More than 1,600 SIM workers serve in a variety of careers in more than 50 countries. SIM workers themselves come from dozens of nations and ethnicities which historically did not send missionaries, but today send tens of thousands through emerging mission movements outside of the West. SIM is honored that God has called hundreds of these to serve with us. We invite you to visit these pages and meet some of our workers who bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world with great courage, sacrifice, and joy.

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Adair, Robert & Roberta

Roberta was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Penn State University she served for three years in Kosovo with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. After completing her term she enrolled in Wheaton College for additional studies in ...read more

Adams, Bryan & Nicole

A little bit about Bryan ... During junior high school, Bryan's youth pastor dove into his life and helped him grow immensely in his faith. The same youth pastor challenged Bryan to consider going on a short term mission trip the summer before his fres...read more

Alford, JennyBeth

The Lord blessed me with a strong Christian background on which He grew a fervent love of learning. In all fields of study--Bible, literature, science, history, really everything--I was delighted to find how each showed me more about my awesome God.
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Bachelder, Philip & Beth

What would cause someone to leave a civil engineering career and move near the Sahara desert? I went to serve in Niger because of a strong desire to share the good news of Jesus with nomads who had never heard of him. Beth and I both felt the call to ser...read more

Bateman, Elise

I am a 24 year old who loves Jesus, writing, photography, and working with children of all abilities. I currently work with preschool and elementary age children who have Autism. Four years ago I found out I have genetic hearing loss that could leave me ...read more

Bergen, Ben & Erin

Ben was born and raised in Southern California and is a computer programmer by trade. Erin was born and raised in Philadelphia and holds degrees in mechanical engineering and education and is a teacher by trade. Ben joined SIM 8 years ago as their Intrane...read more

Bonthuys, Maggs

After completing their theological studies at the Bible Institute of South Africa,and getting married in 1995, Bennie and Maggs served in their home country for five years: planting a student work on a tertiary campus in South Africa and pastored the you...read more

Brady, Jennifer

The verses of Psalm 37:3-4 are an excellent way to sum up the story of how the Lord brought me to full time mission work. "Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desir...read more

Brown, Daniel & Casi

Our journey started in 2010. We had just recently had our first daughter, Abbi, and were happily serving and working at our local church. Things were well and comfortable, but they were about to change.

As we had been in God's Word and spending...read more

Bunch, Christina

I am passionate about missions and especially reaching out to children. I have been actively serving in my churches children's ministry for several years and have had the blessing of going on many short term missions trips. On those missions trips God has...read more

Buxton, Andrew & Liz

Andrew is an engineer and Liz is an architect.
We both come from the same province in New Zealand but entered the mission field separately having never meet. We ended up meeting while working on the construction of a new clinic building in South Sud...read more

Christian, Ann

I joined SIM in 1991 as a science teacher for Carachipampa Christian School in Bolivia. In 1997, I became the director/headteacher of the school, leading it through two accreditation cycles and through an ambitious building programme, replacing the old a...read more

Christian, Shashi

Born and brought up in India. A second-generation Christian. Married to Ruth since 1996 and father of Shiprah. Serving in missions since 1987 with Operation Mobilisation, Church of South India, Asian College of Cultural Studies, New Covenant International...read more

Churchill, Timothy and Kristina

Tim and Kristina Churchill are from St. John's, Newfoundland. We have four children - John, Anna, Sarah, and Katie. Tim has a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from London School of Theology (UK), while Kristina homeschools our children....read more

Conti, Chris

Chris found assurance in her faith at age 17 after praying the salvation prayer many times starting at age 11. Growing up in a non-Christian family, Chris felt that God set her apart and protected her throughout her life. In university, she grew and becam...read more

Craig, Jason and Emily

Emily and I have been married for 13 years and have three wonderful daughters: Lauren (9), Anna (7), and Sarah (4). Ten years ago, as a newly married couple, we ventured on a one-year mission to Ethiopia, with Young Life and SIM. I served on Young Life st...read more

Cross, Jon and Amie

We are the Cross family and are excited to proclaim God's word through water quality in Southern Sudan.

