The Gift of Hugging

16 May 2008 — Kibera is one of the largest slums in all of Africa. More than 100,000 children live in this desolate area on the edge of Nairobi, Kenya.

Stories of Hope from Kenya

24 January 2008 — Nearly 30 days after the presidential elections in Kenay, political tension remains high. We are thankful that all of the SIM missionaries in Kenya are safe, and that God is using them to encourage their Kenyan brothers and sisters.

Swimming Against the Tide––The Daasanach and “Dimi”

9 January 2008 — The Daasanach Christians have been praying about and discussing how they can celebrate dimi in a manner that causes others to consider the claims of Scripture and brings glory to God.

The Birthday of a King

19 December 2007 — At the Merciful Redeemer orphanage in Nairobi, SIMPact hosted a Christmas celebration for the children.

Finding God's Love at Kijabe Hospital: Ahmed's Story

20 June 2007 — As Ahmed observed them, he began to understand that God was a God of love. This was not what he learned as a boy, but He could see it in their faces and feel it in their hands.

Slideshow: The Semi-Nomadic Daasanach

23 May 2007 — Learn more about the Daasanach life.

Short-Term Missions Testimony: God is Able!

7 May 2007 — During the two months in Kenya, I kept experiencing the fact that God is the one who is always in control, always faithful, always merciful, and always powerful...

Where Did Sharon Go?

1 December 2006 — Sharon was born with HIV, and soon her AIDS-infected parents both died. At the age of five, she came to the Royal Toto Children’s Home in Kenya.

Gospel and Culture—Transformation or Destruction?

1 September 2006 — Anthropologists consider missionaries culturally destructive. In a sense, they’re right. Change does occur, and it should. Every missionary should leave the place and the people among whom he works dramatically improved, and their culture as well.

Daasanach Church Growing

18 August 2006 — God is strengthening the Dasaanach church. As they serve as missionaries to villages who have not yet heard about Christ, God is answering their prayers...

Children at Risk Prayer Fellowship

1 June 2006 — The infamous slums of Nairobi, Kenya, are home to hundreds of thousands of children, called “children at risk” for obvious reasons.