SIM Zimbabwe

By faith, we see a witness of Christ to every Zimbabwean, so that no one lives and dies without hearing the gospel and responding to it; believers are discipled into a fuller understanding of their faith; and Christ’s compassionate love is expressed and shared with the poor, hurting, and suffering.

Key Ministries

  • Outreach ministries: Children, particularly vulnerable girls, youth, college and university students, HIV and AIDS and Covid-19 Human trafficking prevention, famine relief, and disaster relief.
  • Theology and resources: Theological education, Leaders Equipping and Resourcing Network (LEARN), research, witness to cults.
  • Disaster Relief: Famine, Covid infectious diseases, climatic hazards (tropical cyclones etc)
  • Leadership and services.
  • Evangelism

Spiritual Landscape in Zimbabwe

Around 85 per cent of the population would identify as Christian, but many churches do not preach Biblical truth. There is a great need for good theological training among pastors. There are some ethnic groups who still practise traditional religions, including ancestor worship, and a small number of Muslims.

Communities Where Christ is Least Known

The Nambya

The Nambya people are an ethnic group of about 100,000 people, based in the north-western parts of Zimbabwe. They are found around the coal mining town of Hwange and surrounding areas of Victoria Falls.

They believe in a Supreme being and Ancestors who heal and protect them from evil, they also believe ancestral spirits are benevolent or malevolent and they may inspire individual talents such as healing. According to the Joshua Project, the Nambya of Zimbabwe, are engaged yet unreached. The primary religion practised by the Nambya is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is a religion deeply rooted in a people’s ethnic identity and conversion to Christ requires patience and understanding of the culture.

Contact SIM Zimbabwe

Email: Connect@sim.org

Please pray

  • For more Nambyan people to come to know Jesus Christ and stand as witnesses for Him in their communities
  • For gospel workers who can communicate fluently in the Nambyan language
  • for SIM Zimbabwe to have an opportunity to reach Nambyan people with the gospel

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