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Thobani's Envelope

This envelope has the power to shatter stigma and become the seed of an identity based in truth.read more

Today for Tomorrow discipleship program

Children learn to make right choices, develop godly character, apply biblical principles, and take responsibility for their own life.read more

Habitat 4 Servants

SIM is encouraging Bolivian pastors who are suffering economic hardship, so that they can be effective in their ministry.read more

Pregnant sheep a lifeline

Helping families break the cycle of poverty is part of caring for the whole person and building relationships that open doors to the gospel.read more

No place for abandonment

Halima captured my heart and drew my tears as I got to know her and learn her story.read more

Self Help Groups Use Microfinance to Improve Their Lives

This group is made up of women from a certain community who are unemployed, the poorest of the poor...read more

Join the Water Festival!

Imagine an entire city descending into a six-day-long, all-out brawl and the ammunition, water!read more

Fréquence Vie Expansion

On the last day of March, shrapnel from rocket fire tore a hole in the radio station’s roof, also damaging an interior wall and door. Remarkably, no one was injured.read more

Students reach out

Students from Sahel Academy, Niger, head out to a rural village to share the gospel with the village children and their families.read more

Memory Books

SIM's HOPE for AIDS staff recognises how important it is for orphaned and vulnerable children to know their origins.read more

You came!

Four hours on a bumpy road, cuts bruises and river wading didn’t dampen their passion to help a village that felt forgotten.read more

Fulani Couple Shares the Jesus-Way

Equipping Fulani believers to develop a multiplying ministry of evangelism and discipleship in their home area.read more

Police Encounter

Falling asleep on the way home in the bus led to an encounter with a policeman and a change of heart.read more

Bartholomew: Living History of the Lokpa

I noticed a tall, slender man in his 70’s with what appeared like the sweetness of Christ etched into the lines of his face.read more

SSCS goes Orange for HOPE

Sutherland Shire Christian School took up the challenge to help AIDS orphans in Malawi. read more

Joshua’s story

I think about how often I want to tell God that I’m not qualified or able to do something he is leading me to do. read more

Needed: Senior Pastor and Youth Pastor for International Church

An international church, Chiang Mai Community Church, is looking for a Senior Pastor and Youth Pastor…read more

Sacrifice

What does it mean to sacrifice? Are we more holy if we live in a hut without electricity and eat food we don’t like?read more

Insights from Alicia who did her medical elective in Northern India

“I spent two months in Northern India doing a medical elective. The hospital is really bringing glory to God. I wish you could see it! ...read more

Teaching boundaries, changing lives

Initially quite aggressive, addicted to computer games and the internet, their lives and their characters have begun to change and develop. read more

What can I do in Benin?

SIM Benin is urgently in need of committed Christians who are passionate about sharing their faith.read more

Franklin Graham visits ELWA

Speaking in Liberia recently, Franklin Graham took time to visit SIMs ELWA hospital, which provides health care to the needy.read more

Churches attacked

A number of Christian’s homes and more than 60 churches were set ablaze in the rural area around Jimma, west of Addis Ababa.read more

Fulfulde Ministry Training Centre

A Muslim father asked a Christian pastor to pray for his newborn son. Thirty-four years later that man is now a teacher at the training centre.read more

Engineers, architects bring hope

A team of volunteer engineers and architects visit Niger to design the second stage of renovations for Galmi Hospital. read more

The gift of independence

An inspiring story from the Centre for the Advancement of the Handicapped. read more

Restoring dignity

“Perhaps the most wretched people on this planet are those suffering obstetric fistulas”, said Nicholas d. Kristof in the New York Times.read more

Camp ministry in Zimbabwe

Each child develops a passport, illustrating that they are unique and special to God.read more

Metal workers for Sudan

We are looking for people to teach metal fabrication skills to a group of Sudanese. read more

A God who provides

Construction was due to stop due to lack of funds, forcing the redundancy of as many as forty construction workers when God stepped in. read more

Somebody cares

When somebody cares, it can change our perspective, give us renewed hope and open the door to a new way of life.read more

Running the Paris Marathon

Andrew Evans and Rob Eldred will run the Paris Marathon to raise funds to help AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe.read more

Lulisandla Kumntwana: Support and Foster Care for Vulnerable Children

Thousands of children have lost both parents to AIDS. Lost and vulnerable, they need someone to care and to protect them.read more

Kits for Latin Americans

The SIM Spanish communications team is finding innovative ways to train the many Latinos who are keen to serve cross-culturally.read more

SIM Khartoum lighthouse

Ten congregations using eight different languages use the same church location every week. Busy from 8am to 8pm it is a beacon in the city.read more

Training war widows

With the working-age male figure missing from the household, widows have a particularly difficult hardship in trying to care for their children.read more

Educating for eternity

When Paul and Liane began exploring the possibility of teaching with SIM in Bolivia, they couldn’t have imagine what doors God would open for them.read more

Veronica’s victory

She never met her father, and her mother was always drunk and irresponsible. Eventually her aunt couldn’t bear to watch the tragedy any longer.read more

Bingham Bites

A glimpse into life at Bingham Academy as students and staff take time for community service and reflection.read more

Raining grace

Laughed at and ridiculed for his belief in God, Alemu stayed strong in his faith and God answered.read more

Ethiopian missionary dies in Sudan

Yacob and his wife went to Sudan as newly-weds to share Christ’s love and mercy. He was busy making disciples when God called him home.read more

University ministry

It’s a big dream and an adventurous ministry but week by week it is becoming a reality and you can be involved.read more

Outreach of Radio Mosoj Chaski

Radio Mosoj Chaski is reaching out into the Quechua world and changing lives daily. read more

Rebecca casts her vote

At an estimated 115 years old, she is thought to be the oldest person to vote in southern Sudan’s referendum.read more

Unfinished business

David left his heart in Tufa and he is now planning to return with his son to finish the work he began.read more

Horse wrangler needed

Who would have thought there would be a place in missions for a horse wrangler? read more

Beauty from rags

Like the beautiful blankets they are making from layer upon layer of old saris, the women who sew them together are being given new life.read more

First university graduate

Orphaned at 7 yrs, Haimanot’s life hasn’t been easy but with support from the Deborah House team she is now the first to graduate from universityread more

Pray for Sudan

Please continue to pray for Sudan in the light of the 9 January referendum and the post-referendum challenges which will be great.read more

Saving a marriage

Sometimes our project staff treat ulcers, help someone become mobile and sometimes they have the opportunity to help save a family.read more

Sally’s passion

Out of her own experience of living in poverty Sally is finding ways to help others suffering through poverty and AIDS.read more

The need beyond the need

On first meeting Amosi there didn’t seem to be anything too unusual about this newborn baby.read more

