Remote Area Dweller Ministry

The San are considered to have the oldest culture in the world. Over the past 2,000 years, though, they have slowly been pushed to live in the arid sands of the Kalahari Desert. Today, the San find it difficult to maintain their traditional culture and lifestyle, and land that the San have depended on for hunting is increasingly being used for grazing cattle.

In partnership with the Africa Evangelical Church, SIM has engaged with the San of the Kalahari for over 30 years. For 10 years, the ministry was carried out by mission workers living in the desert. They retired in 2018, leaving a translation of the Gospel of Luke, around 90 recorded Bible stories, Sunday School material and a worship CD as their legacy.

Our aim is to complete the Bible translation and oral translation of Bible stories into the San language of !Xoon.

 

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Disciple-makers

Botswana, Southern Africa

Bible Teachers 

Botswana, Southern Africa

Oral Bible Evangelists 

Botswana, Southern Africa

Bible Translators 

Botswana, Southern Africa

Prayers

1

Pray for our workers as they minister in very isolated settings. 

1

Pray for our workers as they minister in very isolated settings. 

2

Pray that as local people translate scripture passages orally these words would touch and transform their hearts. 

2

Pray that as local people translate scripture passages orally these words would touch and transform their hearts. 

3

Pray for successors for this ministry as several long-term workers will soon retire. 

3

Pray for successors for this ministry as several long-term workers will soon retire. 

4

Pray the Lord would encourage more to support this ministry financially. 

4

Pray the Lord would encourage more to support this ministry financially. 

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