OM World News

How is God transforming lives and communities through the work of OM around the world? Check out the very latest stories and start praying for the world!

There is an answer!
8-Dec-2009 - Ukraine

The OM team in Odessa has started a church called House of Restoration to help people suffering from drugs, HIV and alcohol abuse.

OM's Coffee Corner on Edgware Road, a ministry of friendly conversation, had to close in September. Please pray for wisdom for the team as they continue to engage with the local community.

Amazing healing
1-Dec-2009 - India

Anjali's tumour was no where to be found on the scans after God answered the prayers of her mother and the GSCC Church.

OM Spain hosted a successful first mini-camp recently. Please pray that as the participants have gone home they will be able to find a Christian community and grow in their faith.

Living with HIV
1-Dec-2009 - Zambia

Alvaro ministered to others in Zambia who are living with HIV, offering encouragement to them through his own story.

Bibles in Kangela
30-Nov-2009 - Angola

Joan, an OMer serving in Angola, was burdened for the local chruches to have Sunday School materials in their own language. She began to train people to be leaders to present the materials to adults in their chruches. Now she is seeing great fruit as they take what they've learned to others.

Sacrificial giving
30-Nov-2009 - Indonesia

After hearing about the plight of Christian Dalits in India, a village in Eastern Indonesia went without food shopping for one week and instead gave the money to them.

Am I in Italy or North Africa?
30-Nov-2009 - Italy

One OMer recalls her experience reaching out to people in a crowded Italian market.

A faithful friend
24-Nov-2009 - Bangladesh

Aron was touched by the team's love for God and accepted Christ. Then, he was fired because of his faith, and is now deciding what to do next. His decision will be based on what he can do that is most useful in reaching others for Christ.

A 50-foot gift
24-Nov-2009 - International

OMNIvision, the video production and event coverage branch of OM, received a trailer from a ministry in the U.S., complete with new equipment and greater possibilities for minstry.

Sudden end for Doulos
24-Nov-2009 - Ships

After 32 years of service with OM, Doulos will be decommissioned on 31 December 2009.

Means of communication
12-Nov-2009 - Namibia

Members of an outreach team in Namibia teach Uzhera and Kauko, her deaf five-year-old niece, sign language. Now the two can communicate.

Encouraging the local church for missions
10-Nov-2009 - Czech Republic

OM Czech Republic is mobilising the local church into missions and is establishing links with different OM fields to create greater opportunities for Czechs to serve abroad.

Help for the hungry
10-Nov-2009 - Guatemala

OM Guatemala is holding a specific outreach from 28 november to 5 December to help those affected by the drought and famine that has claimed more than 460 lives since January. Please pray for OM Guatemala.

OM Sportslink Hungary hosted friendly baseball games between Hungarian and Slovak youth teams in hopes of improving the relationship between these two countries in conflict.

Adventures in African time
10-Nov-2009 - Swaziland

One Dutch OMer serving in Southern Africa shares about her experience of God's provision and the lessons she's learned along the way.

Faith under trial
27-Oct-2009 - Austria

The Babcocks with OM Austria withstand stretching trials by relying on God. Please pray that the Babcocks would experience God's sovereignty in these trials.

Medical miracles
27-Oct-2009 - Peru

Twelve-year-old Manuel is one of over 1,550 people to be treated during the autumn medical mission outreach in Peru. And it's through this experience that he came to know the Lord.

From fear to faith
27-Oct-2009 - South Africa

God protects Malerie and her teammates as they minister to prostitutes in inner-city Pretoria.

Making a clean start
22-Oct-2009 - Montenegro

There used to only be one old hosepipe in the Roma camp for ten-year-old Lijla, her mother and everyone else to do their washing. But, a group from OM came and built a new place for them. Now they have a good place to wash, and Lijla can even wash herself!