The nation of Zimbabwe has often been in recent news headlines for all the wrong reasons. However, teams of Christian workers serving with Operation Mobilisation (OM) are experiencing an increasing openness to the Gospel in response to citizens’ daily hardship, reports Operation Mobilisation. Building on that opportunity, a range of training initiatives are being pioneered in 2011 that will see local believers equipped for outreach and mission service. Combined with the team’s existing mission programmes, these developments are bringing much needed hope to this troubled land. Established for many years, OM’s ministry activities in Zimbabwe are run in conjunction with local churches. Amongst the various projects this partnership has facilitated is a decade-old medical mission to the Tonga people in the Zambezi Valley and a range of evangelistic meetings to crowds gathered at screenings of last year’s World Cup. Local Christians have not only been inspired by these activities but also encouraged to actually participate in them, both short and long-term. OM Zimbabwe’s plans for 2011 include training church and youth leaders in sports ministry and organising a month of prayer with congregations across the country. Focus camps have also been arranged to introduce mission opportunities to young Christians who are seeking the Lord’s direction for their future. Like all 5,500 OM workers around the world, those who serve on the team in Zimbabwe are unpaid volunteers. Each member is required to raise their own financial support from friends, family and home churches. The continuing global recession has however affected the team’s finances and remains a constant source of prayer. To find out more about OM ministry teams around the world and how to be involved, visit www.uk.om.org.
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