Sudanese Witchdoctor Converted

14 May 2008 — Demon-possessed since his youth, Deng’s ability to foresee events & wield power in the community had earned him respect, notoriety & wealth. He even owns a vehicle, whereas a simple bicycle is considered an outstanding possession.

Fréquence Vie Radio Encouraging Christians in Cote d'Ivoire

14 May 2008 — In mid-January, the FM radio station in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire invited their moste faithful donors and supporters of the station for a special gathering.

Ghana Flood Relief Project Helping Those Who Need It Most

12 May 2008 — The relief committee that was formed by SIM and its partner church, the Bible Church of Africa, is working to help people who probably will not receive help from other organizations.

Teacher Training to Begin Soon in Sudan

29 April 2008 — There are 170 Sudanese adults about to complete their last year of the Accelerated Learning Program.

Maninka Bible Translation Project Moving Ahead

29 April 2008 — Jerry Page, manager of the Maninka Bible Translation project reports that in January and February, he met with a group of Maninka speakers to check four newly translated books.

ELWA AIDS Ministries Make an Impact

25 March 2008 — Famatta is among the hundreds of people living with HIV and AIDS who have been abandoned by their families but embraced by the HIV/AIDS ministries of ELWA hospital.

Historic Missions Partnership Launched in the Republic of Ireland

13 March 2008 — The official launch of iMap (Irish Mission Agencies Partnership) took place on Saturday March 1.

South Sudan Health Team Providing Compassionate Care

7 March 2008 — The SIM Health team is working to meet the urgent need for compassionate Christ-centered health care among the Mabaan—a people who have lived a lifetime without help or hope.

When We Loaned Out the Youth Center

5 March 2008 — The Bureau of Youth and Sports recently used our facility for four days of meetings, and then the head of the bureau asked me to talk to the whole group about what makes a successful recreation program

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Boys Camp Teaches Bible Lessons

5 March 2008 — At the junior boys’ camp this past summer, our theme this was Joshua 1:9: “Be strong and courageous …”

Medical Ministries Underway in Doro, South Sudan

28 February 2008 — Many aspects of the health ministries at Doro, Southern Sudan are well under way as the Mabaan people return to their homeland this month.

SIM Sudan's New Cessna Arrives in Nairobi

22 February 2008 — The Cessna 206G for SIM Sudan has arrived by boat to Nairobi. It will be assebled and serve the SIM Sudan team.

The Face of AIDS in Benin: Zina's Story

6 February 2008 — "Zina" is just one of many people living with AIDS that I have visited as part of the Alafia AIDS ministry, but her story is one of God's redemption.

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.

Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology Celebrates Ten Years

17 January 2008 — The Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology is celebrating its ten year anniversary and thanking God for his faithfulness in its first decade of ministry.

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.

Southern Sudan Safe Drinking Water Pilot Project Launched in Thaingrail

2 January 2008 — How do you help people value clean water when they have been drinking out of the Nile River for millennia? Barb Hartwig found one solution when she brought her microscope!

The Birthday of a King

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

Warfare on Their Knees

7 December 2007 — When fetish priests in Egbe Nigeria, announced their plan to perform a live sacrifice in the center of town, they dared the church to try and stop them. Local Christians responded with a summons to community prayer.

A Barrier or Opportunity?

7 December 2007 — More than 25 years ago, SIM workers planted the first church among the Sisaala people living in the northwest region of Ghana. And now the Bible Church of Africa has a broader vision: to partner with others in reaching the Sisaala.

A Church that Cannot Be Destroyed

7 December 2007 — We heard amazing stories when we did a survey on our Christian radio broadcasts. Everywhere the message of Christ is being broadcast, churches are springing up.

I Have Decided

4 December 2007 — It was a public holiday in Mauritius, so the beach was crowded. A group had gathered to witness the baptism of some new Christians. As each one came up from the water and walked back to the shore, the watching believers sang.

A Church for Caia Village

4 December 2007 — Some time ago I began to pray that God would also give me a direct ministry with Mozambicans. As I was praying, Omar, one of my watchmen, came to me with a request. He wanted to go to his childhood village to share the Gospel.

