SIM Nov 2016 Newsletter1

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GLOBAL

IN THIS ISSUE:

PAGE 2 Reflecting on God’s Faithfulness This Thanksgiving

PAGE 4 Rejoicing in New Opportunities, Facing New Realitie

PAGE 8 Your Missionaries and Their Impact

GOING WHERE THE GOSPEL

IS LEAST KNOWN . . .



GLOBAL NOVEMBERGLOBAL NOVEMBER 2015

Thanksgiving is animportant time forreflection. It’s anopportunity to pause,recall all of God’sblessings, and respondin thanks and praise.

As I look back over thepast year, we have somuch for which to bethankful.

od’s grace abounded! Responding to crises like thearthquake in Nepal and the Ebola outbreak in

West Africa might have overwhelmed us at times—ut God used them to open doors and to openearts to the gospel.

od’s protection abounded! As missionaries facecreasing risk sharing the gospel—especially inaces where civil unrest and terror threats are real

nd ongoing—He’s kept our teams safe throughe year.

od’s provision abounded! I give thanks for theithfulness of financial partners like you whoand with our missionaries, praying for and

financially enabling them to serve around the world in all of these settings. God providesthrough your generosity.

In this issue of SIM Global, we’re reflecting andlooking ahead—sharing praise reports andintroducing new opportunities. As you read,I hope you’ll be encouraged by seeing God’shand at work. I pray you’ll gain insights into

what your gifts to God’s work through SIM areaccomplishing.

May the Lord move your heart with excitementas He has moved mine. Our God is at work inpeople’s hearts, and it is our great privilege to be apart of what He’s doing. I’m grateful to share this

journey with you.

Your partner in mission,

» Clean Water

For the people of Bangladesh, safe drink

water is a luxury. Clean water sources aresparse—high arsenic levels in the water s

place lives at risk.

Your gift today will share clean water for

body and living water for the soul. $21 pr

an easy-to-use water filter for one family

will test water for 100 families.

» Danja Fistula Center

Danja Fistula Center treats women who s

childbirth injuries that cause incontinence

a risk of serious infection. These women

deep shame and isolation from their com

Your gift will help provide life-altering su

and life-giving spiritual care . . . all in the

Jesus Christ. Just $50 will transport a wo

the hospital. $500 covers the cost of her

» Camp Outreach Ministry

Chinese Outreach to Minority Students

operates English camps to provide casual

learning environments during winter and

summer breaks. At these camps students

learn the English language while experien

the love of Jesus Christ.

Your gift will help provide the perfect env

in which a young person can be introduceJesus. Just $15 provides learning material

a student. $30 provides a camp scholarsh

THE CALL

RUCE JOHNSON

resident SIM USA

WHERE JESUS IS LEAST KNOWN

REFLECTING ON GOD’S FAITHFULNESS

The SIM Christmas Gift Catalog is an opportunity to touch lives—and what

better gift could you give this Christmas? For more information on these and

many other Gift Catalog selections, please visit SIMUSA.org/giftcatalog.

“I will remember the works of the Lord; yes, I willremember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all

your works and meditate on your mighty deeds.”—Psalm 77:11-12 niv

Please PRAY For God’s protection

and provision for our

missionaries and projects

For SIM: preparing, training,

providing ongoing support,encouragement, and resourcesfor missionaries on the field

Over new opportunities inparts of the world we cannot mention by name

For the missionaries beingsent out—from Cuba,

Ethiopia, and many otherplaces around the world.

Give the Greatest Gift . . . the

Good News of Jesus Christ!

“God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.”

— Acts 17:27 niv

China

SHARING JESUS THROUGH CAMP

THOSE WHO THIRST . . .

da

Niger SURGICAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE

Visit SIMUSA.org/giftca

» Please GIVE

Thank you for faithfully givingto SIM missionaries and projects.Please consider a gift to SIM toprovide training, ongoing support,encouragement, and resources to

your missionary and the vital work

they do in the field.

