What do you do at SIM UK?
As Head of Communications and Engagement, my focus is on sharing the work that God is doing through SIM and encouraging people to be more engaged by praying and serving.
What does your job look like day-to-day?
Everyday can be different and ranges from creating videos, updating our website, designing new brochures, meeting people at events, to creating strategies and managing the communications team. Each week brings new opportunities and challenges, as well as meeting lots of people who are passionate about mission.
What makes you passionate about your work?
As we look at the world around us and the challenges there are to the spread of the gospel, we have to realise that this is a mission that can only be undertaken and achieved by prayer. This is what excites me about the role – to try and get many more people praying each day for global mission.
There are so many stories of how God is transforming lives and communities. We need to hear them to stoke the fires for more prayer, and build our faith that God can indeed work even in the most hopeless of situations.
I’ve always been impressed by how SIM is focused on the task of seeing least-reached peoples come to faith in Christ.
How have you seen God working through your job?
In the communications team you have the privilege of hearing mission workers’ stories, so we are hearing the excitement and joy they have in seeing God work in many contexts around the world. Working for a Christian Mission, we are so dependent on God for his guidance, protection and provision and I’ve seen God at work week-by-week as he leads us.
In what ways do you continue your ministry in life outside of work?
As I’ve journeyed in my relationship with Jesus, I’ve found that one of the main areas that excites me and brings me great joy is when I’m following him and helping others to learn to do the same. I’m very involved in my local church in Portadown, Co. Armagh and serve in different ways to support the work of the church.
How can we pray for you?
- One thing I would love to happen is to see groups of people springing up across the UK to pray together for global mission. Please pray that God starts stirring people to gather with others to pray in twos and threes to contend together in prayer for the world in which we live in.
- Pray for us as we think of ways to provide resources and information so that people can pray in really informed ways.