Global Issue #1 2016

OPERATION MOBILISATION MAGAZINE no.1 2016

“ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free.”

LUKE 4:18 (NLT)

HOPE FOR AFRICA

Logos Hope has arrived in Africa and ministry on this great continent has already begun!

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WORLD NEWS ‘What must I do to believe?’

In October, OM Nepal sent 52 men from Discipled 2 Go (D2G) in 10 different teams on an outreach to Mugu. The team distributed over 2,500 New Testaments, paired with a mini-SD card – one to each household they visited.

The mini-SD cards fit into cell phones and have audio recordings of the New Testament, the Gospels in the local language, and a book called ‘God’s Promises’.

“We want to see a New Testament in every household in Mugu,” said Mark*, an OM Nepal worker. The teams travelled for several days by bus to arrive in the remote western district. Mugu is known for its rugged terrain, sparse population and few believers. There are about 9,670 households in the 1,365 mi² area, and only 113 known Christians. Hence, the vision to see every household have a Bible is no small feat.

One team encountered a man who was from a different village but passing through. He asked to borrow one of the mini-SD cards and stayed up until midnight listening to words of the Gospels read in his own language. The next day, he asked the team for his own SD

CERTAIN HOPE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES As thousands of refugees make their way through Eastern Europe and the Balkans, OM teams are responding quickly to meet their needs.

card so that he could take it home with him and continue listening to it.

A team member from another team described visiting a small village of about 30-40 homes tucked away on the top of a mountain which took several hours of strenuous walking to reach. One young man had many questions and exchanged phone numbers to keep discussing God and His love.

One man said, “You’ve come a long way to give us these things. What must I do to believe?” And the team had the opportunity to share about God’s plan for humanity.

Praise God for those in Nepal who heard God’s Word for the first time. Pray that God softens their hearts and that they would have a desire to know Him more.

“ YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY TO GIVE US THESE THINGS. WHAT MUST I DO TO BELIEVE?”

To support relief efforts, OM has produced a small card to help share the Gospel among refugees. Written in six languages, the card asks, “Are you looking for hope?”

In answer, it provides links to websites that offer Christian literature, talks and videos. Since most refugees own smart phones, once they know where to look, they can easily access the online resources.

Most refugees come from countries with little freedom or opportunity to hear the Gospel.

Please pray for openness as individuals accept the cards. Pray for wisdom, strength and stamina for OM workers responding to physical and spiritual needs in Europe. www.uk.om.org/refugees

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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

by Katanga Johnson

LIVING THE GOSPEL The lack of potable water in the Canton of Guamote, a remote area in Ecuador, has been a result of an on-going cultural divide between the majority population of Ecuador and the indigenous Ecuadorians who are sadly often deemed ‘less than.’

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arly in 2015, OM Ecuador recognised the opportunity to partner with CODEINSE (Corporation of Integral Socio-Economic Development) a non-governmental agency, in bringing water to these communities. A three-year plan, which began last year and will conclude in 2018, has been put in place with the overall aim of providing 24 hour access to water, thereby benefiting 150 families.

“ I COULD FEEL THE BENEFITS THAT THE IDEA OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT COULD HAVE IN SAN ANTONIO DE ENCALADO, CONNECTING THE CHURCH AND THE COMMUNITY CLOSER TO GOD WHILST ACHIEVING A COMMON GOAL.” ALFREDO LEÓN, OM ECUADOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LEADER

the Andean Region. Each outreach involved members of the OM team who facilitated a Vacation Bible School for children, as well as an OM SportLink camp for youth.

The outreaches occurred alongside the consultation, planning and construction of a water system.

The team lived, ate and worked together with people of the community, 90% of whom have no Christian understanding, or maintain their loyalties to local credences or syncretism (an attempted amalgamation of different beliefs and customs).

OM Ecuador hopes that the work and commitment demonstrated by the teams will continue to open the door for a real transformation of these communities. “We trust that the people of Guamote, and every individual we impact as we began this three year project,” says Alfredo, “will experience the joy of working together and encountering the Lord our God through our work.”

During the first year of the project, OM Ecuador provided a physical presence in the four communities of Guamote, offering various ministry projects that gave opportunities for the Gospel to be introduced. These included a medical team and an eyeglasses clinic with volunteers from the United States; one shortterm missions team of high school students from Panama; and one diverse group of cross cultural missions students hailing from across

pray pray for the OM Ecuador team as they live out the Gospel in this community

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“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

by Steve Chedgzoy

HOPE FOR AFRICA Logos Hope has arrived in Africa and ministry on this great continent has already begun! Sailing into her first African port, Victoria, in the Seychelles, marked a new season of ministry for Logos Hope and her 400 crewmembers.

