I think that the best way to start this blog is by telling you the story on how I decided to join SIM.
My relationship with SIM started in April 2010 while I was on holidays in Brazil. As you might know, Brazil has experienced growth in the number of evangelical Christians and in the number of missionaries sent overseas. But there are still a lot of challenges that the country faces for example leadership, discipleship, training, mentoring, theological teaching and local missions.
So I felt that God was asking me to build a bridge between Brazil and Australia so a partnership would me made and both countries could learn from each other to better contribute to God's mission to the whole world. In my heart I knew that Australia will benefit from the Brazilian experience in being a sending nation that is so excited about missions. Brazil will benefit from the solid Bible teaching that Australians have.
With this in mind, I contacted SIM to ask if they would be interested in this partnership with Brazil and also if they could open opportunities for Australians to go for missions in Brazil to help with areas in need. And SIM answered me! I had meetings with SIM to develop a program for missions in Brazil and it took a year of prayer and obedience to God to put together a project.
In my mind my task was finished: God asked me to connect the 2 countries and I did. Now SIM would encourage and facilitate the way for people to follow God's call to missions, including Brazil as a mission field.
But God had a bigger plan, He was not finished with me, and SIM invited me to join their team as a mission mobiliser, to be one of the people who encourage others to go and to facilitate the journey from God's call to the field.
So I accepted the challenge and obeyed God's call one more time. I am now a member of SIM and in February 2012 I start my role of mission mobiliser. I like to say that not only I chose SIM, but SIM chose me, and most importantly: God chose both SIM and I to work together in his mission, for his glory.
