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.
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Trauma Healing
SIM Trauma Healing is a church and community-based outreach that equips believers with integrated biblical and mental health principles to care for victims of trauma in their communities.

Zion Evangelical Bible Schools (ZEBS) Lesotho
To maintain and build strong contacts in the country, specifically in the District of Leribe, where more than 50 Ama-Zioni church leaders have expressed a desire to study God’s Word.

Youth Workers Toolkit
SIM Kenya is preparing a training book set to equip youth leaders across East Africa to reach young people more effectively.

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.

Youth and Childrens 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.

Wolofal Transliteration
This project aims to convert the Wolof-Roman-script Bible into Arabic script.

West Africans for Global Missions
The center of gravity for Christianity has shifted to the global south and this requires a paradigm shift in our response. The onus is now on the global south especially Africans to respond to this shift. The West African Office sees this need and has responded accordingly with the project-West Africans for Global Missions. As you read about project 95379, it is our prayer that you will join this 'call'.

University Ministry
This ministry seeks to reach out to the 2.5 million university students enrolled in 170 universities in Thailand.

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.

Theological Institute of Lichinga
Our 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.

Theological Education
SIM Ethiopia Theological Education Ministries seek to prepare church and ministry leaders, as well as cross-cultural workers.

Sub-Saharan Francophone Campus Discipleship
The vision is to raise up students to become effective cross-cultural witnesses of Christ on their campuses.

Sports Friends
Sports Friends trains and equips local churches and church planters to use the platform of sports for church planting, evangelism and discipleship.

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.

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.
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.