Stoned for the gospel

What does it mean to stand firm for the gospel despite persecution and even stoning?read more

Hidden childhood

Hidden by her parents because of her deformity, she was deprived of the company of other children and school life.read more

Sudan at the crossroads

Will the referendum on 9 January 2011 bring a peaceful solution or a fresh outbreak of violence? We ask you to pray. read more

Update on THE SHED

The journey of THE SHED continues and Tim and Russell discover that life in Sudan has unexpected moments that they wouldn’t encounter in Australia.read more

A baby named Esayim

Having just given birth on the roadway, she was showing fewer signs of physical exertion than I do just sitting in a chair on a hot day in Sudan! read more

‘I never knew life could be like that’

One girl came to the realisation that there was an alternative to the sexually promiscuous youth lifestyle in Malawi.read more

A day to remember in Chile

Chilean miners freed and the making of a friend.read more

A great place to hang out

Mekelle Youth Centre provides wholesome recreation space for about 800 young people to hang out and learn in a loving environment.read more

Getting their wheels

Danja Hospital in Niger has a busy physiotherapy department where people’s lives are being changed dramatically.read more

Searching for a place in mission?

You can care for the neglected, the abused and the homeless, care for the sick or use your architectural training and skills.read more

A place for everyone

What is it really like to serve with SIM short term? What can I do? Check out the video.read more

The Shed

The Shed is an exciting new project in Southern Sudan, looking for competent metal trades people .read more

Sudan’s future

This year is the final year of the five-year peace accord that brought an end to more than 20 years of bloody civil war.read more

We need people to work in Thailand

We have need of people in sports ministry, web design, church planting, mentoring and discipling and a computer specialist in Thailand.read more

Harvesting the rewards

This strategic work provides long-term sustainable agriculture for the people of Niger rather than dependence on aid.read more

Medical Electives

Medical students with a serious interest in Christian mission work can combine their interest with their medical elective. read more

Training a new generation

Experience has shown that young people learn best from their peers. Our team in Malawi are using this truth to train a new generation.read more

Restoring the outcast

Most people don't even notice them, but for a moment, their hope has been restored, someone has cared about them; acknowledged their existence. read more

Saving an endangered language

Having spent many years in Benin and over forty years translating and publishing the Boko Bible, Ross Jones is now exploring the challenge of saving two endangered languages. With belongings loaded on a small motor bike he headed off into largely unknown territory.read more

The Generator Man

Once again the generator man packed up his little power plant and headed for home. But this was not the end. It was the beginning of something very good.read more

Youth ministry and discipleship

Help bring change and hope to impoverished youth in Ethiopia through ministry at the Mekelle Youth Centre.read more

Hands-on learning

An after-school club proved the perfect way to put into practise all they’d been learning about children’s ministry.read more

Ministry in South Africa

If you are thinking about world mission, consider South Africa where there is urgent need for personnel.read more

Christians and sport

In Malawi many Christians think they can’t play sport and be a Christian.read more

Urgent Need

Urgent need for a teacher for Grades 3 and 4 at Sahel Academy, Niamey, Niger.read more

Update on Hiwot

Hiwot has a strength that surprised us and helps us realise that this job opening for her was an answer to our prayers.read more

Cafe/Restaurant Researcher

Who would have thought there was a place for a restaurant researcher in missions! If you have a restaurant background, you could have an amazing ministry.read more

Hope for Ghana

Pastor Stephen Aputara, shares what it is like when the love of God brings hope to the hopeless.read more

By faith

By faith, two couples and one single nurse started out to this isolated land on donkey back, to bring the gospel to the Mabaan people.read more

Exciting results

SIM has invested over 30 years of work in Niger, developing sustainable agriculture and the results are exciting.read more

Have you got a brilliant idea?

We would love to hear your brilliant idea for raising funds for HOPE for AIDS Malawi in October. Your ideas can inspire others to get involved so we’d love to hear from you. Share your ideas on Facebook or Twitter or send us an email. read more

Valuable in His sight

What is the value of life? For many it has no value. They are seen as dispensable. Will you go and tell them of the Father’s love? read more

A boring life? I don’t think so!

Hannelore looks at a lifetime of learning from a missionary’s perspective.read more

By His power

His situation appeared hopeless but through persistent love and care a young man has been given dignity and fresh hope.read more

Rescued from trafficking

As we seek to care for the vulnerable and homeless, we see God answer prayer beyond our imagining.read more

CURE Hospital

The CURE Ethiopia Children's Hospital is a state-of-the-art hospital complex providing medical and surgical care to disabled children in Ethiopia.read more

Dorcas Widows Project

The needs of the widows in West Africa overwhelmed Soula but God provided a way for her to help them.read more

How much is your integrity worth?

A simple act of honesty challenged Jamie to ask the question, how much is your integrity worth?read more

Compassion for Hermelinda

“Church planting without care for the needy and healthcare without church planting are both forms of malpractice.” - Charles Fieldingread more

Yaakuba's Story

A life committed to Christ often speaks much louder than words.read more

Camp La Joya

Since the first concrete was poured, God has been touching lives through this ministry as children and adults have begun their life with Christ.read more

Cultivating hope: One acre, one family at a time

The story of a man who has found hope for release from poverty and a way to provide well for his family.read more

The T'ara Receive God's Word in Their Language

They worked through the afternoon and some into the night via candle light, and the next morning, they presented me their work. They were tired, yet exuberant!read more

Trip to Danja

The life of a missionary pilot is never mundane. Read about a day in the life of one pilot.read more

Pastoral Instructor needed

Would you like to be on the cutting edge of training mission leaders?read more

Sold into slavery

When Anu was 13 her mother sold her for $220 and she was forced into the hands of traffickers.read more

Where in the world is Mauritius?

Evangelism Explosion has been one important tool for equipping Christians in Mauritius to share the gospel.read more

God will make a way

God will make a way, when there seems to be no way. He works in ways we cannot see and beyond our wildest dreams. That night he worked in the heart of a brothel. read more

Teaching English in Mongolia

English teachers are needed to train Mongolian teachers.read more

The Spirit brings peace

When Christians seek the face of God together the Holy Spirit moves, often with unexpected results! read more

Ethiopia’s Last Frontier

We headed for the vast, semi-desert wasteland occupied only by wild animals and a cluster of tribal groups, Ethiopia’s last frontier.read more

Urgent needs in Bolivia

If God is nudging you towards ministry in world mission, consider Bolivia where there are many urgent needs.read more

From the back of a ute

Tangeni took a gap year to work as a volunteer in HIV ministry. Working with kids taught her some valuable lessons. read more

Under a pumpkin vine

Pumpkin vines tumbling over a trellis brings welcome shade to a group of women trying to learn new skills in 38C heat in Bangladesh.read more

