All ministry stories and updates from our workers and projects.
‘I love serving God here’
Read a Q&A with water engineer Lizzie White, who’s using her skills to share the gospel while addressing challenges faced by least-reached communities in Peru.
Staff Spotlight – Emma Launchbury
Find out about how God brought our Head of Operations, Emma, to SIM UK.
From thief to coach
God uses all kinds of people to grow his kingdom in least-reached Malawi… even a thief like Chinkwita.
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.
Healing and hope for children
An interview with paediatric orthopaedic surgeon Tim Nunn highlights the need for medical mission workers.
Staff Spotlight – Christiane Fox
Meet Christiane, who’s been part of the SIM community for almost 20 years.
A light to the nations
Once unreachable in their home countries, new believers are now being discipled in Europe and trained to take the gospel back to their communities.
Pass it on: Part one
Alex Hawke, SIM UK Director, explores what it looks like for ordinary followers of Jesus to make disciples and why it’s worth the effort.
Step by step
Teaching can transform the lives of millions of children around the globe and help to raise up the next generation of disciples.
From broken promises to everlasting hope
When Steve and Mary served overseas for 33 years, God demonstrated his perfect timing through a surprise interaction in Bolivia.
From the margins to the mainstream
Read how God is using teacher Sarah to help disabled children in Bolivia overcome their challenges and to support parents struggling to raise them in a society that doesn’t value them and has few resources for them.
Coming home
“We are Christ’s vessels; helping those we can, and shaping the next generation to shine as lights to their communities.” Read Nicky Brand’s reflections on her 20 years of serving in Nigeria.
The adventures of a ‘reluctant mission worker’
Stepping off a plane for a two-year assignment, SIM UK’s longest-serving member Karen Hicks, had no idea God was leading her into a faithful ministry that would last more than 40 years.
Do churches benefit from our Engage workers?
Rev Mark Jackson shares how partnering with SIM UK’s Engage programme is helping to inspire London with the good news of Jesus.
Engage: Cross-cultural mission in the UK
From Glasgow to London, Engage welcomes gospel workers into the UK to bring the love of Jesus Christ to local communities.
Bring your tools to the table
Bring your tools to the table and embrace whatever God has for you on a short-term mission trip with SIM UK.
Sharing the story of God and his world
In 1990, teacher Ruth Guinness visited Malawi for the first time whilst studying at university. 10 years later, Ruth arrived in Malawi with SIM.
Staff Spotlight – Linda Hunt
Meet Linda Hunt, who talks about her role as SIM UK’s Prayer Coordinator.
Sharing the good news, one doorstep at a time
In the heart of London, Engage worker Mary is bringing the hope of the gospel to the streets of Islington through her work with Inspire St James Cclerkenwell.
Staff Spotlight – June Beveridge
Meet June Beveridge, who talks about her role as a Mobiliser and her work as part of our Safeguarding Team.
Taking it to the next level
Training coaches is an integral and expanding part of SIM’s Sports Friends ministry and now hundreds of coaches across the globe can be trained at the click of a button.
Tackling human trafficking in the digital era
The digital space is not only a means of enabling exploitation, it’s also an effective tool to protect the world’s most vulnerable people, where our workers serve.
Growing in God’s love in Ghana
Read how Yvonne brought hope to farmers in Ghana through teaching what the Bible says about business, money, and work.
Staff Spotlight – Cheryl Gibson
Meet Cheryl Gibson, who talks about her role as the Family Adviser for SIM UK.
From mining to mission: shining God’s light in the darkness
On a sunny afternoon in September, mission workers Steve and Mary visited the SIM UK office and encouraged the team with stories of God at work during 33 years of overseas mission work.
Lessons from a short-term mission trip
A short-term mission trip with SIM turned into a life-changing journey for friends Lizzie and Katie.
Cross-cultural mission since 1893
Just as our founders were undeterred, so today’s SIM workers continue to push forward with the good news of Jesus; seeing every barrier as an opportunity to make disciples of the Lord Jesus.
