GEORGE VERWER
1938-2023
OM’s founder, George Verwer, has passed away at the age of 84. We give thanks for his radical life devoted to sharing God’s love worldwide.
Born in New jersey, USA, in 1938. Aged 14, George received a copy of the Gospel of John from Dorothea Clapp. She prayed for George and other students from his school for 18 years, that they would become passionate Jesus-followers and take His message to the ends of the earth.
Founding OM in 1957, when he and two friends sold some of their possessions and heading to Mexico, with tens of thousands of pieces of tracts. This trip inspired him to share God’s word with those who had never heard it.
George is survived by his wife, Drena, along with their three children.
Continue the LEGACY
Your gift in honor of OM's founder George Verwer will go towards OM's Global Impact.
His vision still drives us today:
“We will press forward until every person has heard the Gospel…the world is our goal!”

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We want to see a flood of workers released into the world! People like you, embracing the adventure of following Jesus and using your God-given gifts and passions to share His love with communities that may otherwise never have had the opportunity to hear the Gospel.
Your Global Impact gift will enable us to continue inspiring, equipping and sending world changers!
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Continue the VISION

Help us continue the work that George started.
His vision still drives us today:
“We will press forward until every person has heard the Gospel…the world is our goal!”