Growing up in Italy as a believer can be challenging for teenagers. With only one per cent of the population being Jesus followers, they and their siblings could be the only teens in church.
A group of teenagers from Sweden discovered the difference they could make for God's Kingdom during an Easter outreach in Italy.
Sometimes we are afraid to talk about our faith with our non-believing friends, or invite them to read the Bible together, but we can be surprised.
“Just as others do, I also make my gifts available for the Kingdom of God. It’s interesting to see how God uses art to talk to people,” shared Jessica.
Jaki learnt more than Italian at language school — she learnt about other cultures and people groups and "discovered that, even in the most difficult moments, there is a God who sees, who listens and who takes care."
In collaboration with other Christian organisations, the OM team in Italia are helping believers reach out to their peers.
Everyday conversations provied opportunities for Christine to share her faith and build relationships.
In a world that teaches young people that they must earn everything — love, value and acceptance — the OM team in Italia wanted to show teens that the greatest gift, salvation in Christ, is totally free.