‘Were it not for the training, I would have left teaching’
Read how SIM is helping a headmaster be an ambassador for Christ in his rural school in Benin.
We count on the Lord
‘We are stewards of God’s money and we have a responsibility to spend it wisely.’
The gospel drop by drop
Lizzie White’s water hygiene ministry is opening a door for the gospel in some of the least-reached communities of the Peruvian Andes.
‘They are used to hearing stories’
The challenges of taking the gospel to the Tamajaq people of the Sahara Desert.
Christ on Campus
Student ministry not only connects with the next generation, but equips them to share the gospel with others – both at university and when they return home.
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.
Three projects get one home
In 2019, SIM launched a building project to help create disciples in a country where Christians are in the minority. Give thanks that it’s now come to fruition.
God in the everyday
Read a lovely example of God at work in the everyday, from one of workers serving in Mexico…
Sam passes on his passion for mission…
After five years living in a remote Central Africa community, Sam Knight spoke to SIM UK’s Engagement Officer, Hannah Penwright, about why he’s now serving in a new role to help strengthen the church in France.
‘It’s so exciting!’
An amazing answer to prayer will ensure a missional business in rural Ghana can continue to make a kingdom impact.
God is at work in Namibia
After almost 30 years of serving God in south-west Africa, the highs, lows, and stories of ways God is working in Paul and Hilary’s lives…
Staff Spotlight – Beth Jennings
Get to know the staff behind SIM UK. First up, meet Beth – Mission Mobiliser in Ireland.
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.
Introducing our new country director, Alex Hawke
New SIM UK Director Alex Hawke shares about his background, faith, and what he’s looking forward to in his role.
When God makes plans
A gospel-hearted couple praise God for leading them to set up home in a country where most people have never met a follower of Jesus.
Why Uruguay needs the hope of Jesus
In South America’s most secular country, Hannah is helping local Christians reach communities that have yet to receive Jesus Christ and his message of hope.
Bolstering Bolivian believers
Read how Jonny and Olga are serving and equipping the church in Bolivia.
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.
Ten years of God’s faithfulness
Joshua Bogunjoko, who’s led with integrity and grace in his role as SIM International Director, reflects on the past 10 years as he prepares to hand over the baton.
Behind closed doors
Sarah Allen is reaching out to the hidden and forgotten in one of the poorest countries in South America.
A divine appointment
Covid could not thwart God’s plan to bring Ram Strestha and his wife Keshari, from South Asia, to serve in the UK.
Seeking to break the Circle of Silence
Meet Donald and Becky, who serve with their family in central Mexico, helping to train up local church planters.
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.
Together in translation
Lives are changed when people are able to access the Bible in a language and format they clearly understand, says SIM UK worker Debbie Simpson.
Top of the pops for Gen Z
A popular French band has joined forces with SIM to inspire a new generation to ‘Go’ into mission.
We clinic by faith
Despite many trials, God has always provided for SIM’s clinic in Doro, South Sudan. Even as their clinic doctor moves on to a new challenge, their attitude is an encouragement to all who work by faith.
Happy landings
A couple’s desire to return to serve overseas finally became a reality after two years of preparation.
Opening doors through business ministries
SIM Business Ministries harnesses workplace skills to reach out where other mission models cannot.
Mummy and me
Had there been no Faithful Witness team in place, a mother and daughter in Thailand might never have met a faithful witness for Christ.
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.
Wow, what a visit!
A SIM UK worker shares her inspiring story of showing Christ’s love in the Middle East.
A labour of love for Jesus
Even though it requires dedication, determination and patience, Caitlin is learning Thai so she can tell others about Jesus.
Gospel refuge for Ethiopia’s hidden children
‘This is no ordinary house; it’s a house with a purpose; where children are offered hope, encouragement and, perhaps most important of all, love.’
Napkin notes sketch route to Central Asia
A quickly scribbled diagram on a napkin is a precious souvenir for a couple on the pathway to mission work in Central Asia.
