Challenges of relief response in Myanmar

Every humanitarian situation has unique challenges. When hundreds of thousands of Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans poured through Southern Europe, relief agencies were already stretched by responses in Syria, Nepal and the Central African Republic. Countless families stood...
A young girl’s fear

A young girl’s fear

May* graduated from the school set up by OM at the Thailand-Myanmar Border in March 2020. She was Grade 6 at that time and had been in the school for eight years. Now at 16 years old, she is no longer going to school like many young people in Myanmar. Her parents had...
No Longer Invisible

No Longer Invisible

Mai* and her family are Jesus followers⁠ in a Southeast Asian country. Her father is the local pastor of an impoverished village. A few years after she committed her future to God, she joined the OM team in that country and initiated a preschool project in her...
Reaching out to vulnerable families in Cambodia

Reaching out to vulnerable families in Cambodia

Like other countries, COVID-19 has had a major impact on Cambodia these past few months. Many people lost their jobs, especially manual labourers, but even those with good jobs have been laid off as businesses and tourism shut down. In rural villages, people could at...
Practical gifts of love

Practical gifts of love

Deep in the remote rural villages at the Thailand-Myanmar Border, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the livelihood of the largely agrarian communities that reside in these villages. Due to restrictions in their movements, they have not been able to transport their...