Changing Sam

Sam struggled with drugs and alcohol and for some time with authority but God was at work changing Sam into a leader.read more

Achaba boys

Nigerian taxies only come with two wheels - the quickest way to get around town is to hop on the back and hold on tight.read more

The wheelchair

Erma suffers from diabetes. Two years ago she was given the incorrect medications and they had to amputate both of her legs.read more

Hungry for the Word of God

Jeremiah is at my house every day wanting to learn more, and to have a better understanding of God and not just for himself. He wants to take his learning back to his village so that God can use him to share the gospel with his family and village.read more

Hope in Kariobangi

Rapid urbanisation has seen the growth of many slums in Nairobi grow exponentially in the last two decades.read more

Harvest workers for Sudan

You can be involved in SIMs work in the Sudan. Discover how.read more

Youth Ministry Coordinator

SIM Malawi is urgently in need of a Youth Ministry Coordinator to help develop youth ministries within the church.read more

Learning about love

Great and mighty acts are nothing if divine love does not rest as the motivating factor of each and every one.read more

Football missionaries

You’ve probably heard about the ‘Back to Jerusalem’ vision of the Chinese church but did you know Nigeria has a vision too?read more

Sahel Academy

Can you imagine the joy and peace of mind it gives to our missionaries to see their children happy, learning well and growing in faith and confidence? read more

Reaching The Unreached

They are tall, stately, hospitable and generous people who don’t know Jesus. Will you share the love of Christ with them?read more

“Whole Life” Coach

When a professional in the medical field made time to get together a team of boys to play soccer, he was amazed at what happened.read more

Paradigm shift

One short-termer discovered a whole new way of thinking when she worked with girls in a HOPE for AIDS after school program.read more

Interview with Caiphas Ngarivhume

SIMaid was recently blessed by the visit of Caiphas, leader of the HOPE for AIDS program in Zimbabwe. Check out the interview on The Open House FM103.2 read more

Hope for AIDS in Malawi

Mike and Jacky Hammond are the HOPE for AIDS Coordinators in Malawi. Check out their videos where Mike gives you a glimpse into what God is doing in Malawi.read more

Baby Eve

A new issue of imagine. out now! Read about Baby Eve’s life changing journey and many other stories of God at work. read more

Challenging new book

Dick McLellan’s new book is inspiring, challenging and an exciting sequel to Warriors of Ethiopia which touched so many people’s hearts. read more

Coffee, Cake and Nachos

A dream to minister to the university students of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, is becoming a reality and you can be part of it. read more

God’s amazing ways

He is determined to see 10,000,000 of his people hear the good news about Jesus. read more

Dreaming new dreams

Growing up in the crowded slums in Nairobi, Kenya, can lead to hopelessness and helplessness but some are being helped to dream new dreams. read more

One of Bolivia’s first specialists in palliative care

One of the trainees in Family Medicine, trained by Lawrence Tan, is set to become one of the first specialists in Palliative Care.read more

Helping Fishermen Fish Again

We have been moved and encouraged by so many local heroes who have risked and even given their lives to save and help others.read more

A bridge to a prostitute in Mongolia

Moved by the message she heard that day, she started coming to the ministry office and to the weekly café outreach. read more

Cursed by the spirits

Sita hobbled into our clinic one morning, head hung in shame and trying to hide her clawed, deformed hands.read more

Bingham Academy

If you can't imagine anything better than building into the lives of students who will shape the world, then perhaps your life is about to change. read more

Caring for the outcasts

Married at 14, Aisha gave birth at age 15. The days following the birth should have been joyful ones, but they weren’t.read more

Chile Earthquake update

A team had the opportunity to deliver some much needed supplies and resources for people who were without food, warm clothing or shelter. read more

Too small to ignore

She lived with her mother who has blamed her from the day she was born for causing her trouble by being born .read more

English outreach in Peru

SIM’s Chris Conti and Kate Thomas, a short-termer from Australia, worked hard to prepare eight weeks packed full of English outreach events for students in Peru. read more

Miracle in Mongolia

Zola, a 24-year-old Mongolian mother, experienced God’s healing power...read more

Healed

That day brought an unexpected surprise. He was almost a skeleton, but there he was saying, “I want to come and work again”. read more

News from Chile

Latest update from David and Michelle Fauchon after the massive earthquake.read more

A life transformed

Hiwot's life has been dramatically changed through the ministry of Deborah House. Now she is sharing Christ’s love at Makki.read more

Prayer changes things

As three young men prayed for revival and renewal in their churches and communities, God led them to be part of the change. read more

Chapananga Church Dedication

The whole pulpit and surrounding sitting area had been sculpted out of mud. Even the pews had been sculpted from mud. A really organic church!read more

Monumental day for SIM Paraguay

Within a few years, Latin America will be the continent with the largest population of young people worldwide. read more

You're going to the Headmaster!

God allowed me to become handicapped so that I could give others hope.read more

Caiphas Ngarivhume is a man with a mission

Born and raised in rural Zimbabwe, Ciaphas is SIM's Program Manager for HOPE for AIDS in Zimbabwe. read more

Breaking the cycle

Kate Leeming tells her story of discovery as she visits SIM missionaries working in the Sahel, Niger.read more

Football, friendship and faith

A football, cricket bat, volley ball or a badminton racket can make a difference for the kingdom of God. read more

Equipping Filipinos

Amy is a Sunday School coordinator, elder of her local church and has a street ministry to prostitutes. Her confidence in her abilities to serve the Lord and para-church ministries has grown since she trained at Koinonia. read more

Needed in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is the most densely populated agricultural nation on earth. More than half of the people are illiterate, under-nourished, and underemployed . read more

Medical ministry

Ever wondered about using your medical skills in world mission? Mike takes a look at questions that you might be wondering about . read more

Travelling light

Things that in another life held so much meaning to them were now just things holding them back from reaching their goal.read more

SIM base attacked

SIM workers tell how God protected them the night their village was attacked and their houses burned . read more

Telling the story

Storytelling is spreading the gospel in a way that touches people's hearts and is opening doors to many new ministries.read more

Visiting Joshua

Unbelievably Joshua, who cannot walk or even push himself in a wheelchair but he is an avid football fan and coaches a community team. read more

An Inconvenient Life

What does it mean to live with the inconvenience and radical love that Jesus lived with?read more

House of Hope

Before first light, his young and beautiful wife had gone to heaven, leaving the new born baby with him. read more

Discipleship on Campus

Students took the experience to their university campus and began sharing with other students and an intentional discipleship ministry began on campus. read more

Passion for Mongolia

Mongolia is one of the oldest countries in the world and the fifth largest in Asia, its vastness is accentuated by its sparse population. read more

Second round graduates!

