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Kenya
SIM Kenya's Mission StatementTo the glory of God, reach the unreached, equip the Church. Team's VisionWe see SIM Kenya as a unified team where each member is seeking to glorify God by reaching the unreached and equipping the Church. We see each team member knowing what every other team member is doing to the extent that they readily recognize areas where they can intersect in ministry with one another and more effectively support one another in prayer. Ministry ProfileSIM Kenya does not maintain an exclusive relationship with any one church. We plan to continue to work closely with the Africa Inland Church, as we have in the past, and now we seek also to work with other established churches and Christian organizations who may already be working in the areas we are targeting for ministry. Where there are no viable partners working within a target area, we will seek out other like-minded organizations who will consider joining us in a new work. SIM Kenya has reorganized its structure into four main ministry teams. All staff and missionaries—regardless of length of term and including teams—fit into these ministry categories. In addition, all Personnel Request Forms and projects must fit into these categories. The first, Forgotten People Focus, has targeted the Borana, Somali, Coastal Swahili, and Asians (those originally from India) to reach with the Gospel. These people groups are largely Muslim in background. Therefore, Life Challenge Africa (LCA) is an integral part of this ministry team. LCA promotes Muslim evangelism through training seminars, community-based outreach initiatives, personal evangelism, and the production and distribution of printed and electronic resource materials. LCA team members work with church groups, theological institutions, parachurch organizations, and individuals to present the Gospel to Muslims. The second ministry category is Medical/HIV & AIDS. This group has as its mission statement: To the glory of God, reach the unreached, equip the church through the open door of Medical and HIV & AIDS through training, mentoring, and outreach. This team seeks to partner with churches and ministries, equipping them to reach out to their communities. Social and Education is the third ministry team. This team seeks to network and partner with like-minded ministries reaching out to children, youth, and women. In addition, this team includes those ministering in post-secondary education. While this ministry team has the fewest long-term missionaries, it has the highest rate of SIMPacters, SIM Kenya’s short-termers! And holding up these teams is the Support Team. This includes SIM Kenya administration and those missionaries serving with churches or ministries on an administrative level. SIMPact is SIM Kenya’s short-term program. Its mission is to Make a Difference, and its vision is to impact those coming to serve less than two years; impact those they are ministering with and to; impacting their home countries; and impacting global missions. Long-term missionaries are involved with intentionally and strategically mentoring each SIMPacter, even though very few minister directly with a long-term missionary. Learn more on the SIM Kenya website. SIM's Partner ChurchSIM Kenya does not maintain an exclusive relationship with any one church. We plan to continue to work closely with the Africa Inland Church, as we have for 25 years, and now we seek also to work with other established churches and Christian organizations who may already be working in the areas we are targeting for ministry. Where there are no viable partners working within a target area, we will seek out other like-minded organizations who will consider joining us in a new work. SIM Kenya desires to network and collaborate both within and without in order to be as effective as possible in outreach and discipleship.History of ChristianityThe first Protestant mission to Kenya was the Church Missionary Society. Its first pioneer, John Krapf, arrived in 1844. He remained after the death of his wife and child to establish a work that over the years has grown to become the Anglican Church of Kenya, with over 1,000,000 adherents. The British Methodists arrived in 1862 and established a work that also continues today. In 1891, the Scottish Presbyterians began work that established the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.Africa Inland Mission (AIM) began work in 1895 under the direction of the Mission's founder, Peter Cameron Scott. The work began in the coastal city of Mombasa with a party of seven missionaries. Scott and five others died, and the one remaining man returned home. A few years later, a second attempt was made, and an inland station was opened at Nzawi. Out of this labor the Africa Inland Church (AIC) was formed in 1943. Today, the AIC has more than 1,000,000 members. Much of Kenya is open and receptive to the Gospel. The church has complete freedom to evangelize and has experienced rapid growth over the past 20 years. Young people are especially open today. However, there are ethnic groups who have not yet responded to God's love and forgiveness, and SIM is reaching out to them. The National ChurchThe Africa Inland Church (AIC) is the largest Protestant body in Kenya and is growing. It has a major emphasis on evangelism.Unreached PeopleSome reports say that 24 Kenyan people groups have less than 20% of the population with any Christian church affiliation. The majority of Kenya's unreached people groups follow Islam or some form of traditional religion. They are dispersed geographically throughout Kenya and vary in their culture, language, and religious orientation.The areas in which these groups are located are predominantly isolated, hot, and arid with a lack of roads and no clean water. Several groups have no written language. The lifestyle is simple, and comforts will be few and far between. Three of these unreached people groups are sociological, rather than ethnic. If you would like to be a part of what God is doing in Kenya, please contact your nearest SIM office. |
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