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Earlier this year, SIM leaders gathered  in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to pray about, reflect on and discuss what might be God’s...

"There are very few people who realise what God would make of them if they abandoned themselves into his hands, and let themselves...

  Kimi and Meafou Aukino returned to New Zealand on June 6 after 28 years of faithful service in Peru and...

Rescue ministry SIM partners at least three projects in South Asia which work with women off the streets, many of whom were kidnapped...

A new safe space for those with HIV/AIDS in Chiang Mai We are so excited to share with you about our new...

From receiving care to caring for and leading others: SG is a former leprosy patient who became a believer after hearing...

Why has this health worker become a farmer?  It all started when Dee went to Zambia and kept seeing children in her...

It's 12 noon on a Tuesday. The kids' day-care that Jo and two others run in a neighbourhood of Manila is...

"The younger generation no longer fits the 'missionary model' that older generations put in place,"  says Sarita Hart, a commentator on missionaries...

A group of 50 young Nigerian women, promised a better life, had made it overland across the obstacle of the...

"I have good news! Kasempa Foundations project has been approved by SIM International." This project is about seeing people's lives improved through agricultural development. It...

We and our churches need help to respond to the multi-cultural mission needs on our doorstep and overseas -- to...

In a small provincial town in Zambia a Kiwi doctor, David Friend, visits men and women in local prisons, and has...

Carrying a tremendous hospital workload, and supporting ministry work in a nearby prison and a leper village, as well as coping with the routine of...

It's a great challenge to see serving from the perspective of our mission workers. Here at the SIM New Zealand...

"You feel so rude when you stand back and greet from a distance. Thankfully there is another method of greeting...

In January this year I had the heart-breaking privilege of sitting beside my father-in-law in what turned out to be...

We're in a devastating health crisis that is affecting millions. Economists have signaled a severe global economic crisis, with unprecedented...

"Mi no harim tok bilong yu" (I don't understand you) is not a phrase that Phil and Jill Tait are...

Rob Reynolds has been wrestling with the topic of prayer for some time because of three defining moments.The first:  in...

In the book of Acts we read that at Pentecost many miraculously heard the wonders of God proclaimed in their...

Flying away from New Zealand five months ago, to resume medical work as a mission partner in one of the...

The Middle East is home to some of the most unreached people groups, but there's never been a better time...

I think it was around this time last year that we were thinking the world would begin shifting back to normal by...

This last year of mostly working from home, many months in lockdown, uncertainty, sickness, loss and the inability to plan...

The Circle of Silence is a mostly mountainous area of about 99,460 square miles in Central Mexico, where more than...

Imagine teaching over 100 children in the shed pictured! Actually, this project in South Asia has 123 children registered, and...

As one blow after another assails this nation, the phrase above often carries the meaning: "There's been another problem. This...

I came to know and follow Jesus through Youth For Christ (YFC) in Wellington. YFC was an organisation that worked...

Merging two homes for girls—one for survivors of trafficking and the other for children affected by HIV/AIDS—has not been straightforward....

Last year SIM New Zealand received $204,000 in bequests which were used partly in projects in South Sudan — at...

Nadeem* could have been justified in disliking – perhaps even hating – the Faithful Witness family. They were foreigners, Christians,...

I met a man who came to Ethiopia as a surgeon with his family in July 2013, but just a...

"Don't miss the boat" says J.D.Greear; "I believe we need a fundamental shift in how we think about the mission...

There are some important things which will be in place if SIM and other mission organisations have any hope of...

Liz* has thrown herself wholeheartedly into mission work in an Asian country.Born in Asia, she grew up in Auckland and...

Questions. So many of them. There is so much to know about becoming a missionary. Images of needy children flash...

SIM's clinic in Doro, South Sudan, serves thousands of refugees who have fled war from over the borders, some lately...

How do we provide a meaningful frame of reference for our children/grandchildren to grow up understanding God's call to make...

They're still escaping the war-ravaged country, but the millions of Ukrainians who have already crossed the border have now spread...

Being home in NZ for a few months allowed Mark and Faye Griffiths to look at their mission work in...

Helicopter pilot Dean Yeoman and his wife Kaylene returned to NZ from a long-term posting in southern Africa three years...

There are few dentists in Papua New Guinea outside Port Moresby; there are 8.5 million people in PNG ...

"Age is not a factor when you are on God's path."  -- Cindylou Barclay going to serve at 62.At an...

A major Bible school has reopened in Ukraine, even as fighting continues in the country. It goes without saying that...

A few years ago, in Loja, I started attending Iglesia Cristiana Semilla de Mostaza (Christian Church of the Mustard Seed)...

