Articles on ministries relating to occupational health, health education, palliative care, sign language, disabilities and trauma healing or counselling.
‘They are used to hearing stories’
The challenges of taking the gospel to the Tamajaq people of the Sahara Desert.
Esther’s Ghana mission
Esther prayed daily for God to give her opportunities to serve him in Ghana and after four years of waiting, she experienced an incredible short-term mission she’ll never forget.
From broken to beautiful
A SIM worker discovers how the power of the gospel to heal and restore is like the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery.
The gospel moves at the speed of relationships
Connections made through English conversation classes and summer camps are having an impact in a broken community in Thailand.
God’s unfailing love for the dying
Read about a palliative care team that gives hope in Christ to the terminally-ill in Angola.
Encouraged, visit by visit
The brokenness of the Middle East fills the news, but a centre for children with special needs is bringing hope to one region.
Behind closed doors
Sarah Allen is reaching out to the hidden and forgotten in one of the poorest countries in South America.
‘I felt God telling me to go, 40 years ago…’
SIM worker Barbara, 70, used a lifetime of experience as a nurse to serve refugees in Greece.
It’s 2am…
SIM UK surgeon Ted Watts shares a moving account of how God is using the broken to make something beautiful at the hospital where he serves.
A daily dose of Jesus
‘Most of the people here are animists, which brings a lot of fear into their lives, but at the Good News Hospital, they hear the gospel…’
Sewing seeds of hope
SIM worker Sarah is combining her creative sewing skills and therapy training to help people living in the Cape Town townships recover from trauma and discover hope in the gospel.
Home is where the heart is for Anaïs
Anaïs encounters people with amazing, yet heart-breaking stories in her ministry, but tries to see God at work in each and every one.
All smiles after dental outreach
Simon and Grace Stretton-Downes led a dental outreach in Liberia this summer – their biggest trip yet – treating patients who had endured pain for months, or even years.
Help for cyclone victims
SIM personnel have launched a response to the tragedy of disasters that have hit Madagascar.
‘Be our eyes and ears’ to stop human trafficking
COVID-19 has created a global health crisis affecting millions of people in every community where SIM workers live and serve. While SIM continues to help…
Flying hope and healing with SIMAIR
Across West Africa, SIMAIR serves remote communities with medicines, safe transport and the gospel message.
New year, new beginnings
For SIM UK member Ted Watts, there was one major item in his diary for the beginning of a new year: “Start PAACS”. Ted is…
Couple’s joy as home reopens
Six years after tragedy struck, children are returning to SIM’s Mseleni Children’s Home in South Africa.
Running water today, living water tomorrow
Read how God is using water pumps as tools to open people’s hearts to the gospel.
Shalom House: A haven for survivors of trafficking
The risk of human trafficking is very real for many people in the countries and communities where SIM works. Read about one SIM ministry that is helping survivors on their recovery journey.
Home is where the gospel is
Geaane, from the Netherlands, felt called to serve the Lord for a year in South Africa in 2015, but it soon turned into a long-term ministry that helps families living in the poorest communities
‘Love them as yourself’
As churches and communities across many countries are stepping up to serve Afghan refugees – alongside other displaced people – we’re highlighting a couple of…
Your gifts of love
Your generous donations helped SIM come to the rescue of two rural hospitals in southern Africa during COVID-19.
Untouched by sunlight
The mines of Potosi in Bolivia are dark places, but SIM believes no one is beyond the reach of God…
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