A Day at Spring of Life

28 November 2007 — At Spring of Life Clinic in Jos, Nigeria, missionary nurse Susan Bertrand cares for many children affected by HIV and AIDS.

Sudan Team Gets Wings

16 November 2007 — SIM Sudan is one step closer to having more reliable air transportation in and out of Southern Sudan.

EBCoM Students Graduate with Pomp and Circumstance

14 November 2007 — The Evangelical Bible College of Malawi is equipping the next generation of Malawi's church leaders.

Slideshow: Rebuilding Southern Sudan: Church and Nation

23 October 2007 — Rebuilding Southern Sudan: Church and Nation is a comprehensive program to provide education, medicine, water, and agricultural assistance to a nation that has been devastated by civil war.

SIM Signs Agreement with Namibian Education Ministry

8 October 2007 — SIM and the Namibia Minister of Education recently signed an agreement which allows SIM to recruit teachers for the Namibian schools.

Accosted for the Gospel

18 September 2007 — Gebre was one of the first Me’en to become a follower of Christ. Many of his extended family, in rejecting Christ, also actively reject Gebre and seek to harm him. Several times there have been attempts on his life.

Ethiopian Church Marks New Millennium

11 September 2007 — SIM's partner church, the Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church, has planned many ways to celebrate the Ethiopian Millennium.

Missionaries from Africa: "Normal Christianity"

1 September 2007 — For hundreds of years, Africa was known as “The Dark Continent.” No longer! The Church in Africa is becoming a major mission force.

SIM Sudan and the Darfur Crisis

17 August 2007 — SIM Sudan director Jo-Ann Brant explains SIM's response to the crisis in Darfur.

Fulani Village Receives Spring of Life Mobile Testing Clinic

15 August 2007 — The Fulani family breathed a collective sigh of relief when the last of the children being screened for "the dreaded disease" (as HIV is often known in this part of the world) showed a non-reactive test.

Spiritual Springtime in Southern Sudan

16 July 2007 — The Buldit church has been dormant since the Northern soldiers raided the village, burning the church and any Christian-looking literature they found. But today it is springing back to life.

"I'm Not as Before": Youth Alive Camp in Nigeria

1 June 2007 — Most of the campers, in their 20s and 30s, were leaders of youth fellowships in their home churches. But an observer would not have been impressed by their behavior.

Providing the Tools

1 June 2007 — We should always be looking to work ourselves out of a job by equipping and enabling others. Malawian women are so much more able to teach other Malawians, if only they have the right tools.

Makki Matriculation: New School Building Inaugurated

29 May 2007 — Recently, SIM inaugurated a new school building for the Mursi people, who live in a remote area in southern Ethiopia. SIM Ethiopia Director, Tom Lunsford sends this report of his trip to Makki to participate in the celebrations.

Wolof Village Hears Stories of Jesus

22 May 2007 — After two years, the Wolof people in the village of Tawa, in Senegal, have worked their way through all the stories of the Old Testament. Now, the stories will continue, showing how Jesus is the promised Messiah.

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...

Monkolé New Testament Dedicated

1 May 2007 — On Saturday, April 28, a crowd of nearly 800 people gathered to celebrate the dedication of the Monkollé New Testament translation. The celebration took place in the village of Pédé in Northern Benin.

Singing the Freedom Song: Women Celebrate at Evangel VVF Center

23 March 2007 — From March 8-11, 2007, hundreds of women gathered at the Evangel Hospital VVF Center for the annual reunion to celebrate their healing from vesicovaginal fistula (VVF). Susan Bertrand shares her photos and reflections.

Blog Update From Southern Sudan

8 March 2007 — Chris Crowder is the project manager for the Southern Blue Nile Academy project, part of the Rebuilding Southern Sudan Church and Nation program. This entry from his blog gives a glimpse into life at the old SIM Yabus compound:

Partners in HOPE: Fighting AIDS Together

1 March 2007 — Several years ago, an SIM doctor, Perry Jansen, began training church people in Lilongwe, the capital city, to provide home-based care to AIDS sufferers. That small start led to Partners in Hope.

