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Bringing the gift of hope to Namibia

Walvis Bay, Namibia:: The Vice President of Namibia officially opens Logos Hope as she visits the country.




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The invisible woman

Walvis Bay, Namibia :: Local women attend a challenging discipleship event on board Logos Hope




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The future in a bubble

Rodrieck and Geraldine Snyders of Walvis Bay, Namibia, have committed themselves to giving back to God—and they’re using fish to do it.




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Life and light on the Kuiseb

Two native Namibians stand as the only Christians in their community




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Let there be chickens

OM Namibia partners with local pastor in community business effort raising chickens.




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The Namibian road to Emmaus

A new missions experience in Namibia is not as much a programme as it is a journey.




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Moving powerfully in the lives of teens

On 1 July 350 teens and leaders poured into the University of Queensland, Australia, for five days of fun and discipleship.




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Prayer and the Word of God changes lives

OM worker is amazed to see God change lives, as he peers over his book table on a busy Muslim street in Australia.




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Living out the message of God

Team members of MAP Australia seek to live out the message of the Gospel to all people, no matter how sympathetic or opposed.




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Climbing for the Jogini Girls in India

On 22 August, 150 people climbed in the inaugural OM Boonah Freedom Climb to raise awareness and funding for the Jogini girls of India.




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The one true goal of God

Tillmann Klein, facilitator for OM’s Muslim Diaspora Ministry network, shares how work among displaced Muslims reflects God’s heart for all people.




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The way I see it  - When it means what it says

It matters not if we are from 200 countries; we are one in Christ and shall be for eternity. OMNI-team member Greg Kernaghan about ‘globalisation’.




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War, winter and witnesses in the Ukraine

Ministering in a country at war is not fun – but a privilege. Ukraine is going through intense emotions and people are open to Kingdom conversations.




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‘Now is the time for the Church to shine’

An OM Ukraine leader reports that amidst ongoing conflict, deep changes are taking place that OM Ukraine expects will lead to spiritual harvest.




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Push-ups opens the door for the gospel

The OM Ukraine team in Vinnitsa hosts a summer camp and experiences unity with churches and transformation with children.




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OM lending a hand to start the healing

OM supported the Ukrainian Military Ministry in order to print trauma counselling books




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Church planting within the conflict zone

A report of results: OM has been supporting church planting efforts and training local missionary teams to plant churches nearby and within the conflict area.




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A Seminar-retreat for pastors from the conflict zone in Ukraine

OM Ukraine and experts in crisis management held a seminar for pastors serving on both sides of the conflict line in Eastern Ukraine.




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Repairing smiles in the Odessa province

A team of dentists and volunteers recently visited an orphanage in the Odessa province to fix 75 young smiles.




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These are the Crossroads

Christiana, a short term mission participant from Great Britain, shares insights from her visit to Crossroads church plant in Odessa, Ukraine.




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Reaching the next generation

Sunday School isn't just for Sundays anymore - it can be on any given day of the week in Ukraine.




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Others need to know and get involved

After a trip to repair war damaged churches in the east, construction workers share their experience in order to inspire others to go.




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Taking the gospel to remote places

A group of 10 students, including a translator, participate in a two months training programme in Panama. The Mission Extreme Outreach has its students work amongst Panamanians and indigenous tribes. Un grupo de 10 estudiantes,incluyendo la traductora, participan durante los dos meses de gira en Panamá. Una vez más Misión Extrema está en acción con los latinos y grupos indígenas.




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Laying it all on the altar

God is using the Mission Extreme programme in Panama to shape lives, starting with the participants and extending out to the local pastors they meet.




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Panama begins the process of recovery

After a week of tensions between government and the indigenous inhabitants, Panamá is on the road to recovery.




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The heart of a volunteer

An OM Panama associate volunteers a month of his vacation time to serve the OM team.




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Sharing the Bread of Life

Twice a week, 60 to 80 children receive a meal and learn about Jesus, the Bread of Life, through OM Panama’s Pan de Vida programme.




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Reaching the tribe

Balboa, Panama :: Logos Hope's volunteers visit a Panamanian tribe on an isolated island which is being reached by the gospel.




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Young, achingly hip and social media savvy: welcome to the world of Scotland's fashion influencers

Founded by Wendy H Gilmour in 2011, Thankfifi began as a fashion blog and has since grown to cover lifestyle, travel and interiors.




