Making disciples of Jesus in communities where he is least known
Will you join with Serving in Mission UK as we seek to reach the thousands of communities around the world who still need to hear of the transformational love of Jesus?
Billions of people, in the world’s least reached people groups, are living and dying without hearing the good news of Jesus.
Compelled by Christ’s love we join with churches to carry the hope of the gospel where he is least known.
Explore how you can play your part in God’s global mission.
How would you like to get involved?
Prayer:
Father, fill my heart with compassion for those who have never heard your name or experienced your love.
Opportunities to serve God
Serving In Mission UK sends mission workers around the world to work in multinational teams. There are hundreds of opportunities in more than 70 countries for you to use your gifts, skills and resources to serve.
You could be the person that a team has been praying for to come and help them further the advance of God’s kingdom.
Where could God be calling you?
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Medical Ministry
We serve the community through excellence in medical care and teaching and reach the poor and marginalized with Christ-modelled compassion.
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Kingdom Partners
Compelled by God’s love, we have dynamic and relational projects in communities across Ethiopia to bring hope and healing.
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Serving Refugees and the Displaced
We pray that refugees in the Middle East have their value and dignity affirmed as they encounter Jesus and are nurtured to become disciples.
“I’m grateful that God opened up opportunities to listen to people and encourage them with God’s love. I’m grateful the Church was able to reach out with love and compassion.”
Stephanie Darling – Malawi
How you can pray
We have fresh prayers every day to pray for what God is doing around the world. These can be prayer requests or points for thanksgiving and praise. The work of mission is fuelled by prayer and we would greatly appreciate if you could join our community of prayer. You can get these prayers in your inbox every week if you sign up at the link below for SIMpray.
Can you take time each day to pray for God’s work?
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Pray for the Lord’s leading
Pray for a worker needing to renew her licence as a nurse-midwife next summer. It’s tricky for her to get the practice hours she needs in the country where she serves. Pray God would lead her clearly to the solution he desires.
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Pray for Ruth
Give thanks that Ruth has stepped in to help the SIM UK mobilisation team with administrative support whilst surveying and streamlining administrative processes. Pray for wisdom as she works and that she’d quickly settle into the team.
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Pray for medical electives
“It’s been really encouraging seeing a good number of medical students coming through SIM UK, wanting to do their electives in mission settings in the developing world. This is exciting as it can often be the first steps on the road to future longer-term service.” Pray for the seven medical students planning their electives this year.
“Prayer is the only way any of us can be effective in this spiritual battle – and we’re so grateful for every time you mention us or the needs we share with you, to our heavenly Father.”
A SIM mission worker
Stories of God at work
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How healthcare as mission transforms lives
For billions of people, access to safe, timely, and affordable healthcare is a distant hope, but it’s a huge mission field for our medical mission workers.
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Healing and hope for children
An interview with paediatric orthopaedic surgeon Tim Nunn highlights the need for medical mission workers.
“The longer you’re there, the more you see it: long-term plans that you look back on and say: ‘Wow! God’s amazing’.”
Paul and Hilary Gunning – Namibia
People
Serving In Mission is a community of people serving throughout the world. Supported by a staff team and trustees based around the UK, we share in the vision to see disciples in all communities.
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Simon and Grace Stretton-Downes
Simon leads the dental team at a clinic at the Eternal Love Winning All (ELWA) Hospital in Monrovia. Grace is a nurse and supports medical staff and patients at the same hospital. The couple are sent by St Gregory’s Church, Crakehall, north Yorkshire.
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Ted and Rachel Watts
Ted and Rachel Watts, with their two boys are sent by Beeston Free Evangelical Church to work in Madagascar, at the Good News Hospital of Mandritsara.
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Tim and Rachel Nunn, Matthew, Rebekah and Joel
Tim and Rachel are both doctors serving in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Tim is a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon, Medical Director at CURE Children’s Hospital of Ethiopia, and runs the PAACS orthopaedic training programme in Ethiopia. Rachel trains GPs at Addis Ababa University, and supports healthcare workers to integrate their faith and work.
“The Church is by nature missionary, to the extent that if it ceases to be missionary, it has not just failed in one of its tasks, it has ceased to be the Church.”
Andrew Kirk
The centrality of the Church
We work hand-in-hand with evangelical churches, to send, support and receive gospel workers equipped to make disciples of Jesus, where people live and die without hearing the good news of Jesus.
More than 300 churches from the UK send workers overseas with us, and a growing number are now also receiving mission workers from overseas to help them reach out to their local communities.
If you are a church looking to send or receive mission workers, or you’d like access to training or resources, please do get in contact.
