Youth Ministry El Sendero
Young Jesus followers can have a powerful influence as they carry the message of Jesus Christ. Our challenge is to reach young people between 15 and 25 years of age in creative ways through biblical reflection, sports and arts. We work in schools and universities, and we offer various activities in order to build young disciples of Christ who model a holistic, Christ-centred life in their communities.
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University workers to get alongside students in one of the least reached areas of Ecuador.
Youth worker to reach high school students (aged 15 to 18 years).
Using sports to reach young people for Christ (soccer, basketball, volleyball, hiking and more).
Using arts to reach young people for Christ (music, theater, dance, painting and more).
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Pray for new missionaries to help us reach young people between 15 and 18 years old.
Pray for new missionaries to help us reach young people between 15 and 18 years old.
Pray that young believers will live as disciples of Jesus Christ in their local communities.
Pray that young believers will live as disciples of Jesus Christ in their local communities.
Pray for the financial resources necessary to implement all our activities.
Pray for the financial resources necessary to implement all our activities.
Donate to this Ministry
If you would like to financially support this ministry, you can give online by using the donate button below.
About Trauma Healing
The wounds of trauma are apparent in families, communities, and nations around the world. This includes trauma created by wars, conflict between people groups, civil disturbances, crimes, natural disasters, and epidemics.
SIM Trauma Healing is a church- and community-based outreach that equips believers with Bible-based and mental health principles to care for victims of trauma in their communities. Our vision is to overcome gospel-barriers created by trauma through biblical, compassionate trauma care and to see every person experience healing in the Lord Jesus Christ. Compelled by God’s great love and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we seek to equip the church to contend with brokenness and to proclaim the crucified and risen Christ.
Trauma Healing’s first lessons were drafted in 2001 by SIL members, mental health professionals, Bible translators, Scripture engagement consultants, and church leaders from war zones across Africa. Now, they have spread to every continent and have been translated into many languages.
In 2014, SIM members were trained in Trauma Healing and the lessons were implemented among the South Sudanese refugees in Kenya. This was soon followed by the training of leaders in Liberia in response to the spiritual and psycho-social crisis after the Ebola outbreak. God is using this ministry to engage people with the gospel in deeply meaningful ways.
SIM is a member of the Trauma Healing Institute Alliance, a group of organisations that is deeply committed to healing the wounds of trauma and working collaboratively through coordinated activities and shared resources.
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Many people want to help those who are hurting. SIM uses Trauma Healing Institute (THI)’s model that applies scripture and mental health principles to spiritual and emotional wounds. SIM is looking for facilitators to lead healing groups and train others around the world. Healing groups help people find healing for heart wounds, engage with scripture and become resilient. These groups meet in several sequences and locations to accommodate the attendees needs.
Our lessons address scriptural examples of suffering and questions that arise from various forms of trauma. Topical lessons include:
• Domestic abuse
• Suicide
• Addiction
• HIV and AIDS related effects
• Abortion
• Care for caregivers
• Childhood trauma
Facilitators will learn how to guide healing groups, create safe places for people to talk and equip church leaders to help their members. The primary resource for training is Healing the Wounds of Trauma: How the Church Can Help.
If you are interested in learning more about trauma healing or becoming trained as a facilitator, contact us today.
Pray with us
By prayer is SIM’s motto because it is truly by prayer that we praise God, seek his direction, request resources, and call upon the Holy Spirit to empower our ministries. By prayer is a call to action emphasizing important work to be done. We must intercede for those living outside of a saving relationship with Jesus, many of whom have never heard his name.
Please join us in praying for the following four things:
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Pray that the Lord will raise up Trauma Healing Facilitators that are needed for the ministry.
Pray that the Lord will raise the resources needed, both financial and otherwise.
Pray that we will stay in step with Jesus all the way, led by his Holy Spirit and guided by his Word and his love for all people.
Pray that broken and wounded hearts will be healed through the ministry of Trauma Healing as people are pointed to Christ.
Zion Evangelical Bible Schools (ZEBS) Lesotho
The aspiration of the Zion Evangelical Bible Schools (ZEBS) is to maintain and build strong contacts in South Africa, specifically in the District of Leribe, where more than 50 Ama-Zioni church leaders have expressed a desire to study God’s Word. Pray for a full-time teaching missionary to be sent to Lesotho, to help establish ZEBS in the District and beyond.
