Muslims in northern Ghana gather for prayers on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. This annual gathering marks the end of fasting for Ramadan, the Islamic holy month. IMB Photo

The worshippers inside St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. IMB Photo

Sveta, a Ukrainian doctor, talks with a patient. In Oct. 2021, a medical missions team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S, traveled to the war-torn areas of Eastern Ukraine to bring much needed medical and spiritual help to the Ukrainians suffering the results of war and instability. IMB Photo

The medical team has to be creative in dealing with the unexpected. Today’s clinic required a minor surgery to be performed on a small couch in a lobby. A medical missions team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S, prepares each day for the hours of work ahead. IMB Photo

A medical missions team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S, prepares each day for the hours of work ahead. IMB Photo

A medical missions team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S, prepares each day for the hours of work ahead. IMB Photo

Linda, a medical missionary, takes a boy’s temperature. A medical missions team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S, prepares each day for the hours of work ahead. IMB Photo

Linda, a IMB medical missionary, talks to a group of ladies about the dangers of high blood pressure and diabetes. In Oct. 2021, a medical missions team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S, traveled to the war-torn areas of Eastern Ukraine to bring much needed medical and spiritual help to the Ukrainians suffering the results of war and instability. IMB Photo

Larisa and Zhenya, both Ukrainian believers and translators, work at a table with reading glasses. In Oct. 2021, a medical missions team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S, traveled to the war-torn areas of Eastern Ukraine to bring much needed medical and spiritual help to the Ukrainians suffering the results of war and instability. IMB Photo

Sveta, a Ukrainian doctor volunteering her time and skills, orders medicine for a patient at the pharmacy table. In Oct. 2021, a medical missions team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S, traveled to the war-torn areas of Eastern Ukraine to bring much needed medical and spiritual help to the Ukrainians suffering the results of war and instability. IMB Photo

Yulia, a translator, measures patients’ blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Linda, an IMB medical missionary, supervises. In Oct. 2021, a medical missions team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S, traveled to the war-torn areas of Eastern Ukraine to bring much needed medical and spiritual help to the Ukrainians suffering the results of war and instability. IMB Photo

Linda, a IMB medical missionary, works with Yulia, a translator, to care for a young woman. In Oct. 2021, a medical missions team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S, traveled to the war-torn areas of Eastern Ukraine to bring much needed medical and spiritual help to the Ukrainians suffering the results of war and instability. IMB Photo

Members of the Nalerigu chapter of the Northern Christian Chiefs Association hold their Bibles after a group meeting. Represented among the five men are three different Ghanaian people groups: Mamprusi, Bimoba and Kusasi. IMB Photo

Masks hang on the wall of a museum and temple in the Tang in the Kingdom of Bhutan Valley in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

Masks hang on the wall of a museum and temple in the Tang in the Kingdom of Bhutan Valley in the Kingdom of Bhutan.

Poland only required face masks for COVID-19 for a few weeks, instead of from early on in the lockdown. Now, Poland only requires masks indoors, when people are in groups, like in churches or malls. Outdoors and in restaurants, masks are on their way out. Many Poles were wearing them before they became a requirement, but now masks are scarce on the city’s sidewalks.

A man pauses in the road in downtown Verona, Italy.