Have confidence… multiply the talents given to you… and don’t branch from what you have been called to do.read more

Meet Adam

Galmi Hospital is caring for many people who are in need of urgent medical attention but who cannot afford it.read more

Serving Him

God is winnowing and carrying away that desire to have "stuff". He is teaching me to live with less and appreciate what I do have.read more

They have a dream

The number of youth and family campers has now exceeded the capacity of any campsite in the country!read more

Unusual solution

Let me tell you about a school that is distinctly different from the way education normally functions in Ecuador.read more

My friend Nate

Nate is a carpenter...like Jesus and for Jesus. He lives here in Cochabamba with his wife, Cindy, and their first born child.read more

Surprising Success

Mary was challenged to consider what success really means in the middle of the everydayness of life.read more

Scars

Jamie is a SIM short-termer working in Ecuador with El Sendero Cafe, outreaching to university students. God’s been teaching her about scars. read more

Freed from Debt

Terani was struggling to take care of her 5 children alone and had no idea how she could repay the large amount of money they had borrowed.read more

Ethiopian Famine

Hardest hit are the nomadic pastoralists, eking out an existence by herding camels and goats in the hottest place on earth.read more

Miracles in Mitwero

Finding a mission that would send out Japanese missionaries was not an easy task but now Tan and Izumi are seeing miracles in Mitwero.read more

More than porridge

Each school morning thirteen hundred children receive breakfast and the Word of God through the Arequipa Children’s Ministry and local churches. read more

Hands on

God has given Sally courage, compassion and a deep love for people dying with AIDS and enabled her to have a special ministry in Johannesburg. read more

What if?

SIM is helping to meet the needs of children and the many homeless mothers who live and work on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh. read more

Giving children hope

Imagine the difference it would make if we could rescue all children from the grip of poverty and enable them to live with dignity and confidence.read more

Hiwot off to Makki

Hiwot doesn’t have a mother, father or siblings, yet over the last five years her life has changed dramatically and now she has hope and a ministry. read more

Back to work

Richmore wanted to do something to help HOPE for AIDS who helped restore his life. Now he is committed to teaching young people carpentry and welding. read more

A cup of cold water

With possibly the worst arsenic groundwater contamination problem in the world (nearly 86% of the wells SIMaid has tested are contaminated), the people of Bangladesh face tremendous health risks. read more

Seeing change

It's exciting to see communities being healed, embracing change and reaching out to others. As understanding lessens fear, many others are set free to accept help.read more

Common sense for war-torn Liberia

Soon after Kedrick White was called to return to his homeland of Liberia in 2007, he began volunteering at ELWA radio, hosting a weekly program called Music and Sense. read more

Rebuilding ELWA Radio

ELWA’s transmitter is reaching about two-thirds of Liberia's nearly 3.2 million people, broadcasting in seven different tribal languages.read more

School in the desert

Sahel Academy is more than a school; it is a community. Check out the vacancies for Academic year 2010-2011. read more

Ruth's journey

A story about one woman’s search for God. It started in childhood and bridged the chasms of persecution, fear and malicious gossip.read more

The journey to Danja

Bouncing along the road from Niamey to Maradi, squashed, hot, and not even sure that our luggage had got onto the right bus, we had 10 hours ahead of us. read more

Dolly’s story

Dolly’s life was in danger but God provided healing in quite unexpected and unusual ways. Dolly can see how God has worked all things for good in her life. read more

Stolen cables

The radio went silent. Thirty metres of copper cable had been stolen from the transmitters on a nearby mountain despite all precautions.read more

A Faithful Pastor

Then there were no Quechua believers in Khari Mayu, Bolivia, now many have come to Christ thanks to the commitment of Teodoro. read more

Philippines flood relief

Our FilSIM team spreads out over 6 sections of Metro Manila as well as an area south of Manila that was equally hit by the flood and closer to the tidal currents of the ocean. Many of our workers suffered flood damage and loss of personal possessions. read more

Nursing School tutors needed

Use your nursing training and experience to produce well-qualified teachers for the health service in Nepal, as a witness for Christ.read more

Urgent prayer need

Prayer is a vital part of SIM’s ministry. Will you join us in praying for these two important situations?read more

Teaching the unteachable

Some call it a miracle. Others still find it hard to believe. Most thought that their deaf children were unteachable—not worth anything.read more

Rescuing Kids from the Streets

Sports Friends are ministering to their communities through sports ministry programs. read more

The Village Church

I cringe to think of all the things I would have missed if I had told God “no” I’m not going to move to Africa. read more

Second chances

She wasn't dead but she certainly wasn't very well, either. Let's just say she was 'unresponsive', cold and had a heart rate. read more

Discovering potential

Often girls in Ethiopia area don’t have the same kind of encouragement that girls in the West have. They see themselves as the family helper or the donkey that goes for water.read more

iPodless

Two weeks ago was my first time to spend the night with the kids at our orphanage. Right before going to bed I realised my ipod had gone missing. read more

Today for Tomorrow

This program is helping hundreds of children learn a better way to live, giving them hope for an AIDS free future and introducing them to Jesus. read more

From the heart of Bolivia

DVD from Carachipampa Christian School in Bolivia. Check out the exciting possibilities for ministry.read more

That they might hear

There is no greater joy than to see people understand the message, be touched by the Holy Spirit and commit their lives to Christ. read more

Girls off the Street

Yasmin is a teenage girl in the sex trade with at least five clients a night. She says she is 15 but is more likely 13-14. read more

Flood Relief for Burkina Faso

At least five people have died and 15,000 are homeless in Ouagadougou as 10 inches of rain fell in one day. Homes and crops were destroyed.read more

Wattle flour

Our SIM team in Niger are using Australian Acacia trees in a variety of ways including improved food security . read more

Training Thai soccer coaches

Sports Friends conducted a 4-day sports ministry training for 55 soccer coaches in Thailand focusing on both ministry and coaching skills.read more

Completed at last!

It was a beautiful day and full of surprises. There was a flurry of preparations as we purchased two bulls and four goats to adequately celebrate. read more

Echoes of War

I sat reading one day while two little boys ran by playing with a real gun. Not a toy. It was not plastic. It was a real gun. These children have grown up with war. read more

Team effort

Experience real mission in action, enjoy the synergy of teamwork, make a significant contribution to world mission but be prepared for a life-changing experience. read more

A new freedom

There’s a new sense of freedom and purpose creeping into the lives of people who previously knew only poverty and helplessness.read more

What’s your perspective?

