After the glamour and glitz of moving wears off and the hype and excitement of living in a new country dies down, the realization of the magnitude of what just happened hits like a ton of bricks. In order to move forward, you have to acknowledge things are different than they once were. Life is different now, and you have to adjust accordingly. But that's hard.
Stories
It finally happened. After living in Africa for nearly two years I, RJ, am sick of the sun. Sitting in the sunshine, I've complied a list of things this Canadian girl misses about that wonderful, incredible, often-dreamt-of, wistfully-thought-of season: winter.
OMer RJ shares about a situation in Zambia that made her uncomfortable, and then made her think. What can we do when the horrible situation in front of us seems impossible to change, and how can we have compassion for all of God's children?
In a university Discovery Bible Study run by OM Madagascar, a student finds the answers he is looking for in the Bible.
Mwando village along the shores of Lake Tanganyika didn't have a church, but they did have an interest in sports.
OM Zambia develops women through skills training in sewing, cooking, embroidery and more to bring change to communities.
It's more than just a sport. OM is using football at Lake Tanganyika to train and empower young boys.
A Bible study for the guardians of the pupils in Chiyembekezo School in Ntaja, Malawi, is bringing freedom to the women who attend.
OM Zambia participates in Run4TheWorld for the fourth year, offering 35-km and 65-km cycling routes, in addition to the 10-km run.