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Compassionate ministries

Articles on ministries relating to occupational health, health education, palliative care, sign language, disabilities and trauma healing or counselling.

God’s unfailing love for the dying

20 February 2024

Read about a palliative care team that gives hope in Christ to the terminally-ill in Angola.

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Encouraged, visit by visit

24 January 2024

The brokenness of the Middle East fills the news, but a centre for children with special needs is bringing hope to one region.

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‘They are used to hearing stories’

9 January 2024

The challenges of taking the gospel to the Tamajaq people of the Sahara Desert.

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Behind closed doors

2 January 2024

Sarah Allen is reaching out to the hidden and forgotten in one of the poorest countries in South America.

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Esther’s Ghana mission

31 October 2023

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.

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It’s 2am…

18 July 2023

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.

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A daily dose of Jesus

26 May 2023

‘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…’

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Sewing seeds of hope

17 May 2023

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.

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Home is where the heart is for Anaïs

25 May 2022

Anaïs encounters people with amazing, yet heart-breaking stories in her ministry, but tries to see God at work in each and every one.

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Help for cyclone victims

2 March 2022

SIM personnel have launched a response to the tragedy of disasters that have hit Madagascar.

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Flying hope and healing with SIMAIR

21 January 2022

Across West Africa, SIMAIR serves remote communities with medicines, safe transport and the gospel message.

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New year, new beginnings

11 January 2022

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…

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‘I felt God telling me to go, 40 years ago…’

17 December 2021

SIM worker Barbara, 70, used a lifetime of experience as a nurse to serve refugees in Greece.

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Couple’s joy as home reopens

21 October 2021

Six years after tragedy struck, children are returning to SIM’s Mseleni Children’s Home in South Africa.

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Running water today, living water tomorrow

8 October 2021

Read how God is using water pumps as tools to open people’s hearts to the gospel.

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Shalom House: A haven for survivors of trafficking

22 September 2021

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.

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Home is where the gospel is

14 September 2021

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

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‘Love them as yourself’

8 September 2021

As churches and communities across many countries are stepping up to serve Afghan refugees – alongside other displaced people – we’re highlighting a couple of…

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All smiles after dental outreach

15 July 2021

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.

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Untouched by sunlight

1 June 2021

The mines of Potosi in Bolivia are dark places, but SIM believes no one is beyond the reach of God…

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Better together

27 January 2021

Meet the new SIM team passionate about sharing the gospel in Ghana.

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Your gifts of love

19 November 2020

Your generous donations helped SIM come to the rescue of two rural hospitals in southern Africa during COVID-19.

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‘Be our eyes and ears’ to stop human trafficking

20 August 2020

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…

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A channel for God’s love

6 June 2020

Caring for those who are suffering is a unique opportunity to share the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.

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