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Prayer: Making way for the gospel to go forward

A community of believers from across the world come together to establish houses of prayer along what has been called the Isaiah 19 Highway.




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Training leads to transformation

An OM training conference equips a local pastor with tools to transform his Sunday service for Syrian refugees.




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A local worker in God’s harvest

A local man shares his testimony, endures persecution and encourages others in the Near East to stand firm.




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Working out at women’s gyms

Two workers in the Middle East talk about friends they’ve made at the women’s gym and why it’s a good place to invest their time.




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Caring for 5,500 orphans

A local partner cares for 5,500 orphans in the Near East, compromising personal health and safety for the children’s sake.




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Praying God’s heart for the nations, Part 1

Workers from the Middle East North Africa Area share how they use strategic prayer to prepare the way for God to move across the region.




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Supporting and sharing

Workers with support roles in OM's Near East Field -Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Iraq - find opportunities to engage locals and share truth with friends.




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Sponsoring food distribution in Kurdistan

Amidst ongoing unrest, OM supports IDP communities by sponsoring food distribution through local partners.




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North Africans prepare to go to Iraq

The OM Near East Field church planting school prepares students to cross cultural and religious boundaries.




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Telling stories, throwing seeds

Women in the Near East pray and prepare Bible stories to share with local friends through creative opportunities.




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Not forgotten

"Although the Kurds feel they are one of the forgotten peoples of the world, they aren’t forgotten by God," an OM worker explains.




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Doors to ministry

OM workers share the Bible with Muslims in the Near East.




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A Brief Conversation Blossoms Into Much More (Italy)

Rose (Scotland) as been developing a growing ministry among residents at a local retirement community. What started with a single conversation has grown into a ministry that impacts many lives through friendship and community outreach.




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OM launches Arts School of Missions at Forterocca

This month, OM Italy is pleased to host the launch of the OM Arts School of Mission at their base, Forterocca.




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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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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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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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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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Samba and sports in Italy

A Transform 2013 outreach team in Vasto, Italy, uses samba music and sports to connect with children.




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Transforming the Mediterranean

Around 340 people participated in the Transform 2013 mission conference in Rome before spreading across the Mediterranean on 29 outreaches.




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The story of a former atheist

A former atheist and the only Christian in his household passionately proclaims the name of Jesus in a country with few evangelical believers.




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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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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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Transform 2016: A refugee’s prayer - An insight into short-term refugee ministry

Meeting Christian refugees praying for European governments made a deep impression on a Transform participant. For another, the term ‘refugee’ got a whole new meaning.




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Norway Marine Office approves internship opportunities with Logos Hope

In January 2013, OM Norway and Norwegian Naval Training Agency agreed on internship programme for deckhands and motormen on board MV Logos Hope.




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Buckling floors and breakthroughs 

As they seek to establish a church, God gives OM Spain the opportunity to minister to the community, break down barriers and share the gospel.




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Travelling team supports churches

OM Spain's traveling team is back at base after nearly two months on the road visiting and serving in various churches.




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A door to the church

A new social work ministry has opened to bring the people of Narón, Spain, into the village’s only evangelical church.




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Transform 2016: Pilgrim walk in Spain

Walking the thousand year old pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela gave the Transform team many opportunities to share the Gospel




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Transform 2016: Refugee

Participants witnessed God at work through the Transform conference in Spain followed by outreach teams to the Mediterranean region and beyond.




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God calls ordinary Christians to short-term outreaches

In the 1960s, when OM accepted untrained people for short-term campaigns, it was unheard of. Today, it has become a gateway into missions.




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Hope for the future

Las Palmas, Spain :: Crewmembers distribute sandwiches and coffee to people living on the streets.




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Honeymooners at Transform

Newlyweds Sam & Lena joined Transform as part of their honeymoon, because they wanted to honour God from the very start of their life together.




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4,000 km with a motorcycle and saxophone

Heikki drove the nearly 4,000 km from Finland to Transform in Spain on his motorcycle. A Harley-Davidson and a saxophone were useful instruments in God's hands.




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Connecting with people and recruiting for missions

Transform staff Esther Banzi (South Africa) loves to share the needs in Europe with people from the Global South and see them moving into missions.




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Transform 2018 - VIBRANT

The OM Transform team experienced God at work during the conference and outreach day. The local churches were an added blessing, as was the cycling team sent out to pray for least reached towns.




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Be more like them

Christina shares about the love between a refugee man and his disabled son, whom she met while volunteering in Šid, Serbia.




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Making friends from all over the world

With a cultural theme on Latin America, 231 participants from 40 countries have come together for the September GO conference in the Netherlands.




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First steps towards the Lord

Ronald, an OMer working with the youth in the Netherlands, sees God change young men’s hearts at TeenStreet Europe.




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A landmark day for the Riverboat Project

God is moving the Europe Riverboat Project on as a captain is found, a boat contracted, and volunteer crew begin to board.




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The Riverboat Captain’s Story

As a 13-year-old boy, Klaas Kattouw dreamt of sailing on the vessel now used for the new Riverboat ministry. Today, he is the Captain.




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The Lord establishes our steps

As workers wonder how to reach people with the good news, they find God has already prepared the way.




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God's story never ends

“Every movie, book or song tells a story. They all have a beginning and an end. When a song ends, the story seems over. When the killer is found at the end of that thriller, the movie ends. When the couple is finally together and they kiss on the last page of that romance novel, the book ends,” says OMer Anja. “But in life, the end of a story is never the end of it. It always goes on. When that book or movie is over, time seems to freeze and life as we know it seems to stay exactly the same.”




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'God will never forget your name'

Time spent giving and receiving blessings is a special highlight for the participants of a weekly children's meeting.




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Opening horizons

Penang, Malaysia :: A team from Logos Hope connect with children at a drop-in centre.




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Gearing up for Out of the Comfort Zone 2012

Currently 100 people from 15 nations are expected at OM Malaysia’s annual missions conference at Golden Sands in Port Dickson, Malaysia, from 14-18 July 2012.




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10 years of living ‘Out of the Comfort Zone’

Board members from OM Malaysia joined 110 participants from 18 nations in the 10-year celebration of the Out of the Comfort Zone conference this year.




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Inspired and yearning for more

Carrie from Hong Kong was challenged and blessed at the same time as a participant in the Out of the Comfort Zone training in Malaysia.