Rebuilding South Sudan: Better Together

1 March 2007 — Decades of war left South Sudan with unimaginable needs that threaten to defeat all attempts at solutions. Nevertheless, a coalition of partners has boldly begun the process of rebuilding the church and nation.

Project Positive Ray Receives PEPFAR Grant

5 February 2007 — The Genesis Trust (Ugu AIDS Alliance) has received a full grant from the United States Government's President's Emergency Plan for Funding AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Project Positive Ray, a SIM HOPE for AIDS partner project, is a member of this trust.

Preserving Culture—Plus!

5 January 2007 — While we cannot deny that Christians have at times unwisely interacted with culture, evangelical missionaries have been in the fore of preserving culture...

Nigerian President "Thrilled" With New Commentary

8 December 2006 — Sources say that Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo is 'thrilled' with the new Africa Bible Commentary, recently launched in Nigeria.

Gumuz Literacy and Agrigulture

1 December 2006 — Before the Gospel came to the Gumuz people, their lives revolved around revenge, killing, and the worship of the spirits of certain rocks and rivers.

Hungry Times in Niger

1 December 2006 — Every year, the people of Niger look to the sky—hoping for rain. When the rain is too little or too late, the harvest will be lean, and hunger will stalk the land.

The Problem is Wrong Thinking

1 December 2006 — The Africa Bible Commentary addresses the causes of human suffering.

What if the Funding Runs Dry?

1 December 2006 — Mukinge Hospital has been chosen as a pilot hospital in a project by the U.S. Government to study the sustainability of US PEPFAR grant-funded programs.

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.

Women at Risk

1 December 2006 — Abused and alone, Rahel learned to survive on the streets by working as a prostitute. She was in her mid-teens, a school dropout, abandoned by her family. What else could she do?

Video: Pastors' Book Set (PBS) Project

7 November 2006 — The goal of the Africa Pastors' Book Set project is to equip Christian leaders in African nations with the literature they need to pastor in local churches.

Blessings: A Life Touched by HIV & AIDS

26 October 2006 — Blessings is a twelve year old girl who has suffered because of HIV & AIDS but faces her situation with faith and courage.

BELC FAQ's

2 October 2006 — Some common questions asked about the Rebuilding Southern Sudan Basic Education Learning Centers Project

Nigeria's Vision 50:15 Aims to Send 50,000 Missionaries

6 September 2006 — The Nigeria Evangelical Missions Association (NEMA) has launched a bold vision to send 50,000 missionaries in the next 15 years.

Church for All Nations

1 September 2006 — International Churches have a unique ministry, reaching out to expats and locals in cities with a large international population.

Extra: IEC Outreach Event

1 September 2006 — What do you get when you put 400 women from dozens of countries in one big room with some great food, and tell all the men they can’t come? A very fun Women’s Cultural Festival, which we recently had at our International Evangelical Church (IEC).

Extra: Return Visits

1 September 2006 — A second report from the outreach trips by the Dakoro Youth Choir.

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.

Growing Disciples

1 September 2006 — We couldn’t understand it. He had professed faith in Christ as a high school student. And now he had become so hostile to the Christian faith. His reason: we were teaching things that went against Herero (tribal) traditions.

Wasting No Time

1 September 2006 — “We are wasting time," the Dakoro Youth Choir members concluded. "Our neighbors are dying without knowing the salvation of Jesus.”

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...

Working Amongst the Sisala of Northern Ghana

15 August 2006 — The SIM work in Sisala land began in 1979, but there are still many challenges.

A Mother's Amazing Love

11 August 2006 — Awa's love for her son Emmanuel is an example of the compassion and mercy that God shows each of us.

God Still Does Miracles Today!

11 August 2006 — After 7 years of only being able to crawl, Abner is a walking example of God's healing power.

Pastors' Book Set Conferences Equip and Encourage African Pastors

9 August 2006 — Hundreds of African church leaders receive valuable study libraries during Pastors' Book Set conferences in Zambia, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

Wells Bring Water to a Muslim Village

3 August 2006 — It's 5:30 a.m., and the village of Kubugu, in Northern Ghana, is waking up for the day. The clatter of metal buckets and pans mingles with the women's greetings as they meet on their way to the well.

