Opportunities to Serve

The Borana are a large tribe in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. They live in small, scattered communities. They are historically nomadic cattle herders, but some communities have settled in semi-agricultural areas. In addition to keeping small flocks of cattle, goats, and sheep, they are involved in subsistence farming. Most of the Borana are unreached and closed to the gospel, whereas radical Islam is making inroads into the Borana-speaking communities. Mission workers have been accepted into these communities and good ministry relationships have been built. We need a vibrant and multi-skilled ministry team to serve the Borana-speaking communities in northern Kenya.

Despite the many ongoing efforts by many organizations and individuals to respond to needs of vulnerable children and families, there is not much to show. Many of the ministries responding to these needs are lacking in best practices and therefore not very effective or efficient. Many are working in isolation struggling to find resources to do the work. Greater unity, sensitization, equipping, networking, collaboration and coordination among organizations working with vulnerable families is required if there is to be any improvement. The government is aware that even dedicated Christian projects are not better and they are also doing unstructured and inexperienced work. Though very keen to grow and progress they may not have access to training and resources. Children at Risk Network walks alongside these other groups to help transform the situation by developing their capacity to effectively and efficiently love, care for, protect and disciple children. As a wise person said, a strong desire to make change must be coupled with the capacity to make that change. Many faith organizations are well aware that it is not enough to just have a big heart to serve, but individuals, churches and Christian organizations must also invest time and resources in developing their capacity to do ministry using best practices. We are convinced that the church should be in the forefront in responding to issues affecting their communities. However, Christians are often seen as having a good heart but being oblivious to society’s needs. If the work of the Church is leading the way to lasting change for children and the community at large, it will be respected. The Church was not previously equipped to deal with social issues. Through training and sensitization efforts by SIM Kenya Children at Risk Network, the past perceptions and attitudes of pastors are changing, and they now desire to be equipped to deal with spiritual and professional issues to be included in the common agenda with the government and other agencies to obtain support and reduce any sense of isolation that is usually felt. Healthy relationships and cross-pollination with other SIM Kenya ministries have been borne much fruit and many children have been impacted positively. We are taking advantage of these relationships to enhance our ministry efforts. UNICEF Statistics of Young People connected to Streets and trafficking 100 million globally, 360000+ in Kenya. Nairobi, Mombasa, Kilifi and Lamu are preferred by vulnerable children as easy life opportunity host hubs, hence young people engage in street connection and young people trafficking is very high.

The Technical Services ministry provides physical and practical support to SIM workers, partners and institutions through the maintenance, improvement, and expansion of facilities at ELWA and ESWA. Mechanics, builders, electricians, and all around handy folks are immensely helpful to our ministry! SIM Liberia team members have the opportunity to model and teach principles of good stewardship and quality workmanship while solving technical problems alongside other workers.

Reach out in the community to see people responding to the gospel and being discipled into local churches.

Joining forces with other ministries in Paraguay, we see SIM Paraguay crossing barriers to those living and dying without the gospel in socially-defined communities.

We're looking for people passionate about sports, who are ready to serve young people, their families, and communities. You would help train and support coaches who could then set up programmes in their own communities. If that sounds like you, come and join us!

We are looking for member care workers, psychologists and trauma healing professionals to come alongside our workers, local followers and unbelievers. Whether you have a heart to walk with workers and enable them to thrive in their challenging contexts or a desire to come alongside people who have wounds of the heart due to trauma and bring them through a healing process we would be interested in talking to you.

We want the community of Madagascar to know the healing love of Jesus Christ through compassionate health care, quality education, theological training and church planting. We need God's help through prayer — and people like you who are ready to serve! We need medical personnel of all types and specialisms.

We want to offer administrative assistance to the director and to the mission workers and ministries in Madagascar. We also want to strengthen church mission collaboration and develop leadership in the entity, churches and mission. We are looking to recruit gifted administrators and those who may have served in positions of leadership.

Your professional skills are needed to provide practical, day-to-day support to mission workers and so allow ministry to flourish. Servants are needed in administrative leadership, finance, management, people care, office support, construction, information technology, website development and communications.