NEWS | CLOUD OF WITNESSES | OPPORTUNITIES

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO PORT?

A small design team is working on beginning the transition from Port to SharePoint. The team is well aware of Port’s limitations and believe SharePoint, which is part of the Microsoft suite of programmes, can solve many of the problems.

All entities are now being encouraged to start looking at the documents and resources they have on Port and ask themselves three key questions about their content:

1. What do you want to move from Port to SharePoint?

2. What will you archive?

3. What will you throw away?

By having clear answers to those questions now, you will find the transition from Port to SharePoint, which we hope will happen later this year, much easier.

TRANSLATORS - WE NEED YOU!

We are in urgent need of more translators for French, Spanish and Portuguese.

As we become a more mutually inclusive organisation, there is a growing demand for translation.

Professional translation is expensive and, with only limited resources, we keep our funds for translating core documents.

For more regular translation, including prayer material and the monthly Table article, we rely on volunteers – and we desperately need more of you to come forward. We usually translate this material from English with an online translation tool before handing it over to be checked, so the workload is not as great as you might expect. The more volunteers we have, the less often each one will be called upon to help.

We also need interpreters who can help with live translation during online and in-person meetings.

If you’d like to find out more, email our International Communications Administrative Assistant Margaret Sweany (margaret.sweany@sim.org).

But, please, if you are able to speak English and French, Spanish or Portuguese, do get in touch.

We very much need you and your language gifts!

New obituaries for Don Stilwell, Becky Jongeward and Ruth Gibbs have been uploaded to Port. They can be accessed by clicking on the Cloud of Witnesses button on the home page of Port.

If you want to add any obituaries, please contact SIM International’s Internal Communications Editor, Dan Muchai (dan.muchai@sim.org).

OPPORTUNITIES

COORDINATOR, HELP UKRAINE

Our Czech Republic team is helping many Ukrainian refugees, both inside and outside Ukraine. The team would love to appoint someone to coordinate this ministry, helping collaborate with other organisations and increase our partnerships. If you have a heart for Ukraine and would be interested in learning more, email david.riman@sim.org.

DIRECTOR, ZIMBABWE

The new director will work with the board to develop and implement SIM Zimbabwe’s vision and strategic direction and focus to the entity team. You will lead the team of mission workers and staff, as well as provide pastoral care and build ministry partnerships. For more details or to express an interest email zimbabwe.directorsearch@sim.org by May 31.