We believe God has uniquely called our entire family to serve. We are thrilled to be serving alongside our children Providence (5), Rosemary...read more

Decker, Dave and Mary

Dave and Mary long to see joyful missionaries effectively spreading a passion for God's glory. Having served for 21 years in West Africa, they've too often they seen effectiveness compromised due to under-staffed and/or under-equipped mission leadership ...read more

Deneufchatel, Marc & Hilary

Hilary is British and Marc is French. We are currently serving with SIM in Benin.

Hilary: I became a Christian through the prayers and witness of my family, and responded to an altar call at a Billy Graham meeting when I was seven. When I was a...read more

Fauchon, David and Michelle

David and Michelle are serving in Santiago, Chile with their four children, Bronte, Alex, Maddison and Jai. We look forward to journeying with you as we serve here with SIM....read more

Foster, Stuart and Sindia

We have served 25 years in Mozambique, arriving during the civil war, while Mozambique was communist. The Lord prepared us in college ministry in Boston, Massachusetts and in cross-cultural ministry with Portuguese immigrants to the U.S. Stuart was raised...read more

Freeman, Joe & Amy

Raised as missionary kids, both of us developed a passion for missions from our early years. While each of us began individually preparing to live as missionaries, God brought us together and gave us a shared vision to serve Him overseas. As we followed H...read more

Fuller, Sharilyn

When I was young I committed to follow God, even if He led me to the very ends of the earth. This past year God has been holding me true to that promise. It's finally my time to Go!

God has been preparing me in many ways over the years, making ...read more

Gallop, Joseph & Linda

Joe & Linda were commissioned by their church in 1987 to serve with SIM. They served in Africa for 15 years in Niger Republic among the Tamajaq nomads doing evangelism, discipleship, translation of Theological Education by Extension materials, and field ...read more

Garrett, Janie

I was raised and raised my children in a Christian home. When requested by my son and his wife, Corey and Katie Garrett, who are missionaries with SIM, to come join them and home-school their three daughters, I felt compelled to answer this call of famil...read more

George, Tim and Michele

Michele and I grew up in Western Michigan. We followed Christ's call to redemption, marriage and then to serve Him in northern Mozambique. We left in 2007 and spent the following 4 years learning Portuguese and Ciyawo (the local tribal language). We are w...read more

Getz, Candy

I grew up in rural Missouri in a Christian family and made a commitment to Christ as a child. While completing my Bachelor's degree in Business Management, I had the desire to serve in the nonprofit field with an organization whose mission I believed in. ...read more

Girard, Jennie

God's ways are mysterious, but I must say that since my commitment to follow Jesus Christ in 1985 life with God has been one big adventure. While teaching in a small town in Western Victoria in Australia I felt called to look into mission, to understand w...read more

Heron, Helen

Our family worked in Peru for 17 years, firstly in Theological Education by Extension, and then in leadership and administration ministries. We returned to the UK in July 2009. I worked as the Deputy Mobilisation Director for the UK office for one year,...read more

Hilt, Patrick and Jody

Africa has always held a special place in our hearts, which blossomed into a full-blown passion when we adopted our youngest child from Ethiopia. We got to know the country well on multiple short-term trips and fell deeply in love with the people and cult...read more

Hoffmann, Ken and Shirley

Shirley is from the great neighbor to the north of the US-Canada! She felt the call to missions in Bible College. She responded and in 1978 went to Nigeria to teach Bible Knowledge in a public high school in Kagoro.

Ken is from NY. He had the...read more

Howell, Kevin and Rebekah

Rebekah grew up in rural Minnesota in a Christian home, while I (Kevin) grew up in South Texas. Though living in different parts of the country, God brought us together when we both attended Moody Bible Institute. After marrying 2006, we finished our stud...read more

Inouye, Garrett

My heart broke for Japan on a train in Tokyo. I was on an missions trip the summer of '05, and as I was looking around at the other passengers, I felt God open my heart. He revealed that beyond the technology, fancy clothing, and apparent wealth, Japan wa...read more

Johnson, Luke

From an early age I valued full time ministry as a vocation. My parents were on Campus Crusade staff for many years, and my father has continued in ministry. In my teenage years, I was much more enamored with visions of rock n' roll stardom. Later, I thou...read more