Radio Messages Reaching Benin

1 August 2006 — Radio is penetrating even into closed communities in Benin.

Mahadaga Health Centre Celebrates 50 Years of Ministry

12 July 2006 — The whole Mahadaga region became involved when we celebrated the 50 year anniversary of the Health Centre.

Ghana Womens' Conference Changes Lives

12 July 2006 — How the Women's conference in Ghana changed one couple's marriage.

Returning to the Home Church

12 July 2006 — After over 19 years as refugees from the war, Sudanese believers have recently returned to their homeland.

Arise Africa, This Is Your Dawn: Africa Bible Commentary Debuts at Launch Event in Kenya

7 July 2006 — Around 300 people attended the launch of the Africa Bible Commentary on July 5, 2006 at the Grand Regency Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

Africa Bible Commentary Ready to Launch July 5

27 June 2006 — The Africa Bible Commentary will officially launch on July 5, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Video: HOPE for AIDS in Malawi

23 June 2006 — AIDS has swept across Malawi, leaving death in its path. See how SIM's HOPE for AIDS is responding to the crisis and offering the compassion and hope of Jesus.

Growing a Role Model

22 June 2006 — Johannes is a leader who has experienced God's grace. He has learned from his poor choices and has started a support group for other young adults who have made bad choices.

Africa Bible Commentary Distribution Information

13 June 2006 — The Africa Bible Commentary is available in Africa and the English Speaking world.

Mukinge Hospital Chosen for Study

12 June 2006 — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) together with USAID has chosen Mukinge Hospital as a pilot site for their AIDS Relief sustainability project.

Genesis Comes Alive in Maninka

9 June 2006 — The dramatic recording of Genesis has been completed and is being warmly received by the Maninka people.

Shining Hope

6 June 2006 — The children at the Langano school are full of life and hope shines in their eyes.

Cape Town Angels

1 June 2006 — The Cape Town Angels football team is making an impact on at-risk girls.

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.

Miraculous Encounter

1 June 2006 — I immediately stopped the truck. He stepped outside. Then we prayed for God to direct someone to us. Moments later a “Q” warrior walked up out of the darkness...

New Open Doors for Sports Friends

1 June 2006 — Four years ago, Brian Davidson and I, with our families, embarked on a mission to Ethiopia. We were convinced that sports could be a powerful tool that churches and church planters could use to build bridges to youth and their families.

Saving this Generation

1 June 2006 — The Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church (EKHC), in partnership with SIM, is making a huge impact in Addis Ababa through its HIV and AIDS ministries.

Raising Role Models for Life

16 May 2006 — Maele Family Center is reaching out to troubled youth in South Africa.

Something to Sing About

11 May 2006 — On 25 March 2006 the new Home Based Care program was launched in the small village of Chididi.

I Said Yes

8 May 2006 — We just completed our first year of ministry in Moxico province, Eastern Angloa, and we weren't planning on getting involved in radio until the director of a radio program approached me.

Africa is for Lovers

3 May 2006 — The stress of changing cultures can challenge even the closest relationships.

Hope in Their Eyes

26 April 2006 — Children in SIM's Langano School have a light in their eyes that is fueled by the newness of each day and the anticipation of the moment.

Catching the Education Vision

10 April 2006 — The teachers in Niamey are convinced that God is calling them step out in faith to start a Christian school.

Opportunity Comes Knocking

24 March 2006 — This opportunity to take the Gospel into the very heart of the Muslim religion and culture is nothing short of miraculous.

Music with a Mission

14 March 2006 — A Bach cantata? What does this have to do with "mission" In the middle of Ethiopia?

The Forgotten Tape Player

8 March 2006 — One group of Wodaabe men had become Christians after being given cassette tapes and a wind-up player ten years ago.

Ethiopian and Nigerian Church Leaders Working in Sudan

3 March 2006 — God is providing Ethiopians and Nigerians to train Sudanese teachers.

Project Positive Ray Making a Difference

2 March 2006 — Project Positive Ray is making a difference to people in trouble.

Churches Embrace AIDS Vicitms

1 March 2006 — In many of the African countries that SIM serves, the church is reaching out to those affected by HIV and AIDS.

