People Like Me
"Where can I go?" asked Douglas, a 23-year-old with cerebral palsy. He had called OM with an idea: "I want to go help people like me." So the OM USA team helped him partner with a community of disabled children in Asia. It's been a perfect fit. Douglas sees potential in the kids that their own...
Walking in Freedom
Sheila Slocum came to OM to help women like herself, women hurt by abuse. Though she was called to missions as a child, Sheila turned from her faith in her twenties. She returned to the Lord later in life and was soon drawn back to missions, through an OM speaker visiting...
Where I Come From
I have red hair, which means that people in Nepal notice me and are always asking questions. Sometimes this can be wearing on me, but sometimes it is a wonderful opportunity to share about my faith. One day I entered a small pharmacy shop and, as usual, the shopkeeper asked me where I come from and...
Simply Obedient
Michael and Sarah were surprised when they both felt called to become missionaries "somewhere in our 50s." In an act of obedience, they moved from the States to the Middle East to host and direct short-term mission teams. One particular team held a one-day medical clinic in a small village...
Signs from God
Crying, a lady named Uzhera told the visiting OM team that she could not take care of her niece. She had recently taken over as the girl's caregiver but found communication difficult because her neice was born deaf. This was especially stressful when her niece cried and Uzhera could not understand...
Your Life Experience
Maybe it’s not your job but the fact that you’re a grandparent that ideally suits you for ministry. Or maybe it’s the fact that you suffered abuse or a chronic illness. You can sow the fruit of these experiences into the lives of others, like Paul and his fellow apostles who gave “not only the gospel of God but our lives as well” (1 Thessalonians 2:7).