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ur vision for Africa is to raise up 5,000 African missionaries to reach the continent and beyond with the Gospel by 2025. Working with OM Africa in every country, Logos Hope aims to be a catalyst to motivate the Church and mobilise 1,000 African people into mission during her visit. This coming year will be very strategic in making an impact for the Gospel across a whole continent. In 2016, God-willing, Logos Hope plans to visit 20 ports in 15 African countries.

Abidjan, Ivory Coast Takoradi, Ghana

Lomé, Togo Cotonou, Benin

Douala, Cameroon

Libreville, Gabon

Walvis Bay, Namibia 15 July - 02 Aug

• The schedule from Aug - Dec 2016 is still in planning, and will contain many (but not all) of the ports/countries shown.

• Ports in bold are confirmed, while those in italics are unconfirmed. Ports and dates are subject to change.

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Countries in which OM Africa have ministries

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Port Elizabeth, South Africa 01 June - 21 June

“ OM’S VISION FOR AFRICA IS TO RAISE UP 5,000 AFRICAN MISSIONARIES TO REACH THE CONTINENT AND BEYOND WITH THE GOSPEL.”

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 25 Jan - 18 Feb Luanda, Angola

Toamasina, Madagascar 25 Dec 2015 20 Jan 2016

Port Louis, Mauritius 30 Nov - 21 Dec 2015 Maputo, Mozambique 24 Feb - 15 March Cape Town, South Africa 23 June - 12 July

Richard’s Bay, South Africa 03 May - 18 May Durban, South Africa (inc. dry dock) 16 Mar - 02 May East London, South Africa 19 May - 31 May

BRINGING KNOWLEDGE, HELP AND HOPE TO AFRICA The main island of Seychelles, Mahe, where Logos Hope took her first berth in Africa, is the location of the country’s largest prison. 700 inmates serve their time at the Motagne Posée Prison.

Given the population of 70,000 people in Mahe, the figure shows 1% of them are behind bars. Despite the short port duration of only six days, Logos Hope teams visited the prison three times to encourage the inmates.

Most of the inmates were involved in crimes such as drug and alcohol abuse, drug trafficking and theft. One of the teams did a programme in the intensive security unit, while another team had the unique opportunity to connect with ex-pirates from Somalia!

During the visit, crewmembers could give out audio Bibles and educational DVDs. “One of the older guys was very open and listened attentively,” recalled Daniel Heidari (Sweden) who shared his testimony on his wayward past to inmates. “He was the only one who took a Bible back to his cell.” Later, Daniel found out that other inmates were asking to borrow the Bible from this man, so his team ended up giving all the available Bibles for him to give out!

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by Simon Marijani, OM Zimbabwe

BREAKING THE MISSIONARY STEREOTYPE In Africa, the idea of a missionary is often shaped stereotypically. This is because, in the past, a missionary was someone who came from a ‘richer’ background than their host community.

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issionaries generally came from Europe or America with more wealth, more knowledge and better technology. Because of this, many Africans have developed a stereotype that make them understand and see missionaries as a development worker, the source of new technology and knowledge in the community, or help in the hour of need and emergency.

Based on this, the host communities expect African missionaries to fit into the model of the European or American missionary, with all the attached stereotypes.

But the African missionary often comes from a background of the ‘poor to the poor’, yet pressed into the established blueprint of the former European or American missionary.

“ AS THE GLOBAL TIDE OF MISSIONS SHIFTS FROM THE WEST TO THE REST, MORE AND MORE AFRICANS ARE HEEDING THE CALL.”

‘HOW CAN HE BE A MISSIONARY?’ When I tell people that I am a missionary, they are often bewildered and confused. They seem

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to have questions that they don’t have the courage to ask. Once in a school, the teacher had told the kids that they would be having a missionary share the Word with them. I arrived and sat among the kids for a while before I was introduced as the “missionary we were waiting for”. At this, some of the kids gaped and showed confusion.

“How can he be a missionary?” they seemed to silently ask.

There was a sense of bewilderment, and one little girl could not contain her surprise: “He is no missionary. He is Uncle Simon,” she said innocently, much to the agreement of the others.

