From the Director’s Desk By John Denbok, Executive Director, SIM Canada A few months ago, I was meeting with the SIM U.S.A Director, to do some strategic thinking. He mentioned a statistic that stopped me in my tracks.

In South Sudan hundreds walk from the surrounding area and refugee camps to wait for the doors of the Grieve Memorial Clinic to be opened.

After nursing for over 15 years in Canada, my husband and I joined the staff at Partners in Hope in Lilongwe to help them grow their outreach.

Nestor arrived at the Alafia clinic, after testing positive for HIV. He began on antiretroviral therapy to treat his HIV.

It’s one thing to know someone, another to challenge them to use their skills in service for God. but be assured that SIM has a place for them to serve.

Travel into the north of the DRC is risky business. Sadly, terrorist activity has made any trip hazardous (at best) for locals and visitors alike in any area north of Bunia.

One of Audrey’s main roles is to help women who arrive at CEML with obstetric fistula. Canadians don’t think of giving birth as dangerous, although it once was so even in Canada.

Though COVID-19 in South Asia prevented Ingrid from doing her usual physiotherapy, she continued to use her gifts to treat a patient through WhatsApp.

Okiki is a two-year-old with deep burns on her face and hands. Her mother had burns much worse, covering more than 30% of her body.

Despite the unrest in the country, Hidden Abilities, a ministry to the physically and mentally challenged in Northern Ethiopia, has continued to operate thanks to capable local staff!

Will the legacy you leave reflect the life you’ve lived?