Rebecca* was determined not to become a missionary. Yet an unexpected interest in West Asia eventually became a deep desire to share the Gospel there. Today, she’s walking alongside young women like Ipek, building trust, sharing truth and seeing lives transformed.
Communities are being transformed by business training provided by OM’s microbusiness ministry.
An ordinary man becomes an incredible disciple maker, leading to a network of 60 DBS groups!
A tailor by trade, Oumar felt a calling to work among those who had never heard of Christ. After attending training courses, he started working with Sudanese refugees in his own country.
Mariam wanted a successful business, but more than that she wanted a fruitful one. After receiving business and discipleship training, she opened a small market in her neighbourhood.
In cross-cultural missions, there are many and varied ways to walk alongside a community. Some people use their profession; others use a business, sports, language classes, humanitarian aid or other tools. However, there is one practice that can never be missing and that forms the foundation of everything: prayer.
Samir, a teenager in the Caucasus, started a DBS group with his family. He encouraged and helped his grandmother share her faith with her neighbours.
Short-term teams play a significant role in sharing hope with the least reached. It does not matter if the trip is short or if the ground is hard; every person in the Kingdom is useful. In the Greater Caucasus, God has repeatedly used short-term teams as groundbreakers to prepare the way for long-term Kingdom work.
At youth winter camp, Jeyhun got into a heated argument with another teenager. This led him to confess his problem with anger and begin a journey of healing through the love and freedom of Jesus.
In Hong Kong, Jesus followers are committing to praying five times a day during the month of Ramadan for muslims around the world.
God is bringing all things together for good in the Caucasus, through His people, via one Colombian family willing to trust God and walk in His ways.
Arvin* and Cristina* are Colombians with a rich family heritage of Jesus followers. Starting married life in Ecuador, God then sent them to Kosovo, and subsequently to different parts of the Caucasus. No part of their painful, surprising, wonderful, prayer-rich experience has been wasted as they have trusted in God to reach out to others.