“We were strangers, and they called us over to bless us. They didn’t have to give us anything—let alone everything—but they did it with smiles on their faces. They didn’t know us; they didn’t expect anything in return; they just gave,” remembers Nicole.

“After interviewing these women, I realised that their stories impacted me way more than I expected them to,” admits Ava. “It gave me a glimpse of the true reality of living out your life as a believing mother. The reality that loving and being obedient to God could mean going to a developing country or a high-security risk country closed off to the gospel, downsizing your comfort level or just doing the things that seem like the hardest thing to do in your life, all because God said to do it.”

OM, in cooperation with the local church, has sent believers to serve in a village where unreached people groups live. Shortly after, some local people repented and decided to follow Jesus. Now a vibrant church has been started.

“I wanted to know what it takes to be a missionary mom, a mom living cross-culturally or just a believing mother. I think it is important for single missionaries—and young ladies in general—to take note of what they have to say to help build a foundation for our future lives as missionary moms or moms who follow Jesus,” explains Ava. “To achieve this task, well, to some degree, I talked with three mothers, from three different countries, in three different stages in their lives.”

God uses OMers to show His love to local believers, who then spread that love to their own communities.

Workers in Central Asia walk alongside local believers and share small bits of truth with those they live among.

Sharing God's love can result in persecution and impact believers' families, as one OMer learns while visiting a friend.

When a short-term outreach team finds openness among an unreached people group, their church gets motivated to send more people.

OM worker Sokhem shares his testimony of leaving Buddhism to follow Jesus.

Three artists from OM's Incarnate created artwork that reflected the local Hakka culture as well as Christian values. The result: conversation.

Three weeks after an earthquake and tsunami devastate Sulawesi, Indonesia, people are still showing their resilience and strength to overcome challenges.

OMer Joelma (Brazil) answers questions about her life and ministry in Cambodia.