George Verwer
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George Verwer (born ca 1939) is an American and the founder of Operation Mobilisation (OM), a Christian organisation of short-term missions. Verwer has written several books on various Christian themes. He is a passionate advocate of radical discipleship as the only legitimate option for people who believe in Jesus.
When he was a pupil at Ramsey High School in New Jersey, he went to a Jack Wyrtzen meeting in which Billy Graham spoke in Madison Square Garden, New York. There he was converted to become a Christian, at the age of 16. Within a year, about 200 of his classmates became Christians.
He had a growing conviction to share the Word of God on foreign soil. He started with distribution of Gospels of John in Mexico in 1957 along with two friends. They called this operation "Send the Light". This continued with others during summer holidays.
After high school, he attended Maryville College and then transferred to Moody Bible Institute where he met his wife, Drena, who was a fellow student. They went to Spain where in 1961 the work of OM was born.
Drena and George had three children. George became a naturalized British Citizen, and they live in Kent.
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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[edit] Other facts
- Verwer also used the same name "Send the Light" for a book-exporting operation to India based in the UK. Although no longer associated with Verwer, this has since developed into Send the Light, which is today the largest Christian book distributor in the UK.
- George was once thrown out of the USSR accused of being a spy, and as a result of this the name Operation Mobilisation was born.
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[edit] Books
- George Verwer, Literature Evangelism, Send the Light, 1977. ISBN 0963090836
- George Verwer, No Turning Back, Send the Light, 1983. ISBN 1850782504
- George Verwer, The Revolution of Love, Authentic Lifestyle, 1989. ISBN 1850780455
- George Verwer, Hunger For Reality, IBS-STL, 1997. ISBN 1850782490
- George Verwer, Out Of The Comfort Zone, Bethany House Publishers, 2001. ISBN 0764224786
- Dan Davidson, Dave Davidson, George Verwer, God's Great Ambition, ThinkWow.com, 2001. ISBN 096361777X
[edit] Audio Books
- George Verwer, There Is A 29th Chapter To Acts, Oasis Audio, 2000. ISBN 1886463751
- If You're Not Called To Stay Then Go!
- Lukewarm No More
- Straight From The Heart
- Failure, Restoration, Forgiveness: Confessions of a Weak Servant
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