Growth from the Roots

1 March 2006 — The training of rural leaders who can help their church members grow strong in the faith and evangelize their unreached neighbors remains an urgent but often overlooked need in Ethiopia.

Out of the Ashes

1 March 2006 — He dabs at a tear and clears the roughness from his throat. They were his personal friends—some of those thousands who were shot or starved or raped.

Passion for Christian General Education

1 March 2006 — Why is it that when children are the most receptive of all the ‘citizens’ in any nation, the strength of our missiological strategies to the nation is focused on older teens and adults--often with very hard-earned results?

Tambaya's Thrilling Story

1 March 2006 — Tambaya is the first Wodaabe Christian we know who has truly sought to put God's Word above Fulani traditions.

Remembering Tirongo

15 February 2006 — Tirongo's love for God impacted her family, and she took seriously her responsibility to share her faith with them and to care for their needs in practical ways.

Human Being or Human Doing?

8 February 2006 — There is a buzz in being busy—a rush of adrenaline keeps us going with a sense of value that "busy people are important people."

Making a Difference in AIDS

7 February 2006 — Over three million people died of AIDS in 2004. (That's the equivalent in deaths of a tsunami about every 36 days.) Ninety per cent of those infected with HIV don't even know it.

No Tongue Twister

7 February 2006 — "I never knew God spoke our language."

The Price of a Ticket

3 February 2006 — "The man told me I needed 50,000 CFA (about USD100) to become a Christian and join a church. So I started looking for the money."

New Nigerian Missionaries to South Sudan

30 January 2006 — The first five missionaries from Nigeria to work in Southern Sudan are on their way! The Evangelical Churches of West Africa have selected and committed to fund their daily living expenses.

Mariama's Story

19 January 2006 — The second time we found the bag of human excrement outside our door we knew someone was doing magic against us.

New Partnerships in Ethiopia

18 January 2006 — Together with the World Health Organization and Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's HIV/AIDS Home-Based Care Program is making big strides in increasing access to anti-retroviral therapy.

When the Media Lose Interest...

18 January 2006 — In light of the 2005 famine in Niger, what is the role of a long-term mission agency and its partner churches? How will we help when the journalists go home?...

Rice Field Language Learning

10 January 2006 — We work until about 1 p.m. when the field owner's wives arrive with huge basins of food on their heads. The women arrange themselves sitting sideways spoon fashion around the basin of to

The Pith Helmet Gives Way to the Radio

6 January 2006 — The image of the church planter is changing from a missionary wearing a pith helmet with a Bible under his arm to that of a simple radio.

Half a Body, Giant of a Man

6 January 2006 — I was totally overwhelmed that this severely handicapped young man would minister to athletic teenagers through soccer, a sport he had never, and would never, play.

Your Life Is Your Message

5 January 2006 — "How do people come to faith in Christ in Africa?"

Six Bibles Adapted from One Translation!

23 December 2005 — The translation of the Wolaitta Bible took years. Further most in the surrounding dialects were prejudiced against a Wolaitta dialect book and wouldn't use it, even though they understood Wolaitta speakers.

Missions Surge Forward

19 December 2005 — After returning from Nigeria, Jon Shea reported, "Missions in West Africa is no longer about the just western efforts... had you noticed?"

Milking a Camel on a Sand Dune

8 December 2005 — When a listener to SIM's Somali Gospel broadcast wrote that "your advice did NOT become like a camel milked on a sand dune," the program producers rejoiced! Read how God is using radio to bring the Gospel to the Somalis.

"I Could Kill You"

1 December 2005 — The angry religious leader invited Michael to a meeting where they could discuss their different faiths—no, not at the local coffee shop, but in a small hotel far from town.

A Very Hard Place to Be

1 December 2005 — I’m puzzled. He hasn’t yet confessed Christ as his Savior. Why not, when he obviously admires Him so much?

Gwandará—the People Who Love to Dance

1 December 2005 — They seemed impossible to reach. Twice, missionaries from the West tried and failed to penetrate this spirit-worshiping group in northern Nigeria. Both missions eventually acknowledged defeat and left.

