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George Verwer is the Founder and former
International Director of Operation Mobilisation, which is a ministry
of evangelism, discipleship training and church planting. George led Operation
Mobilisation for over 40 years before stepping down in August 2003. George
has a burning concern for vital, propagating and revolutionary Christianity
in his own life and in those he meets.
Saved at the age of 16 in a Jack Wyrtzen meeting
in which Billy Graham spoke in Madison Square Garden, New
York, George returned to his school in northern New Jersey.
Within a year about 200 of his classmates had found a relationship
with the living God through Jesus Christ. Shortly after
his conversion he said to God, "Only one thing I want
in life: I want to learn to pray, to love you, I want
to know you and commune with you." He has not moved
from that principle.
George had a growing conviction to share the
Word of God on foreign soil. He started with distribution
of Gospels of John in Mexico along with two friends. This
continued with others during summer holidays - beginning
in Mexico in 1957.
Attending Maryville College after high school,
he transferred to Moody Bible Institute where he met a girl,
Drena, who was a fellow student and later become his wife.
They went to Spain where in 1961 the work of OM was born.
The goal, always the same, is to get to know God together
in discipling young Christians while concurrently carrying
out a rigorous programme of world evangelism.
Today OM reaches across the world through
two ships and over 4,000 people working in over 80 nations
to make Christ known in the lives of all they meet. George
has raised up dedicated leadership to pursue this task across
the world.
George and his wife, Drena, have three adult
children and five grandchildren. They make their home in
England.
George shares the Christian revolution of
love and balance right around the world. He starts at home
emphasizing the need to worship God, live in fellowship
with one another by walking in the light, and live a disciplined
life of victory as forgiven, repentant, Cross-centered Christians.
In August 2003 George handed over the international
leadership of the work of Operation Mobilization to Peter
Maiden, who was the Associate International Director for
15 years. George and his wife are now involved in Special
Projects Ministries full-time. They still travel and take
meetings around the world.
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