The teacher, albeit a little discomforted, explained that I was indeed a missionary. Nonetheless, the incident confirmed the stereotypical

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28

understanding of what a missionary is in the African context: a white person from the West.

The little girl who called me ‘Uncle’ spoke of what she already knew, as ministers to children are normally called Uncle or Auntie.

The revealing point of the little girl’s assertion confirmed the thoughts shared by many in Africa, that Africans cannot be missionaries.

However, as the global tide of missions shifts from the West to the rest, more and more Africans are heeding the call and are changing the mission landscape.

CONTEXTUALISATION OF MISSIONS Many of the people who answer the calling to be involved in the Great Commission are simple men and women who, despite facing challenges such as non-commitment from their churches to support them financially or opposition from family for choosing a non-paying profession, a good number of Africans are abandoning their all to carry the cross.

“ THE AFRICAN CHURCH HAS GREAT POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM THE MISSIONARY LANDSCAPE.”

For the new missionary to take his/her full place, internal resource mobilisation, vision ownership, and people development, including theology, must be given priority.

The African Church has great potential to transform the missionary landscape – it’s true that African Christians are great in number, adapt well, possess vitality of life, have the tenacity to live in hostile conditions and are ready to carry the cross just as Simon of Cyrene carried the cross for Christ in His final hour – but the potential must not be seen from the level of providing ‘labour’.

Instead, through dialogue, esteeming the church and learning from each other’s success stories, mutually beneficial resolutions can be drawn.

An opportunity beckons for Christians of the Global North and South, East and West, to serve alongside one another for the greater glory of our Father.

More remains to be done to address some of the challenges that the new missionary faces, and among these is contextualisation of missions in Africa.

pray join us in praying for OM Africa’s vision to mobilise 5,000 African workers

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OM GREECE

by Nicole James

CHURCH IN GREECE UNITED TO SERVE On almost any given day in Athens, Greece, you can find church members volunteering to help the steady stream of refugees passing through this gateway city to Europe.

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his summer alone, more than 300,000 of an estimated 400,000 plus refugees entering Europe journeyed through Greece. General Secretary of the Greek Evangelical Alliance, Fotis Romeos said: “From the very first day, all the churches have been mobilised all over Greece.”

The Church’s response since this summer – 50 to 60 Greek and migrant congregations uniting to serve the refugees – has encouraged OM Greece Leader, Gabby Markus. “We see churches from different backgrounds and different denominations coming together with the same food packages,” Fotis said. “This has created a movement of unity among the people, because we see that together we can achieve more. Together, we can be more effective.”

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“The refugee crisis only magnified our effort and our work with the churches,” said Gabby, who also chairs the steering group for the Evangelical Alliance relief effort. “It’s a tremendous opportunity for the Church to serve and build its relationship with the community.”

Most encounters with refugees are momentary, as single men and families seek to push forward quickly, leaving Greece within days of arrival, headed for the next six, seven or eight country borders they will cross before reaching their destinations.

“We don’t have time to preach to them, but we are preaching very loudly with our smiling faces and our love,” said Fotis.

Indeed, for most of the refugees, Greece only marks the beginning of the journey. But for the church in Athens, it’s a “place for us to express our love,” local pastor, Edwin said. “God moved us to move. God has put this compassion in our hearts.”

For OM, behind the scenes work is best, according to Gabby. “OM Greece exists in Greece to work in partnership with the church and to support the church for a sustainable

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5

THE GOOD NEWS LIVES ON LEAVING A GIFT IN YOUR WILL WITH OM “ Since the earliest days of OM, the very existence of our ministry has often been due in large part to the vision and generosity of donors who have left OM gifts through their estates.

Christian community,” he said. “It’s the whole idea of walking with the church in a way that even if we leave, the church will continue doing what God calls them to do.”

Pray that churches in Greece will continue to unite to serve the refugees in Jesus’ name.

Read more stories and find out how to get involved with refugee ministry across Europe. www.uk.om.org/refugees

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Several of those gifts were received at critical moments when a crucial project would either continue or cease to exist. Such bequests, both large and small, are not only a huge encouragement to our missionaries, but have become a vitally important tool for OM’s leadership in developing plans for the future work of OM.”

