Stories

Pioneering in Central Asia

Story | 04/09/2018 | Central Asia

A small team share stories and spread hope among least-reached Muslims in Central Asia.

"The messages teens hear are 'Enjoy life: no commitment, keep your choices open and choose comfort'. Is this the consequence of their own choices or of the generation that raised them? Probably both," shares Ewout.

This is how God showed His power

Story | 30/08/2018 | Panama

Martin (Argentina) wasn’t sure whether short-term missions was his idea or God’s—until he went on an unforgettable 14-day outreach to Panama.

Continuing to plant seeds

Story | 30/08/2018 | Ireland

The opportunity to continue planting gospel seeds keeps drawing short-term outreach participants back to Ireland.

Breaking into freedom

Story | 28/08/2018 | Panama

Balboa, Panama :: Crewmembers teach sewing skills to young mothers from a local tribe and donate sewing machines to the community.

Reflecting God's love

Story | 27/08/2018 | Greece

OM seeks to love refugees like family members through starting sports ministry and cooking meals in camps.

Building on

Story | 23/08/2018 | Zambia

From doing their lessons on the ground to learning at desks in classrooms, the students at Makwati Community School have come a long way.

Come and help!

Story | 23/08/2018 | Turkey

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

God deserves to be worshiped in Albanian

Story | 23/08/2018 | Kosovo

In 2017, two OMers began a new ministry focussed on recording worship music in the Albanian language for the Albanian-speaking world.

Reaching the tribe

Story | 17/08/2018 | Panama

Balboa, Panama :: Logos Hope's volunteers visit a Panamanian tribe on an isolated island which is being reached by the gospel.

Flooding in Laos

Story | 16/08/2018 | Laos

OM workers share about the recent flooding in Laos and what this means for the people of this country.

God's story never ends

Story | 15/08/2018 | Switzerland

“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.”

Compassion in difficult times

Story | 14/08/2018 | Panama

Balboa, Panama :: Logos Hope's volunteers make an uplifting visit to a shelter for migrant men, testing their eyesight and handing out reading glasses.

Barbershop talk

Story | 14/08/2018 | Kosovo

Peter found a group of local men were very ready to discuss big issues with him when he went for a hair cut.

Encouraged to continue

Story | 13/08/2018 | Ireland

Brandy and her daughter Alexia (USA) went to Ireland for a two-week outreach and left impacted just as much as they'd impacted others.

Drawing closer to God

Story | 09/08/2018 | Germany

At this years TeenStreet Europe 1,800 teenagers experienced a week that brought them closer to God and mobilised them to be lights in their communities.

Scatter Railways to the least reached

Story | 08/08/2018 | Germany

Through Scatter Railways, Global Village at TeenStreet focussed on introducing teens to the 2.8 billion people who have never heard of Jesus.

Transform 2018 - VIBRANT

Story | 07/08/2018 | Spain

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.

Building sustainable businesses for transformation

Story | 01/08/2018 | Ukraine

Turning organic waste into bio-fuel and French-fry oil into bio-diesel; all these are innovative ways of building sustainable income for the church in Kaharlyk.

Patience in the early church

Story | 31/07/2018 | International

"Indeed, the Christ-like patience which the church fathers extolled is much deeper than waiting quietly for a bus," says Arley. "Rather, it is a sacrificial and enduring compassion for others, which our Lord embodied in His life and ultimately on the cross."