Our perspective on life has a huge impact on how we feel. Seeing life through someone else’s eyes can help put our perspective in check.read more

Orphan care

Long term our program provides the conditions needed to help bring about lasting change…..but changing behaviour takes time and learning new skills requires perseverance.read more

Storytelling

From the Blog of Jeff and Amy McKissick. Jeff and Amy are medical missionaries working with SIM in Paraguay. They work in church planting and evangelism ministries. read more

Retirement planning

Retirement opened up a whole new chapter in Ian and Meg’s life through ministry with SIM. What are you planning in retirement?read more

Home School Teacher, Burkina Faso

The Ottosson family minister in Burkina Faso. They urgently need a teacher to home school their children for twelve months. Can you help?read more

Anyone for Cricket?

Did you know that cricket can be a powerful tool for influencing the lives of young people in India and other countries in South Asia? read more

Broad horizons

I come from a world where ambassadors are chauffeured along dusty, unpaved roads in shiny black cars while donkeys trot complacently on the pavement.read more

An idea was born

The eldest of four children, Mamman had been trying to help support his family since his father died. Then ECWA Youth Alive camp opened the door for a new future.read more

The shy one

As his face went under the water in the cow trough baptismal, I smiled as I thought back to the first time I saw this boy ... read more

Providing Hope

Partners in Hope is one of the few programs providing care for children with AIDS. It began with the work of SIM doctor, Perry Jansen.read more

Passion for sport

There are two universal languages, music and sport. Sport is being used to transform the lives of young people, their families and communities.read more

What’s happening in Sudan?

We praise God that the village evangelism spearheaded by our Ethiopian missionaries has borne fruit in 3 new “preaching points”. read more

Can you help?

A small pre-primary school in Namibia needs help. Unfinished classrooms are bitterly cold for children and staff. Can you help? read more

I had a dream

Young people hungry for God’s word and dreaming of owning their own Bible…that’s what Jimmie and Gloria discovered in Namibia.read more

A new independence

Fatima was a healthy 4 year old when she was struck down and eventually lost the use of her legs. Read her moving testimony.read more

Walkabout with the Tan family

The Tan family are training Bolivian doctors, partnering with the local church in medical outreach and nurturing Bolivian churches but the road isn’t always easy. read more

First Tears

I cried last night, not because of being homesick or because of a physical injury; but simple because for the first time, living in a third world country really hit home. read more

Hope for the Hopeless

The depth of the suffering borne by women and children in southern Sudan is beyond our comprehension.read more

A life changing conversation

As we rounded the corner to my house he said, “I really respect what you guys are doing here and I’m really interested in a relationship with God.” The words no sooner crossed his lips as we pulled up to my house. I quickly told him to please come by El Sendero so we could chat more. He promised to come to Faith Night the following night and I said goodbye.read more

Bishop Niringiye’s Message to SIM

Bishop Niringiye shared words of encouragement and challenge to everyone in the SIM community. Watch video.read more

Koyamentu Centre dedicated

Koyamentu, a place to be blessed, refreshed, and challenged to reach out in love and obedience to the Lord of the harvest.read more

Tough love

Many volunteers are themselves dependent on precarious agricultural cycles. Yet “their overflowing joy and extreme poverty wells up in rich generosity” read more

Arsenic Alleviation

Communities are being transformed through the Arsenic Alleviation project as many poor families are no longer at risk of developing arsenic-related diseases.read more

Railway children

Since Slumdog Millionaire burst onto the screen, more people are now aware of the plight of children who live on the streets of India.read more

Fruit of their labours

Missionaries often don’t get to see the fruit of their labours but Peter Cunningham is excited about what’s been achieved in the last seven years.read more

Double your money

A donor has offered to double any funds raised to extend the Union Bible Theological College in Mongolia. The growth of the student population has been a wonderful answer to prayer as the greatest need in Mongolian churches is for well trained pastors and leaders.read more

We care for you

A neighbourhood outreach introducing the way of salvation as well as helpful tips on health and agriculture had surprising results.read more

Fighting Poverty amongst the Bokos

When the price of maize increases by 75% it becomes out of reach for many rural people. SIMaid is helping to find sustainable solutions.read more

Orphan-headed household

Damale’s brother is in eighth grade and already head of the household as both their parents have died. Their story is not uncommon.read more

Book release - History of SIM Literature work in Nigeria

Catch a glimpse into the early life and work of SIM and its pioneers. Be inspired by God at work through a generation of faithful workers.read more

Searching for Chameleons

Juanita goes on a journey of discovery at the SIM Global Leaders’ Gathering in the misty hinterland of Nairobi.read more

New possibilities

What does it take to bring permanent change to children and families living in poverty? To help them become self sufficient and live with dignity? A partnership with the Meker church is opening up new possibilitiesread more

Radio at work

Recently 25 people were baptised in one of the Bariba churches in Parakou. Among them was David, who came to the Lord through a radio broadcast but was cut off by his family because of his faith.read more

No small thing

Living in Southern Sudan isn’t easy – it teaches you a new appreciation for the small things. Read this extract from Christiane’s blog. read more

How we Hope

Watch a video about HOPE for AIDS in Malawi.read more

Life at the CrossRoads

Life at the CrossRoads program helps individuals develop their values and change behaviours step-by-step.read more

Governor General, Quentin Bryce, visits the Fistula Hospital

The Fistula hospital in Addis Ababa restores the lives of women who would otherwise be outcasts in society. read more

Bringing Hope to Those in Need

Born into poverty, her father had died when she was young and her mother struggled to feed and clothe the family so education was impossible. Read Shiva's story.read more

Community Awakening

Breaking the poverty cycle through education and income-generating groups and developing health and environmental awareness programs. read more

Radio Hope’s ministry

Radio Hope, the local Christian radio station set up by SIM in Loja, Ecuador, is reaching out with God’s word every day and lives are being changed.read more

Not quite what they expected

I joined the Peace Corps asking to go to Asia, in hopes that I could spend time in Buddhist monasteries and perhaps even become a monk. Instead I was sent to Africa, where Jesus showed me that He is God and that He loves me.read more

Sudan calling

SIM has urgent need for personnel in Southern Sudan. We need people to go, people to pray and people like Virginia. Read her story.read more

Pachi - Thank you

For many Bolivian women, daily life is a constant struggle to make ends meet. Through inspiration, design and the encouragement of two of our missionaries God has changed many lives.read more

The Sun-powered Gospel

Welcome to Salima where solar powered irrigation systems are quenching thirst in this sun-scorched land and powering the advancement of the gospel.read more

Namoussa’s story

Namoussa’s mother had given birth to 6 children but he was the only one to survive; now he was close to death.read more

Girl receives top honours

In a culture when girls are traditionally not usually permitted to attend school, things are changing. read more

New SIM office

Mission vision is growing in many African countries. SIM is seeking meaningful and effective ways to be involved in mission development in West Africa. read more

Why Mahadaga?

