SIM in China

5 August 2008 — As the world shifts its attention to Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympics, our SIM workers in China will be getting a close look at the action from inside the country.

Outreach in the Mongolian Desert

30 July 2008 — With our truck was packed full of boxes of books, Bible leaflets, and food to share with the needy, four Bible students and I set out to visit a town in the Gobi desert to do an evangelism and church planting practicum.

Short-Term Testimony: A Safe Place for Healing

10 July 2008 — Had I known everything I would be challenged with during my five and a half months in the Philippines, I might not have gone! But, God used my internship to shape and mature me.

Caring for China's Wounded

23 June 2008 — SIM and our partners have been involved in small-scale relief efforts, but now we are transitioning our work to focus on restoring lives and rebuilding villages.

AIDS in China: A Disease “Ready-Made” for the Gospel

19 May 2008 — Dr. “Harvey Paull,” an SIM physician, visited a Chinese doctor who trains members of China’s official Three-Self Church to minister to those affected by AIDS in central China

Responding to Tugs at My Heart

19 May 2008 — Bringing the little boy home was eccentric. I didn’t even know his name. But when the Holy Spirit tugs at your heart, it’s just right.

"I've Heard These Stories Before"

14 May 2008 — When we began telling Bible stories in one Thai community, the villagers told us that they had heard the stories before, when they were very young

Video: Opportunities Across Central and Southeast Asia

26 March 2008 — Please watch our new video about the Central and Southeast Asia area, share it with others, and learn more about how you can serve God in this region.

God Called Me: My Journey to Mongolia

15 February 2008 — I had no idea how God had prepared me to serve in Mongolia when I committed to serve as a conversational English teacher at a medical college in the Gobi Desert for five weeks.

Taking the "Guava Leaf Challenge"

22 January 2008 — By taking the "guava leaf challenge," Mahfuz demonstrated that the Arsenic Alleviation Programme staff can be trusted.

"How Can I Deny Him?"

17 January 2008 — When I asked Gone why she wanted to follow Christ, she said, “Molly, I have seen God do so many miracles. How can I deny or refuse Him?!”

Couples' Conference Challenges and Encourages Families

2 January 2008 — The Way of Life Couples' Conference helped people to know they aren't an isolated minority, but part of a larger family of believers.

Prayer on the Peaks

4 December 2007 — Hidden in the vastness of the Himalayas, a remarkably hardy people group lived in isolation for thousands of years. This is a report from a small team of SIM workers who traveled to this mysterious area.

A Spiritual Rainy Season

4 December 2007 — Missionaries often face doubts in the early stages of evangelism and church planting. The spiritual ground seems so hard, and the dominant religious system grips the souls of the people so tenaciously.

Orientation on an Airplane

8 November 2007 — Sitting next to a young Mongolian woman on an airplane, one missionary gets an unexpected orientation to Mongolia.

Something over the Shoulder

4 October 2007 — "Mark" and "Lydia" are faithful workers in a large Asian country. This couple is remarkable because they have left their home to live in the developing part of their country.

"They Hate Us"

1 September 2007 — Yukako, a Japanese student at a U.S. seminary, didn’t want to help with the English Mission Training (EMT) Camp in Korea.

From Asia to the World: God is Building a Highway

1 September 2007 — In April the Associated French Press reported that the China portion of the old Silk Road will be finished in November 2007. China is encouraging other countries to finish their sections of the Silk Road as well.

Korean Church Marks 100th Anniversary of Revival

1 September 2007 — 2007 marks the 100-year anniversary of a great spiritual revival in Korea.

SIM Responds to Flooding in India and Bangladesh

10 August 2007 — India and Bangladesh have recently been devastated by heavy monsoon flooding. SIM is joining in the efforts to provide relief.

New Church Planting Opportunities in Thailand

3 July 2007 — Through its partnership with OMF Thailand, God has given SIM new opportunities to serve the people of Northeast Thailand.

Mongolia's Church Growing

3 July 2007 — In May 2007, International Director Malcolm McGregor, along with his wife Liz, visited SIM ministries in several Asian countries. One of the places that he visited was Mongolia.

