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Pioneering Initiatives

We go where few are willing to go...
...and use all possible means to share the Gospel with those who have never heard.

 

Pioneering Initiatives – Breaking New Ground

It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation. Romans 15:20

boy on unicycleNew Places

OM’s ministry around the world is characterised by the desire to go where few are willing to go and to identify those who have no opportunity to hear about Jesus. This means reaching out to those of other religions as well as people in remote, inaccessible parts of the world.

Planting churches and distributing Bibles and Christian literature play a vital part, ensuring people can learn about Jesus in their own language and cultural setting.

“No one has the right to hear the gospel twice while there remains someone who has not heard it once.”
- Oswald J. Smith

New Ways

While proven methods are still valued, OM workers are constantly seeking creative and innovative ways to connect with people and to demonstrate and proclaim the truth about Jesus.

OM Sportslink uses the universal language of sport to open doors for the Gospel, equipping and empowering people to be effective in sport ministry. Gifted artists are building bridges for the Gospel through community art projects.

And businessmen and women are bringing about spiritual, social, economic and environmental transformation by using their skills in the heart of the community. Business as Mission (BAM) helps to create businesses that are run for profit on the basis of kingdom principles.

ArtsLink works to bring glory to Jesus among the nations, by creating short and long-term outreach opportunities for visual artists. ArtsLink teams are often invited into places where there is no visible church.


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Latest Pioneering Initiatives

United States :: Forty-four of the climbers reached Gillman’s Point (18,647 feet)—28 of them reached Uhuru Peak, the summit, at 19,336 feet. A group of 47 women have climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise awareness of global injustices against women and children.
South Africa :: Attentive children listen to stories from Somalia.
South Africa :: Many Christian workers receive the call to missions at a young age.
United States :: Since Wednesday, 11 January— National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States—47 women from around the world, ranging in age from 18-73, have been climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise awareness of global injustices against women and children. (photo credit: Zsolt Zatrok Dr./stock.xchng)
Colombia :: Martha Ardila, OM Colombias leader, hands out presents to the inmates of San Diego Womens Jail in Cartagena during their Christmas celebration.
United States :: The Freedom Climbers set off Wednesday, 12 January for their trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funds to combat slavery, exploitation and global trafficking.
South Africa :: The Re-birth team (Christo far left). These five young guys toured Europe sharing the gospel with those they met and relying on God to provide everything they needed.
South Africa :: Christo, a member of the Re-birth team, and five others travelled around Europe sharing the gospel and relying on God to provide everything they needed.
South Africa :: The Re-birth team prepare to spend the night in a train station. These five young guys toured Europe sharing the gospel with those they met and relying on God to provide everything they needed.
International :: Debbie Meroff (left) and other participants of AIDSLink’s first-ever European facilitators’ training perform a drama to learn how the state of a person’s body, spirit and soul affect each other. AIDSLink International and OM partner to impact the worldwide HIV and AIDS pandemic.
United Kingdom :: The 2011 Transit Team from OM Lifehope travelled throughout Europe for six months in a Ford Transit van, doing ministry in seven different countries and returning with some unforgettable stories.
Kosovo :: OM worker Klara and friends model hats made by a Kosovar woman - a successful micro-business venture that has helped this family become more economically stable. The family also makes jams for local markets.