OMS Stories

Miracles and God’s Faithfulness
BY: Susan Loobie, OMS Communications | September 28, 2022
Like many, Warren and Velma Hardig received their call to missions because of their relationships with other people … specifically...

Dirt and Cigarette Butts
BY: Brad M, OMS Missionary | September 19, 2022
I went on to explain that doing a good work is like adding one drop of clean water to this filthy glass. No matter how many drops of...

An Act of Faith
BY: OMS | August 31, 2022
“It was there that God really began to show us the gifts that he had given us, and we began to exercise those gifts in the seminary,”...

Moving Mission Fields
BY: Madi Anderson, Summer Communications Intern | August 22, 2022
The couple served at the OMS World HQ for 32 years, a mission field that they never fathomed to serve in. Through their time in ministry,...

Will God Protect You?
BY: OMS | August 02, 2022
While involved in missions, both Roger and Mary Lou’s faith was tested with the question, “Will God protect you?”

Another Valley, Another Victory
BY: Madi Anderson, OMS Summer Intern | July 11, 2022
Years after fulfilling his call to missions, Henry died of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which left Valetta in the expansive California city with...

Feeling His Presence
BY: Maddie Anderson, OMS Summer Intern | June 07, 2022
Watching the European countryside from a metro and feeling the presence of God …
Korea, a Country Divided
BY: P and M*, OMS Regional Directors for Asia/Pacific | May 26, 2022
Minefields make simply going south impossible for North Koreans so those who are able to leave go via China, and then Thailand, to South...

Shell Shocked in Ukraine
BY: Randy Marshall, OMS Missionary | April 20, 2022
When the Russian army began a serious assault on the city, her mom escaped, but her dad stayed—even though there was constant warfare and...

Turning From Despair to Joy
BY: Valeene Hayes, Retired OMS Missionary to Haiti | April 04, 2022
Whether we understand it or not, when we feel despair within ourselves, our marriages, our children, our families, our health, our work,...