After an early morning pickup by my chauffeur/pilot, a quick spark plug change on the runway, and a 90 minute...

Our pastor, who had planted our church 18 years ago, recently accepted a call to another church. This past weekend...

This year Sarah Scott Webb (SIM For Freedom) has been working closely with colleagues in the European Freedom Network (EFN)...

I've been doing some research. At SIM NZ we wanted to know what other offices like ours were doing specifically...

Two young women are using their skills and their heart for mission in a remarkable way."It really just happened," says...

"Those who feel called to go, how do they fund themselves? I've met workers in Ethiopia who live on the...

"I lay on the floor, knees to my chest and my hands shielding my face, as my brother whipped me...

In the corner of the carpark at my Middle Eastern home, is another house. I know my neighbours there, just...

Friday, March 10, was a beautiful day. Rain began to fall later that evening, and at first, what seemed like...

DaNae Reynolds calls it a heart-wrenching worldview shift. While the main purpose of Rob and DaNae's visit to Doro in South...

— This is a question people have asked us in order to gauge what percentage of our Business as Mission...

Mark Griffiths, a Kiwi doctor in West Africa, has got to know an African pastor with SIM who has had...

Imagine! The gospel message is shared through running a business: A young woman running a language institute in South Asia...

Imagine sweat running down your face and into your eyes as you manoeuvre a helicopter in forty-five-degree celsius. It's difficult...

Several of us blubbered at her baptism as we sang Kimi Wa Ai Sareru Tame Umareta -- a popular song...

One of the things which helps send our mission partners on their way, is for our staffing and day-to-day operating...

We know that just because people are serving the Lord overseas it doesn't mean their paths will be made smooth....

Two teenage sisters live with their SIM parents in Africa. They describe the interesting recycling project that they teach to...

Over 60,000 people have been displaced due to the ethnic violence in Manipur. When violence broke out in her northeastern state,...

Originally, the Faithful Witness team in Ayutthaya, Thailand, was built around a solid core of three Thai believers, three expat...

Phil Bauman is SIM's new International Director. He will take over when Joshua Bogunjoko steps down at the end of February,...

Flooding and landslides due to super-heavy rains are something Kiwis can identify with. One of our mission partners mentors the...

Mark & Faye Griffiths are living with a military coup in Niger, where they 'wait on the lord' and pray...

As Daniel Muir drove up to Levy Mwanawasa University one late afternoon, it seemed like maybe no students had turned...

This Kiwi couple live in a part of the world that most of us would find challenging and are carrying...

Stephen and Anita Shirley have been on a four-month visit to serve in Mukinge in Zambia. Both had mission work...

"Too many volunteers. No-one knows my name!" I'm not sure if Ranginui is a regular guest to our meal but...

As Jessica Cullen was growing up in Blenheim, she felt called to mission work from a young age, and after...

Articles and lectures are appearing about 'shrinking congregations' and 'the waning enthusiasm for mission'.      Statistics show that for...

"There's a buzz in the church," are the words Pastor Atu used as he reflected on the impact the MomentumYes...

In an Asian country, many migrants have come from elsewhere looking for jobs so they can send funds back to...

Plentifulness is not a common word we use today. The cost of living has risen dramatically, and when we consider...

Rob and DaNae Reynolds share their plans for the next few months as they travel on Rob's sabbatical.After 8 years...

Be still and know that I am God. This instruction from Psalm 46:10 has been a clear word for Anita...

God is at work in the Middle East and we're excited about the growing opportunities to participate.Kate* has been serving...

We live in increasingly complex times in which SIM partners, leaders and governing bodies are constantly challenged to re-examine ways...

After many years living and working in the Philippines, our partner Joanne is fluent in the Tagalog language, her abilities...

Paula recently returned to the Asian country where she works in a hospital. It took a month from leaving her...

When God calls you to be part of a community on the other side of the world, dependence upon Him...

SIM NZ has an essential ministry position vacant in the home office and someone waiting to fill it. However Kat...

Being a surgical doctor in a district hospital in Zambia brings many challenges, as these stories show. With his wife...

How do cross-cultural workers end up in the place God has prepared them for? Sometimes it's a fast, clear pathway....

Imagine a country where vultures and eagles perch in treetops outside your window. Or another one where bird-of-paradise feathers are...

Here I was, somewhere in the Middle East, ministering through art projects to some teenagers locked in a social welfare...

"When people are happy they smile." (Proverbs 15.13). There were certainly lots of big smiles when Jill Tait and her...

It seems this is a recurring theme for me – I get to this point every year, and I can't...

