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SAMS-USA Ministry In
South Africa
Interested in Ministry to South Africa?
SAMS-USA missionaries partner with Anglican/Episcopal churches in this region to grow the Kingdom of God. We hope you will be encouraged or inspired by these stories and reports from current and former missionaries in the field. We also encourage you to consider becoming a sender to this part of the world.
Are you sensing a call to South Africa? We'd love to have a conversation with you.
SAMS’ The Messenger Fall/Winter 2017
SAMS' The Messenger is now available online! Discover how the Lord is working in and through your missionaries and...
Mozambique: Day Two
A Lesson in Takkies
Sunday 28th August: Throughout our stay and especially after our Eucharist service on the 28th, we gave various small gifts (e.g.–t-shirts, South African beanies, sweets, games, takkies{sneakers}) to the young people; and I had the nudge that I was supposed to give my training shoes to someone who really needed them. I told one of … Continue reading A Lesson in Takkies
Walking with Jesus into His future…
Who can believe we are nearly at the end of yet another year…and at the beginning of a new one filled with all sorts...
The Youth Conference
Thursday 25th August 2016: Devotions at the cathedral began at 06:00 sharp, so our wake-up call at 04:00 was via the rooster/cock, 04:15 was via the turkeys and 04:30 was via the ducks; so we were definitely awake to fetch our bucket of water so that we could have our early morning splash with cold … Continue reading The Youth Conference
Getting There
The flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg went off well; breakfast on the plane wasn’t too bad. The flight from Johannesburg to Antananarivo also went well, although two of the flight attendants were not in the least bit friendly or helpful; so one of our team members, Nkosinathi, did not have a complete meal to … Continue reading Getting There
Why Madagascar?
Salama, bonjour, good day everyone! Many people have been asking for more details about my recent mission trip to Madagascar, so I decided to write a blog series about my experiences. I hope you will enjoy these stories over the weeks to come. Stewart Wicker, President and Mission Director of SAMS – USA, which is … Continue reading Why Madagascar?
Leaving Gambela…
We have now left Gambela…for good. Saying goodbye to the folks we have come to love dearly ranks as one of the most...
Anglicans Ablaze 2016
A month ago, the International Anglicans Ablaze Conference was in full swing. It’s hard to believe that this big conference, for which we have been planning for so long, is now over. The conference is the largest gathering of Anglicans in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. We had 1500 delegates who came from inside … Continue reading Anglicans Ablaze 2016
Universities in Turmoil
If you live outside of South Africa, you are probably not aware of the crisis at our universities. A little more than a year ago, university students started to protest, demanding no increase (or a very slight increase at worse) for the 2017 academic school year. Their rallying cry was #feesmustfall. At first, the protests … Continue reading Universities in Turmoil
Introducing our new students: Achara Ogut Omot
Achara Ogut Omot is a 27 year old Anuak student. He is not married, and, like Ojulu, this is not by choice. In his...