Community Destroyed by Fire

11 June 2007 — On May 27, a poor shantytown community in the Philippines was destroyed by a fire of unknown causes. The destruction left 1,500 people homeless and two children dead.

SIM C-SEA Partners with OMF Thailand

17 May 2007 — After several years of seeking registration for its Central and Southeast Asia office (C-SEA) in Thailand, SIM has entered into partnership with OMF Thailand.

GAP Interns Jump into Mission

17 April 2007 — Paul Zealey and his teammate Nathan Sherwood, are serving on a six-month internship with the SIM-UK Global Awareness Program (GAP) in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Impressions of India

14 March 2007 — Thoughts and images from a photojournalist on short-term assignment in India.

Every Life Matters

1 March 2007 — "You must come and see Sharmilly,” begged Geeta, a good friend of mine who faithfully attends the Bible club. “She is very upset and wants to abort her baby.”

Showing Christ's Compassion: Partners in Health Care

1 March 2007 — In 1950, one in every three hospital beds in India was in a mission hospital. With the changing political climate many workers from overseas had to leave, and about 700 mission hospitals were closed—leaving a crisis of health care for Indians.

Imam Finds Peace with God

16 February 2007 — I had been looking for peace with God all my life, but couldn’t find it. I knew lots of other people like me, all religious professionals and imams, and not one of them had peace.

Lighthouse Centre Reaches Children and Young Adults

14 February 2007 — The mobile children's library program of the Lighthouse Family Centre has been well received by students and teachers alike. In addition to reaching children, we are conducting classes on relationships in our home.

Leprosy Centre Changes Despair to Hope in Nepal

23 January 2007 — International Nepal Fellowship Dang Project is giving hope to Nepalis affected by leprosy.

SIM Korea Needs Teachers for 2007 English Mission Camp

16 January 2007 — Each year SIM Korea's annual English Mission Training (EMT) Camp draws mission-minded young people together for a month of intensive language learning and Bible teaching. They are looking for teachers for 2007.

Hope Comes to Grandma Cholo at Christmas

18 December 2006 — How a search for adventure in the Gobi Desert opened the door for a family to follow Christ.

A Gangster and an AIDS Orphan

1 December 2006 — Now "Akhbar" longs to use whatever life he has left to reach out to drug addicts and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Asian Students Open to the Gospel

27 November 2006 — God is at work in Central Asia. A report from one of our personnel tells the stories of God's work in the hearts of three of her friends.

Children Find Hope in India

10 November 2006 — Millions involved in child labor and thousands of street children—-it's easy to be discouraged by the statistics about children in India. But the story is not always so bleak. God is using His people to teach India's children about His love...

Gospel Entering Social Spaces in South Asia

6 November 2006 — The Gospel message is making an entrance into important social gathering places in one South Asian country.

Lighthouse Centre Project Progressing

30 October 2006 — The Lighthouse Centre team is working towards opening their doors in Spring, 2007, but already they have many opportunities to invest in Asian families.

Chinese University Students Respond to HIV/AIDS

29 September 2006 — A worker recounts the emotional response from Chinese students to his talk on HIV/AIDS.

Someone Was Praying

21 September 2006 — In the midst of millions of people, God arranged a meeting between our pastor and "Kabir."

New Methods for Today's World: Business as Mission

1 September 2006 — What does mission look like in the 21st century? We must craft our strategies in light of the realities of today’s world.

Reaching Northward: Training Asians for Mission

15 August 2006 — God is using the SIM Central and Southeast Asia (C-SEA) office to support the labors of our workers spread throughout Asia. But they are also fueling the flames of mission involvement in their own neighborhoods of South East Asia.

Leading the Asian Mission Train: The Story of Dr. Andrew and Belinda Ng

26 July 2006 — The story of SIM's first Asian missionaries, Dr. Andrew and Belinda Ng, who will be joining the International Leadership Team September 1, 2006.

Transfer Support to Nationals?

30 June 2006 — Some groups today are suggesting that instead of sending people to other countries, we should send the money instead to the nationals in each country.

Relay Runners Needed

16 June 2006 — What do relay runners and English teachers in China have in common? Both contribute to a team and a task larger than themselves. Let me explain.

