Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with over 200 million people, all in need of God’s amazing grace.  It’s here that SIM had its beginnings with the founding fathers landing on African soil in 1893, looking to penetrate the interior of the continent with...

Why are there still missionaries in some countries when the church has been established for quite some time? This is a very good question to ask, both for churches and mission organisations.  In our experience, we have noticed two possible answers. One is that the...

December 1893 was a time of great challenge in the life of “the Soudan Interior Mission”. Three young men—Walter Gowans, Thomas Kent and Rowland Bingham—had landed by ship at Lagos, Nigeria. Their goal was to reach the 60 million people living in the area known as the...