Come back next month…
When the answers we seek don’t come quickly it can be tempting to give up. A woman’s decision to keep coming back to SIM’s Doro Clinic reminds us of the importance of faith.
Teaching the love of Jesus
SIM UK partners with TnT to develop seminal Sunday school materials in Arabic.
The dress
The Good News Hospital in Mandritsara offers free treatment to cure a condition that causes women to be shunned by their community. Here they are given a new life physically, but also a new eternal life, symbolised by the parting gift of a new dress…
Luis lets his light shine
God has given us the powerful tool of sports to share his love with young people all around the world, offering them a hope found only in Jesus Christ.
A hub of hope in Dhaka
Read how a young mother’s life was transformed through a SIM programme for vulnerable women living on the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Born-again Kuba seeks God’s priorities in Poland
Kuba was nearing 40 and wonders now whether he was having his ‘midlife crisis’ when he felt his heart for service was missing. But God was not going to let Kuba go and began slowly, drawing him back to himself…
School’s out for Naomi
For the past seven years, Naomi Coleman has played a vital role in helping colleagues on the field to thrive by teaching their children.
Choir hits all the right notes
A key achievement of cross-cultural worker Lawrence Jah’s ministry with a Glasgow church is helping to launch its first African choir.
‘Finishing’ well
Retired couple Stephen and Heather show how you’re never too old to be involved in missions…
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.
The Macs’ Greek odyssey
Christmas is a wonderful opportunity to share the hope of Christ for one family serving in Greece.
Get in the game
With Sports Friends ministries in many of the far-flung corners of the world, is now the right time to bring this amazing ministry to UK churches?
The gospel that saves also sends
Read why it’s a blessing for a local church to be part of God’s global mission.
Young legends success continues
Many children and young adults now have a new sense of hope and purpose, thanks to a Christ-centred sports ministry in South Africa.
‘Second chance’ pastor on track to see gospel growth
Hearing God’s voice on a train led a businessman in the world of organised crime to become a Christian and church leader.
‘We’re just an ordinary family’
Meet the Harrison family, who moved from their settled life in the UK, to a new exciting, but challenging, one on the mission field in Ethiopia.
Sewing threads of hope
Read how a group of Nigerian girls are learning about Jesus as they learn how to sew…
Unlikely friends bring Nadeem to Christ
Nadeem* is the second-known believer among his people after his life-changing encounter with SIM’s Faithful Witness workers.
Our workers join Pakistan flood relief response
SIM workers have been helping out with food and medical relief in the flood-hit Sindh province of Pakistan.
Ukraine Bible school reopens
Ministers of the gospel of peace continue to be encouraged and equipped as Odesa Bible College begins a new term.
Mexico bound
A family share why they are about to travel thousands of miles for a new life overseas.
Bible translation: A labour of love
With International Translation Day approaching, read how SIM workers achieved a milestone in Liberia.
Doing business God’s way
Business is another tool in SIM’s toolbox to reach places where Christ is least known…
When we pray, God works
We believe prayer is the first and most important thing we can do in our efforts to recruit, prepare, and journey with Christians sent by churches to make disciples of Jesus where it’s most needed.
Radio Hope
Read how Waves of Hope Radio Ministry team helped 90 children learn more about Jesus in rural Ecuador.
The healing power of art
“It was here in a watercolour class that God used colour and line — and women who didn’t even know him — to heal my heart.”
Mustard seeds of faith continue to grow
Sunday school materials translated into Arabic are providing the foundation for the next generation of gospel workers in the Middle East.
A dream is born
The Lord is opening doors for sub-Saharan Africans to live and serve in North Africa.
Pastor Nong’s ‘crazy’ plan kicks off
In a rural village in northern Thailand, God placed a burden on pastor Nong’s heart to find a way to share Jesus with the local teenagers who often gathered together to play football.
Back on the ward after 25 years
A semi-retired doctor recalls the highs and lows of her two short-term medical missions in West Africa.
