Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon can identify with third baseman Nolan Arenado, which puts him in position to offer support rather than advice.

The 30 prospects below all are getting very long looks this spring with an eye toward breaking camp with the parent club. Even if they start the year in the Minors, they all should get the chance to contribute at some point in the very near future.

Rockies manager Bud Black said the team prefers that longtime center fielder Charlie Blackmon move to right field, rather than left.

The 30 prospects below all are getting very long looks this spring with an eye toward breaking camp with the parent club. Even if they start the year in the Minors, they all should get the chance to contribute at some point in the very near future.

Kevin Pillar may have only turned 30 on Jan. 4, but nobody on the Blue Jays' roster has been with the ballclub longer than Pillar, who now is entering his seventh season. Longevity with one team is a source of pride.

At one of my first meetings as an elected council member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, we approved a report called Access All Ages. It encouraged less ageist thinking and bias among healthcare staff that might lead to them denying older people surgery.1 But sometimes an operation isn’t the best option. Among patients who have surgery, 14% express regret and 15% experience complications, which are at least four times as likely if they’re frail or physically inactive.2 The Centre for Perioperative Care has published information on the importance of exercise before surgery,3 but that alone may not be enough.We need shared decision making,4 including asking patients what matters to them. The public should be primed to ask about BRAN—the benefits, risks, and alternatives to surgery and the likely result from doing nothing.4 A slew of data supports this approach, especially from the POPS initiative (Perioperative Care of...

Participants of a poverty simulation activity hosted by AIDSLink International discover that it’s very different to minister to the poor than to be the poor.

Logos Hope crew members share the Gospel in a hair salon with someone who has never before heard about Jesus.

The AIDS Hope team encourages children in their afterschool program in Mamelodi to share the gospel with the community.

OM has trained thousands of young people into a stronger relationship with Christ and prepared them for the mission field.

Three patients in a hospital for drug addicts pray a prayer of repentance after hearing testimonies from students in OM Russia’s missions school.

How OM Founder George Verwer's visit to Siberia impacted local churches.

OM Russia celebrated the 10th anniversary of the discipleship ministry.

A Discipleship centre student from an unreached people group meets a girl with the same ethnic background and tells to her about salvation.

Despite not openly being allowed to speak about Jesus, an outreach team finds ways to be instruments in God's hands.

Although a flash flood inundated most of Metro Manila, Central and North Luzon in the Philippines, recent earthquakes have shaken up the nation even more.

Three boys who sell fish become “men of peace” for the DreamAsia+ team in three of the poorest Muslim communities in the Philippines.

Cebu, Philippines :: Pastors and their wives who serve in the region affected by Typhoon Haiyan are invited on board for a time of rest and refreshment.

Kanat, which means 'wings' in Turkish, is the biannual worship arts camp run by the Taco team in Turkey.

An OMer in Turkey who likes to bake is able to bless her neighbours in their apartment block.

A woman from the US has cultivated a love for Turkey and OM ministries there, completing over 25 short-term trips in 31 years.

In 2011, The 1881 Project saw each of the 81 provinces of Turkey engaged with the gospel message over an 18-month period.

“If you could have one wish from God today, what would you wish for?” Evangelism coach, Richard Sharp, taught his outreach method called ‘One Wish’.

When Rev Graham Clay, Pastor of Stratford-Upon-Avon Baptist Church, decided to have an OM ministry team work with his church, he didn’t hesitate to take action.

Mikael from Norway is 18 years old and passionate for Jesus. Recently he shared his faith during a sports outreach in London.

OM workers use London charity shop to reach out to surrounding Turkish and Kurdish communities.

Short-term workers are inspired to share the good news after experiencing opportunities on outreach in Turkey.

In Tongwa village husbands and wives don't know how to love each other. A young couple is working to change that.

One young Zambian man’s life is transformed when he encounters Christ through an OM football team and a coach’s patient effort.

Working and living in fishing communities on Lake Tanganyika in Southern Africa, OM workers disciple locals in the ways of Christ.

Twice a week Lourie Ferreira heads out into rural Zambian communities to show God's love through dentistry.

“I love to be around the children. Through education, I want to see them have a good future and have the ability to support others,” said Mercy Mutale.

Believers from different nations and denominations gathered to worship God together in Athens, promoting unity amongst the city’s believers.

Relationships form and opportunities to share Christ follow as OM workers minister to those seeking refuge in Athens and beyond.

Europe short-term mission coordinators gather in Sibiu, Romania, to increase vision, gain training and share resources for greater impact in Europe.

Believers bring a positive identity message to teenage girls living in a remote village.

Workers with support roles in OM's Near East Field -Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Iraq - find opportunities to engage locals and share truth with friends.

Eighty Arab believers attend training to learn how to share the Bible with their Muslim neighbours.

OM Near East Field's internship school trains Arab Christians and others called to reach the Muslims of Iraq.

Syrian Kurdish refugee families profess faith in Jesus Christ.

Meeting Christian refugees praying for European governments made a deep impression on a Transform participant. For another, the term ‘refugee’ got a whole new meaning.

By providing holistic care and support to victims of human trafficking, OM hopes to lead them to freedom in Christ.

In January 2013, OM Norway and Norwegian Naval Training Agency agreed on internship programme for deckhands and motormen on board MV Logos Hope.

In the 1960s, when OM accepted untrained people for short-term campaigns, it was unheard of. Today, it has become a gateway into missions.

OM Serbia, with the help of volunteers from several nations, are providing sweet tea, and friendship, to the refugees at a camp in Sid, Serbia.

“This publication is a tool to help those who will join Goran in sharing the gospel among Gurbet-speaking Roma, and lays the foundation for future Christian materials.”

As workers wonder how to reach people with the good news, they find God has already prepared the way.

OM Bosnia distributes Samaritan’s Purse shoebox gifts to close to 2,000 children.

OM Finland extends love and fellowship to immigrant mothers through friendship groups, open conversation and learning together.

As OM Czech Republic team members reach out to sex workers by visiting a brothel regularly, they are able to establish friendships and talk about God and His care for the women there, and offer them Christmas gifts, which touch hearts.