Akshay's Story

9 June 2006 — My name is Akshay. For almost a year I kept falling ill very often. Finally I found out that I was HIV positive. My family and friends heard about this and hate me so much...

Sunaina's Story

9 June 2006 — Sunaina lives with courage in the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Her husband, having contracted the disease, has turned his anger against his wife. Please pray for Sunaina as you read her story...

Becoming Self-sufficient in Bangladesh

2 June 2006 — SIM helps families in Kushtia to improve their businesses and increase their harvests.

88,000 Neighbors Need God

1 June 2006 — Christ has shifted the focus of their lives. Now their passion is to offer the good news of hope and salvation to the 88,000 people living in their apartment complex.

Disciple in a Communist Land

1 June 2006 — It’s not easy to follow Jesus in a communist society. When we met Lia (not her real name) in May 2005, she was said to be “worldly, materialistic and not interested in spiritual matters,” although she had been introduced to Christ two years earlier.

New Partners in Asia

1 June 2006 — SIM is privileged to welcome these workers as members of FilSIM, a new entity under SIM Philippines designed for Filipino ethnic missionaries who share SIM’s vision to reach ethnic minorities.

New Partners—Inside Look

1 June 2006 — I observed how faithfully my Filipino friends served, rain or shine, with little thanks and only a small allowance. With great joy I welcome the news that these dear friends are now members of FilSIM.

A Woman Like Barnabas

4 May 2006 — Ghie is a remarkable woman. She is knowledgeable, experienced, and wise, but her journey has not been easy. God has used her trials to strengthen her desire to minister to other missionaries.

Arsenic Can Be Filtered

24 April 2006 — As the Bangladesh government calendar year ends we will exceed the performance targets that we established at the beginning of the program in 2001.

Down the Drain

17 April 2006 — Last week we sat down 3 times to discuss Andy's alcohol problem. At the last meeting he finally acknowledged that it was a problem, and told us he wanted to leave alcohol forever.

Airport Amazement

31 March 2006 — "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound . . ." "What was I hearing?" I wondered, "Amazing grace . . . in Asia?"

I Was Addicted: Bayarsaikhan's Story

28 March 2006 — I was addicted to Alcohol for 30 years, not just my body, but it tied up my whole person. I was totally unmanageable, lost the ability to work and responsibility for my family and relationships.

Looking Up. Looking Down

13 March 2006 — These tunnels contain large pipes carrying steam from the power station on the outskirts of the city, but they are also home to several thousand street children.

Kathy's Dilemma

10 March 2006 — When I passed her that afternoon in the hallway, Kathy had that "I'm not okay" llook on her face.

God Created our Melodies

1 March 2006 — "We are Mongolians, so we have Mongolian melodies inside us. God created them, so He would like to hear them.”

How Mongolian Musicians Came to Christ

1 March 2006 — With only 20 worshippers at the time, the Mongolian church was eager to enlist helpers. A trained musician--even a non-Christian one--was too good to pass up, and Purevdorj began leading worshippers in singing praises to a God he did not yet know.

I Am Tired of Death

18 January 2006 — People worship in the sacred river of Sunrise City, believing that by dipping in the water their sins will be washed away.

The Harvest Has Begun

7 December 2005 — The train wound its way along the river as we returned from a wonderful visit with our team in Central Asia.

A Little Girl Saves 3000 Men

7 November 2005 — Read the story of a little girl whose obedience to Jesus saved 3000 men.

Children Change Their World

26 October 2005 — If you were a child in Sweden, would you have faith to imagine that you could help another child a continent away? This group of kids in Sweden believed they could!

Earthquake: Statement from SIM International Director

10 October 2005 — SIM International Director, Malcolm McGregor, speaks regarding the 8 October earthquake in Pakistan and surrounding countries...

Faces of HIV/AIDS in Delhi

5 October 2005 — Christ healed, honored, and loved those who suffer. The SHALOM Centre in Delhi is reaching out in Christ-like compassion in word and deed to people suffering with HIV/AIDS.

A Dream Coming Undone?