Planting gospel seeds in central Benin
Introducing someone to Jesus who knows nothing about him, and who has probably been told that Christianity is false and the Bible is corrupt, takes time.
‘God shows no partiality’
Intercultural churches are not a blueprint, they’re an outcome of living out Jesus’ teaching, says Steve Smith UK Director
Brushing teeth with God
Read how one SIM worker helped students make praying for their friends a daily habit they’ll never forget!
A gospel soap story
ENGAGE worker Lawrence, from The Gambia, is learning new ways to serve cross-culturally in Glasgow – including how to do the washing-up!
From camper to coach
Read how one boy’s life was transformed through attending a Sports Friends camp.
‘No regrets’ says mum on a mission
Meet a mother and mission worker serving in West Africa, who shares the highs and lows of giving birth to her second child far away from the comforts of home.
Seeing is believing
A week spent helping a team of eye doctors helped put mission into focus for one SIM UK couple serving in southern Ecuador.
The aroma of Christ
Steve Smith, SIM UK Director, reflects on how this brilliant metaphor contrasts Christian and non-Christian responses to hearing the gospel.
‘A young and vibrant couple’
Today, there are no known believers in the Kayes region of Mali, which is predominantly inhabited by Hassaniya herdsmen. Living in this remote region on…
Seeing the gospel grow in France
2022 is set to be another busy year for one of our families serving in France…
Are you a game changer?
Cat Tongkao encourages others to use their skills and talents for sports ministry.
‘This training changed my life’
The church in Bangladesh is tiny, but for the past 63 years, one SIM project has been providing support to isolated believers as they seek to follow Jesus.
Faithful in study, fluent in hope
Sometimes the language learning phase for mission workers can seem like a detour. But language coach Candace, who serves our Faithful Witness teams, sees it as a ministry in and of itself.
From tequila to truth
Read how SIM is helping to train local leaders and plant churches in a vastly unreached area of Mexico.
Joyeux Noël – the gospel in France
Peter and Claire-Lise Judkins have served in three very different settings over the past decade and the latest leg of their ministry is in a town near the Disneyland resort in Paris.
How beautiful are the feet…
At 78, Elijah can no longer walk long distances, but says he won’t stop sharing the gospel in the Maasai lands of Kenya…
A measure of success?
God as active in our day-to-day lives as in the big events, say one couple serving in Ecuador.
Teamwork in Thailand
Two SIM ministries are partnering to bring hope and restoration to the people of Chiang Mai and Ayutthaya, Thailand.
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…
Shared blessings – multicultural ministry in London
Mary joins our ENGAGE programme, designed to help UK churches share the gospel with cross-cultural communities on their doorstep.
Memories of Christmas where it all began
As Advent approaches, SIM UK worker Kate shares some Christmas memories of her ministry in regions where Christ was born and the church was founded.
Raising a family on the mission field
On any given weekend, *Rachel and Joshua take their sons to the desert and visit archaeological ruins where the children can run around and dig…
Couple’s joy as home reopens
Six years after tragedy struck, children are returning to SIM’s Mseleni Children’s Home in South Africa.
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.
Harriet’s story
How do you support a new believer who lost her sole source of income? An income that dried up when she stopped performing demonic healings…
Christian villages attacked in Nigeria
Since 23rd July, there have been numerous attacks on predominantly Christian villages and communities surrounding Miango
Art with a gospel impact
Loving your neighbour is one way to fulfil the Great Commission, but sometimes this involves stepping outside your comfort zone, says Justin Agnes, who served…
In the business of saving souls
“As in most relationships here, it doesn’t take long for religion to come up in workplace conversations,” explains Barry*, a businessman who is sharing the…
Urgent: Flooding in Niger
Severe flooding has covered Sahel Academy and the Bible school in more than five feet of water…
Life-saving supplies help fight the virus
Read how donations from supporters helped Serving In Mission protect the people of Egbe, Nigeria.
Your gifts of love
Your generous donations helped SIM come to the rescue of two rural hospitals in southern Africa during COVID-19.
A new Bible translation!
