Stories

“People would ask me how it was going, how I liked the city, and without fail some comment about the weather would pop out of my mouth quicker than I could swallow it back. The weather. That’s what I chose to talk about day after day. Because it was safe,” shares OMer RJ. “I didn’t want to admit it, but I was struggling. I wasn’t sure what I was doing or where I was going in life. But saying that I was struggling out loud felt like failing and I am not one for failure.”

From surf towns in Portugal to small communities in Zambia, God is using sports to break down barriers and bring people together in fellowship with Him.

“Before Media Trek I thought: media--cool hobby, but not necessarily missional,” admitted Kotie-Alet from South Africa.

A lack of funding prevents many churches in the Global South from sending missionaries, so OM is working on sustainable ways to support workers to go to the least reached.

With the fishing season going poorly in Kapembwa, Zambia, the people want to know why, and to find the answers, they’ve called in a witch doctor. 

A soccer tournament unites churches and brings together players of all religious backgrounds.

OM works with marginalised children all over the world, caring for and empowering the next generation.

The Good News II School in Mpulungu, Zambia, decided to offer HIV testing to the students to encourage the children and their guardians to know their status as well as break down some of the stigma surrounding a positive status.

An OMers love for people from the Island of Comoros led her to start a Discovery Bible Study for them at a university.

Perla is a Freedom Challenge project in Madagascar that is empowering women through skills training.