This is an exciting open-door ministry, where God has gone ahead to touch the hearts of a syncretistic yet religious and numerous group of people, residing in an extremely remote area of Southern Africa. To learn more about how we are partnering to reach the Ama-Zioni of Southern Africa, please see the Zion Evengelical Movement of Africa (ZEMA) website: www.zema.org
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Bible school lecturers - Missionaries with pioneering spirit to establish Zion Evangelical Bible Schools in Lesotho.
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Pray for a full-time missionary to establish the bible school.
Pray for a full-time missionary to establish the bible school.
Pray that syncretistic, Old Testament followers would meet the Jesus of the New Testament.
Pray that syncretistic, Old Testament followers would meet the Jesus of the New Testament.
Pray the initial groundwork of establishing contacts and foundational teaching would continue with success.
Pray the initial groundwork of establishing contacts and foundational teaching would continue with success.
Youth Workers Toolkit
SIM Kenya is preparing a training book set to equip youth leaders across East Africa to reach young people more effectively. The Youth Workers Toolkit (YWT) books and other materials will be distributed throughout Kenya and Uganda in conjunction with three-day conferences. The conferences will feature topics relevant to youth ministry. Young people under the age of 25 compose more than 60 percent of both Kenya and Uganda. Like many of their counterparts globally, these young people are leaving the church. This project is one way to counteract that trend. We believe the books and resources carefully chosen for this curriculum will enable youth leaders to equip young people in the areas of spiritual formation, peer relationships and evangelism.
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Administrative Assistant
Managing Coordinators
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Pray for the volunteers in Uganda and Kenya promoting the project, handling the local logistics and financial administration.
Pray for the volunteers in Uganda and Kenya promoting the project, handling the local logistics and financial administration.
Pray for the book set to be comprehensive, practical and relevant to the needs of youth workers throughout East Africa.
Pray for the book set to be comprehensive, practical and relevant to the needs of youth workers throughout East Africa.
Pray for the enormous task of compiling the sets, including printing, packing and delivering the toolkit boxes, selecting suitable conference speakers and other details.
Pray for the enormous task of compiling the sets, including printing, packing and delivering the toolkit boxes, selecting suitable conference speakers and other details.
Pray for God to give each conference speaker the words to empower the SIM Kenya Youth ministries, providing further training and encouragement to the youth.
Pray for God to give each conference speaker the words to empower the SIM Kenya Youth ministries, providing further training and encouragement to the youth.
Youth Ministry
Ministries among teenagers are not very common in Burkina, despite the fact that they need to hear about Jesus in a personal way that will lead them to accept Him as their Savior and Lord. CDR (Culture de Royaume), literally “Culture of the Kingdom," is an SIM ministry gathering young people from the surrounding churches of Mahadaga, to encourage them to follow Christ and be witnesses in their community. This is what Yubéli, who founded CDR, says:
'Our vision is to see mature young people know God and live according to biblical principles. Our goal is also discipleship; training youth so that one day they can also train others and pass on what they have received. We want to see young people who make a difference in their schools, homes, community, etc.; who are obviously different, and who can impact and influence others because of this.'
To support this project, donate to the closest SIM office and mention: Project Nr. 93940
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Pray for the young people to understand God's call for them, and that they may live God's Word.
Pray for the young people to understand God's call for them, and that they may live God's Word.
Pray to encourage the leaders and for the development of CDR in other villages.
Pray to encourage the leaders and for the development of CDR in other villages.
Youth Leader Training
The aim of this project is to train and inspire leaders to see that they are not alone. We desire to increase spiritual unity by offering personal mentoring, advice and training to local youth leaders, helping them start new initiatives, and as they face different challenges in their ministries.
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Trainers and Mobilisers - We are looking for people with a passion to mentor and walk alongside Uruguayan youth leaders, empowering them toward spiritual vitality and outreach in their communities.
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Pray for the leaders attending our trainings to gain the capacity to serve in the transformation of the new generations of Uruguay.
