Relief and Development

Dolly uses her experience to serve and support women from Ukraine and many other nations in Poland. Photo by Lennard Prediger
In the 1990s, Dolly King served in Ukraine with her husband and four children. In 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Dolly was inspired to resume her ministry abroad, this time in Poland to serve Ukrainians and others in need.
Relief efforts following the landslide in Mulitaka, in Papua New Guinea, in May, 2024.
The devastating landslide in Mulitaka, Enga Province, on May 24, 2024, killed 162 people and displaced thousands of people. The OM team in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been heavily involved in relief efforts.
People celebrate Yalda, the Persian festival of light, at OM's community centre in Warsaw.
Arwa, Arman and their young children, like many thousands of others, decided to leave their country of origin to seek a better life in Poland. Poland, the bridge between East and West, and a vibrant European nation of 38 million, offers a home for people from other Slavic countries, the Middle East, Asia and Africa who experience limited freedom or access to followers of Jesus and His message of peace and restoration. In seeking economic stability, this family discovered God loves and cares for them personally.
About 230,000 buildings have been damaged since the earthquakes in southeast Turkey in February 2023. Thousands have been displaced and have been in temporary and semi-temporary shelters since. Reconstruction will take years. Photo by Ellyn Schellenberg.
Over a year ago, early in the morning of February 6th, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, followed by large aftershocks, took place in the southeastern part of Turkey. Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus and Israel also felt its effects. Teams in Turkey wanted to encourage communities of Jesus followers to bring relief and help to those affected.
Andrew works among refugees and asylum seekers in Birmingham and the Black Country. OM writer Nicky Andrews asked him about the ministry he is a part of — revealing the joys and challenges he faces each week, and the steadfast calling which keeps him going.
Heavy fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April 2023, devastating many residential areas and causing a critical lack of food, water and medical care for people in affected areas.
OM is continuing to support Jesus followers in Sudan as they share Jesus’ love in word and action amid a continuing humanitarian crisis.