Jesus Changed My Plans

1 December 2005 — I always expected that I would get a good education, a good job and, eventually, all of my father’s possessions, but I never gave any though to what God might be planning.

Niger Food Crisis 2005

1 December 2005 — SIM Niger director Gordon Evans explains SIM's response to the food shortage.

Not Fit for this Wolrd

1 December 2005 — He attended church two Sundays, his face full of joy. But the third Sunday he didn’t come. After the service, I went to his house and discovered that he was dead!

Only if God Speaks

1 December 2005 — Jesus came into my life in 1978 when I was a teenager in Nigeria. That same night I decided that I would never make any decisions without first seeking the Lord’s guidance and hearing from Him.

The Lion Has no Teeth

1 December 2005 — “Why must they pay so high a price?” The answer might emerge years later, when a healthy church springs to life where the martyr’s blood stained the ground.

Partners in Hope

21 November 2005 — Over 100 people gathered for the opening ceremony of the "Partners in Hope" Medical Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi. on October 31. The centre will provide medical services and specialized HIV/AIDS care, as well as promote HIV/AIDS prevention.

Testimony of an Old Witchdoctor

7 November 2005 — I am the fetish priest of my clan. I conduct ceremonies for the children....Now my Savior rescued me.

Churches Share Out of Their Poverty

28 October 2005 — Read how ten churches in Zimbabwe embraced the homeless amid severe food shortages.

Hospitality Opportunity: Miango Rest Home and Conference Center

27 October 2005 — Do you have gifts in hospitality management? SIM frequently has assignments available at guest houses and retreat centres. One such example is the Miango Rest Home and Conference Centre in Nigeria...

Temesgen's Story

20 October 2005 — Read about how listening to a radio program in his own language brought one man and his spirit-worshiping family to Christ.

Good News of a Wedding

13 October 2005 — Several years ago a Kotokoli Christian brother, Dawda, died after complications from malaria. After living with Dawda's family for a year, a difficult situation in and of itself, God provided a way for Annatou and the children to move to another town.

The Exploding Stove

6 October 2005 — A homeless young man in his 20s had been working in a commercial bakery. An oven exploded sending a scorching hot pipe several inches in diameter and six feet long up through his face.

Food for Work

18 September 2005 — The new Food for Work project enables men who are not directly assisted by other food relief efforts to work for food for their families.

Whole Bible Published in Gourma

2 September 2005 — The long awaited Gourma Bible will be officially dedicated in Burkina Faso in September 2005.

Malawi Church Celebrates 100 Years

30 August 2005 — The Africa Evangelical Church (AEC) of Malawi held their 100-year anniversary celebration at Lulwe, the mission's first station in Malawi.

Long-Term or Short-Term

30 August 2005 — Farmers may not be able to change the rainfall in Niger, but there are many things which they can do to alleviate the effects of famine.

Famine Relief Ministries by SIM Niger

26 August 2005 — SIM Niger has taken on various famine relief ministries throughout the country.

Memoirs of Sudan's Late Vice President, John Garang

24 August 2005 — The first time I met John Garang was at the Presbyterian mission printing press in southern Sudan. He was pedaling a stationary bicycle that "powered" a small press which turned out gospel pamphlets, Bible studies, and teaching materials...

Ethiopian Church Forms New Mission Agency

24 August 2005 — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia--The Kale Heywet Church (KHC) has formed a cross-cultural mission sending agency, the Global Missions Program. KHC leadership states that the focus of the church for the next 25 years shall be global missions....

Church Planting - God's Design for Community Development

2 August 2005 — Living and working in a Developing Nation means that words like Empowerment, Community Development, and Strategic Planning are part of the common jargon among the organizations that are seeking to make a difference.

Operation Samaria

22 July 2005 — This past April, 55 indigenous missionaries working in northern Nigeria met in Jos for a workshop entitled, "Equipping for Effectiveness."

AIDS Sweeps Botswana

23 June 2005 — Why would a young man so intent on preserving the way of life of his people suddenly change and leave his desert life? A friend told us that a mobile AIDS clinic had come through the desert settlements. Results from the mobile clinic were alarmingly high.

