Ten years ago this month we were starting our year of teaching at Sahel Academy in Niger. Ten years. Time really does just whiz by when you’re busy. I’m sure that most of us have a time in their life that they would regard as life changing. It could be a tiny moment or a [...]
Tags: Africa, missions, Niger, SIM
Filed under: Africa, All Sorts of Things, Deeper Thoughts, SIM
Last weekend we packed up the car and drove off to Buntine to visit our friends Sarah and Duncan. Buntine is about three hours drive from where we live for a non kids family and about five hours for one with kids. More toilet stops, more rest stops, more sight seeing stops and more food [...]
Filed under: All Sorts of Things, Darling Daughters, Family, Michael, SIM
The letter G poses some interesting opportunities within SIM worldwide. Many of them start with the word ‘General’ and some start with the word ‘Guest’. Then theres ‘Gospel’, ‘Geography’, ‘Graphic’ and ‘Global’.
Generally Speaking….
Most of the Generally titled opportunities within SIM are medically related and all are in Africa. Here is the full list of [...]
Filed under: Africa, All Sorts of Things, SIM
Today I thought it was time to do the next installment of current opportunities to serve overseas with the mission SIM. SIM works worldwide in around 40 countries and covers many areas of skill, training and expertise. Here are a few examples of opportunities starting with the letter ‘F’.
Foreign Languages
Can you speak (and teach) Spanish, [...]
Filed under: Africa, All Sorts of Things, SIM
I hadn’t forgotten about this little series, just hadn’t gotten around to moving to the letter ‘E’ until now so here goes. E is for things such as English teaching, ESL teaching, Economics, Evangelism and Epidemiologist. There are so many SIM opportunities in each category (except the last one, only one of those is currently [...]
Filed under: Africa, All Sorts of Things, Niger, SIM
So, firstly let me say happy new year to anyone reading this! 2008 was a completely crazy year for us. There were some very very good times and some very hard times. A quick summary of the year:
Jan – Started the year in a very hot Geelong, Victoria visiting my brother and family.
Feb – Michael [...]
Filed under: All Sorts of Things, Etsy, Family, Madeit, Michael, Polyclarific, Polymer Clay, SIM
So, its time for another opportunity instalment, this time those starting with ‘D’. You will once again find a range of options for serving with SIM overseas in this list. Perhaps you are waiting for God’s direction as to where he wants you, read on and something may jump off the page!
Doctor and Leprosy Programme [...]
Now that the markets are finished for the year I am busy photographing and listing items in my shop. There is a lot of new stock as I made over 200 pieces for the markets and sold about a quarter of it. I’m pleased that some of the things I have had in my shop [...]
Filed under: All Sorts of Things, Polyclarific, Polymer Clay, SIM
This is the third instalment for the ABC’s of SIM opportunities. Perhaps something starting with ‘C’ will catch your eye. There are some very interesting opportunities in this group;
Café Operations Manager
Do you enjoy getting to know people? Do you like introducing them to the Saviour? We are seeking an enthusiastic and energetic young person to [...]
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Continuing on from the other day here are some current opportunities to serve with SIM which start with ‘B’.
Basketball Coach and Discipler
Could there ever be a finer way to interact with people! We require basketball coaches in Asia to coach basketball in middleclass English medium schools and colleges. Basketball helps to make friends, but [...]
Filed under: Africa, All Sorts of Things, SIM
Mum of two, wife to Michael, follower of Jesus, Australian, lover of all things creative and artistic. I try to do fun things with my girls, I often stress too much, over-react or worry but I'm very grateful for the patience, love and forgiveness of God and those around me.
This blog is just my way of connecting with other people around the world. Its not my intention to show off in any way just to share a bit about myself. Besides all of that, blogging keeps me a bit more sane than usual!