VASANTA’S STORY

Vasanta’s life before meeting Jesus was marked by years of struggles, addictions and doubts. After a Christian friend prayed for him one day, his life was never the same; “Suddenly there was a sensation of a ball of fire inside of me”, and after that, “I was actually going around telling everyone about Jesus.” Vasanta joined the crew of Logos in 1982 and served for a number

of years with the ship’s ministry. When Logos Hope docked in Sri Lanka in 2014, Vasantha volunteered to come take visitors through the Journey of Life experience and share the Gospel with them. Over 200 people made a commitment to follow Jesus after the Visitor Experience tour in the two ports of Galle and Hambantota.

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F2F - MATTHEW SKIRTON

by Kris Johnstone

F2F MATTHEW SKIRTON On January 4th 2016, Matthew Skirton was appointed as new OM UK Director.

Global Editor, Kris, speaks to Matthew about his ministry in Moldova and his passion for the British Church.

CAN YOU SHARE WITH US SOME OF YOUR TESTIMONY? I grew up in a Christian home on the south coast of England. Although my parents raised me going to church, as a teen I was embarrassed about going. It wasn’t until I was at university studying Mathematics that I began to experience a relationship with God. During my second year, I began reading the Bible regularly (to impress a girl). As I studied and read God’s Word and I learnt more about Him I realised that there was a transformation taking place in my life. I cannot pinpoint the time and date I became a Christian, but I can look back and see that God was working in my life.

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HOW DID YOU END UP IN MISSION? In the summer of 1992, I joined an OM Love Europe outreach in Estonia and it was then I had a sense that I wanted to be involved in some sort of Christian ministry. After my final year, I took a GAP year joining OM Love Europe in Russia before completing Discipleship Training with YWAM on their ship, Anastasis. That was an extraordinary time for me, three months on the ship and then two months in Latin America, in Guyana.

After YWAM, I joined OM long term in August 1994 distributing literature in Romania. In October of 1994, on my first trip to Romania, I heard God speak very clearly that we (my wife, Helen, and I) should go to Moldova and serve there. For 21 years we were involved in pioneering the work of OM Moldova.

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Proverbs 17:17

CAN YOU DESCRIBE ANY HIGHLIGHTS OF MINISTRY IN MOLDOVA? Seeing Moldovan young people from modest backgrounds come into our training programmes. Many joined OM and continued to grow, taking on leadership responsibilities, and are now leading the ministry – this is without question THE highlight; THE thing that we are so excited and so grateful for.

IN CONTRAST, WHAT HAVE BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES OF MINISTRY IN MOLDOVA? We faced struggles and attacks at different times, but how we got through these situations can be credited to DAILY spending time in God’s Word.

Relying on God, seeing God open doors, close doors, going ahead of us and strengthening us through many of the difficult times.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY BIBLE PASSAGE THAT YOU HAVE HELD ONTO DURING YOUR WALK WITH GOD? Matthew 6:30, “Seek first the kingdom of God...”

“ WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FACING THE CHURCH AND THE CHALLENGES FACING MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD.”

That is what we have learnt in our lives, that is what we encourage people, challenge people who work with us on our teams. Let us seek God and His kingdom first. There are so many approaches to leadership, but I have found that it is really simple if we know God, and acknowledge that He is the one in charge. Recognising that He is God and I am not is helpful!

WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE OF UK DIRECTOR? One thing that encourages me is that I see, under Gary Sloan’s leadership, a strong foundation for OM’s ministry in the UK has already been established. It is with a sense of thankfulness, but also a sense of excitement, that I can work with a team of leaders and continue to see ministries developing, and also bring some new ideas and new possibilities. I see a lot of opportunities for more partnerships and seeing British Christians involved in ministry in mission.

HOW CAN OUR PARTNERS PRAY FOR YOU AS YOU BEGIN YOUR APPOINTMENT? There is a sense that it is a new day within OM UK, not just the UK Director, but other key leaders, for whom we are very thankful for their years of service, are stepping out and moving on to other things.

Pray for a lot of wisdom and understanding.

The sons of Issachar were wise because they understood the times – (1 Chronicles 12:32).

I think we, as OM, ministering in the UK and from the UK, need to understand the times that we are living in. We need to understand the challenges facing the Church and the challenges facing missions around the world and also incredible opportunities that these changes in our continent and in our world bring.

Yes, we still need to go to the ends of the earth with the Good News, but the ends of the earth are coming to us as well. So as OM, as we work with the Church, as we esteem the Church, as we understand together how to most effectively and efficiently reach out to demonstrate the love of Christ, to demonstrate the truths of the Gospel to people, we ask for your prayers for much wisdom and discernment.