The Kafa Bible was dedicated in Bonga, Ethiopia, earlier this year. Read about this labour of love spanning more than 40 years.
Couple’s happy ending
When the pandemic closed down the country, 40 per cent of financial support trickled away for Kenyan mission workers Tony and Julia Mburu. Needing a fast solution to a shrinking bottom line, they revived an abandoned book-selling idea from years earlier.
A simple solution to a complex problem
Read how a SIM worker developed an online system to feed thousands of hungry families in Peru’s second largest city.
A heart for mission to ‘forgotten’ communities
Read why growing up in a community that had never heard the gospel gives SIM International Director Joshua Bogunjoko a heart for our pioneering Faithful Witness scheme.
Mission dentist honoured with an OBE
Simon Stretton-Downes, serving long term in Liberia, is honoured with an OBE for services to dentistry in Africa.
Where is Christ least known?
Where are the communities where Jesus is ‘least known’? asks SIM UK Director Steve Smith.
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.
Passing on the baton
The commitment to see God’s word spread in Niger will be the hallmark of Jonathan and Elaine Burts’ ministry as they retire to the UK…
Power to transform
God is doing amazing things in a township in Cape Town, where a SIM project is having a profound impact.
First Bible translation in Ciyawo
Revelation 7:9 gives us the amazing picture of a host of people before the throne of the Lamb, people from every nation and tribe and…
Untouched by sunlight
The mines of Potosi in Bolivia are dark places, but SIM believes no one is beyond the reach of God…
A match made in heaven
Veronica and Samson will soon join a Faithful Witness team in Thailand, but their story of faith and of marriage began in an astonishing way.
New academy opens
A mission training school is preparing new believers in Europe for refugee ministry in their communities.
Holistic health care
Read how SIM is helping empower women in rural east Africa as workers share the gospel with a least-reached community, alongside compassionate healthcare.
Courageous calling
Read the amazing conversion story of Tambaya Ibrahim, who travels across Niger to preach to the Fulani people.
Surgery training moves one step closer
SIM UK surgeon Ted Watts gives an update on exciting plans to ensure mission-centred medical ministry continues in Madagascar.
Still sharing hope with refugees
Five years ago, more than a million people crossed into Europe and safer parts of the Middle East to escape conflict and poverty. Many of…
From so-and-so to somebody
Find out about the exciting work the Lord is doing through SIM’s Faithful Witness initiative among the Fulani in northern Nigeria.
Unity and diversity
Siegfried Ngubane, SIM’s Regional Director for Southern Africa, says the gospel is not confined to any single nation or tongue.
‘I learned what it really felt like to trust God’
Read a testimony from a young SIM intern in Bolivia to encourage anyone exploring mission. “My last few weeks in Bolivia – spent tying up…
You will be my witnesses
Read about SIM’s Faithful Witness initiative to share the gospel with people who have never heard of Jesus Christ.
‘Aunty Dinah is truly an ambassador for Christ’
The story of the Kasena people of Chiana, Ghana, demonstrates how God is moving in the hearts of a formally unreached people group
Voice of hope among the Hassaniya
The stirring story of a family living among the Hassaniya-speaking Moors in Mali, west Africa, as part of a new Faithful Witness team.
A beacon of hope for the future
Read about The Good News Hospital in Madagascar’s exciting new vision to train Malagasy surgeons and secure its future.
‘Chad is not an easy location’
With its diverse population of hundreds of ethnic groups speaking 120 languages and dialects, it’s no surprise that Chad is sometimes called the “Babel Tower…
Anthropology, evangelism and me
‘As a Christian studying for a degree in Social Anthropology, I spent a lot of time feeling nervous whenever Christianity came up in class. Within…
The power of a child’s prayer
In the Bible, Josiah was made king at the age of eight and his faith in the Lord had a transformative influence on the nation…
From Nairobi to Niddrie – serving in Scotland
Our first Kenyan mission worker to Scotland describes her journey to ministry and her work with Niddrie Community Church.
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