A Minute with an OM Worker: Recent Episodes
Geoff Peters
Ever dreamed of working overseas? Listen to stories from people serving with OM who are living out the love of Jesus every day.
Jo Li shares about her work as the field leader for the Philippines and her passion for reaching the 14 unreached people groups by mobilising local churches to follow the Great Commission.
Hear how God called Jo to use her gifts for His kingdom when she started her first business in South Asia in 1996. Since then she has gone on to start several other businesses to help single mothers and women who leave or are rescued from the sex industry.
Amidst the risk and hardship, Bir shares immense hope and joy. “I think that the greatest joy of my life is seeing a Muslim family coming to know the Lord,” he shares. “My life is for them and I want to spend the rest of my life sharing the gospel with my neighbours.”
Abu shares about how the Lord has shown fruitful multiplication through sports in Zanzibar, and how they apply Biblical principals in their teams.
Jesse and Andrea share about how the Lord has been faithful in using their skills and passions to reach their local community with the love of Christ. Most recently it has been through the opening of a community garden.
Hensie, serving in Ukraine now for 20 years, works to spread the love of Christ to those affected by the war.
Susan shares how a sports connection led to a pivotal conversation which transformed a young woman's life for Christ.
Raquel shares how a sewing program is allowing women from local villages the opportunity to not only learn a practical skill to support themselves, but also to hear the gospel.
Eugen in Moldova shares about how OM and other organizations are responding to the Ukrainian refugee crisis happening at their border. He also shares how believer across the country are mobilizing to help meet needs out of an outflow of compassion and love for their neighbors.
Rosie is based in Greece, serving women who have been abused and trafficked. She shares what she has learnt about God's ways and character during her time there.
Listen and pray with us, as an OM worker inside Ukraine shares daily updates and prayer requests for what is happening inside the country during this time of conflict. To learn more about you can help, visit www.om.org/ukraine .
Listen and pray with us, as an OM worker inside Ukraine shares daily updates and prayer requests for what is happening inside the country during this time of conflict. To learn more about you can help, visit www.om.org/ukraine .
Listen and pray with us, as an OM worker inside Ukraine shares daily updates and prayer requests for what is happening inside the country during this time of conflict. To learn more about you can help, visit www.om.org/ukraine .
Listen and pray with us, as an OM worker inside Ukraine shares daily updates and prayer requests for what is happening inside the country during this time of conflict. To learn more about you can help, visit www.om.org/ukraine .
Listen and pray with us, as an OM worker inside Ukraine shares daily updates and prayer requests for what is happening inside the country during this time of conflict. To learn more about you can help, visit www.om.org/ukraine .
Joshua shares about how the Lord is using him to connect with and bring professionals who love Jesus into his country, where they can utilize both their job skills and be a light to those they live and work alongside in the country.
Frances shares about how a near death experience led her to commit herself to sharing God's love more intentionally with others. That eventually led her to serving aboard OM's ship ministry, Logos Hope.
Jonah shares how her passion for reaching others with the love of Christ has led her to be the Prayer Coordinator for OM's SE Asia region.
A pastor shares the biblical reasons for his church's motto: obedience to Christ requires that His followers seek God's Kingdom and His righteousness first and go make disciples of Jesus.
Gift shares about how, despite family tragedies in his life, the Lord has given him new perspective and strength to continue living and serving Him.
Adele and David share how the Lord prompted them to share His love and care for others by serving aboard the Logos Hope.
Helen talks about the significance of providing OM's Face to Face course in Arabic to believers from the Middle East North Africa region.
Maria talks about her desire to see discipleship practiced among believers. She shares about two teens, a Bible study, a woman struggling with infertility and how God showed up through discipleship and prayer.
OM worker Rafael shares about the “Open Door Ministry” the OM team in Bosnia-Herzegovina runs to support Middle Eastern Refugees. This ministry provides a warm meal, a hot shower, and a place of respite for weary refugees after being forced from their homes and walking hundreds of miles, often through the cold and harsh weather conditions.
George from Canada shares a story of a widow in Sri Lanka impacted by the gift of clean water.
“We may never know what affect our prayers have in the spiritual realm...But that's okay because it's for the Lord's glory,” shares Heather, a woman of prayer.
One Tamil Malaysian girl defies cultural expectations to become an engineer, a Jesus follower and now a leader of others.
Rodrigo and Daiane from Brazil are bursting with the love of God for everyone in Slovenia.
Esther talks about sharing love in Portugal by serving the youth and reaching out to pilgrims.
Jareht talks about the transforming work of Jesus in his life and how He's able to share the gospel with others.
Ahmet talks about how God is using him to share truth with his family and others in his home village.
Samuel shares how their team was able to help a family in extreme poverty by providing food and prayer.
Nigel shares how he is working to start the TeenStreet ministry to raise up and disciple teenagers to grow in their faith in Christ.
Catea shares how she is able to show God's love through providing warm meals to families in need in a local town, and how her pray is for people to know the Lord and his hope for eternity in this community.
Khai, a former OMer who has now passed away, shares his vision for the ministry in Myanmar. His legacy lives on through his faithful service to the Lord within his home nation.