AND FOR THE SKIRTON FAMILY? Although we miss our life, ministry and the team in Moldova, we all have a sense of peace that this is where God wants us to be. Please pray for our continued adaptation to life in the UK.

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“I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”

Philippians 4:13

by Jacob

BLOG.OM.ORG An excerpt from our OM International blog, written by OM workers describing mission from their perspective. Visit blog.om.org to read more.

SERVING AS A CREATIVE IN CROSS-CULTURAL MISSIONS

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reativity. It’s a word you hear thrown around a lot in the communications world.

“Wow, you’re so creative!” Many artists, including myself, are constantly being asked, “Where do you draw your inspiration from?

Where do you get your creativity?” I always found it a bit of a funny question, because sometimes, we just don’t know. For me, it can be anything.

Literally, anything. A memory, a colour, a word.

I feel that this question is best summed up by Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple: “Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.”

“ INSPIRATION CAN BE DRAWN FROM ANYTHING. LITERALLY, ANYTHING. A MEMORY, A COLOUR, A WORD.”

We have ideas and connect them with the media we are passionate about – design, photography, videography, ceramics – whatever they may be.

For me, creativity goes back to the beginning.

I am talking way, way back. Back to when God took a rib out of Adam and made Eve. God instilled in each of us, from that moment He first breathed life into us, a desire to create. And He loves it. He loves that all of us people, bearing the imago dei, are so crazy about making connections with creation.

Serving in the Middle East as an OM MENA Communications Intern this year has been such a rewarding experience in a number of ways, but one of the most rewarding parts has been working around people who further inspire your creativity. In the same way that God created us to create, He also created us to be with each other (hint: the whole Eve thing).

God designed us to create but to not create alone. He made us to create alongside each other. I find this to be such an amazingly beautiful thing. It’s not always easy working with others; I am sure Adam and Eve argued too.

For me, more inspiration and creativity comes from working with my teammates. We live life alongside each other while also working and creating together. Like I said, it’s not always easy, but the creations that come out of our working together are some of the best. By rubbing shoulders on a regular basis and learning from one another, we inspire each other to create.

Working overseas as a creative is one of the best things you can do. Not only are you interacting with a new culture and place, but you’re learning how to connect with it, in every sense of the word.

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by Kris Johnstone

BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION The most technological savvy and connected generation ever to exist, GenZ is the newest term coined to describe young people born from 1995 onwards.

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ay what you will about the selfie generation – they might appear to be insular and self absorbed, yet research indicates that they are to be one of the most outward looking, and philanthropic generation to date. This begs the question, why are they leaving the Church?

“Many young people seem to leave the Church when they leave school,” identifies TeenStreet UK Coordinator, Meg. “I feel the most significant reason is that many young people carry their parents’ faith and when they reach adolescence – Christianity just doesn’t make sense to them anymore.”

“We need to help teens make their own decisions based on convictions they’ve reached for themselves,” suggests Meg, who believes OM’s European Youth Event, TeenStreet, seeks to do just

that. “We want to work with the Church to empower Christian teens to have a real friendship with Jesus so that they can reflect Him in their world. When they discover a relationship with God for themselves, it gives them their own reason to stay in church!”

The developing relationship between OM and Folkestone Baptist Church highlights how the church can support its teens. “Attending TeenStreet directly resulted in the growth of our youths’ faith,” encourages Pastor Chris. “Three of our teens returned home and (by themselves) started up a CU at school. It has been encouraging to see it grow and they’ve hosted several outreaches to see that happen.”

“The young people are taking an active part in the life of the Church and TeenStreet is a source of inspiration and ideas. Even on a practical level, TeenStreet is great value as the accommodation and catering is included in the cost,” recognises Chris. “Our church fully supports the teens, helping to raise funds to make it even more affordable.”

“I would encourage other churches to get involved in TeenStreet. It builds faith, it strengthens the bond between young people and their commitment whilst encouraging them to be missional.”

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SHARE YOUR FAITH WITH REFUGEES AT TRANSFORM In 2015, Europe witnessed an influx of refugees seeking hope. In 2016, can we offer them refuge?

This summer in Spain, you are invited to join Transform, one of OM’s short term training conferences. This year, looking at the theme, Refugee, you can expect to receive teaching from God’s Word alongside practical workshops designed to help you to share your faith more effectively.

Put your learning and gifts into practice by joining one of 30 short-term trips across the Mediterranean, including several ministries with refugees. Join us, use your gifts and share your faith this summer.

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