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Creative arts open hearts

OM International
TACO, OM’s Creative Arts ministry, recently finished a tour in Turkey with a world champion unicyclist, an illusionist and a dancer. They were an unstoppable combination, performing in conjunction with local churches in Izmit, near Istanbul, and in several cities in the south-east. The police showed up...and helped with crowd control! The unicyclist, Dustin, shared his testimony and the Gospel from his six-foot unicycle. Craig, the illusionist, shared from his bag of tricks and gave his direct Gospel 'magic ball' message as the team handed out cards with a Gospel message to the gathered crowd.

In Izmit, they partnered with a street outreach. Afterwards, the local church leader was very enthusiastic and said, "...From the afternoon outreach, 25 people came to see the Jesus Film in the evening. Of these, 19 stayed to discuss more and three or four are very, very interested. Let's pray for them....and let's use people like Craig in the future."

Please pray for follow-up for the many that were impacted by this tour. Praise God for the seeds of truth that were planted.

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Missions Gallery - Turkey

Turkey :: An ArtsLink potter at work in a studio in Turkey
Turkey :: A Turkish vendor selling balloons and bubble mixture, blows bubbles for a child on a crowded street.
Turkey :: A bridge in Istanbul with a forest of microwave towers on top of a hill in the background
Turkey :: A street sloping away from the viewer looks like a sea of modern shoppers.
Turkey :: A view of the rooftops of modern buildings in Istanbul with satellite dishes.
Turkey :: Turkish itinerant farm workers
Turkey :: Christian mosaics and relics are found throughout the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Built originally as a church, the mosque is now a museum.
Turkey :: Christian mosaics and relics are found throughout the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Built originally as a church, the mosque is now a museum.
Turkey :: Spices are plentiful at this Istanbul market.
Turkey :: Muslim men wash outside a mosque in Istanbul before daily prayers.
Turkey :: Muslim men wash outside a mosque in Istanbul before daily prayers.
Turkey :: A group of Muslim women file into the the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey for daily prayers.