for the least reached communities where our SIM workers serve, who face numerous environmental challenges in their daily lives. These include lack of quality drinking water, food insecurity, inadequate waste management, pollution, land clearing and a significant reduction in vegetation and crops.
The Purpose
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.” — Psalm 24:1
Because everything belongs to the Lord, SIM aims to be good stewards of God’s earth in all we do. God has chosen to share His dominion over creation with us, which highlights the honour and responsibility we have to do this well.
Similarly, SIM cares about both the physical and spiritual well-being of everyone we serve. Their well-being often depends on the care given to their environment. We do this because they belong to the Lord too, and because Christ has commanded us to love our neighbours as ourselves.
There are many SIM projects already established in least reached communities that have been outworking the Biblical mandate to care for and steward God’s creation. Recently, SIM has established a ministry ‘Creation Stewardship and Care (CS&C)’ to coordinate SIM’s global response in this area. The initiative provides training, support, and strategic guidance to SIM workers on their CS&C ministries. It also looks at how to help enable local churches and partner ministries worldwide. Most importantly, the ministry will equip SIM workers to use creation stewardship and care to open the door to building relationships and sharing the Good News.