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Mary Quant Exhibition opens at the V&A in London

Words: Abbie Lyall




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MaxMara, the epitome of Italian style open Scottish store

Sponsored Editorial




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Fin24.com | Unit trusts: the top picks

A handful of listed companies dominate the investment portfolios of local general equity funds.




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Fin24.com | The appeal of alternatives

Investors like something different.




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Fin24.com | MONEY CLINIC: My loans are giving me a low credit score; how do I properly deal with them?

A Fin24 user looks to an expert for help in improving his credit score by paying off his debt.




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The Scottish cheesemonger of Barcelona

IN THE winding lanes of Barcelona’s historic Barri Gòtic it’s no surprise to find a little cheese shop tucked amongst the boutiques and antique shops. What is unexpected though is that this shop, Formageria La Seu, the only one on the Iberian peninsula to feature artisanal cheese from all over Catalonia and Spain, is owned and run by a Scots woman – Katherine McLaughlin.




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Drink with Gerard Richardson: How to find the best of Bordeaux

OK, most of us will never be able to enjoy the first growths from Bordeaux, but you don't have to spend a grand on a bottle to realise that when it comes to cabernet and merlot blends, Bordeaux is still the region to beat.




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The 10 best places to get a burger in Scotland

ONCE a staple of drive-thrus and fast food restaurants, burgers have had something of an image overhaul in recent years.




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Gerard Richardson: The king of the cabernet

GO ON, be honest, when was the last time you picked a bottle of Australian cabernet off the shelf? Cab merlot or cab shiraz perhaps but cabernet on its own seems to have fallen out of favour with the public these days but it’s such a shame as it really is the undisputed King of Australian wines.




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"There are a lot worse things to be getting angry at than me." The Ellie Harrison effect

Nearly four years on from the day when Ellie Harrison's chips caused a national outcry, the artist is back to tell us more about why she did it – and how she survived that year in Glasgow in the media firing-line




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Let's have lifetime bans for gobby cinema and theatre goers

"I'M hungry."




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Scottish independence: Coronavirus is a blow to Indyref2 and changes the Scottish political landscape

IT is a truth universally acknowledged – at least by its advocates – that all things inexorably advance the cause of independence.




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Neil Cooper Review: The Importance of Being Earnest, Perth Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest




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Issue of the Day: Disney's new TV streaming service

Disney, one of the most famous names in film, has launched a new TV service, called Disney Plus. Coming to a living room near you.




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The Best iPhone VPNs for 2020

Your iPhone may be well protected against malware, but it can't protect your data as it travels the internet. Installing one of the best iPhone VPN apps can keep your information safe and private, even when you're connected to the web through an insecure Wi-Fi hotspot.




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The 50 Best iPhone Games

You’ve probably played many of the most popular games made for your iPhone, but have you played all of the very best mobile games out there? Here are the 50 best iOS titles you can play right now.




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The 100 Best iPhone Apps for 2020

With more than 2 million titles available in the App Store, it's tough choosing which ones to install. We help you decide with our top app picks in a dozen key categories.




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Brian Beacom: Dating in the modern world

GREAT news. I think. Glasgow is a great place in which to be looking for love, with 44 per cent of the city single, according to an online dating company.Why does this matter? Flash back to Valentine’s Day. There I was, lying in a pool of poetical blood, having been shot in the heart with the killer question no single man over a certain age wants to hear: “How many Valentine’s cards did you get?” asked a friend.




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Joanna Blythman: How to help with the food crisis

Not since the Second World War has attention been so firmly focused on food. Before coronavirus we took a steady availability for granted. Now after coronavirus we’re wondering just how secure our food chain really is.




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Picture special: Shahbaz Majeed puts Scotland in the frame

RIGHT now, Shahbaz Majeed should be heading to Glencoe. Or flying over central Scotland. Or making his way to Harris which he has been trying to get back to since his first visit in 2018. Or maybe visiting some other part of Scotland so he can capture it in a photograph. Instead, he is at home in Dundee (where he is web development manager at the University of Dundee), “climbing the walls,” and looking forward to life after lockdown.




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The Stuck-Insider Guide: To finding your inner Wicker Man

IT'S the day after May Day and perhaps you’re feeling you’ve missed out on a good, sweaty Scottish pagan spring ritual of the type done particularly well at Beltane on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill, though not in a year of quarantine. Never fear. There are still ways of channelling the fertility rites of spring, the chief one being, of course, the folk horror classic The Wicker Man. Put on a goat mask, get in touch with your inner Wicker – or even Wicca – and revel in a bit of self-isolation