Pastor Timothy's Decision

8 June 2005 — During the four days he was home, he and his brothers reconciled some long-standing disputes. He also encouraged his brothers to turn to Christ from Islam

The Legacy of One Couple

7 June 2005 — Fifty-two years after opening their first hospital in Africa, Bob and Belva Foster are preparing to return to Africa again -- this time to see the opening of the new hospital in Lubango, Angola on June 11, 2005.

A Tribute to my Teachers

1 June 2005 — Steve and Beaj have been catalysts for transformation in dozens of lives—MKs, as well as children of diplomats and expatriate business people and local families of various religious backgrounds.

Finding Life at the Student Centre

1 June 2005 — The Student Evangelistic Centre in Niamey is serving students' needs and introducing them to Christ.

Miracle for Meteku

1 June 2005 — “I can’t stay here in this house. It keeps haunting me. I have to move!” Meteku, age 15, was almost desperate as he pleaded with Sofi, the coordinator of the SIM Urban Ministry Program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

SIM Engages General Education Again

1 June 2005 — Once again, SIM is emphasizing general education, but with this difference: we will respond to requests from local churches to build their capacity to start and run schools for the children and youth of their communities.

SIM-TEC's Vision for Higher Education

1 June 2005 — Technology and Education for Christ—-these words define the TEC in “SIM-TEC” and describe a vision to empower the church to establish Christian colleges and vocational schools across Africa and beyond.

The Hospital by the River

1 June 2005 — “To see young girls in a wretched state transformed into beautiful young women with a new start in life through the love, and care of this hospital is one of the most moving experiences one could hope to see.”

Stranded or Planted?

20 May 2005 — He abandoned his car and trudged across the hot sand to a nearby village, desperate for help.

Rescued from a Nail

9 May 2005 — The x-ray was as clear as could be. The nail the doctor saw in the two-year-old boy's esophagus was not an illusion.

Som*ali Radio Spans the Globe

9 May 2005 — Do you remember the story of Jesus turning some mockers into pigs and monkeys and saving the believers? Where the Scriptures are absent, misinformation spreads easily.

The Maha Shivaratree

9 May 2005 — As we watched people stream down the street in front of our house dragging decorated pedestals behind them, we wondered what it could mean. . . .

José's Dream for a New Bible

20 April 2005 — José Badúkila is studying linguistics at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town with a goal to return to his homeland of Angola equipped to revise the 100-year-old Bible translation in his mother tongue.

Angolan Seminary to Train Translators

19 April 2005 — Our dream is to see a translation course at ISTEL which enables each language group to have the Bible in their own mother tongue.

New Hospital to Open Soon

15 April 2005 — The new hospital in Lubango, Angola is eagerly awaited. Built in partnership with local churches and Samaritan's Purse, a dream of effective health care for Angolans is coming to life in this nation recovering from war.

Something Different about Grandma A

13 April 2005 — The first day this young man entered her home, he told them he sensed something different about the whole atmosphere. Recently, he told Grandma A that when he cares for her brother, he feels his hands are guided by invisible hands showing him what to do.

Open Doors in Mozambique

1 April 2005 — Mozambique is an African nation quickly leaving its war-weary past and moving towards a brighter future. Our SIM team of 20 people has the vision is to see a growing local church, developed under the influence of Mozambican leaders...

Laughter Fights AIDS

14 March 2005 — The sound of laughter filled the overflowing chapel at Evangel Hospital in Nigeria.

Babies No Longer Infected by Mothers

10 March 2005 — Sorrow and compassion filled my heart as I gazed at 300 babies and young children suffering from HIV/AIDS transmitted by their mothers.

One More Night with the Frogs

10 March 2005 — The monster hunkered deeper into the puddle and closed its eyes. How could I pick up the slimy creature? But its loud, grating honk was keeping my family awake every night.

Sudan Peace Accord Signed

4 March 2005 — On January 9, 2005, Sudan signed a historic comprehensive Sudan peace accord designed to end virtually fifty years of bloodshed between the people of the north and the people of the south.

