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Hope in every circumstance

When an MDT participant’s family member commits suicide, she becomes puzzled and angry. But with encouragement from others, she recognises God’s compassion.




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Discipling boys through sport

OM SportsLink ministers to young boys in Mamelodi, the largest township of Pretoria, South Africa, every Friday.




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Voicing the plight of the vulnerable

In October, 140 people take the Table Mountain Challenge in Cape Town and Franschhoek, South Africa, as part of the Freedom Climb.




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At the foot of the cross

OM Africa teams and friends gather to read aloud the Word of God and declare its truth over the continent.




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OM South Africa appoints new leader

On 23 January 2015, OM South Africa celebrated Pranesh Anandlal’s leadership as director since 2008 and welcomed his successor, Andrè van der Bergh.




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Light in the darkness

OM AIDS Hope, in collaboration with Stanza Bopape Clinic, arranges an event on World AIDS Day 2014 to bring light to the pandemic.




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Even when you’re tired, God works

God sustained MDT participant David, who found it difficult co-leading his short-term outreach when he wasn't doing so well himself.




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Standing up for the marginalised

Jabulani, a youth from South Africa affected by HIV, receives help and care from the OM team ministering in his community.




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Using arts to open hearts

In July, an OM team of artists will use their creative gifts to share about the Creator at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.




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Either God or not.

MDT trainees have an opportunity to minister and pray for healing for a lady in Lesotho.




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Sharing the gospel in a hair salon

Logos Hope crew members share the Gospel in a hair salon with someone who has never before heard about Jesus.




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New chapter of life

During the Go Challenge, the team is asked to pray for an elderly woman while doing door to door ministry in Tzaneen.




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Loving youth through sports in South Africa

OMer Jan Willem Otten uses basketball as a way to keep kids off the streets and put them in touch with the gospel




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Farm workers coming to faith

Farm workers hear about Jesus for the first time at their compound.




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Midwifery in the Middle East

A South African OMer plans to use her nursing skills to build relationships with Muslim women in the Arabian Peninsula.




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Playing good sports

OM South Africa SportsLink team enjoys a day of ministry with kids in a development centre.




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There's more to life than rugby

For the past two years OM South Africa SportsLink has attended a prestigious rugby tournament to spread the good news to players, coaches and staff.




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Kids challenged to share the gospel

The AIDS Hope team encourages children in their afterschool program in Mamelodi to share the gospel with the community.




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MDT: A springboard into missions

Missions Discipleship Training in South Africa is not a wasted six months--it's a springboard into your calling, preparing and equipping you for the real deal.




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Passing on the baton

After leading AIDS Hope for the past 11 years, Nico and Alma hand over the leadership of Meetse a Bophelo centre in Mamelodi.




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Missions Discipleship Training in OM

OM has trained thousands of young people into a stronger relationship with Christ and prepared them for the mission field.




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The joy of giving

The children at Meetse Bophelo Centre learn to bless their community through the act of giving.




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Connecting with God in prayer

During an outreach to Lesotho an MDT team meets an older man during door-to-door ministry and invites him to their daily prayer meeting.




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Dabbling in the office of dreams

For the OM Africa communications and media team, the latest and greatest thing is a duck.




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The Father heart of God

A kids' camp brings healing and forgiveness in the township of Mamelodi.




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The Samaritan woman

During door-to-door ministry in a small village in South Africa, a woman opens up her house.




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From Argentina to Africa

Belen, 20, discovers she doesn't need to wait to serve God in missions when He sends her to Africa for six weeks.




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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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Sharing about freedom

Three patients in a hospital for drug addicts pray a prayer of repentance after hearing testimonies from students in OM Russia’s missions school.




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Letting go

An OM Russia Discipleship Centre tutor shares how a young boy came to know Jesus as his friend.




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From Russia to the world

Twenty students graduate OM Russia’s Discipleship programme with a heart for missions.




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Unwanted, but wanted by God

A girl named Anastasia, growing up between alcoholics and drug addicts, is reunited with her father who years before became a Christian.




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The deaf will hear

OM Russia develops a stream in their Discipleship Centre programme dedicated to training the deaf, so that more deaf students can participate in missions.




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New students in a new building

The OM Russia Discipleship Centre opens its doors to 13 new students in September and opens a second OM building on the site.




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Quilting to Christ

Russian OMer Alexandra Bykova begins a Quilting Club to bring women closer to each other and to faith in Christ.




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About OM Russia’s Student Christian Centre

OM Russia’s Student Christian Centre, in partnership with the local Evangelical Church, reaches universities in Novosibirsk. The project leader shares about plans for this year.




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Four baptisms becomes five

After watching others be baptised, an Uzbek lady who had recently repented in the church expressed her desire to follow the others’ example.




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Obedience turns to joy

The students of OM Russia's Discipleship Centre practice sharing their faith with those from a Muslim background.




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Trans-Siberian adventure!

OM Russia's short-term outreach team travels across Russia sharing about Christ with as many travellers as possible.




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Your life turned upside down in 10 minutes

OM Russia works to bring hope to neighbours affected by HIV and AIDS.




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Where do you throw your water?

Thirteen students graduate from OM Russia’s Discipleship Centre on 7 April after completing the intensive seven-month course.




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'Why shouldn't we get involved in world mission?'

How OM Founder George Verwer's visit to Siberia impacted local churches.




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Never too old

OM Russia is now accepting pensioners to study at its Discipleship and Missionary Training Centre.




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What’s killing Russia’s youth?

OM Russia and partner organisations work to thwart two killers picking off the younger generation in Russia: drugs and HIV and AIDS.




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Internet evangelism, Internet dating and the Internet in world mission

A young couple who met on the Internet answers God’s call to missions to help others find Christ using their IT and web design skills.




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Breaking the cycle

OMer Sasha looks for solutions to breaking the downward cycle of poverty, neglect and lack of education plaguing two disadvantaged families in Novosibirsk, Siberia.




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From card making to vehicle servicing

OM Russia’s Business for Transformation ministry supports eight projects that empower locals through employment, while impacting the kingdom.




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A chain of events

Students at OM Russia’s Discipleship Centre help plant churches, start a rehab centre and begin a farming business.




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Rebuilding lives in a new city

OM Russia partners with local churches to respond to the needs of Ukrainian refugees in Novosibirsk, Siberia.




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OM Russia: A mission team for families

OM Russia leader Colin Cleaver discusses why he values the involvement of families in OM Russia’s ministry and encourages other families to consider missions.