When you give to SIM today, you

will provide ess ential service s to

maximize missionary effectiveness,

enabling them to live out their

calling to reach people with the

gospel of Jesus Christ!

» Please GO

Does the potential to carve out apath, pioneer a trail, and impact thefuture of unreached people groupsthrill you? SIM is looking for qualified

applicants willing to carry t he gospelto unreached areas of the globe. Is this

you? Visit SIMUSA.org/go.

“As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord

may spread rapidly and be honored.”— 2 Thessalonians 3:1 niv




God has burdened

believers whose faith has

grown under persecution

to share the gospel

with people who face

persecution in other parts

of the world. In 2016 we

will be sending out ourfirst SIM missionaries

from Cuba!

CUBA

People tend to think

of Japan as a Western,

developed country witha strong economy. They

don’t realize it is also one

of the countries where

Jesus Christ is least

known. We have exciting

new opportunities to

come alongside Japanese

churches, providing

leadership development,

as well as mentoring and

modeling outreach tobelievers.

JAPAN

In a country where SIM

missionaries have been serving

for many years—which cannot

be named for safety reasons—a

group of Muslim community

leaders recently came to our

team and said, “We have been

watching you for several years,

and have seen how you have

really helped our people and

that you can be trusted. We

want you to tell us about your

Christian faith.”

NORTH AFRICA

For safety reasons we cannot

reveal the specific locations, but anexciting opportunity for access to

two countries has dawned. In both

settings, missionaries will come

alongside local believers, creatively

reaching into some of the world’s

most gospel-starved areas!

SOUTHEAST ASIA

South Sudan–SIM recently received a letter addressed

“To the people who are telling the Christian religion.”

It is from a large number of young people from a

Sudanese tribe currently living in a refugee camp in

South Sudan. Their letter expresses their heart’s desire

to know Jesus. They plead for someone to come and

teach them!

Ethiopia–A church leader in Ethiopia contacted SIM to

inform us he is hoping to send out 3,000 missionaries

in the next decade—and wondered if we might partner

with him to make this a reality. We are thrilled to join

with the church in this endeavor!

Nigeria–In another of the world’s least-reached

countries, a denomination of the Nigerian Churchthat grew out of SIM’s ministry now numbers some 5

million people! But many who live in this large country

still have not heard. We now have an opportunity,

partnering with that denomination, for new outreach

ministry into unreached areas of Nigeria and across

North Africa.

This is a season of great anticipation at SIM as we renew

our emphasis on reaching communities where Jesus Christs least known, places where people are living and dyingwithout hearing the gospel. Opportunities abound!

Please pray with us for these amazing new opportunities.Pray with us also about the increasing challengesmissionaries face ministering in these contexts.

PRAYING FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES




or example, after SIM missionaries ministered for

ears in a predominantly Muslim nation in North

frica, community leaders came to our team asking,

Will you come teach us about the Christian religion?”

his didn’t happen in the first month, or the first year.

his was a sustained and consistent ministry over time

hat finally gained us permission. By the grace of God,

ow they are saying, “Come, teach our people.”

God is creating new opportunities and opening

new doors that we never could have imagined!

But increased tension and danger in many closed

countries greatly impacts how we prepare and support

SIM missionaries daily. Right now, our team is working

through a “theology of risk,” because we understand

that ministry in t hese contexts requires our minds

to be rooted in the Scripture. We need to k now what

hese are exciting times at SIM! We see God’s hand in fresh ways. We sense

momentum in many places around the world where Jesus is least known.

rime examples of this are these groups of people reaching out to us—to

ur missionaries—asking, “Please come teach us about Jesus Christ!”

BY THE NUMBERS

In just the past year, Grieve Memorial Clinic . . .