Pray for the leaders attending our trainings to gain the capacity to serve in the transformation of the new generations of Uruguay.
Pray for the team of Uruguay coaches that at present are in training with the target to carry the ministries more to the Interior of Uruguay.
Pray for the team of Uruguay coaches that at present are in training with the target to carry the ministries more to the Interior of Uruguay.
Pray for the National Youth Leaders Summit organised by SIM to meet its vision to serve the hundreds of youth leaders.
Pray for the National Youth Leaders Summit organised by SIM to meet its vision to serve the hundreds of youth leaders.
Pray for the Institute for Youth Leaders, that the students could learn and work together regardless of their denomination.
Pray for the Institute for Youth Leaders, that the students could learn and work together regardless of their denomination.
Youth and Children's Ministries
Our goal is to train Namibians on how to reach out to children and young people who are growing up without hearing the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Children and Youth Workers
Student Ministry Workers
Teachers
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Pray that God sends more missionaries to take up this ministry and for the necessary visas.
Pray that God sends more missionaries to take up this ministry and for the necessary visas.
Praise God for many open doors to reach out in hostels, youth and children clubs and schools.
Praise God for many open doors to reach out in hostels, youth and children clubs and schools.
Wolofal Transliteration
This project aims to convert the Wolof-Roman-script Bible into Arabic script.
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Translators - To assist in transcribing the Wolof-Roman-script Bible into the Wolofal language.
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Pray that the printing process would go smoothly.
Pray that the printing process would go smoothly.
Pray for the wise distribution of the Scriptures.
Pray for the wise distribution of the Scriptures.
Pray that hearts will be changed through the reading of His Word.
Pray that hearts will be changed through the reading of His Word.
West Africans for Global Missions
The West Africa sending office (WAO) located in Cote d’Ivoire has the responsibility to help send West Africans who have felt the call of God to serve cross culturally. WAO is blessed with missionaries across the world serving in various capacities and this has given birth to a new project called West Africans for Global Missions (WAGloM).
The project -WAGloM is designed to encourage more West Africans to serve in global missions. We believe the work of missionaries thrive when churches and individuals partner with them in fulfilling their ministry. It is in this vein that we invite you to come and join as a partner for this project.
Global Missions requires sacrifices of various forms and we desire that our ministry teams live out the gospel where Christ is least known through your support. There are many difficulties in raising 100% support, so our prayer is that your contributions will free our workers and teams to fulfil the mission and vision God has given to the church, to reach those living and dying without Christ in communities where He is least known.
Funds coming into this project will support WAO missionaries based upon current needs whiles distribution of funds will be done dilligenlty through a three member committee.
It is our prayer that your support will open a door for more West Africans to engage in global missions. We hope your donation will make this project- West Africans for Global Missions (WAGloM)-Project 95379 worth pursuing.
May the Spirit of God guide you to give as you can!
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Pray for churches and individuals to give courageously and generously to global work
Pray for churches and individuals to give courageously and generously to global work
Pray that local churches will embrace the vision for Christ's global missions and encourage others to take part.
Pray that local churches will embrace the vision for Christ's global missions and encourage others to take part.
Donate to this Ministry
If you would like to financially support this ministry, you can give online by using the donate button below.
Well Drilling
Friends in Action International has a partnership with SIM Burkina Faso/ Mali to drill wells in these countries’ villages. As a pastor who received a well in his village said, 'You cannot preach the gospel when people are preoccupied to know whether or not they will have water and if it will be clean or not.' As Jesus gave his life freely so that we can have it in abundance, and as He is the Living Water, Water for Burkina (the partnership between FiA and SIM BF) drills the wells free of charge for the villages, to show them the ultimate Gift of God.
To support this ministry, donate to the SIM office of your country and mention: Project Nr. 93 855
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Urban Ministry
This ministry aims to see sexual purity practiced among the youth in Ethiopia. This is accomplished through empowering Kingdom-minded churches alongside our intervention and rehabilitation ministry for girls and women at risk with a holistic gospel ministry.
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Pray for the staff as the workload increases from graduating five girls to 60 girls per year.
Pray for the staff as the workload increases from graduating five girls to 60 girls per year.
