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“I realised God was not calling me to serve the country of Ukraine but the Ukrainian people!” said Roberto Ramirez after leaving Ukraine due to the rising conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
The OM team in Poland rallied hundreds of volunteers to serve the needs of Ukrainians impacted by the war.
Two years after the invasion of Ukraine, the OM team in Poland remains committed to supporting the ongoing needs of Ukrainians crossing the border.
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.
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.
Paul Bell (HR Lead for OM UK) spent a week in Warsaw serving war refugees from Ukraine with OM Poland. This is his diary.
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.
Two weeks after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Petro* left his home and moved to Poland. The upheaval of forced displacement took a huge toll on Petro’s mental health.
Eighteen years ago, an OM ministry was formed to support those living with HIV. Today, that ministry has grown.
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.
In one country in South-East Asia there has been a great deal of change over the last 16 years: economically, physically, financially and spiritually.
In one of the remaining communist states on earth and the poorest country in South-East Asia, 61 per cent of the population follow Buddha. Yet there is church growth, led by nationals, despite government restrictions and persecution.
Self-help groups are changing mindsets and transforming lives in Malawi.
In the Caucasus, prayer opened the door for Arvin and Cristina to connect with people and share Christ's love.
The Arabian Peninsula draws foreign workers, including Jesus followers, to come with their families, who benefit from growing up in a cross-cultural environment and can be helped to be disciple makers among themselves and the least reached in the AP.
Arvin* and Cristina* are Colombians with a rich family heritage of Jesus followers. Starting married life in Ecuador, God then sent them to Kosovo, and subsequently to different parts of the Caucasus. No part of their painful, surprising, wonderful, prayer-rich experience has been wasted as they have trusted in God to reach out to others.
God is bringing all things together for good in the Caucasus, through His people, via one Colombian family willing to trust God and walk in His ways.
Geraldine invites readers to ask God this Lent: “Where might I serve our beloved Master next in reaching out to those who cannot help themselves?”