Two SIM short-termers, nursing in the Mahadaga Clinic in Burkina Faso, share about the ups and the downs of their mission experience.read more

A missionary kid’s perspective

The drug-addict has a name, the robber has a face and the impoverished and hungry for Christ are always there.read more

SIM-TEC Ministry

Africa have recognised that education must play a key role in effecting change on their continent. Churches across Africa are calling upon SIM for help.read more

Helping Zimbabwe

Grim estimates show that Zimbabwe's humanitarian situation is worse than anticipated with nearly 7 million needing emergency aid.read more

Night classes for Sudanese soldiers

Missionaries had the amazing opportunity to teach soldiers at their Basic Education Learning centre. Many are now attending a newly-formed church.read more

New Somali Bibles Are Ready For Download

A new revised Somali language Bible now available and it can also be downloaded to your computer or cell phone.read more

SIM works with South African Partners to provide relief for Zimbabweans

Discover some of the details surrounding the process of trying to deliver food into Zimbabwe and what is being done for the Zimbabwe refugees in South Africa. read more

Bringing change in Yawisla

It’s been quite a week in Yawisla. Sara swallowed rat poison after her mother told her she was worthless one too many times.read more

Empty nest adventure

In 2000, we were like many empty nesters. Our children had left home. We had a nice house and jobs that we enjoyed but…read more

Gardening her way to mission

Cynthia dreamt of starting her own nursery but the closer she got to her goal, the clearer it became that it was not what life was all about.read more

Changing the concept of religion

It is not yet 10 years since a church was burned in one of the Ditamari villages. Now many of the Ditamari people are turning to the Lord.read more

Farmers new direction

Abdul worked long and hard as a labourer but still could not support his family. A challenge from one of our field workers changed the direction of his life.read more

Summer Camp Paraguayan style

One toilet and one shower for 100 girls! They shared mattresses and ran out of food but it was one of the best camps ever.read more

Genetics and discipleship

What has genetics got to do with discipleship asks Liz McGregor, SIMs champion for mentoring and discipleship. read more

True Religion in Samaru

Nigerian widows face grim futures because their in-laws have the right to their sons’ possessions. They are receiving help at the Samaru Widows’ School. read more

A vital part to play

We helped women understand their roles in the church, family and community and showed them they have a vital role to play.read more

A pair of shoes and an umbrella

God can multiply any gift that we are willing to give him!read more

Grace and healing in Nepal

Her cancer didn’t respond to chemotherapy treatment but God chose to heal her and she and her husband found a Saviour.read more

Learning to Forgive

Abused and despised by their northern neighbours for decades, one leader challenged people to forgive and show love to all.read more

Transforming a Clinic

“Work through me, so that when I look back, I can see that you did something amazing through me.”read more

Key role at Bingham Academy

Bingham Academy plays a key role in enabling families to work and minister in Ethiopia. Will you be part of this exciting and rewarding ministry? read more

Albino people face threat of human sacrifice in Tanzania

As the developed world reels from the shock waves of financial crisis, a crisis of a different kind is sweeping Tanzania.read more

The “extra” special tour

It’s all about building relationships, so what could we do with the keen farmers and nurserymen who arrived after the field day was over? read more

Six children die from malnutrition

Imagine losing six of your children through malnutrition before they were a year old. Imagine finding help before another child dies.read more

Radio outreach to the Quechua

Mosoj Chaski is the only evangelical radio station broadcasting exclusively in the Quechua language reaching out to several million Quechua in Bolivia.read more

People needed in Nepal

Being a missionary in Nepal is not a job for the faint at heart. But the rewards are great. SIM has one worker in Nepal, but we want to send more people like her! Nepal needs more people with a pioneering spirit; those who are courageous and tenacious with a strong heart for God; and those who will embrace the Nepali language, culture, and people for Christ. read more

On the streets of Bangladesh

There are an estimated 249,200 children working without adult supervision on the streets of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Approximately 15% of these children are homeless. Many of the homeless girls have been sexually exploited and are at a high risk of becoming sex workers.read more

Between Friends

An epidemic of teen pregnancies within the church, was handled in destructive ways. Between Friends is a group helping to restore relationships and provide positive teaching with a Christian focus.read more

Around the clock with a missionary doctor in Benin

Spend a day with Dr. Judith Jaggi as she takes you behind the scenes at Bembereke Hospital, where critical human need is being met and Christ’s love shared. read more

Sports Friends’ Camp

During the summer, 146 of the 248 Ethiopian youth attending camp made first time professions to follow Jesus.read more

English is a hot commodity

Feeling like Maria on the way to the VonTrapp family mansion, I armed myself with prize boxes, cardboard crowns, prayers, and some Tylenol.read more

Persecution in India

Christians in nine districts in the Indian state of Orissa are being targeted with violence by radical Hindu groups.read more

It’s open!

This secondary school is reaching an area of over one million people and teaching much more than academic subjects – it’s providing a future.read more

Uncle Joseph

I’ve never had to go days without food or water. I’ve never lived under a bridge or on the streets or had to beg for money.read more

Preach it Brother!

Pastors, farmers, welders, store owners, miners, public servants and a nun all wanted to learn how to read and teach the Bible. read more

Orphan Care Program

There are over 1.2 million orphans in Malawi. SIM is helping many who could be marginalised and exposed to child labour and abuse. read more

A family affair

The Lee family are having a significant impact in Nigeria. New churches have been built, national missionaries trained, clean water provided and a literacy program is underway! read more

Coffee in Ecuador

Maria found herself enjoying a steaming cup of coffee in the town’s teenage hot spot, El Sendero. Glancing at the menu, Maria’s destiny was set. read more

Kanayas story

Kanaya’s father passed away from AIDS in 2006, the same year his mother learned she was HIV-infected. Duncan Academy gave him a future.read more

Bringing Life Abundant to Schools

Peer educators are students themselves and with training they are changing understanding and perception of HIV, AIDS, sexuality and self image. read more

Seminary for Mapuche Christians

A seminary has been designed specifically to meet the needs of the Mapuche people who have had limited education and economic opportunities.read more

Students but no scholarships

Boniface would love to go to Bible College. He and four others have been accepted but without scholarships they will not be able to train.read more

Goal: to reach 50,000 young people for Christ

67% of Burkina Faso's population is under the age of 25. Reaching them with the gospel is urgent.read more

What am I doing in Paraguay?

I am an English teacher at an elementary school, but that’s just the beginning…read more

A Corner of Happiness

It is a privilege to teach in an environment where I can openly share God’s love and plan of healing for a broken world. read more

Radio reaches the “forgotten people”

Cotahuasi Canyon, at almost twice the depth of the Grand Canyon, is officially the deepest canyon on earth, it is home of the “forgotten people”. Read how that is changing…read more

Sharing God’s love in Sudan

First secondary school in an area inhabited by nearly one million people to open in Southern Sudan in September 2008. read more

Heart for Kids

They line the roadways carrying water and wood. They play in yards and on street corners. They are 68% of Malawi’s population. read more

The last day of my first wonderful year

It was the last day of my first, wonderful year as a missionary school teacher at Bingham Academy, Ethiopiaread more

I didn’t want to go!