Had more than 32,000 patient encounters

Treated 350 emergency patients

Saw more than 2,000 new and 4,000 returning

prenatal and maternal patients

Gave out more than 600 Audio Story Tellers, 40

Arabic New Testaments, 20 Arabic Bibles, and

countless Arabic evangelistic booklets

SOUTH SUDANGRIEVE MEMORIAL CLINIC: MEETING NEEDS, REVEALING JESUS

While needs are increasing daily in South Sudan, Grieve

Memorial Clinic (GMC) stands as a beacon of light.Located in Upper Nile State, the clinic sees between 80-130patients every day. Many come as refugees ravaged by war,or are oppressed by witchcraft or substance abuse—eachone an opportunity to share t he love and hope of Jesus Christ.

It’s a divine window of opportunity—people are coming tofaith in Jesus and being used by the Lord to bring revival tothis region, one of the most hostile towards Christianity!

the Bible teaches not only about our life’s

worth, but also of our life’s purpose as Christfollowers.

Understanding our calli ng and the

commitment it requires is imperativeas we go where Jesus is least known!

Remember, in Luke 14:26, Jesus said, “Ifanyone comes to me and does not hate father

and mother, wife and children, brothers andsisters—yes, even their own life—such a person

cannot be my disciple.” What did He mean?Our missionaries are laying down their lives to

serve those who do not yet k now the Savior.

And how precious to us arethe words, “I am with you

always, to the very end of theage”? As we serve, we hold this

promise tightly, trusting Godto lead even in times of great

danger and suffering.

As we follow His Word together—staff,

missionaries, and friends like you—Godis moving with mighty power, opening

opportunities that we could never haveimagined. As another example, a group of

youth in South Sudan wrote and asked usto send pastors to teach them. We have

been trying to reach that community sincethe 1930s! And now after so many years of

faithful ministr y, God opens a door. WhenI read their letter, I saw t heir deep hunger

for truth, for the gospel.

NEW REALITIES

IN NEW OPPORTUNITIES,

ROM JOSHUA BOGUNJOKO,

M INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR

And we can reach them, we can hold up and support

each and every missionary and local worker, and we c

fulfill God’s calling on this ministry and on our lives

sharing the plan of salvation with strength and joy.

As a partner in ministry, please recognize the import

part your financial support of SIM plays in this work,

pray and give as generously as you can.

We’ve prayed for and anticipated breakthroughs and

opportunities like these for many years. Now is the

time to press i nto God’s providence, to reveal Jesus to

those who have never known Him. These are exciting

times, indeed!

INCREASED TENSION AND DANGER IN MANY CLOS

COUNTRIES GREATLY IMPACTS HOW WE PREPARE

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God has been using SIM to launch His workers into the harvest around the

world since 1893. With renewed emphasis on going to the places where Jesus

Christ is least known, SIM is cultivating multicultural mission movements

that respond to need, proclaim the gospel, and equip the Church.

MISSIONARY FOCUS

SIM USA has 770 American missionaries serving in 53 countries.And in 2015, we commissioned 40 new missionaries!

SOUTH AMERICA:Throughout South America,

SIM missionaries are training

youth in evangelism,

bringing God’s Word to

isolated people groups,

and planting churches.

AFRICA:Missionaries in Africa

are finding abundant

opportunity to share the

gospel as they respond to

need and minister spiritually

to hurting people.

ASIA:God is multiplying

disciples through SIM’s

work of church planting

and encouraging local

churches to send

missionaries of their own.

Training for ministry: language, culture, national

church collaboration, skills for building relationships

for evangelism, professional development

Pastoral care: spiritual growth and feeding,

conflict resolution training

Crisis care: risk management, evacuations,

trauma healing care

Educational resources for missionary families:teachers and homeschool workers, curriculum

assistance

Your generous gift to SIM provides essential services that maximize missionary

effectiveness, enabling them to live out their calling to reach people with the

gospel of Jesus Christ! SIM strengthens your missionaries’ efforts by providing:

Your financial contributions to SIM provide a direct and continuous

lifeline of support to missionaries and their families. Please, give

today to continue this life-changing ministry and reach the world for

Jesus Christ!

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