Pray for the funding to meet the large budget increase due to the projects’ growing capacity.
Pray for the funding to meet the large budget increase due to the projects’ growing capacity.
University Ministry
This ministry seeks to reach out to the 2.5 million university students enrolled in 170 universities in Thailand.
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University Ministry Team Leader - Coordinate SIM university ministries countrywide. Disciple and evangelise Thai university students into house churches.
University Ministers - Disciple and evangelise Thai university students into house churches.
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Pray for the Lord to send people to be involved in this ministry to reach out to university students.
Pray for the Lord to send people to be involved in this ministry to reach out to university students.
Pray for the Lord to provide leaders for this ministry.
Pray for the Lord to provide leaders for this ministry.
To All Nations School
The aim of this ministry is to provide the Uruguayan church with the opportunity for cross-cultural missionary training through quality academic and practical study, to further mobilise the church to fulfill the Great Commission.
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We are looking for teachers with a passion to see Uruguayan missionaries empowered with practical cross-cultural training, for effective missions service.
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Pray for the pastors, candidates and missionaries attending to the program.
Pray for the pastors, candidates and missionaries attending to the program.
Pray for the development of this project.
Pray for the development of this project.
Pray for all of the ministries participating in the development of this program: SIM, COMIBAM (Cooperación Misionera Iberoamericana) and Biblical Seminary of Uruguay.
Pray for all of the ministries participating in the development of this program: SIM, COMIBAM (Cooperación Misionera Iberoamericana) and Biblical Seminary of Uruguay.
Pray for teachers to come to Uruguay to offer their experience and knowledge.
Pray for teachers to come to Uruguay to offer their experience and knowledge.
Theological Institute of Lichinga
Our hope is to establish a Bible institute in Lichinga which will be paired with a technical school. The vision is to provide much-needed biblical training to pastors and lay leaders in the church, while also giving them a skill in order to support their families as they minister.
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Teaching staff - To provide theological classes and mentorship.
Technical trainers - To provide in-depth technical skills from electricians, mechanics, plumbers, carpenters and more.
Short term technical workers
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Pray that local churches will be active in helping to open the school.
Pray that local churches will be active in helping to open the school.
Pray that the school will receive the necessary government registration.
Pray that the school will receive the necessary government registration.
Pray for the development of a small group of believers for the Board.
Pray for the development of a small group of believers for the Board.
Pray for funds to purchase land and construction of the facilities.
Pray for funds to purchase land and construction of the facilities.
Theological Education
SIM Ethiopia Theological Education Ministries seek to prepare church and ministry leaders, as well as cross-cultural workers. Leaders must be passionate about the gospel, think deeply about the Biblical story and shape churches through the gospel. We seek students who are spiritually, biblically, and practically equipped for disciple-making where Christ is least known and for planting and strengthening churches focused on discipling those who live and die without Christ.
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Seminary Teachers - Instructors for Bible, Theology, and Islam courses.
TESOL Instructors
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Pray for the Ethiopian leadership of programs in which SIM is partnering.
Pray for the Ethiopian leadership of programs in which SIM is partnering.
Pray for the Lord to guide us into strategic partnerships which align with our vision and goals.
Pray for the Lord to guide us into strategic partnerships which align with our vision and goals.
Pray for God to reveal locations and initiatives where SIM can add value to work already launched under motivated Ethiopian leadership.
Pray for God to reveal locations and initiatives where SIM can add value to work already launched under motivated Ethiopian leadership.
Pray for God to reveal new areas where SIM theological education could make short and long-term impacts for reaching those who live and die without Christ with the Gospel.
Pray for God to reveal new areas where SIM theological education could make short and long-term impacts for reaching those who live and die without Christ with the Gospel.
Sub-Saharan Francophone Campus Discipleship
North Africa is generally Muslim and an unreached area, but ministry opportunities among students are opening up. The vision is to raise up students to become effective cross-cultural witnesses of Christ on their campuses.
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Street Kids
Our aims are five fold:
- To invite the kids to give their life to Jesus and to disciple them.
- To take the kids off of the street and into alternative housing.
- To bring them back to their families when possible.
- To provide schooling and skills development.
