Andrew works among refugees and asylum seekers in Birmingham and the Black Country. OM writer Nicky Andrews asked him about the ministry he is a part of — revealing the joys and challenges he faces each week, and the steadfast calling which keeps him going.
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Joyful laughter and grateful praise characterise Naomi Cheung — even when experiencing cancer herself. Inspired by her nursing background in Hong Kong and surviving breast cancer twice, Naomi leads the Chinese Association for Cancer Care (CACACA) partnered with OM.
The Asian Centre offers help and information for isolated older Asians. Some visitors have discovered the source of the centre's peace-filled atmosphere is Jesus.
What’s it like planting a church in the middle of a pandemic? Tim moved from the USA to the UK with Dutch wife Renske and their family at the end of 2019, and launched City Church Wolverhampton in the spring of 2020 — during the first national lockdown.
England’s old industrial heartland has many inner-city areas where most families speak Urdu or Punjabi, and mosques dot the skyline. In one such area, OM writer Nicky Andrews spent the day at the Welcome Place Hub* (WPH) a Christian community project led by OMers Stefan* and Louise*, blessing Muslim residents through service and friendship.
As hundreds of comic Bible storybooks are distributed among Ukrainian refugees across Europe, there was particular rejoicing in one family home one night when the children received a copy.
Jamie’s IT degree and industry experience provided him with exactly the right skillset to step into OM’s international IT department at a critical moment, keeping the organisation’s intranet system afloat and developing it for greater ministry impact across the world.
Emilie had always wondered if God was calling her to India. She recently discovered it was the right people but not yet the right place.
In September, nine participants from across the world join a virtual Missions Discipleship Training (MDT) hosted from the UK.
The recent lockdown has widened the reach of the Turkish-speaking church that Deniz leads in the UK.