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A Call to Prayer as We Remember the Sacrifices of William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano, and Thomas Clarkson
Day for William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano, and Thomas Clarkson, July 30, 2020 Dear friend in Christ, You are participating in the grandest story on earth—featuring a cast of billions: After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from...
Update: Gospel-Centered Apprenticeship Provides New Maternity Center for Ugandan Community in the Midst of Pandemic
In February, we reported on the work of Missionary Bridger Patrick Lutalo, founder of the Christian apprenticeship program Teach Men to Fish in Uganda. In the midst of the pandemic, Patrick's team of young disciples has been able to complete the new maternity center...
Medical Clinic in Nigeria Serving Rural and Urban Poor Receives PPE Through World Relief Fund
SAMS missionaries are still serving and sharing the gospel in the places they are called during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are living out their Great Commission call, and the SAMS' incarnational service value. The Rev. Tom Furrer leads Kateri Medical Services, a...
World Relief Grants Help Inject Funds into Local Madagascar Economy
SAMS missionaries are still serving and sharing the gospel in the places they are called during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are living out their Great Commission call, and the SAMS' incarnational service value. Jacky Lowe, missionary in Madagascar, received a World...
“We had to send students away…” Pandemic Complicates Pastor Training at Solomon Islands Seminary
Because of a lack of proper sanitation facilities at the Trinity School for Ministry and Theology at Airahu in the Solomon Islands, faculty and staff, including SAMS Missionary Jonathan Hicks, were forced to send students training to become pastors home when the...
Mental Health Ministry during COVID-19
Statistics are hard to find in Zambia, and they are even harder to find in a pandemic. One thing we do know is that we have been getting twice as many need requests for help than we usually do. My work in Zambia centers around providing mental health support. Even at...