The serenity of God’s creation made room for women to meet their grief face to face. Not alone, but with safe people standing beside them.

“I think one of the biggest challenges I have struggled with is being flexible when plans change. Spain really helped me to practice flexibility while working through setting up my own structure that catered to my needs.”

As I look back on camps this summer, I am proud of the work and care that made them possible. I am thankful that God uses people, like me, to do his work.

God, in his wisdom and creativity, has given us a multitude of tools to build His Kingdom. Businesspeople are not merely financial supporters of ministry, but integral participants.

Some of our regional team were able to visit the team in Catania, Sicily. Here is a visual diary of some of the ministry happening there through OMS.

I decided that missions was definitely not for me. There was no way I was going to rely on others (or God) for my complete well-being. God had other plans.

Throughout this month I have been learning that God works in His own time, and that whether or not I see a tangible impact, I should trust Him who called me and work with all my heart as working for the Lord.

Traditionally, international missions has been organized through a church, but social entrepreneurship seeks to impact people through small businesses.

We still want to encourage our teams to be part of something bigger than ourselves. And we still want to be loyal to an organization and have that organization be loyal to us.

A small group crossed the border into Ukraine on February 27. What we didn’t know at the time was that this would be the first trip of many.

When I came to help out in Hungary with refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine I thought I would be really helpful because I speak Russian. I didn’t expect to have such a close and personal experience.

Kevin and Debbie Nelson are long-term OMS missionaries based out of Kyiv, Ukraine. When the Russians launched a mass invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Nelsons were in Budapest, as they had - like many other internationals - been evacuated a month beforehand.