- To help start small businesses for them to find livelihoods.
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Youth and Children Workers
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Pray for more missionaries with a heart for street kids.
Pray for more missionaries with a heart for street kids.
Pray for the funds to rent the home where much of the ministry takes place.
Pray for the funds to rent the home where much of the ministry takes place.
Pray for kids to be reintegrated back into their families.
Pray for kids to be reintegrated back into their families.
Sports Friends
Sports Friends trains and equips local churches and church planters to use the platform of sports for church planting, evangelism and discipleship. Church leaders in many countries in Asia, Africa and South America are seeking new and creative strategies to relate with their youth populations. Sports is a magnet that attracts people and creates an environment where relationships can be built. This leads to opportunities to share the love and Word of God.
Sports Friends' vision and focus is to develop sustainable sports ministry programs that are fully managed and funded by the local church.
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Coaches’ Trainer
Communications Coordinator
Graphic Designer
Internship Program Coordinator
Media Specialist
Ministry Development Leader
Organisational Leader
Partner & Fund Development Coordinator
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Pray for God to bring the right people to fill our positions. Pray for provision and peace for those raising support and for those who are underfunded.
Pray for God to bring the right people to fill our positions. Pray for provision and peace for those raising support and for those who are underfunded.
Pray for our 10,000+ coaches. Pray that God would give them strength, wisdom, and joy as they mentor and disciple youth through their teams.
Pray for our 10,000+ coaches. Pray that God would give them strength, wisdom, and joy as they mentor and disciple youth through their teams.
Pray for the 150,000+ youth whom we serve, that God’s truth would be revealed and that they would become a generation devoted to Christ.
Pray for the 150,000+ youth whom we serve, that God’s truth would be revealed and that they would become a generation devoted to Christ.
Pray for strength, wisdom, and joy for all of our missionaries.
Pray for strength, wisdom, and joy for all of our missionaries.
Pray that our relationships with church denominations would continue to be fruitful and unified. Pray for open doors for new partnerships in all regions so that that we may train even more churches in sports ministry.
Pray that our relationships with church denominations would continue to be fruitful and unified. Pray for open doors for new partnerships in all regions so that that we may train even more churches in sports ministry.
Pray for special protection, favor, and wisdom for our many coaches serving in difficult and dangerous places, particularly in Northeastern Nigeria, Kenya, and parts of Southeast Asia. Pray that they would be agents of peace in these unstable regions.
Pray for special protection, favor, and wisdom for our many coaches serving in difficult and dangerous places, particularly in Northeastern Nigeria, Kenya, and parts of Southeast Asia. Pray that they would be agents of peace in these unstable regions.
Sisaala People Outreach
This ministry aims to see those who live and die without Christ among the mostly rural, Muslim Sisaala hear and understand the Gospel.
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Mobilisers
Church Planters - To plant churches and empower local church leaders to build the church.
Discipleship and Church Development - To empower and equip Sisaala Christians to expand the church among their own people.
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Pray for more personnel with SIM and other organisations who desire to understand the Sisaali language and culture to effectively share the gospel with them.
Pray for more personnel with SIM and other organisations who desire to understand the Sisaali language and culture to effectively share the gospel with them.
Pray for flourishing working relationships with other organisations and churches for the sake of the Gospel among the Sisaala.
Pray for flourishing working relationships with other organisations and churches for the sake of the Gospel among the Sisaala.
Pray to identify and train more leaders for the small Christian communities that exist among the Sisaala.
Pray to identify and train more leaders for the small Christian communities that exist among the Sisaala.
Short-Term Exposure Ministry
Our goal is to take pastors, leaders of mission boards and missionary candidates for short-term exploratory trips to different countries where there is a great need for missionaries.
Through exposure, our goal is to increase awareness and participation by Latinos in overseas missions.
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Pray God would open the eyes of ministry leaders through exploratory trips so they would further their passion and interest of overseas missions.
Pray God would open the eyes of ministry leaders through exploratory trips so they would further their passion and interest of overseas missions.
Pray for pastors to read their Bibles to again find the commands to go and make disciples of all nations.
Pray for pastors to read their Bibles to again find the commands to go and make disciples of all nations.
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