The National Council of the Good Shepherd Community Churches installed Rev. Alfred E. Franks as its first Bishop on 21 August.

To transform Africa through it's young people, OM Zambia is providing whole-life coaching to teach how to disciple a team and incorporate biblical valuse into coaching.

A vacation programme for children in Buenos Aires has led mothers to ask questions about the Christian faith and start a small Bible study to learn more.

OM Finland and local churches bring the truth of the Bible to children through kids' clubs and fun activities.

God answers two specific prayers during an outreach in Mozambique.

Three men will walk 2000km, from Cairns to Stanthorpe in Australia. Each mile will represent a language that does not yet have the Word of God. Visit their website at the2000walk.com.

OM's bi-annual conference for new recruits began 24 August. Pray for the 257 new workers participating in the conference.

Carmen Laura, 15, lives in a remote indigenous area in Guatemala. She was recently diagnosed with a serious heart disease and needs surgery as soon as possible. OM Guatemala is seeking to raise the $1000 USA needed for her surgery.

OM Costa Rica shared the Good News of Christ and handed out tracts in downtown San José during the World Cup.

After three months of applying for a visa to work with the OM team in Zurich, the pressure is gone for Catherine. Pray for others like Catherine who are applying for visas to serve in Europe.

Paths cross again unexpectedly between two who were aboard Logos II 15 years ago.

An OMer working the OM booth at the Keswick Convention in the UK meets a man who's life was changed by OM many years ago.

AIDSLink, in partnership with OM and Business for Transformation, is training members of an HIV support group in small business development from 14 - 26 August.

OM Pakistan teams distribute food to hundreds of families in hard-hit parts of the country. Please continue praying for Pakistan and for endurance for relief workers.

Teens from 19 countries participated in TeenStreet last week in Oldenburg, Germany. Pray their faith continues strong as they reintegrate into daily life.

This year, OM Nepal offered a discipleship and outreach summer camp for high school students. The students have since returned home; please pray that they will continue to share what they learned.

God creates a divine appointment between two Dutch-speaking women in South Africa.

Five Costa Ricans visited India in July to volunteer with those in greatest need. The hope is that these five, and many more from Latin America, will catch the vision for bringing God's love to the countries of the world.

OM Hong Kong recently moved offices from a commercial district to one of the poorest districts in the city to better reach the needs of the community.

OM Sweden ministers to teens in a successful Saturday night youth centre ministry called 'Underground'.