I was heading for a one-year internship in Zimbabwe, so when God called me to Malawi, I didn’t want to go.read more

Facing trials in ministry

The African Evangelical Church’s first missionaries face big challenges as they establish and grow their ministry in Mozambique...read more

Facing big challenges

The African Evangelical Church’s first missionaries face big challenges as they establish and grow their ministry in Mozambique... read more

SIM in China

As the world's attention is on Beijing during the Olympics, SIM workers in China are focusing on the least reached groups in Chinese society.read more

Graduation with a difference

Sahel Academy provides an education for missionaries children and the English speaking community. read more

Megavoice “Baptised” in the Nile

A thrilling testimony about what God is doing in southern Sudan! read more

Will you be part of the solution?

Over 110 students are presently enrolled in the Bible Training Centre of Mongolia but the facilities are hopelessly inadequate to meet the demand and waiting lists are growing. read more

APPLE Project

In one school in Zambia 13 of the 14 girls qualified to move to grade 8, were pregnant. At the same school, a class of 167 pupils were asked how many of them had had sex and all but one 9-year old raised their hand. read more

A good news story about malnutrition

One child dies of malnutrition every six seconds! Our SIM team working with malnourished children in Burkina Faso are trailling Plumpy’Nut with encouraging results. read more

China Mourns

While the initial media focus on the earthquake has ended, the real work of helping people recover from the disaster has only begun. The magnitude of the work ahead is beyond description. The sorrow and mourning is indescribable. read more

Against the tide - The river divides them

For six months of the year the people have no access to food, medical care and education as the flooded Yabus river cuts the town in two.read more

Unity in Christ

Weeklong conferences prepared pastors for more effective ministry and helped them experience a new unity in Christ. read more

Nowhere to turn

Confused and desperate for peace, she considered taking not only her own life, but the life of her children as well.read more

Changing lives with a straw

At any given moment, about half the world’s poor are suffering from water-related diseases. Six thousand people, mainly children, die each day. Something as simple as a straw has the potential to change that. Read about how SIM is using LifeStraw.read more

Ain’t no Mountain High Enough

Dil Maya is climbing a mountain of social need in Nepal, braced with the gospel of Jesus Christ. read more

Not just a game

Basketball, cricket, soccer, whatever your sport, are you willing to share your expertise with young people around the world who don’t know Christ? Like Chris you will have the opportunity to share your faith and commitment to Jesus and see lives changed. read more

China Earthquake Relief

SIM and its partners in China are responding to show Christ's compassion to the Chinese people in the face of such staggering disaster. read more

ELWA making an impact

Faith’s life has improved dramatically since she came to ELWA hospital weighing 61 pounds. Now she weighs 110 pounds. read more

Champions in Zimbabwe

Working in HIV and AIDS ministry is physically and emotionally exhausting but Martin and Silke are changing the lives of children orphaned by AIDS. read more

Making a difference in India

“I felt God calling me to work in urban health and so I have spent six months getting to know the needs of twenty nearby slum areas.” Read Savita’s story read more

The Road to Bingham

It was really the seemingly ordinary and unexciting choices that led me to the place I am today, even though I was unaware of it at the time. read more

A Miracle

Four SIM missionaries and an AIMAir pilot OK after their plane went off the runway in Southern Sudan.read more

A Safe Place for Healing

As I look back on my experience, I see how God has used my internship in the Philippines to shape and mature me. read more

Lighthouse for Christ

Can you imagine ten congregations, with eight different languages, using the same church building for their church services every week? read more

Training teachers to give hope

Lili came from a disadvantaged background, but she had a desire to teach. FEISA gave her a scholarship and helped her discover her vocation. read more

Give me road

The potholes are so big that I’ve heard that donkeys sometimes lie in them, with just their ears poking out! read more

Ministry opportunities in Central & Southeast Asia

Learn more about how you can serve God in this region. read more

Ministry opportunities in Thailand

Learn more about the opportunities in Central and Southeast Asia and how you can serve God in this region. read more

Ministry opportunities in Mongolia

Learn more about the opportunities in Central and Southeast Asia and how you can serve God in this region. read more

Ministry opportunities in China

Learn more about the opportunities in Central and Southeast Asia and how you can serve God in this region.read more

Ministry opportunities in the Philippines

Learn more about the opportunities in Central and Southeast Asia and how you can serve God in this region read more

Ray of Hope in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s economy is in tatters, it’s political future uncertain and 34% of the country is living with AIDS. Read about a ray of hope… read more

Do I need a bible college degree?

Kate is 21 years old and a student of Spanish and Latin American studies at Manchester University. Currently she is in Ecuador for 8 months, sharing Jesus. Her passion is knitting. read more

A Tragedy and a call

His journey to Bible College began in the waters of the Indian Ocean amid the wreckage of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961. This is his story. read more

Healing wounds in Kenya

“Eldoret was in the heart of the fighting and killing. We expected to find deep division and anger. We came under armed escort.” read more

Morling College Team

Morling College Team involved in SIM's HOPE for AIDS ministry in Malawi. What was it really like? read more

It's still raining

It has started to rain again. Kidist sits in the dark, listening fearfully. She can’t sleep and neither can her brothers and sisters. read more

God Called Me: My Journey to Mongolia

My journey began when I heard an SIM speaker who told us to "step out in faith toward God and not hold back." That challenge spoke to me, and I joined a short-term team going to a medical college in the Gobi Desert for five weeks. read more

Life is more than academics

Dan Field went to Sahel Academy in Niger to teach maths for six months and stayed three and a half years. read more

Anyone for coffee?

Let’s go get some coffee. I’ll take you to my favourite place, El Sendero in Loja, Ecuador.read more

Prayers of thousands answered

Sudan: First gathering of Mabaan church leaders in Mabaan country for 21 years! 200-250 people every day! read more

Mission Internships - Philippines

Gain exposure to life as a cross-cultural worker, while sharpening and exercising your own ministry skills in another culture.read more

Mission Internships - Zambia

Gain exposure to life as a cross-cultural worker, while sharpening and exercising your own ministry skills in another culture. read more

Mission Internships - Ghana

Gain exposure to life as a cross-cultural worker, while sharpening and exercising your own ministry skills in another culture.read more

Mission Internships

Gain exposure to life as a cross-cultural worker, while sharpening and exercising your own ministry skills in another culture. read more

Exploring what to do in retirement?

