Regional Snapshot
2021 and early 2022 saw OMS ’ Europe / Middle East region band together to meet people ’ s spiritual and physical needs . In the fall of 2021 , regional missionaries gathered for a work trip to Spain ’ s Peña de Horeb Camp , where they assisted in overdue post-COVID-19 maintenance and updates .
The team continued to unify when war broke out in Ukraine . Missionaries from all over the region flew to Budapest , Hungary , to assist in transporting food and humanitarian supplies to the Hungary-Ukraine border . Despite COVID-19 and other difficulties , the region is set to become more collaborative in order to make disciples of all nations .
Out of a stronger region emerge more opportunities for far-reaching ministry and business-as-mission endeavors , such as the start of the American Preschool Academy , which will reach hundreds of children and families throughout Budapest . By God ’ s grace , the preschool will have a lasting impact for Christ on the youth of the nation .
When P * traveled to Hungary from his home in Israel to assist in the relief effort for Ukrainian war refugees , he wasn ’ t sure what to expect . Growing up as an Arab minority in Israel , he is no stranger to deep-seated feelings of prejudice and anger toward other people groups . Yet , he is also the first to share about his life change that came from accepting God ’ s love and grace and how , following that transformation , he fell in love with and married a Jewish woman from Ukraine . At the border , P served alongside a young Ukrainian student who had fled the country just days before and had returned to participate in relief efforts . As they worked , the young man asked P why he thought the war was happening . This opened the door for P to share some of his story with the young man . He shared about sin and how we all fall short of the glory of God , but that God ’ s grace is sufficient to mend even the deepest wounds and prejudices . Although P pictured himself doing very different things at the Ukrainian border , God placed him exactly where he was needed to share his unique experience with a young man who was searching for answers .
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