outreach in Italy after Transform 2013.




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Around the walls of the Vatican

An Italian girl receives a vision of Jericho that guides her to speak with a woman on Transform 2013 outreach day.




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Cycling to Transform

Cyclists with the Ride to Transform initiative rode 830 kilometres (about 515 miles) through Italy to raise funds for Transform relief projects around the Mediterranean.




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Outreach team brings hope to a young man

During a three week outreach in November, OM Italy speaks to the heart of a young man called Antonio.




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Incarnate School of Art and Mission 2014 begins

For the second time, OM Italy hosts the Incarnate School of Art and Mission in Bobbio Pellice.




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Students model Christ through art

Incarnate 2014, a course in arts and mission hosted by OM Italy, touches the lives of the students and local community.




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OM Italy hosts ‘Nefarious’ screening

Tesori Raggianti, OM Italy's anti-trafficking ministry, hosts a 'Nefarious' screening in a local theatre.




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Community living, Jesus style

How do you shine God’s light to people in the community in which God has placed you?




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People are searching for the truth

Taina Moisander, a 26-year-old student from Finland shares some of the lessons she learnt while serving with a Transform team in Sicily, Italy.




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Retirement challenge

A Canadian couple spends two of their retirement years with OM in Italy, learning that it’s never too late to change the world around them.




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Cross-cultural connection

A thriving youth group and an Italian-language event encourage a team from OM Italy during a recent visit to OM’s ministry in Montenegro.




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Culturally exposed while exposing Jesus

A new OM Italy team member participates in an English Scout Camp, which brings the Gospel to children and gives her new cultural insight.




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Benvenuto a Incarnate

OM Arts introduces locals from Isola, Italy to Incarnate - a programme teaching artists to work in cross-cultural missions.




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Artists transform conversations into creativity

Artists participating in the Incarnate training and discipleship programme of OM Arts in Italy are inspired by conversations with locals.




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Prophetic art for the people of Isola del Gran Sasso

OM Arts artists participating in the Incarnate programme in Italy create a collaborative piece of prophetic art for the local community.




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International arts festival impacts Italian community

Artists present visual and performing arts during the international art Festival Week hosted by OM Arts International’s Incarnate programme.




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Anti-Trafficking in Italy

The anti-trafficking efforts by OM Italia are developing as they work to involve the local church in this outreach.




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Incarnate 2016

Artists gathered in Italy for Incarnate 2016 with purpose: to pursue the arts while engaging in cross-cultural missions. 




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Connecting with kids in Fucecchio

The team in Fucecchio, near Pisa puts on their first English Sports camp after a year of local ministry through an after school programme.




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Bringing Christ to the heart of Pisa

A new church in Pisa puts the gospel at the centre of everything and has committed to reaching its neighbours, especially young people and students.




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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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A vibrant community emerges

“Aren’t there enough churches in Italy?” Not to reach the 50,000 people in Pisa, says OM team, who plants La Torre.




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The God of all comfort

A Muslim woman relates to the story of the Good Samaritan and receives comfort from God.




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Alive with Christ

God uses a Scripture verse sent by text message to change a man’s life.




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A dream comes true

More than 15 years after catching the vision to bring teenagers to TeenStreet Europe, OM worker Markus, serving in Turkey, sees God answer his prayer.




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A needle in a haystack

In an Istanbul neighbourhood of 200,000 people, an OM worker, prompted by God, asks a question to the only person who knows the answer.




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Old and new creation

A Turkish believer remains strong in his faith through persecution.




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Acceleration in Turkey

Ministries in Turkey experience acceleration through wide sowing, building projects, and church planting.




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Pay back time

A Turkish girl helps out at the Bible Correspondence Course (BCC) as part of her church's discipleship programme.




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Public transport for public proclamation

Two OM workers share the gospel while riding on buses in Turkey.




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Turks turn to Christ: The story of the Bible Correspondence Course

No known believers from a Muslim background existed in Turkey when the first two OMers arrived in 1961. Now, nearly half of the 7,000 believers there can trace their journey through the Bible Correspondence Course.




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Trying to get a bank account

One OMer forms an unlikely friendship with a security guard while trying to get a bank account in Turkey




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Reaching out to refugees

OM team in Turkey responds to refugee crisis by joining a church-led relief programme.




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Supporting the local church in Turkey

OM teams are supporting Turkish churches as they respond to the changing situation in Turkey.




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Modern "Acts"

A family in Turkey is impacted by the gospel through contacts with the Bible Correspondence Course.




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TACO team touches hearts

The TACO team in Turkey uses creative arts like dance, music, and drama to share the good news with Muslim people groups across the region.




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'Please come back tomorrow'

An OMer sharing the gospel at a police station in Turkey is asked to return and carry on the conversation.




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A calling confirmed

Turkey is a 'hot-climate' culture, meaning that people are relationship-oriented rather than task-oriented.




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Come and help!

A worker with no team in central Turkey urgently requires people to join him in a plentiful harvest.




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Church planting in Tunceli

A short-term creative outreach team helps long-term workers connect with several young men in a least-reached area.




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Youth experience persecution

OM teaches East London youth about the persecuted Christians in the world, as well as trains them in street ministry.




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Protecting the women and girls of South Africa

HIV and AIDS can be prevented. It just takes you.