Transform OM

TRANSFORM RECOMMENDS -- MDTe3 Mission Discipleship Training in Eastern Europe, 5 months, two countries, because you may need to grow and because Eastern Europe needs the Lord.

TRANSFORM MEMORIES, Greece 2019 OM Leader Gabriel Markus on the current situation in Greece: "When the refugee crisis happened in Europe, there were mixed reactions. Maybe God is moving them here, making the dangerous mission field safe for the church?" om.org

TRANSFORM RECOMMENDS - EASTER IN BELGIUM Happy New Year to each one! Time flies, and soon the EASTER CAMPAIGN in Belgium is on. Please do sign up, the people in Belgium needs to hear the Good News!

TRANSFORM RECOMMENDS -- MDT LOVE EUROPE Mission Discipleship Training in countries in Europe -- great opportunity! mdt-om.de om.org

TRANSFORM MEMORIES, THE POOR AND OPPRESSED Rosemary Hack from Aidslink International: "The word 'justice' is mentioned over a thousand times in the Bible, probably more times than holiness and salvation; how can we as Christians advocate justice for the poor and oppressed?

TRANSFORM RECOMMENDS- AFRICA TREK One of our Transform volunteers is doing Africa Trek this season and loving it, check it out at om.org

TRANSFORM RECOMMENDS -- OM SHIPS The MV Logos Hope is presently in Brasil, heading for the Caribbean before coming east, to Europe. Great ministry, new intake of people this coming January. om.org

TRANSFORM 2019 - MEMORIES, GREECE The team left, the pastor decided to revisit the police station, brought this photo as a gift, and the policeman pinned it to the board and told the pastor he will never forget these people... as they were so different. Pray for Greece!

TRANSFORM recommends - Bus4Life This summer, we enjoyed having Bus4Life with us at the conference and at outreaches in Greece. Sometimes it served as a prayer hub, other times it could be used to local events. bus4life.org

TRANSFORM MEMORIES 2019 20 young Albanians attended a missions’ conference in Greece. 40 years ago, it was the world’s only declared Atheist state, strict Communism made the Bible a forbidden book. Many prayed. Young Albanians in missions seems quite an answer to those prayers!

TRANSFORM RECOMMENDS More information: om.org and stories.om.org

God believed in Esther when nobody else did, turning her life around and calling her to serve Him in missions.: stories.om.org/story/r63770

PRAY FOR OUR TRANSFORMERS Several participants have come from Bahamas and the Caribbean, where hurricane 'Dorian' recently passed, causing massive devastation. Many Transformers are in ministry all over the world. Pray for encouragement, wisdom, strength, protection.

FAREWELL AND GOD BLESS YOU! Thank you so much, Transform Director, Mpumi Maweni and wife Ginny, you will be sorely missed. Praying for you as you move on and settle into life and ministry with OM in Canada.

ALBANIA, SHARING WITH THE LEAST REACHED Crossing the Albanian Alps into Kosovo, doing a kids’ camp, sharing the Good News with kids that had never before heard about Jesus. Now doing construction work at the camp site. PRAY for the seeds planted in the hearts of people they met.

TRANSFORM OUTREACH - ROMANIA Sharing the Gospel. Often people follow rules of the church but without a relationship with Jesus that brings hope. Photo: Orthodox church, Bucharest. Pray for understanding of Hope through relationship with Jesus.

TRANSFORM OUTREACH, HEARTBEAT FOR GREECE Physically quite hard work at Mati, East of Athens, where a year ago huge fires burnt down houses in a large area and 100 people lost their lives. Evangelical help restore houses and lives in this area.

TRANSFORM OUTREACH in Drama, Greece While some team members finished the painting project, others ran a one day VBS (Vacation Bible School) for children. Please pray for these children, that the seeds of God's word will bear much fruit.

TRANSFORM OUTREACH, HEARTBEAT FOR GREECE The team gathered at Lois elderly home, spent an hour with the elderly in the garden, sang, shared testimonies and prayed with the people. Pray for God’s blessings on the elderly people at Lois, and the local Evangelical church.

TRANSFORM OUTREACH, Drama, Greece Stopped by the police doing a random check. Ended up witnessing and praying for the officer, told him about the church. Keep praying for the team, as well as the police man and the church in Drama. (Photo with police man, far right)