“It is wonderful and we are very grateful to God that we can live here,” Javid said. “Finally we have found a place where we can live our faith in Jesus in peace."

"The Lord gave me a verse out of Isaiah 50:5...I started to understand that I had a lot to give, and that God’s ways for me might lead me differently than I had thought," said OMer Evelyn.

Over twenty people have been killed in a landslide in Costa Rica, due to heavy rainfall in the Central American country. The disaster caused huge damage in both in the Pacific coast and in a suburb of the capital San José. Together with local churches, OM Costa Rica is organising help for families who lost their homes.

For the first time, the training "Churches, Channels of Hope" on HIV and AIDS was given in Spanish, 2-8 of May, 2011 in Costa Rica.

A group from the U.S. demonstrated God’s love during OM Costa Rica’s city outreach, which focused primarily on working within the slums of San José.

A group of Costa Ricans visit a local church in an indigenous region of the country and bring encouragement by serving.

Members of OM Costa Rica help a 90-year-old woman get to her doctor appointment at a hospital six hours away from her home.

OM Costa Rica holds a children's celebration dedicated not to the Mexican war victory but to the victory of Jesus.

OM Costa Rica has been hoping to initiate a sponsorship programme in the indigenous reservation of Talamanca. Now, they’re finally starting to see it happen.

OM Costa Rica team members celebrated Emmanuel with their friends in a home for patients suffering from HIV and AIDS.

Widowed, with two sons in wheelchairs, Doña Angela struggled to care for her 10 children, until the Lord brought OM Costa Rica into her life.

OM Costa Rica brings the Festival of Smiles to the Cabécares and Bribri communities in Talamanca, Limón, to give gifts and God’s love to the children.

Over 180 people of all ages unite in Costa Rica for the annual international outreach of OM Central America.

OM Costa Rica is excited to celebrate a growing ministry. This year the team opened a second OM location in Perez Zeledon, an office responsible for the southern end of Costa Rica and local church partnerships in this region.

One couple takes a step of obedience to get married, after living together for 15 years.

People in Talamanca, an indigenous reserve of Costa Rica with a history of witchcraft, share their problems with OM workers and receive hope in Christ.

Participants of OM Costa Rica's Pearl Process programme start their own small groups to impact more women in high-risk communities.

A team from OM Costa Rica hikes three days in the jungle of Talamanca to meet a witch doctor.

An OM Arts student shares how picking up trash led to sharing the gospel in Israel.

Three children are named after OM team members who have left an impact on one woman's life.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica :: A group of indigenous people from the Talamanca region have a horizon-expanding visit to Logos Hope.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica :: Logos Hope's maintenance team refurbishes the roof and water supply of a tired house after hearing about the conditions the resident was living in.

Mercy Teams International and a local church in Phnom Penh bring an Easter celebration to parents and children living in the slum.

When Mom, from Cambodia, reassures a sexually-abused girl that God cares, her words are like a healing salve applied to an open wound.

A Dutch couple quit their jobs and change the lives of youth on the other side of the world.

Koem Vannak, joining Logos Hope this month with his family, is the second OMer sent out from Cambodia since the work started there in 2006.

With the vision to raise the next generation of national leaders, OM Cambodia runs a children’s home and youth live-in centre in Phnom Penh.

OM MTI shares the love of Jesus and empowers children and families in Cambodia through English classes that prepare students for future employment.

A family of 10 in Cambodia experience God's love through the provision of a new home.

OM intentionally disciples Cambodian staff so that they, in turn, can disciple others.

Abuse, alcohol, drugs, gangs and poverty are the daily realities for many in the slums. Many arrive at OM MTI looking for food, safety, conversation, advise and help.

When making formal statements, school and district leaders should call out racist patterns and commit to dismantling White supremacy, advise Dorinda J. Carter Andrews and Shaun R. Harper.

Education Week spoke to chief equity officers and superintendents for ideas on promoting more equitable education practices in school districts. Here’s what they shared.

The College Board's national experiment with virtual AP exams gets underway this week amid accusations and stern warnings about student cheating.

At first glance, it could seem that teenagers just really, really hate high school. But Yale researchers found deeper student engagement issues.

A new surveys shows that many of this year's high school upperclassmen are behind in their efforts to prepare for post-secondary education.

State policymakers question the effect of expanding the federal reach.

Football, wrestling and competitive cheer pose a high risk for COVID-19 spread, while swimming and golf are at the low end of the risk scale developed by a national panel.

Having a growth mindset about personality—thinking that people can change for the better—helps kids handle tough times.

Throughout the history of the movement, OM has encouraged the formation of many new organisations.

From surf towns in Portugal to small communities in Zambia, God is using sports to break down barriers and bring people together in fellowship with Him.

At the heart of missions lies a passion for justice. In every community in which OM is involved, working for justice for the oppressed and vulnerable is part of ministry.

OM Director's Update from Lawrence Tong, International Director

"In order to fulfil our mandate, there are several needs we must invest in," says Stephan Bauer.

Pamir Productions, formed in 1991, passionately uses all forms of media to spread the gospel to Afghans worldwide.

OM Director's Update from Lawrence Tong, International Director

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:13). A few in OM’s history have experienced this and are honoured as modern-day martyrs.

When it comes to reaching the least-reached, OM workers are using new technology to make ministry more effective—one byte at a time.

As a young organisation, OM challenged the status quo of world missions and has since evolved into a global movement seeking to share the gospel with the least reached.

"Today’s stark reality is that more than 2.8 billion people have not heard this message of hope and transformation—and 57,000 people are added to this number daily. When I heard this, I was deeply impacted, and resolved that I want to be part of changing that trajectory."