SIM can help you use a lifetime of experience to make a difference through cross-cultural ministry. Discover the diverse opportunities worldwide.read more

Arsenic in drinking water

It’s estimated that arsenic in drinking water will cause 200,000 – 270,000 deaths from cancer in Bangladesh alone. read more

The gift of hugging

SIM is actively recruiting short-term associates to serve from two months to two years in the Kenya SIMPact program in the slums of Nairobi. read more

Hitting the Road

A three-day trip off the beaten track in Benin visiting Bariba church fellowships some of which were planted through radio ministry.read more

Home-grown help

Home-based care volunteers are growing cotton or maize in order to provide additional food security for the sick and vulnerable children of the community. read more

Hunger season

There are now over 1.2 million orphans in Malawi. Without adequate care and support, many of these children will become marginalized, exposed to child labour and abuse. read more

SIM and Water Corporation

SIM working with Water Corporation of Western Australia to change lives in Ethiopia.read more

SIM Uruguay Vision Seeks to Build Strong Church

30 April 2007 — God has given SIM a bold vision to strengthen the church in Uruguay. The least evangelical country in South America, Uruguay is a secular society with a strong European influence. read more

Discipling Along the Way

1 June 2007 — Dancing back to my car, Hilda couldn't stop talking about how kind the Lord had been. First He taught her a needed lesson, then He rewarded her for learning it. read more

New Church Planting Opportunities in Thailand

3 July 2007 — Through its partnership with OMF Thailand, God has given SIM new opportunities to serve the people of Northeast Thailand. read more

They Hate Us

1 September 2007 — Yukako, a Japanese student at a U.S. seminary, didn’t want to help with the English Mission Training (EMT) Camp in Korea. read more

Community Destroyed by Fire

11 June 2007 — On May 27, a poor shantytown community in the Philippines was destroyed by a fire of unknown causes. The destruction left 1,500 people homeless and two children dead. read more

Impressions of India

14 March 2007 — Thoughts and images from a photojournalist on short-term assignment in India. read more

Chinese University Students Respond to HIV/AIDS

29 September 2006 — A worker recounts the emotional response from Chinese students to his talk on HIV/AIDS. read more

Rebuilt Lives at El Alfarero

1 June 2007 — Eight months pregnant, frightened, and desperate, Emilia came to Albergue, the refuge for girls in crisis that’s part of El Alfarero (“The Potter”) student ministry. read more

Planting churches in the deepest canyon in the world

Six years ago when the Shaw family moved to Cotahuasi to start a church-planting ministry with this isolated people group, they wanted to team up with Peruvians and train them in ministry. God answered their prayer and has called 17 Quechua believers to serve in various ministries, including: evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and children and youth work. read more

To the Ends of the Earth

High in the Andes, at 4700m there is a little village called Culipampa. It is a dry, barren, hostile and strikingly beautiful place. What makes it even more incredible is that almost the entire village, of about fifty people, are practicing Christians. read more

Training Equips Local Leaders

26 June 2007 — On Sunday afternoons, you will find missionary Pete Bitner sitting at the head of a long table teaching a Bible Training Course to 10 leaders from the small city where he and his family live in Togo. read more

ZEBS Equips AmaZioni Church Leaders

31 July 2007 — Recently, another class of students received their diplomas from the Zion Evangelical Bible School (ZEBS). ZEBS offers short, intensive courses for pastors and church leaders that equip them with a working knowledge of the Bible and spiritual leadership. read more

Nigerien Believers Develop a Christian Baby Naming Ceremony

17 January 2007 — One of the most important rituals associated with birth in the culture of Niger is the naming ceremony, called a cebe (pronounced "chay-bay"). Along with the new believers in our town, we have developed a baby naming ritual which complements the culture but also includes other elements from Scripture. read more

SIM in Namibia

8 October 2007 — SIM and the Namibia Minister of Education recently signed an agreement which allows SIM to recruit teachers for the Namibian schools. read more

Understanding Mozambican Culture

6 December 2006 — Understanding Mozambican culture is a key process of our work. The superficial aspects are easy, but its the deep ones that jump up and bite you unexpectedly... read more

Finding God's Love at Kijabe Hospital

20 June 2007 — As Ahmed observed them, he began to understand that God was a God of love. This was not what he learned as a boy, but He could see it in their faces and feel it in their hands. read more

Genesis Comes Alive in Maninka

9 June 2006 — The dramatic recording of Genesis has been completed and is being warmly received by the Maninka people. read more

Women Celebrate Unity at Conference

23 April 2007 — At a regional women's conference in February 2006, Reverend Stephen Aputara spoke clearly and enthusiastically from the Bible about unity; the need for real love and self denial. read more

A Mother's Amazing Love

11 August 2006 — Awa's love for her son Emmanuel is an example of the compassion and mercy that God shows each of us. read more

I Said Yes

8 May 2006 — We just completed our first year of ministry in Moxico province, Eastern Angola, and we were not planning on getting involved in radio until the director of a radio program approached me.read more

Our Road is by air

As Sudan struggles to recover from a generation of war, one of the greatest hindrances to rebuilding is almost non-existent road access to the remote areas of Southern Sudan where we work. We rely heavily on planes to ferry supplies and personnel to our bases.read more

Sudanese witchdoctor meets Jesus

Deng, a Maaban witchdoctor, had been demon-possessed from his youth. His ability to foresee events and wield power in the community earned him respect, notoriety and wealth, yet when SIM missionaries visited his village and spoke about Jesus, Deng told them about the demonic influence in his own life. He asked them to deliver him.read more

What is Happening in Sudan

SIM is mobilising African Christians to be missionaries to Sudan. This is SIM’s first field with a majority of non-western missionaries. They are all experienced church workers and their home churches in Nigeria and Ethiopia are providing for their salaries and transport to the field while SIM raises funds to cover housing, medical expenses, logistical costs and project expenses.read more

Making Disciples Who Make Disciples

Making Disciples Who Make Disciples: Young Paraguayans learn to share their faithread more

Orientation on an Airplane

As I settled into my seat and fastened my seat belt for my flight from Beijing to Ulan Batar, the young woman by the window stirred. She was attractive, trendy, and sleepy! As the plane lifted off the ground, she stirred, smiled at me and in perfect English with a slight accent that I couldn’t quite place at first, she told me she had been traveling for almost 36 hours—from Dublin (in Southern Ireland) of all places. Of course, I told her I was from Scotland and for the next hour or so we chatted non-stop about Scotland and Ireland and about life in general. Little did I realize that she would give me a fascinating orientation to her beloved homeland. She was Mongolian!read more

Slavery Here and Now

Diamonds, rugs, chocolate ... what do they have in common? The products you buy may have been manufactured by slaves, often children.read more