1 September 2005 — With millions of people still needing help, it seemed unthinkable that the Community Development Project (CDP) was losing some of its funding.

A Good Explosion

1 September 2005 — “Would SIM accept a missionary from Asia?” I was 18 years old when I wrote that question to SIM Australia. It was my first contact with SIM, which at that time consisted entirely of missionaries from European-background countries.

Bless Asia Through SIM

1 September 2005 — God has recently opened doors for us to partner with like-minded ministries in Central Asia. And, through the SIM offices in East Asia and Korea, growing numbers of Asian Christians are joining SIM teams.

Experience Korea

1 September 2005 — SIM-Korea needs a native English speaker to coordinate these two programs. Ideally, this person will be able to teach both Bible and English, combined with administrative skills and cross-cultural experience.

Mongolian Musician's Testimony

1 September 2005 — "Before, I couldn't taste the goodness of life, but now the taste is delicious. Now I know that only the true God can give me or anyone this peace that comes of living in harmony with Him. Anyone who believes in His Son can experience it."

Parnters in HOPE

1 September 2005 — SIM recently launched a “HOPE for AIDS” project in partnership with Shalom Centre, an EHA ministry for the care of HIV/AIDS patients.

SIM Korea Aims for Growth

1 September 2005 — Fifty new missionaries every year! That’s the recruitment goal SIM Korea is trusting God for by 2008.

We Need to Tell More People

1 September 2005 — My daughter spoke earnestly. “We need to tell more people about Jesus.” I agreed. But in this religious culture, it’s not easy.

What Does Mongolia Need?

1 September 2005 — The very existence churches and Christians in Mongolia today is amazing! After 70 years under Marxism, and centuries of Buddhism, only a handful of Christian believers were known to exist when communism collapsed 15 years ago.

A Twenty-Year Journey

22 July 2005 — Way of Life began to show the Jesus film in parts of the district where Sam lives. When the team came to his village, he saw the film.

The Courage of a Teenage Grandson

15 June 2005 — One day Mrica's 16-year-old son took the Bible down off the shelf and gave it to his grandfather saying, "Grandpa, you are getting old. You should know what is in this book before you die."

One Farmer's Livelihood Restored

2 June 2005 — Walid Hoshen is a 33-year-old farmer who lost everything during the torrential rains, but thanks to partners like you, we were able to help him.

Life on the Railroad Platform

1 June 2005 — Why are the children on the train platform? It’s their home! They eke out a living by collecting empty water bottles to refill and sell, polishing shoes, or sorting through trash for items to sell. Their conditions reflect your worst nightmare.

Meeting Aisha

1 June 2005 — I cuddle tiny Aisha and look into her sparkling eyes. What will become of her? Poverty is likely; hardship guaranteed.

MK's Reaching Out

1 June 2005 — Missionary kids living in Asia are being used by God.

Health Program in Bangladesh

11 May 2005 — The women learned how to help traditional birth assistants upgrade their skills. They earned enough credits to be awarded medical boxes (first aid kits) at their graduation ceremonies.

"We Never See White People"

5 May 2005 — It seemed the whole village had gathered to watch as the hostess served me chai and refreshments. They leaned through the open windows and pushed on the door.

Can You Come Out and Play?

1 February 2005 — Loud pounding at the door, followed by several rings of the doorbell and plenty of giggling compel us to open the door.

Fragrance of Life Amidst Tragedy

28 January 2005 — On Sunday morning, December 26, the family planned to enjoy the beach in Thailand as always. But the mother had a strong and compelling feeling that she should gather the family together for prayers...

First Impressions

27 January 2005 — Here are first impressions of a medical doctor serving in south Asia.

Tsunami-Ravaged Coast of South India

24 January 2005 — We returned from our Christmas break and were shocked to hear about the extent of the devastation of the tsunami. Instead of going to Goa for a few days of rest, we joined a team and headed to the coast of Tamil Nadu, South India...

A Real Cabbage Patch Kid

18 January 2005 — How a child in Asia is unexpectedly born in a cabbage patch!

How God Called and Led Us

A Korean couple's story of how God called them to himself and then to missionary service in another Asian country.