Following the death of George Verwer, who founded Operation Mobilization, ministry leaders are reflecting on his "radical" devotion to spreading the Gospel and his lasting impact on global Evangelical missions.
The impact of George Verwer, the mission pioneer who has just died (see obituary here), was so extensive that for me, as with many others, he has seemed like a constant influence, even though we never met. My first encounter with his work was when one of the OM ships .
A while ago, en adopted the logo at the top of this column which represents a person running the race of faith in Christ. It’s a Biblical picture, of course, and it is one that the late George Verwer (p.2) used too. In his book Revolution of Love, Verwer finishes .
In the news this week: Rishi Sunak backs the ‘fundamental importance’ of biological sex, the Netherlands expands euthanasia to children of all ages, and we remember the life of the evangelist and founder of Operation Mobilisation George Verwer.