Mali
We desire to see relational transformation of our community by intentionally pursuing the lost and increasing the number of growing, reproducible Christ followers.
Mali
We desire to see relational transformation of our community by intentionally pursuing the lost and increasing the number of growing, reproducible Christ followers.
Come and Serve
Remote Area Dweller Ministry Duplicate 1
Our aim is to complete the Bible translation and oral translation of Bible stories into the San language of !Xoon.
Mobilisation for Christ's Global Mission
We want to mobilise more people, prayer, and funds for Christ’s global mission, especially to those who live and die without Christ in South Asia.
Radio Hope
Radio "Ondas de Esperanza" ("Radio Hope") proclaims the gospel in Ecuador through quality Christian radio programming.
Medical and Social Work
Medical work has been part of SIM ministries since the beginning. Discover more about it...
Church Leadership Training
Train servant leaders who love the Lord Jesus and who are competent in various ministry skills.
International Leadership and Services
SIM International Leadership and Services facilitates SIM’s task of extending the kingdom of God by giving leadership and support, defining policy and best practices, and providing administrative services.
Pacific2Nations
This ministry aims to empower a movement of Pacific people, rising up and going into the nations, proclaiming the Gospel and demonstrating God's love and power.
Church Partnerships
To facilitate more churches in Australia to fulfill Christ’s global mission and cross-cultural mission locally.
University Ministry
This ministry seeks to reach out to the 2.5 million university students enrolled in 170 universities in Thailand.
Missionary Kid Education
We need multiple solutions for schooling. These include home schooling, home school cooperatives, boarding, supporting MK schools, scholarships for those from new sending contexts, and more.
Mobilisation Ministry
To send Filipino missionaries locally and to our other SIM countries through tent-making and traditional means. We desire to send workers to communities where Christ is least known.
Discipling and Training Mongolian Churches
This ministry is to equip Mongolian leaders with leadership skills, godly character, and capacity for impacting the society.
Mobilising Missionaries and Churches
To empower and mobilise Korean and East Asian missionaries and churches in reaching out through various ministries to communities who don’t know Christ in SIM’s strategic areas.
Words of Hope
Equipping pastors and leaders of city and rural churches to be faithful to God's Word and the gospel in their ministry to others.
Communities where Christ is least known
The Deaf community
In 1956, Andrew Foster founded Christian Mission for the Deaf. His vision was to break the many barriers deaf people face in hearing the Word of God, including illiteracy, isolation, stigmatism, stereotypes, communication barriers and people who are cruel and mean. In Mali, deafness is considered a divine curse.
All these factors hinder the integration of deaf people into communities. Foster knew education could achieve his vision, so he introduced American Sign Language and established schools across Africa. He understood that this would usher in the gospel for the Deaf people in Mali.
However, government authorities wanted it reduced to a simple association for the Deaf called AMASOURD. In order to fulfill his dream, Foster looked at other countries of the sub-region, including Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria. Unfortunately, Foster died in a plane crash in 1986. Today, AMASOURD exists in Mali, but it has nothing to do with Christ’s redemption story.
The Deaf population in Mali is little known at the national level, despite the presence of AMASOURD. Sources estimate the population at 40,000 to 70,000. Among them, the percentage of Christians is minimal. No church denomination in Mali has a sign language translator who can share the elements of the message, worship or any other activity, with the Deaf in the pews. Also, no known mission agency is prioritising the deaf in Mali.
SIM has been raising awareness within the Body of Christ about the need for a ministry among this least-reached group. The first workshop on bringing the gospel of Christ to the Deaf took place in August 2015 in Bamako, and all the denominations were invited. In December 2017, a team of six young people, under the direction of Moody Bible College, travelled from the United States to Mali, for a one-week teaching programme at Jigiya Kalanso, a school for the Deaf in Bamako.
Prayers
Pray for pioneer workers in the city reaching the Muslim community.
Pray for pioneer workers in the city reaching the Muslim community.
Pray for workers among the Deaf.
Pray for workers among the Deaf.
Pray for workers for a unique ministry among Deaf students.
Pray for workers for a unique ministry among Deaf students.
Pray for church denominations in Mali to see the need to reach the Deaf community.
Pray for church denominations in Mali to see the need to reach the Deaf community.
Pray for a manager and a team for the development of a café-student centre.
Pray for a manager and a team for the development of a café-student centre.
Pray for workers engaging students through sports.
Pray for workers engaging students through sports.
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