Touching Lives: First TeenStreet Philippines
After over 10 years of praying, the Philippines had its first-ever TeenStreet!
First ever TeenStreet to be held in the Philippines
One hundred Filipino teens, aged 12-18 are expected to come to the five-day event of fun, learning and life-changing encounters in Cebu.
Surigao City earthquake victims need trauma counselling
OM Philippines send staff to assess the earthquake damages in Surigao City and provide needed disaster relief training.
ALS gradutation inspires
OM Philippines helps train and provide school drop-outs with the opportunity to earn their elementary or high school diploma.
A Baptism and a feast
A teenage girl's courage and boldness opens door for family´s salvation (Philippines).
More partners in Christ raised up
OM Philippines receives a short-term mission team from Hong Kong.
OM Philippines celebrates 25 years of ministry
OM Philippines celebrates 25 years of transforming lives and communities.
Bringing good news to the islands
An Out of the Comfort Zone team experiences island life as they bring Christ’s love to children and families on Gilutungan and Kinatarcan Island.
Extraordinary volunteers
Subic Bay, Philippines :: Local volunteers share their stories and experiences on Logos Hope.
Unwavering support
Subic Bay, Philippines :: Logos Hope’s Official Opening in Subic Bay is blessed by the attendance of pastors who have stood with the ship’s ministry since its first visit.
Channels of hope
Cebu, Philippines :: A full-day workshop on HIV and AIDS is held on board Logos Hope to encourage churches and voluntary organisations to reach out to those living with HIV and AIDS.
Refreshing in God’s love
Cebu, Philippines :: Pastors and their wives who serve in the region affected by Typhoon Haiyan are invited on board for a time of rest and refreshment.
Intentional relationships open doors
Three boys who sell fish become “men of peace” for the DreamAsia+ team in three of the poorest Muslim communities in the Philippines.
Construction of 20 homes unites people
20 A-frame houses and a Sunday School building destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan have been built by OM Philippines these past three months.
School drop-outs receive holistic education
OM Philippines’ Alternative Learning System teachers visit the homes of students in an effort to connect with their parents and encourage further education.
Challenged to think differently
Six young people joined STEP OUT 2014 and an outreach in the Philippines to challenge their comfort zones, and they were not disappointed.
Freely received, freely given
OM Philippines received a huge donation of brand new clothing, shoes and food packs for Typhoon Haiyan victims.
Operation Safe multiplied
OM Philippines hosts camps for children affected by recent trauma that facilitate emotional restoration through dance, songs, crafts, Bible stories and more.
Challenged to take the walk
OM Philippines completes their annual mission training and exposure programme in the tribal areas of Palawan, Philippines.
First starter homes completed, more to go
OM Philippines’ relief operations reach a significant milestone with the completion and handover of its first housing project in Northern Cebu.
Livelihood training for the destitute and devastated
OM Philippines hosts micro-business workshops that offer a future with hope.
Weekend getaway restores hope
Over 50 pastors and family members from Tacloban enjoy a weekend getaway organised by OM Philippines from 7-9 March.
Into the last frontier
From 8-26 April, OM Philippines will host their annual short-term missions conference GO EXTRA MILE in Palawan for the first time ever.
Fire in cemetery leaves 7,000 homeless
Seven thousand were reported homeless after fire destroyed homes in Lorega cemetery, Cebu City, on 18 March. OM helps provide basic relief.
The day the earth moved
OM Philippines brings relief to the earthquake-shattered island of Bohol.
Running the relief marathon
How OM Philippines is making a long-term difference in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.
Journey towards recovery
OM Philippines-Cebu conducts critical incident stress debriefing training with partner organisations and churches in Cebu City, Northern Cebu and Bohol Island.
Not forgotten this Christmas
From Leyte Island to Northern Cebu to Bohol Island, the Christmas season brought overwhelming joy to many who received provision and care from OM Philippines.
Christmas parties and food packages
On 24 December, OM Philippines-Cebu witnessed the overflowing joy of about 135 families during Christmas parties they hosted in two typhoon-affected areas.
Christmas cheer for poor children in Tacloban
Students from OM Philippines-Cebu's Alternative Learning System bring children joy through a Christmas party, following the trauma caused by Bohol earthquake and Typhoon Haiyan.
A heart for Leyte Island
OM Philippines Field Leader Sally Ababa is concerned about the damage residents of Leyte Island face as clean-up efforts move forward.
OM starts reconstruction in three locations
As local markets begin to re-establish themselves, the OM Philippines crisis response team takes steps towards reconstruction in Tacloban, Bohol and Northern Cebu.
Fully operational this week
After taking inventory of the relief effort, OM Philippines workers, in partnership with churches, distribute relief necessities to some of the least-reached disaster sites.
Leyte Island still in dark
A team of three from OM Philippines travel to Leyte Island to assess the situation and connect with local churches.
Typhoon Haiyan slams the Philippines
One of the strongest typhoons ever to hit land slammed the Philippines on Friday, 15 November, forcing millions to take shelter. OM Philippines responds.
OM Philippines participates in Run for the World
OM SportsLink hosts a local R4TW race to engage those involved with OM Philippines-Cebu Ministries and encourage people to pray for the nations.
Immediate relief to earthquake-affected area
OM Philippines partners with the local church to provide water and food in areas hit by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on 15 October.
Serving beyond their comfort zones
Marie Reyes from Australia led the Out of the Comfort Zone Cebu team, and shares lessons she learnt during the two-week outreach.
God's amazing favour
Forty new students registered for OM Philippines-Cebu’s Alternative Learning System (ALS) programme in June, and by faith, their financial needs have been met.
Three million and counting…
OM Ships’ vessel Logos Hope welcomes her three millionth visitor on board while in Puerto Princesa, Philippines.
Holiday Bible class becomes community event
The OM Philippines-Cebu team, in partnership with the local church, touches the lives of young and old through a five-day Bible class.
Children from the slum graduate
Nineteen boys and girls graduated from Fishport Kids Tutorial Club's day care programme in Manila, Philippines, this month.
Trekking to see lives changed
Home to many mountain tribal people, most of whom practice animism, Banaue will host this year’s Go Extra Mile outreach from 9-24 April.
Empowering sustainable ministries
OM Philippines will host three training sessions this month in an effort to see sustainable, transformational and developmental ministries grow in Cebu City.
Trapped!
OM Philippines meets some of the young girls caught in the rising tide of underage sex tourism.
In the aftermath of Typhoon Pablo
OM Philippines sees signs of hope in the midst of tragic loss while extending help to churches wrecked by Typhoon Pablo (Bopha).
School project impacts community
A school-wide clean-up drive organised by OM Philippines' Sudlon II students becomes a community-wide clean-up drive hosted the third Saturday of every month.
Floods and earthquakes shake up a nation
Although a flash flood inundated most of Metro Manila, Central and North Luzon in the Philippines, recent earthquakes have shaken up the nation even more.
A promising start
Through people like Arayk, locals have started to listen to God's word and are responding to it in a small town.