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

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

In the weeks around Easter, the OM team in Vinnitsa reached out with a gospel puppet show to more than 1,500 people.

Short Term Mission participants bring inspiration to Ukraine's churches for ministry amongst the aged and internally displaced people.

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

"The door for ministry is wide open to use our gifts," explains OM Ukraine Field Leader Wayne. "In my case, God is using my love for cricket to create relationships and influence people who have never heard the gospel...”

God uses theatrical evangelism camps to impact children from vulnerable populations as well as the short-term volunteers who serve.

OM Ukraine team gets excited about church planting in a northern Odessa province after participating in a Bus4Life outreach in the area.

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.

A local church gets excited about bringing the gospel of Christ to their small community.

OM's International Intensive School of Missions in Panama is getting ready to start in January 2012 to equip Latinos for missions.

OM Panama team members struggle to continue ministry as the Gnöbe Buglé people protest and bring the country to a halt.

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

Following the recent protests and riots, OM Panama's Mission Extreme group helps clean the Volcán police station.

The OM Panama International Intensive School of Missions re-opens!

A woman recommits her life to God as a result of His provision through the team and a visit they hadn’t even planned to do.

A man goes from being sought by gangsters to being sought by God.

At times it was difficult for him, but in the end Brazilian Leandro left the OM Panama School of Missions with tears in his eyes.

Lighthouse Ministries builds a kitchen to transform a community in Panama.

A group of 80 teenagers from Chicago, US, bless the local community in Volcán, Panama.

Participants in OM Panama’s after-school ministry for children from underprivileged neighbourhoods get excited about small things – even ice cubes.

Balboa, Panama :: Logos Hope's volunteers make an uplifting visit to a shelter for migrant men, testing their eyesight and handing out reading glasses.

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

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A properly diversified portfolio needs some exposure to hedge funds, but negative perceptions remain a problem.

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