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Australia News

OM Australia Finds a Home

On Monday December 12th at 3.30pm, OM Australia settled on their first ever permanent home, after renting for over 20 years. The building is located in Blackburn North in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Handing over the keys OMA National Director, Jonathan Rodwell, met the owner outside the building for a ceremonial exchanging of the cheque and the keys. The OMA team joined them where they took photos, rejoiced in God’s provision and committed the building to the Lord.

On his return to the office a faithful old OMer who had served on the ships for many years, rang Jonathan to say, “Well, I’ve got $12,500 in the bank and I reckon I only need about $2,500 to live on; so why don’t I send you $10,000 and if I need it later you can give it back to me.” This man does not have a lot and lives a simple life. Jonathan and the team were again touched by the generosity of God’s people. As we have regularly seen, the funds will so often come from those who you would least expect it from.

OMA are praying for God to provide a tenant to rent the majority of the building as the existing tenant leaves at the end of the year.

The board and staff are grateful to God and to all those who have partnered with them over these past several months both financially and in prayer.

The whole team at OMA are anticipating that the building will be used to see more recruits, more training, more funds raised, more awareness of global needs and opportunities, and thus more effective ministry to see God’s Kingdom grow.

The team celebrating outside the new building

13 December 2011

TeenStreet QLD

TeenStreet QLD 2011 In Queensland, Australia, 170 teens and leaders joined for TeenStreet from 4-9 July. Although only in its second year, the event has gained momentum. OM witnessed God's faithfulness in the teens' lives through the sessions of teaching by Dan and Suzie Potter (USA), the small group times, Throne Room worship experiences and the "Hands and Feet" outreach.

A steady stream of testimonies from both teens and parents has since flowed into OM workers' inboxes and on Facebook pages, giving glory to God for what He has done in the teens' lives. "Before TeenStreet, I wasn't close to God at all," shared one teen. "Now I feel that I am truly friends with Him and I will keep having "shhh" times and reading the Bible and praying. Also before TeenStreet I didn't have any Christian friends but now I have my NET Group and my coaches to ask for support."

On the other side of the world, TeenStreet in Germany begins preparations on site in Offenburg to receive teenagers from around Europe from 30 July - 6 August. Volunteers are busy preparing the main hall stage, Art Zone, Interaction Zone, café, outreach day, translation system and more. Josh and Debs Walker (USA/Ireland) will lead the teens in a programme based on experiencing the "REAL" Jesus by getting to know the Jesus of the Bible and who He is today.

Praise God for the successful TeenStreet in Australia. Please pray that God's presence will be real to teens in Germany next week. Pray that TeenStreet experiences around the world will spur teens on to greater relationship with God.

TeenStreet Adelaide October 10 – 15, still has vacancies. For information visit www.teenstreet.org.au

27 July 2011