Ryan in Thailand shares how his faith in God gives him confidence with his friends in addressing their fear of spirits his community, by pointing to the Lord's authority over all creation both physical and spiritual.
Jim shares how his job allows him to be the light of Christ in a place where very little Jesus followers are.
David shares how he is able to show the love of Christ in various villages throughout the region through intentional discipleship and sports ministry.
Meindert shares about how the Lord is using his vocation in graphic design to contribute to God's mission around the world.
Delysia shares about her experience serving on the Logos Hope Ship during the pandemic, and how God strengthened their community as she and others continued serving others in the Caribbean.
Roberto shares about how the Lord is teaching Him to trust in His leading during this seaons, as he and his family continue to wait and prepare to go to Turkey to serve.
SeRah serves in Mexico, and shares the story of how God showed her breakthrough in a friend's life, and how it encouraged her to wait on the Lord's timing, no matter how long it takes.
Louise uses her skills in farming to help educate and train others in her community, building relationships that naturally lend to sharing the gospel.
Cloe shares about how an unexpected delay in her plans to serve overseas led to an opportunity to reach people her age through a popular social media platform.
Clara describes how she has been able to share God's love with others in the Arab Peninsula, and particularly, how a natural friendship with her language tutor lead to an opportunity to share about Jesus.
Peter shares how the Lord has been working amidst civil war, unrest, and pandemic in his region.
Yan shares how living intentionally and relationally is key to sharing the love of Christ in Montenegro, where many only see religion as tradition.
Patrus and Maria share about how the Lord prompted them to bless a family with a weekend away, and how this led to an amazing event within the family.
Laura shares a story of learning to trust God during a difficult hike with the Freedom Challenge USA.
Aneli is a physical therapist in Albania, and shares how working on a patient's foot led to a special relationship that saw the entire family joining her for a Christmas service.
Kristina shares about working in a beauty salon and how it has led to natural conversations about Jesus.
Levy shares about some of the obstacles they face in taking the gospel to their local community in the Philippines, and yet how God is still faithfully at work.
Ayaan shares about how the Lord provided for him to rebuild his home after a major earthquake. And now, the Lord is drawing people into his home to study the Word of God.
Terry talks about how local women's groups offer a safe place for women to encounter Christ through the care of others.
In 1968, David & Sharon, with their daughters, arrived in Spain from Canada, called by God to teach and bring God's love to the spiritually needy in Spain.
Grace and Sophia, teenagers living in North Africa, share about how the Lord is using them to share the love of Christ amongst friends and classmates where they live.
Tracey shares how her and her husband have adapted their Freedom Challenge fundraiser to a virtual event, and used it to support programmes in Cambodia aimed at assisting those caught in human trafficking.
Pippa trains and equips local believers to share the love of Jesus in their own communities in the Himalayan region. She shares encouraging news of how the prayers and faithfulness of these local believers is leading to breakthrough in their communities.
Emily is an English teacher at a rural school in East Asia. She is able to use her job to help minister and help her students, many of whom are minorities facing inequality and social injustices.
Rob Corley talks about his connection to Cambodia and his role building relationships with OM donors.
Simon shares about the joy he has in spreading the love of Christ through discipling and church planting in Myanmar.
Lynchee talks about how providing bags of rice to needy families opens the door for the gospel in a remote village.
Despite the challenges of almost 250 days of lockdown in Argentina due to Covid-19, Markus relates how God was still working in extraordinary ways.
Lina shares about how developing prayer devotions for local families helped many in her community through the COVID crisis.
Steve and Jane Pemberton (Australia) experience the joy of giving back to God through offering what He has given to them.
Robbie shares his testimony, coming from a past filled with pain, to a present reaching homeless populations with the love of God.
Jacob and Rachel share about how they live with intention in a closed country. They pray for day-to-day encounters with locals that will lead to spiritual conversations, where they can express God's love and care to those around them.
Maria, a midwife working on the Arabian Peninsula, shares about opportunities to pray with people on the COVID-19 ward.
Marleen works with children's ministry in Africa, helping local churches create curriculum to develop and disciple them.
Barış talks about planning the Ümit online training to help Turkish Jesus followers share the gospel with their neighbors.
Maryam shares how God is using her and her husband to show love and care to those in Armenia, who are caught in the crossfires of war.
Sarah shares about how she's been able to use her medical background to spread the hope of Christ in the Near East.
Stephan shares about how simple acts of service in the midst of COVID have left a gospel impact on the community where he serves.
Sam talks about how the OM Ships Ministry has helped his local church in Mexico get a vision for global missions.
Kondwani shares about the radio station where he serves, broadcasting the love of Jesus through music and gospel messages across the region.
Deborah shares about equipping locals on how to work with children's ministry, which they can then take back to their local villages.
Simon shares how sports and coaching creates avenues for discipleship among many who live in Africa.
Chris shares about sports ministry and it's effectiveness in sharing the love of Christ.
Alvin shares how a trip to India led him to serve in transformational ministries as part of MercyTeams International in East Asia.
Trevor shares about how his time working with OM was pivotal in recognizing his passion to serve God long-term as a Bible translator.
Brett shares an encouraging story of how local believers are sharing the gospel in villages across Central Asia.