Shot Through the Heart

1 March 2005 — The patient lay bare-chested on the table, two arrows protruding bizarrely from his chest....

Big Numbers, Small Teaching

1 March 2005 — Imagine a group so large that they make up a quarter or more of the population of South Africa. They call themselves “Christians,” but few of them know about God’s forgiving grace through Jesus Christ.

Listening Clubs

1 March 2005 — More than 5,000 Lomwe-speaking people have heard the New Testament on cassette tape.

Loving AIDS Orphans

1 March 2005 — Once this was the home of a man, his five wives, and their 22 children. But now the father and four wives have died of AIDS, leaving the surviving wife to care for all the children.

Low Tech High Touch

1 March 2005 — Messiah College engineering students have put their skills to work at the SIM hospital and Handicap Training Center in Mahadaga, Burkina Faso.

Maninka Audio Media Outreach (MAMO)

1 March 2005 — MAMO's purpose is to record Maninka Scripture on cassette tapes in order to communicate the Gospel in a way that is relevant to the oral culture of the Maninka.

Sharing Christ on the Path

1 March 2005 — Our friend Musa is a new believer who has been faithful in following Jesus despite constant persecution these four years since he became a believer.

Who Will Be First?

1 March 2005 — We acknowledge now that it is God’s word you are announcing. Who will be the first one to become a follower of Jesus? This is right now our problem.

Into the Pan

15 February 2005 — This morning I sat under the shade cloth watching the people crowd around a dead hartebeest antelope. Perhaps he smelled water in our camp but died before he got there. He was old. Tonight the brown hyenas will come and finish the carcass.

Trusting God in Guinea

9 February 2005 — How would you feel if you went shopping and found prices rose by 50 percent or more than doubled? For the people of Guinea, in West Africa, this is a day to day reality

Visiting an AIDS Home

2 February 2005 — The Peer Educator program trains people to teach others about prevention and God's love for those with AIDS.

From Bitter to Sweet

1 February 2005 — We saw the graves, three of them, beside the garden at Joseph's and Gertrude's home. In those graves lie their adult children, all lost to AIDS.

A Stone in His Ear

28 January 2005 — Imagine being forced to live with a stone wedged in your ear. For one Maninka boy, this was his reality for three years.

A Chicken for Every Borehole

21 January 2005 — "We should kill a chicken, you know." These words, uttered matter-of-factly, were not about preparations for that night's dinner.

New AIDS Center Opens in Addis Ababa

18 January 2005 — A Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Center for HIV/AIDS opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after years of hard work, prayer, and sacrifice...

Niger: From No Believers to 120 Churches

12 January 2005 — Praise God with us for 80 years of God's faithfulness amidst SIM work in the country of Niger. Celebrations to commemorate this milestone anniversary took place in villages, towns and cities across this West African nation in late 2004. . . .

Celebrating SIM's 80 Years in Niger

12 January 2005 — As part of the 80th Anniversary of SIM in Niger a group of retired missionaries returned to see the progress.

Oasis in the Desert

12 January 2005 — Reflections on the SIM Niger 80th Anniversary Celebration from the founders of Galmi Hospital.

New Heart New Home

10 January 2005 — I'm learning that I can make a difference in individuals' lives if I'm ready and willing when the Lord presents an opportunity.

Compassion Amidst Overwhelming Need

10 January 2005 — An 18-year-old single orphan mother showed up at our door, baby in arms. She had extended family, but in the intervening eight months since she had delivered at Mukinge she had worn out her welcome among all her relatives. Now she wanted to live with us!

The Spirit at Work

7 January 2005 — The challenge is to establish new believers in God's Word when no written Scriptures exist in their language and all teaching is oral....

Themba's New Family

5 January 2005 — Three-year-old Themba was abandoned at a local hospital where he'd been taken with serious burns to his little body.

Radio ELWA Turns 50

1 March 2004 — On 18 January 1954, Africa's first Christian radio station, Radio ELWA (Eternal Love Winning Africa), went on the air in Monrovia, Liberia. Fifty years have seen many changes, but the hope of Jesus aired by Radio ELWA has remained constant.