"How does one say goodbye to a home and friends that are now like family knowing that you will not...

SIM celebrates 100 years in Niger! Read this story from Dave and Lois Freeman who have served in Niger and...

The latest SIM NZ magazine briefly captured what Alan Murray experienced in Cambodia. Read his full story on their short-term...

Whether it's a clear call or a gradual realisation, God is speaking to each one of us about what he...

Read some snippets from the latest newsletter of long time SIM NZ members Cliff and Lynell – called to be...

Let's learn more about who's in the SIM NZ office! Read here to find out about Michelle, our treasurer! What do...

Remember the article 'Not Too Old' in a recent Together magazine? Read a story about another couple who have moved...

For Jess Cullen, these three elements have been pivotal in shaping her journey to serve as a doctor at Mukinge...

Let's learn more about who's in the SIM NZ office! Read here to find out more about our personnel director,...

Kasempa Foundations grew out of Dee's desire to see people's lives transformed through sound agricultural practices, improved nutrition and hygiene...

Let's learn more about who's in the SIM NZ office! Read here to find out more about our Global Engagement...

Have you wondered how some people seem to hear God clearly, while others struggle or face silence? You plan for...

'We Serve; Jesus Heals'  This is the motto above the main entrance to the hospital where Paula worked for a number...

Be part of shaping the church in the future. Engage with those who have been called and partner with a...

Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom...

Let's learn more about who's in the SIM NZ office! Read here to find out more about our Visual Media...

Let's learn more about who's in the SIM NZ office! Read here to find out more about Kat on our...

John (New Zealand) and Fiona (Australia), and their boys Zeke and Clay, serve in South Asia. Read about the joys...

Thriving Together: Diaspora and Beyond is a new project based in Asia, designed to work with local individuals, churches and...

Looking for effective ways to engage with the kids in your church? Learn about Bible Centred Ministries (BCM) and get...

Let's learn more about who's in the SIM NZ office! Read here to find out more about Rob, our director... What...

Remember the couple from the 'Not Too Old Chapter 2' story featured in the March e-newsletter? Read the last newsletter...

We pay tribute to Lois Dunn whose life of service was a real example to us. Read more about her...

Read the latest update here from Kat (SIM NZ office) and Dan.  Momentum (noun): the force that keeps an object moving...

Remember the article about short-term trips in the Autumn 2025 edition of Together magazine? Jo Borlase recently returned from the...

For years Sarah Scott Webb of SIM has worked to combat slavery and human trafficking. As co-lead of SIM's global...

How are you making an impact in your local and global communities? Read these stories of impact that have transformed...

A call to serve often means stepping into places that feel small, hidden, and humble - yet those are the...

Looking for a meaningful way to give this Christmas? The Mukinge Hospital Food Project is making a life-changing difference for...

Thinking about leading a short-term team overseas next year? Wondering if these trips really make a difference? Discover what Jo...

"When I first arrived, I was asking, is it safe? But now, more often than not, I'm thinking this is...

Kenneth and Jane Gibbs have now returned to New Zealand, after spending five months at the Christian Leaders Training College...

We are grateful for Norene's life and celebrate her lasting influence in SIM. Read a tribute to Norene here, written...

Let's learn more about who's in the SIM NZ office! Read here to find out more about Andrew, involved in...

Spanning 24 nations, the Fulani remain among the most unreached people groups with the gospel. This October, we share powerful...

What began with heartbreak on the mission field grew into a powerful story of faith, aviation, and God’s redemptive purposes....

Currently on home assignment in New Zealand, Darnelle Richardson shares her passion for mentoring and children’s ministry in Ecuador. Here’s a...

In the latest Together magazine, which highlighted the rich heritage of SIM NZ, you may have come across the story...

What do you hope for the Fulani people? Read two reflections here from our own partners who have worked with...

After a just few weeks of serving in Nigeria, Nevin and Nicky Beukes have had some time to reflect on...

Here's a recent newsletter update from Paul and Jocelyn Johnstone in Liberia. Hi family, friends and supporters, We pray for each of...

We pay tribute to Daphne Tuck and the gracious way she served the Lord. Read more about her faithful service...

Let's learn more about the value of our home office staff and how to support the New Zealand team (written...

Let's learn more about who's in the SIM NZ office! Read here to find out more about Fiona in the...

As I listened to Cath share about her life building relationships in another country, I found myself reflecting on what...

When we think about justice in the Middle East, it’s easy to picture complex politics and distant conflicts. But for...

In a bustling Asian community where young people often feel trapped by circumstances, a small group of believers began to...