Timeline History of OM
1955 :
One woman prays
Trip to Mexico
: 1957
First European Summer Outreach; long-term teams enter Middle East & North Africa
: 1962
1958 :
1st Christmas Crusade in Mexico City
1960 :
Work begins in Spain as
SEND THE LIGHT
1963 :
Teams go to Israel & India
Work begins in Communist Eastern Europe
: 1966
1967 :
Teams begin distributing literature in Iraq, Syria & Kuwait
Work begins in Afghanistan & Nepal
: 1968
1970 :
LOGOS
ship is purchased
DOULOS
ship is purchased
: 1977
1980 :
Work begins in Pakistan
1981 :
Name changed to
Operation Mobilization
1982 :
Logos visits China; Afghan refugee ministry begins
LOGOS
shipwrecked in S. America
: 1988
1988 :
LOGOS II
purchased
OPERATION MERCY
begins in response to Gulf War
: 1991
1989 :
LOVE EUROPE
Summer Outreach begins with over 7000 people. Hundreds join long-term.
LOGOS HOPE
purchased
: 2004
2007 :
OM celebrates 50 years!