When believers in central Africa purchased land for planting crops and digging a well, they had no idea the income-generating project would yield surprising fruit.
Relief and Development
On the Sunday before the three-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, churches across Poland lifted prayers through tears — prayers of lament, yet also of unwavering hope.
Paul Bell (HR Lead for OM UK) spent a week in Warsaw serving war refugees from Ukraine with OM Poland. This is his diary.
When Typhoon Yagi struck Southeast Asia in September 2024, it left a trail of destruction in its wake.
In the 1990s, Dolly King served in Ukraine with her husband and four children. In 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Dolly was inspired to resume her ministry abroad, this time in Poland to serve Ukrainians and others in need.
OM is working with local churches in Gornaya Shoriya to share God’s love with the least-reached Siberian nation of Shor.
The devastating landslide in Mulitaka, Enga Province, on May 24, 2024, killed 162 people and displaced thousands of people. The OM team in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been heavily involved in relief efforts.
Arwa, Arman and their young children, like many thousands of others, decided to leave their country of origin to seek a better life in Poland. Poland, the bridge between East and West, and a vibrant European nation of 38 million, offers a home for people from other Slavic countries, the Middle East, Asia and Africa who experience limited freedom or access to followers of Jesus and His message of peace and restoration. In seeking economic stability, this family discovered God loves and cares for them personally.
Arwa*, Arman* and their young family came to Poland in search of a better life by establishing a business. They met Weronika, the OM team leader, who works with refugees, and their lives changed in more ways that they could imagine.
Having served for seven years in his home country of Indonesia and not seen anyone come to faith, Herman prayed for change.