Sports can provide opportunities for conversations about right and wrong. Coaches Rhoda (Zambia) and Rojas (Tanzania) share stories of lives transformed by sports ministries in Africa.
Zambia
A request for a ball has led to transformation in the lives of girls on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.
The behind-the-scenes work of the finance teams at the OM offices throughout Africa has seen an influx of new workers at just the right time.
Lorrin recently took on the role of children's ministry coordinator for Africa Area. Her own childhood experiences inspired Lorrin to provide a safe space for young people where they can be fed spiritually and physically.
A prayer meeting for children and teenagers in Zambia has had a far-reaching impact on their friends, families and the local community.
In celebration of International Women's Day, we recognise and celebrate the women around the world who selflessly serve God's kingdom impacting their communities through OM's ministries. Through the hundreds of ministries that OM has in different countries and cultural contexts, women serve in a variety of ways, often taking up a combination of roles building up the Body of Christ.
Africa is emerging from its historic role as a place missionaries go to and becoming a vibrant sending area.
“Missions is one way we serve Him,” Tewana said. “We can serve Him wherever He would choose to send us, to children, at home with your family…I would say seek His face so that you will know that you are doing what He wants."
God prepared Stephanie to train teachers in Zambia through her family legacy and the skills her parents taught her.
Along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, new Jesus followers were not content to keep the good news to themselves. Instead, they started to share with neighbouring areas.