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A seed that took four years to bear fruit

Four years after a member of OM Russia befriended her, an Uzbek lady in Novosibirsk came to faith.




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‘I have nobody to go to’

An OM Russia worker helps a young mother and her children living in a desperate situation.




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Rehabilitation through love and action

The church in Russia is facing a new threat-HIV/AIDS. OM Russia works in rehab-centres to show God's love and compassion.




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Winter camp warms hearts

OM Russia organizes a winter camp for Siberian teenagers where they learn to always to trust God.




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Imprisoned to be free

The story of Yury, who came to Christ in prison.




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Reaching the unreached

Discipleship Centre students shared the Gospel with a group of unreached villages during a short-term outreach.




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“I am not worth it to believe in Jesus."

A Dutch team member shares her mission trip experience praying with a man in Siberia.




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Anniversary of discipleship ministry

OM Russia celebrated the 10th anniversary of the discipleship ministry.




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Seeing hearts, not the disabilities

OM Russia had a great kick-off to the STM summer season by serving in a camp for children with disabilities to hear about Christ.




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Trained to be a Channel of Hope

OM Russia hosted and participated in AIDSLink International’s (ALI) Channels of Hope Facilitator Training©.




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To Russia with love - a Trans-Siberian adventure

A team member from the USA who participated in a short-term trip on the Trans-Siberian railroad across Russia shares her experience.




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Mission trip outside Russia

A group of Russians participates in an OM Moldova summer outreach for children.




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Amazing repentance

An OM worker in Russia finds opportunities to share Christ's love with members of the Romani ethnic group.




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‘Train our young people!’

OM offers Russians intensive Bible and ministry training, along with opportunities to live among unreached people to share the gospel and plant churches.




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“What shall I do with Buddha now?”

A Discipleship centre student from an unreached people group meets a girl with the same ethnic background and tells to her about salvation.




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Abandoning ruinous traditions

A woman from a least-reached group of people accepted Christ during Discipleship Centre student outreach.




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Woman at the well

During outreach to a Tatar village, the team met a woman at the well and introduced her to Jesus.




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Starting a vibrant church

OM, in cooperation with the local church, has sent believers to serve in a village where unreached people groups live. Shortly after, some local people repented and decided to follow Jesus. Now a vibrant church has been started.




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Living and engaging in a Muslim community

After discovering his freedom in Christ and being discipled, former drug addict Ruslan wants to share hope with the least reached.




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A beacon of light for kids and teens

Children's club at the church in Tkvarcheli, which is held by MDT students, impacts lives of local children and gives them hope.




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A promising start

Through people like Arayk, locals have started to listen to God's word and are responding to it in a small town.




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Floods and earthquakes shake up a nation

Although a flash flood inundated most of Metro Manila, Central and North Luzon in the Philippines, recent earthquakes have shaken up the nation even more.




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School project impacts community

A school-wide clean-up drive organised by OM Philippines' Sudlon II students becomes a community-wide clean-up drive hosted the third Saturday of every month.




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In the aftermath of Typhoon Pablo

OM Philippines sees signs of hope in the midst of tragic loss while extending help to churches wrecked by Typhoon Pablo (Bopha).




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Trapped!

OM Philippines meets some of the young girls caught in the rising tide of underage sex tourism.




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Empowering sustainable ministries

OM Philippines will host three training sessions this month in an effort to see sustainable, transformational and developmental ministries grow in Cebu City.




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Trekking to see lives changed

Home to many mountain tribal people, most of whom practice animism, Banaue will host this year’s Go Extra Mile outreach from 9-24 April.




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Children from the slum graduate

Nineteen boys and girls graduated from Fishport Kids Tutorial Club's day care programme in Manila, Philippines, this month.




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Holiday Bible class becomes community event

The OM Philippines-Cebu team, in partnership with the local church, touches the lives of young and old through a five-day Bible class.




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Three million and counting…

OM Ships’ vessel Logos Hope welcomes her three millionth visitor on board while in Puerto Princesa, Philippines.




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Serving beyond their comfort zones

Marie Reyes from Australia led the Out of the Comfort Zone Cebu team, and shares lessons she learnt during the two-week outreach.




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Immediate relief to earthquake-affected area

OM Philippines partners with the local church to provide water and food in areas hit by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on 15 October.




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OM Philippines participates in Run for the World

OM SportsLink hosts a local R4TW race to engage those involved with OM Philippines-Cebu Ministries and encourage people to pray for the nations.




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Typhoon Haiyan slams the Philippines

One of the strongest typhoons ever to hit land slammed the Philippines on Friday, 15 November, forcing millions to take shelter. OM Philippines responds.




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Leyte Island still in dark

A team of three from OM Philippines travel to Leyte Island to assess the situation and connect with local churches.




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Fully operational this week

After taking inventory of the relief effort, OM Philippines workers, in partnership with churches, distribute relief necessities to some of the least-reached disaster sites.




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OM starts reconstruction in three locations

As local markets begin to re-establish themselves, the OM Philippines crisis response team takes steps towards reconstruction in Tacloban, Bohol and Northern Cebu.




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A heart for Leyte Island

OM Philippines Field Leader Sally Ababa is concerned about the damage residents of Leyte Island face as clean-up efforts move forward.




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Christmas cheer for poor children in Tacloban

Students from OM Philippines-Cebu's Alternative Learning System bring children joy through a Christmas party, following the trauma caused by Bohol earthquake and Typhoon Haiyan.




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Christmas parties and food packages

On 24 December, OM Philippines-Cebu witnessed the overflowing joy of about 135 families during Christmas parties they hosted in two typhoon-affected areas.




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Not forgotten this Christmas

From Leyte Island to Northern Cebu to Bohol Island, the Christmas season brought overwhelming joy to many who received provision and care from OM Philippines.




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Journey towards recovery

OM Philippines-Cebu conducts critical incident stress debriefing training with partner organisations and churches in Cebu City, Northern Cebu and Bohol Island.




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Running the relief marathon

How OM Philippines is making a long-term difference in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.




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The day the earth moved

OM Philippines brings relief to the earthquake-shattered island of Bohol.




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Fire in cemetery leaves 7,000 homeless

Seven thousand were reported homeless after fire destroyed homes in Lorega cemetery, Cebu City, on 18 March. OM helps provide basic relief.




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Into the last frontier

From 8-26 April, OM Philippines will host their annual short-term missions conference GO EXTRA MILE in Palawan for the first time ever.




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Weekend getaway restores hope

Over 50 pastors and family members from Tacloban enjoy a weekend getaway organised by OM Philippines from 7-9 March.




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Livelihood training for the destitute and devastated

OM Philippines hosts micro-business workshops that offer a future with hope.




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First starter homes completed, more to go

OM Philippines’ relief operations reach a significant milestone with the completion and handover of its first housing project in Northern Cebu.




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Challenged to take the walk

OM Philippines completes their annual mission training and exposure programme in the tribal areas of Palawan, Philippines.