CONTENTS Harvest workers .................................. 4-5 Join in our 10 Days of Prayer .................. 6 Q&A with Andrea Wilson ........................ 7 SIM Korea’s 25th anniversary ............. 8-9 Called: SK Lye................................... 10-11 Ministry opportunities ........................ 12 Helping the Ecuador church understand the Bible narrative ................................ 13 Leader appointments and news ........... 14 How our Business as Mission people have coped with COVID-19 ........................... 15 Nadeem’s unlikely friends bring him to Christ ............................................... 16
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SIM'S MISSION
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Convinced that no one should live and die without hearing God's good news, we believe that He has called us to make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in communities where He is least known
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STARTING THE SEARCH FOR OUR NEW INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR BY GILLIAN PHILLIPS CHAIR, SIM BOARD OF GOVERNORS
As we begin the search for SIM’s new International Director, I am reminded of the old hymn: “Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us over the world’s tempestuous sea; guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, for we have no help but thee.” We all know the Lord leads us – day by day, over the years, in our local context and in our global mission. Without his leading and guiding, we would be part of a fun, challenging, interesting but ultimately futile endeavour. We are confident that he will continue to lead and guide us into the future. God also gives us human leaders – those who lead the local church, those who lead our teams, and those who lead SIM, including our country leaders, our boards and our executive. The International Board is so grateful to Joshua Bogunjoko, our International Director who continues to lead us in a visionary and godly manner. Joshua has already announced that he does not feel God is calling him to serve a third five-year term, so we have started a search process for his successor. Our aim is to discern who the Lord is calling into this key leadership role to take SIM forward over the next five to 10 years. This appointment of a new International Director is under the oversight of the International Board and the process is managed by a Search Committee chosen by the Board. The members are: Gillian Phillips – Chair of International Board. from the UK. Patrick Oduro – Vice Chair of Board, from Ghana. Andres Corrales – Member-at-large on Board, serves in Uruguay, from Costa Rica. WWW.SIM.ORG