Jones, Aaron and Sarah

Aaron grew up in several places around the United States and his family spent 4 years in West Africa as missionaries. After returning home they settled in South Carolina. Aaron felt a call to serve overseas since high school, but studied technical subject...read more

Kastner, Rodney (RJ)

I grew up on a dairy farm and was involved in the hard work of rearing cattle and caring for their needs. MY father also owned a well drilling company. I learned and operated the equipment used in drilling water wells for private home and business use. read more

Kitzman, David & Mende

Dave- Despite growing up in a home with a Christian mom, I always struggled with making the decision to actually follow Christ with my own life. In 1991, I finally came to a crossroads where I had to surrender everything to him or reject him and go my own...read more

Kreimeyer, Gregory

It's amazing how God can bring things together for His purpose. My journey began in 2005 when I started searching for a mission; actually the Holy Spirit led me to missions and Christ simultaneously. Then in 2007 during my interview with SIM, I received s...read more

Kubacki, Tim and Betsy

We have recently returned to the States after serving in the Brazil Amazon with Xingu Mission for the past 5+ years, taking health care and the gospel to people living in the jungles and on the rivers, away from the cities. Prior to relocating to Brazil...read more

LaGrone, Jennifer

I was born and raised in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. I have fabulous parents, a beautiful sister, Laura, and a great brother in law, Mark. My parents still live in Dallas, and my sister and her husband live in Lubbock, Texas. I received my Bachelors...read more

Larrabee, Darin and Holly

We experienced missions early in life through short term trips around the world. We met in Mexico City while studying Spanish and doing neighborhood evangelism. At the time Holly was studying Spanish at Northern Arizona University and I (Darin) was stud...read more

Lunau Smith, Andrew and Tonya

Grew up around the Toronto area, currently live in Guelph, ON. We've been married since 1989, we have one daughter....read more

Lundstedt, Luke and Priscilla

Luke is from Minnesota and grew up as a missionary kid in Africa. Priscilla is from Sydney of Chinese descent. They met in Lima, Peru while Luke was working with Food for the Hungry and Priscilla was with SIM up in the Andes.

In 2009 they got...read more

Maloney, Kyle & Sarah

Kyle attending a missionary conference and Sarah listening to missionaries share stories in her home and church paved the way early in life for them to enter into full-time missions ministry that is now taking them on the road to Kenya.

God l...read more

Manahan, Brian and Juanita

After serving as an Environmental Scientist and Project Manager in government positions in Australia, Juanita joined SIM in 2005, as Project Promotions Manager for SIMaid. Brian has three grown-up children and has enjoyed a career in Medical Imaging until...read more

McAlhaney, Tim, Maureen, Luke & Kate

A popular way of looking at missions is to "find out where God is moving and join him." This is how we see ourselves in Egbe!

God has been leading us toward serving Him in full-time ministry for most of our lives. He revealed His plan for medi...read more

McCreary, Phillip and Sarah

Phil was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, the youngest of three children. Sarah, the second of five, was born in Central Kentucky. Our paths crossed at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in 2005, and we were married ...read more

Medders, Jay and Tammy

Jay and Tammy were both born and raised in Alabama, and have worked together in many areas of ministry. After 17 years of marriage and 3 children, they were surprised when God called them to mission work in Ethiopia.

Jay became a believer at...read more

Miller, Rebecca

I have heard it said that calling is where vocation and the needs of the world meet. That statement illustrates my journey to SIM.

Everyone has a story to share. Some are ordinary, some are glorious and some are heart-wrenching, but all are un...read more

Miller, Brandon and April

Brandon and April Miller shared more than just a love of God when they got married. They both had been called to international missions as teenagers. So when Brandon was released from the U.S. Navy in 2003 the couple expected to begin their grand adventur...read more

Moore, Clinton and Pahtyana

Clinton and Pahtyana's hearts collided in 2004, as he was serving as a Youth and Associate Pastor and she in creative arts and women's ministries. They discovered an aligned passion for Christ and His Church and an insatiable longing to be caught up in Hi...read more

Peterson, Josh and Rosy

While Josh is an American, Rosy is a Latina who grew up in Brazil. Although they grew up in different countries, they have very similar backgrounds. They were both raised in religious families and believed that doing good works would help them get right w...read more

Rains, Jeff & Terri

Jeff and Terri served as missionaries in Latin America for 14 years. While serving in many different capacities, they focused primarily on training church leaders for more effective ministry.

