OPPORTUNITIES TREASURERS NEEDED
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Treasurers are needed for Senegal, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire immediately. SIM Senegal Treasurer Mark Tanquist was due to end his role after April 2021 but is continuing for a time from the US. These treasurers may work remotely, though working on site is ideal for Côte d’Ivoire. Senegal.treasurer@sim.org, guinea.director@sim.org, ci.director@sim.org
NIGER GALMI HOSPITAL DIRECTOR The hospital director guides a large, multi-cultural team, which is demonstrating God’s love through physical and spiritual healing. GALMI HOSPITAL FINANCE DIRECTOR The finance director develops a hospital budget, provides oversight of finances and helps to train the local team. All of this will also help in seeking funding from external sources. PERSONNEL COORDINATOR SIM Niger is seeking a personnel coordinator to interact with SIM sending entities, work closely in the placement of missionaries, and oversee their wellbeing on the field. niger.personnel@sim.org DO YOU HAVE AN URGENT OR STRATEGIC MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORS SIM is recruiting communications specialists to serve in each of SIM’s 10 regions, providing stories from our workers on the ground to our websites, social media and magazines. Regional Communications Coordinators must be based in the region they cover, have good internet access and reasonable access to travel within their region. Full support raising is required. INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS EDITOR SIM International Services seeks someone to oversee internal communications, including the content management and editing of Port. They will also coordinate the production of the annual Prayer Guide, Founders’ Day of Prayer, the 10 Days of Prayer, and translations. Strong written and organisational skills are required. Contact Int’l Communications Director Tim Allan. international.commsdirector@sim.org.
EMAIL CONNECT@SIM.ORG TO INCLUDE IN NEXT ISSUE.
Daniel Salamu, director of SIM’s West Africa Missions Office, says: “It is amazing to know that during the pandemic, the West Africa Missions Office recorded an all-time high in the number of workers accepted to serve. I can confidently say that 98 per cent of the mobilisation was done virtually.” Before COVID, candidates were interviewed in person by members of WAMO’s national committees. But during 2020, more than 20 candidates were interviewed via Zoom. For the first time, the sending church of one candidate was invited to join the virtual interviews, giving them an opportunity to participate and know how to better support their candidate. MAY 2021 • VOL 3 ISSUE 2
The WAMO staff members live in different countries – Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Liberia, USA, and Ghana – and meet once a year on average. Their ability to operate like that before COVID enabled them to adopt new strategies and technologies quickly during the pandemic. Group orientation and training events also moved to Zoom in 2020. Daniel says: “The turn-up online was very encouraging; out of 30 appointees, an average of 28 participants attended the sessions for a period of two weeks, all thanks to the availability of technology.” WAMO has 35 appointees and 31 active members. Daniel says: ‘We continue to solicit your prayers for travel restrictions to lift as workers prepare to go to their new communities.’
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MOBILISING DURING COVID IS VIRTUAL SUCCESS
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