OMS Outreach Jan-Apr 2014 | Page 28

The Viral Spread of Mahabba – A Movement to Reach Muslims By Gordon Hickson, National Coordinator of Mahabba and an OMS Ministry Partner In 2005, Tim Green returned to Oxford, England, after 18 years of ministry in Pakistan, and soon, the seeds were planted for what has now become a national network to reach Muslims. Tim and I began weekly early morning prayer meetings for those with a passion to reach Muslims. Amazingly, this has now become a cross-denominational ministry called Mahabba, which means love in Arabic. The ministry mobilizes hundreds of churches and church leaders, who in turn, motivate thousands of ordinary Christians to love their Muslim neighbors and unveil Jesus to them. As you may know, Jesus is coming to Muslims in visions and dreams, and many are looking for insight and answers about what is happening. European Muslims are now ripe for harvest. One Muslim convert in Stockholm has 28