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Here's all the latest news from our overseas and homeland missionaries around the world. You can also find out more about events taking place within the UK as well as forthcoming opportunities to serve with OMS.

22 August 2012

Update from the Forsythes

During the month of July we spent three weeks doing C. R. O. S. S training at the OMS headquarters, Indianapolis. Cross stands for Cultural, Relational, Organisational, Strategic, and Spiritual. C.R.O.S.S training is a really valuable experience as it gives you time and opportunity to learn...

22 August 2012

Mullingar Team Report

On 21st July, the team from N.Ireland headed off to Mullingar to work with John and Rita Vogan at Free Grace Evangelical. The church is situated in a large housing estate (around 15,000 people) close to the centre of the town. There are many young families living there and the potential for...

19 August 2012

Holiday Club

“At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.” Lucas...

18 August 2012

Summer Holidays

Thanks to some friends, who generously lent us their holiday cottage in a village in the south western coast of Scotland, we enjoyed a wonderful week relaxing as a family. We discovered 2 beautiful beaches almost completely for ourselves, we built sand and shell castles, visited three ancient...

18 August 2012

Olympic Games in Glasgow

The fever of Olympic sports reached Glasgow earlier than the inauguration in London. Hampden Park welcomed the football players of Colombia and Korea on the 25th of July (the birthday of my home city, Guayaquil). The next day early in the morning two trains took us to a that very same place....

07 August 2012

A blessed weekend !

This past weekend, we were so privileged to welcome our friends from Nelspruit, South Africa. I (Melvin) met Steve and Liz Lambert (pictured at the end of the table) back in 2005/6 when I once visited their church. At each turn in the road, their friendship and help has been such a blessing to...

04 August 2012

Reek Sunday

At 2510ft above sea level, Croagh Patrick mountain is the most important Catholic pilgrimage in Ireland. According to Christian tradition, St. Patrick went up the sacred mountain at festival time in 441 AD. After fasting at the summit for 40 days, he banished all the snakes and demons from...

02 August 2012

‘Business on the beach’

Well I think you’ll agree Nisha and Anya are very cute and are really enjoying their ice lollies, but we have a different subject matter this week…… Thank you for all those that were praying for the meetings I had last week with our field director, David. And to those of you who...

26 July 2012

Rock of Horeb camp, Spain

Camp Prayer Tower Is there a special place where you have met with God and He has spoken to you? A place whose memories warm your heart? Rock of Horeb camp in Spain is just such a place to hundreds of Spaniards. The camp is a beautiful facility located 60 miles east of Madrid which serves the...

26 July 2012

South Wales/South West England OMS Regional Day

Saturday 29th September 2012 Newbridge Pentecostal Church Golden Grove, Newbridge, Gwent. NP11 4FE Meetings at 3.30pm & 6.30pm (refreshments provided between meetings). Speakers include: Jonathan & Esther Heath (S.Pacific) – afternoon meeting Sandor Szabados (Hungary) Donald Coulter...