In August of 2007, they moved back to the U.S. to se...read more

Reeb, Jennifer

Currently studying Communications PR - Nonprofit at ASU in North Carolina. I have a desire to live passionately for the Lord and to serve and love His people!...read more

Rosenbauer, Michael and Lori

Michael and Lori met as children when their parents were attending the same Bible school in New York State, and later became high school sweathearts. They have lived in Maine for the past 23 years. Michael has served in church ministries such as teachin...read more

Ross, Stephanie

"You're not ferenji, you're abasha..." (meaning you're not a foreigner, you're one of us!) This is what my new friends in Ethiopia kept telling me when I spent ten weeks serving at Camp Langano in 2011. That summer, God's command to "go and make disciples...read more

Salloum, George and Sara

After many years working in the corporate sector, we decided to explore the possibility of international missions work and discovered that God was doing some amazing things through SIM. Saying "yes" to His call opened the door to the most fulfilling year...read more

Shipster, Dave & Sue

Dave was born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa, attending High School to complete his secondary education. Immediately following high school, he commenced studies in veterinary science at Onderstepoort, South Africa.
Sue was born in Cape Tow...read more

Shorten, Daniel

Born and raised and in Alberta, Canada, I grew up knowing God, was taught to love music, discovered a passion for art and literature, and was trained to work with computers.

I was given the opportunity to spend two weeks in Kenya in 2008 with <...read more

Stokes, Kevin

In 2004, I responded to a request for a Bible teacher for middle school and high school students in Nigeria, West Africa. As one year turned into two, I heard about a great need for educators who could help equip the Nigerian Church to disciple her member...read more

Sweany, Eli & Margaret

We met at a small Bible college in Kansas, and ever since then we've been working together preparing for a life discipling MK's from within a boarding school setting. Eli was raised in a Christian family; his father is a pastor and he spent summers on his...read more

Thorsen, Charlie & Tami

Charlie and Tami served at Center Street Baptist Church in Marshalltown, Iowa for almost 10 years as Pastor of Youth, Worship and Missions before being called as missionaries to Bolivia, South America.

In 2004 they began their ministry in Boli...read more

Vander Wal, James

Mary and I raised three of our five children in the US before the Lord called us to full time work in Ethiopia, where our professional skills are in high demand. Jim had worked in ministry support for 25 years as a Printing Manager and Mary was working fo...read more

Vigil, Jeff and Julie

Jeff and Julie were called mid-life into the mission field by a very clear directive from God. Jeff came from twenty years in the defense industry, and Julie had spent an equal amount of time in IT. They have one teenaged daughter, Ashley, who loves to r...read more

Wade, Ken

While Ken and Sharon claim a cold weather, Northern Michigan heritage, their children Colin, Samantha, and Kerry prefer to think of themselves as far more Asian.

They consider themselves products of India and Thailand....read more

Walters, Kevin and Colleen

Colleen dedicated herself to full-time Christian work as a teenager at camp, and later, while in college, felt God leading her to serve as a missionary among peoples never reached with
the good news of Jesus Christ. We met while Colleen was completin...read more

Watt, Milton

I was born in Washington State, grew up in New York and Massachusetts. I studied Math and Computers at University of Massachusetts. When I became a Christian I decided to become a translator because of my love for God's Word and my love for languages. I...read more

Weiersmueller, Peter and Elizabeth

Peter was born in Switzerland. His interest in mission was raised as a result of his family support of a Missionary friend. Later in live whilst working as a machinist on board the M.V. Doulos of OM ships he visited many African ports and was fascinated b...read more

Wiggers, Steven and Jen

We are Steve and Jen Wiggers and we have two children, Ian, age 4, and Ellie, age 1. We are both originally from Ohio, but now reside in West Chicago, IL where Steve is currently working as a refugee resettlement case manager and Jen is a full-time mothe...read more